GTX 980 vs 970

[jimtaylor]

Okay, I know this question has been touched on pretty well but I'm in a unique situation. I purchased an EVGA GTX 970 SC used for $255 that was used for less than 2 months but then I also have an opportunity for a MSI GTX 980 OCv1 for $360 that was also used less than 2 months. Which would you go with? Assuming they both are in good working condition.

 

[Gracodana]

Okay, I know this question has been touched on pretty well but I'm in a unique situation. I purchased an EVGA GTX 970 SC used for $255 that was used for less than 2 months but then I also have an opportunity for a MSI GTX 980 OCv1 for $360 that was also used less than 2 months. Which would you go with? Assuming they both are in good working condition.

Both are good deals, I would suggest the 980 if you have the money for it. What is your current pc specs?

 

[Brunostako]

For that price, take the GTX 980.

 

[jimtaylor]

Okay, I know this question has been touched on pretty well but I'm in a unique situation. I purchased an EVGA GTX 970 SC used for $255 that was used for less than 2 months but then I also have an opportunity for a MSI GTX 980 OCv1 for $360 that was also used less than 2 months. Which would you go with? Assuming they both are in good working condition.

Both are good deals, I would suggest the 980 if you have the money for it. What is your current pc specs?

Current Build:
Case: ARC CS-501 Gaming Case – Black
Memory: Crucial 32GB kit (8GBx4) DDR3 PC3-12800 Unbuffered NON-ECC 1.35V 1024Meg x 64
SSD: Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD
HDD: WD 2TB 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s
Power Supply: EVGA G1 G+ 1000 Watt
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 -- AMD 970
Processor: AMD FX-8150 CPU (8x 3.60GHz/8MB L2 Cache)
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7770 - 1GB - CrossFire Mode (Dual Cards)

 

[lordhans]

I love my 980. And that is a great price.

 

[Gracodana]

Okay, I know this question has been touched on pretty well but I'm in a unique situation. I purchased an EVGA GTX 970 SC used for $255 that was used for less than 2 months but then I also have an opportunity for a MSI GTX 980 OCv1 for $360 that was also used less than 2 months. Which would you go with? Assuming they both are in good working condition.

Both are good deals, I would suggest the 980 if you have the money for it. What is your current pc specs?

Current Build:
Case: ARC CS-501 Gaming Case – Black
Memory: Crucial 32GB kit (8GBx4) DDR3 PC3-12800 Unbuffered NON-ECC 1.35V 1024Meg x 64
SSD: Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD
HDD: WD 2TB 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s
Power Supply: EVGA G1 G+ 1000 Watt
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 -- AMD 970
Processor: AMD FX-8150 CPU (8x 3.60GHz/8MB L2 Cache)
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7770 - 1GB - CrossFire Mode (Dual Cards)

You will probably get a bit of bottlenecking with that cpu but still you may aswell get a 980 as you could always upgrade the cpu later.

 

[Gracodana]

might I just ask why you have 32gb of ram?

 

[jimtaylor]

might I just ask why you have 32gb of ram?

I got it for free

 

[jimtaylor]

Okay, I know this question has been touched on pretty well but I'm in a unique situation. I purchased an EVGA GTX 970 SC used for $255 that was used for less than 2 months but then I also have an opportunity for a MSI GTX 980 OCv1 for $360 that was also used less than 2 months. Which would you go with? Assuming they both are in good working condition.

Both are good deals, I would suggest the 980 if you have the money for it. What is your current pc specs?

Current Build:
Case: ARC CS-501 Gaming Case – Black
Memory: Crucial 32GB kit (8GBx4) DDR3 PC3-12800 Unbuffered NON-ECC 1.35V 1024Meg x 64
SSD: Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD
HDD: WD 2TB 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s
Power Supply: EVGA G1 G+ 1000 Watt
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 -- AMD 970
Processor: AMD FX-8150 CPU (8x 3.60GHz/8MB L2 Cache)
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7770 - 1GB - CrossFire Mode (Dual Cards)

You will probably get a bit of bottlenecking with that cpu but still you may aswell get a 980 as you could always upgrade the cpu later.

CPU and motherboard are next year