New GPU choice

[chrisafp07]

Hey guys, I want to upgrade my system. GPU is the best upgrade, at least from what I've seen in the differences between my Haswell and Skylake, which would be minimal gains compared to 780 to 980ti I'm thinking. Any thoughts? Just upgraded my SSD to a Samsung EVO 250gb, so other than getting new mobo, cpu and ram, the gpu seems like best option. Should I go AMD or Nvidia, which card? I'm running single card expect to spend around 600. Thanks.

 

[BadActor]

Single card and $600.00? No question, a 980Ti. Sounds like the rest of your system is already up to it.

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=113226&vpn=GTX%20980Ti%206GD5T%20OC&manufacture=MSI&promoid=1207

 

[Gam3r01]

I second the recommendation of the 980Ti, but I suggest spending a little more to get the MSI gaming 980Ti, and not the Armor 2x. The Twin Frozr V is a far better cooler.

 

[chrisafp07]

I like the Twin Frozr, not the colors for my system, using windowed Fractal R4, but not a big deal either because I do have ROG mobo. MSI is the best option for the 980ti huh? I know they're Twin Frozr cooler comes highly recommended. My current 780 is stock and gets very hot.

 

[BadActor]

Not necessarily the MSI. I just threw that in as an example because of it's price. Any of the non reference cards would be good.

 

[Gam3r01]

The TFV runs cool, quiet, and OCs well.
The STRIX runs very quiet (and the larger 3 fan model is extremely fast out of the box).
There are also models from EVGA (FTW, Hybrid, etc) that are all solid as well.

I personally recommend the TFV as it is a great card, the Lightning is great as well, but costly.

 

[chrisafp07]

Ok, well thanks to you both for the feedback. I'll probably go with the Strix card, maybe the Twin Frozr gonna order in the next few days once I decide. Thanks for the advice.