Help! Should I get a GTX 970 or 2 cards in SLI?

[Landocommando321]

I currently have a GTX 750 Ti. I do not think it can sli. I want to upgrade to a card with the equivalent or more power of the GTX 970 for the same price or close to it. Should I sli 2 GTX 950s or just buy the 970? Or is there another card or set of cards that get better performance? (I have already looked into the R9 290x)

 

[Mousemonkey]

Just get a 970.

 

[rolli59]

GTX970 or R9 390.

 

[loki1944]

Get a 970 or 390 and you can add another one down the road if your motherboard can support it and if your PSU is good enough.

 

[sharndowg]

One card will always be the best option here, overall it will be less hassle (and money). Sell your 750ti and grab a GTX 970 (or equivalent)

 

[HEXiT]

the r9 390 would be an option, performance wise it matches or out performs the 970.
is very similarly priced.
but has 8 gigs of vram. which may be useful if you plan on keeping the card for more than few years.
so if you have the psu to handle it... its an option.

 

[Landocommando321]

One card will always be the best option here, overall it will be less hassle (and money). Sell your 750ti and grab a GTX 970 (or equivalent)

Ok, thanks! By the way, where can I sell my 750 Ti?

 

[Landocommando321]

the r9 390 would be an option, performance wise it matches or out performs the 970.
is very similarly priced.
but has 8 gigs of vram. which may be useful if you plan on keeping the card for more than few years.
so if you have the psu to handle it... its an option.

Is the part that I connect to the motherboard on the R9 390 the same as the GTX 970? or would I need a new motherboard? and does it sli?

 

[loki1944]

the r9 390 would be an option, performance wise it matches or out performs the 970.
is very similarly priced.
but has 8 gigs of vram. which may be useful if you plan on keeping the card for more than few years.
so if you have the psu to handle it... its an option.

Is the part that I connect to the motherboard on the R9 390 the same as the GTX 970? or would I need a new motherboard? and does it sli?

AMD uses Crossfire and Nvidia uses SLI, and at this point you don't need a connector for AMD cards while for Nvidia cards you need an SLI bridge. Whether your motherboard supports Crossfire or SLI is going to depend on which board you have, some support crossfire but not SLI. What motherboard do you have?

 

[sharndowg]

One card will always be the best option here, overall it will be less hassle (and money). Sell your 750ti and grab a GTX 970 (or equivalent)

Ok, thanks! By the way, where can I sell my 750 Ti?

eBay, craigslist , Gumtree.

eBay charge 10% of selling fee, and if you use PayPal they take a small percentage too. But the others are free. Something to keep in mind.

 

[HEXiT]

the r9 390 would be an option, performance wise it matches or out performs the 970.
is very similarly priced.
but has 8 gigs of vram. which may be useful if you plan on keeping the card for more than few years.
so if you have the psu to handle it... its an option.

Is the part that I connect to the motherboard on the R9 390 the same as the GTX 970? or would I need a new motherboard? and does it sli?

yes they connect with the same connector. the only other real consideration is room in your case as amd cards often have relatively big coolers.
you wont need another motherboard your current 1 will handle the R9 390 or 970
and for now forget about crossfire or sli dual card setups. either will give you a great gaming experience of max settings @1080p.