i7-4790K with SLI 970 GTX or 980 GTX

[sylex1]

Hi all! I just bought my new computer rig. I bought an i7-4790K with an Asus Z97 Pro Gamer and i have 16GB 1600Mhz ram. I bought my Asus 970 GTX STRIX last year and i just do not know what to do. I think i will use the PC for gaming mostly, but i am playing in 1080P and i want to use the MAX settings in all games. Will a single 970 GTX enough for it? Or i should buy an other 970 and use it in SLI? Maybe i should sell my 970 and buy a 980 insted of it? Sadly i do not have money for a 980 Ti so it is no option.

So my final question is: 970 SLI or 980 ?

 

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What games do you mostly play?

 

[sylex1]

I will play the games from last year (Syndicate, GTA 5 etc) and the ones which will come such as Far Cry: Primal, Tomb Raider, NFS and games like this. I am playing LOL but it is already at max. 😀

 

[advancedmixedgaming]

SLI 970 can even outperform a 980 ti in games. SLI it, the price for the performance boost with the 980 isn't worth it. Or, wait for Pascal with that single 970.

 

[RCFProd]

A single GTX 970 is good for most AAA games right now.

SLI 970 can even outperform a 980 ti in games. SLI it, the price for the performance boost with the 980 isn't worth it.

Usually it doesn't though, single GTX 980 Ti any day over SLI GTX 970.

 

[garyshows]

keep your 970 and wait for the 1070 to release from nvidia pascal family line of cards

 

[10tacle]

I have 970 SLI with an ASUS Z97-AR and run 1440p. Games like Witcher 3 and Crysis 3 hit it hard, like only into the 70s in FPS. Other games though like Battlefront, BF4, and DiRT Rally are over 100FPS. But I V-sync in the games to match my mildly overclocked 60Hz monitor to 75Hz. This is where a G-sync monitor would come in handy so I could run the games at higher FPS and get full use of the GPUs.

With that said, you can overclock that ASUS Strix to 980 speeds anyway, so moving up to a 980 would be a huge waste of money. And regarding the 3.5GB direct access VRAM "issue" I have yet to see any game allocate over 3GB VRAM for use in Afterburner or GPU-Z. If you are playing 1080p on a 60Hz monitor, a nice 970 is all you need. But if you want to upgrade to say a 144Hz G-sync 1080p monitor, you'll need a second 970 to take full advantage of it.

 

[advancedmixedgaming]

A single GTX 970 is good for most AAA games right now.

SLI 970 can even outperform a 980 ti in some games. SLI it, the price for the performance boost with the 980 isn't worth it.

Usually it doesn't though, single GTX 980 Ti any day over SLI GTX 970.

He can't afford a 980 ti, that's why I recommended the SLI 970's. Otherwise, I would say 980ti.

 

[sylex1]

Ofcourse i would rather have a 980 Ti then an SLI 970, but as i said it is no option. So you guyz think i should keep it and buy an other 970 if i can? Isn't worth the upgrade for the 980?

 

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Many outcoming games will not support SLI

 

[10tacle]

Usually it doesn't though, single GTX 980 Ti any day over SLI GTX 970.

Nope. The only advantage is in minimum FPS. In average and fax FPS, the 970SLI meets or exceeds the 980Ti.

http://36646d87786feafc0611-0338bbbce19fc98919c6293def4c5554.r0.cf1.rackcdn.com/images/aHqdB7p9Ciw8.878x0.Z-Z96KYq.jpg

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[RCFProd]

Usually it doesn't though, single GTX 980 Ti any day over SLI GTX 970.

Nope.

http://36646d87786feafc0611-0338bbbce19fc98919c6293def4c5554.r0.cf1.rackcdn.com/images/aHqdB7p9Ciw8.878x0.Z-Z96KYq.jpg

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Seems like that's one of the sources out of 100 where the GTX 970 SLI does perform better. I've checked loads of benchmarks and in the same games the GTX 980 Ti comes on top, I'm inclined to trust in quantity here (Amount of benchmark supporting the fact that GTX 980 Ti is consistently better).

 

[10tacle]

Seems like that's one of the sources out of 100 where the GTX 970 SLI does perform better. I've checked loads of benchmarks and in the same games the GTX 980 Ti comes on top, I'm inclined to trust in quantity here (Amount of benchmark supporting the fact that GTX 980 Ti is consistently better).

Here's another (Titan X in place of the 980Ti):

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/82060-evga-gtx-970-ssc-sli-vs-titan-x-r9-295x2/

About the only advantage I see that is consistent is minimum FPS, which makes sense due to the larger VRAM.