nvidia video card upgrade

[sto_]

was up toms hardware

well i want to upgrade my video card and was wondering if i could get some help.

should i go with a gtx 780 6GB or with the gtx 980 4GB

i love to crank up the all the settings in the games that i play and i also run 3 monitors at 5670x1080 . i have my current gpu oc @ 1242 mhz but i get a little bit of tearing sometimes usually i would restart the game and it goes away. would getting a new card take care of this.

thanks for the help


my specs
cpu- i5 3570k @ 4.2ghz
gpu- gtx 660 sc @1242 mhz
motherboard- asus p8z77 v-lx
ram- 16gb corsair xms3 1333mhz
powersupply- corsair rm850

 

[MeteorsRaining]

GTX 980 would be much more powerful than 780, the 6GB VRAM will not be completely utilized. I'd however recommend a GTX 970 SLI, around the same price as 980, and would throw the 980 out of water in terms of performance. SLI 970s is recommended over single 980, which's better than single 780, for tri monitor setup.

 

[prit87]

Go for 2x gtx 970 it will be almost the same price of a good gtx 980 and you will need an SLI setup for triple monitor.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Total: $659.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 13:37 EDT-0400


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Price difference is not so much but the performance difference is huge.
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($629.98 @ NCIX US)
Total: $629.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 13:40 EDT-0400

 

[sto_]

GTX 980 would be much more powerful than 780, the 6GB VRAM will not be completely utilized. I'd however recommend a GTX 970 SLI, around the same price as 980, and would throw the 980 out of water in terms of performance. SLI 970s is recommended over single 980, which's better than single 780, for tri monitor setup.

man that means i have to change my motherboard cuz mines only supports crossfire

 

[prit87]

Yes but that will cost you 120$ or so.

 

[sto_]

Go for 2x gtx 970 it will be almost the same price of a good gtx 980 and you will need an SLI setup for triple monitor.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Total: $659.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 13:37 EDT-0400


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Price difference is not so much but the performance difference is huge.
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($629.98 @ NCIX US)
Total: $629.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 13:40 EDT-0400

but i can run 3 montiers now in surround

 

[sto_]

Yes but that will cost you 120$ or so.

for what?

 

[MeteorsRaining]

If you can, get a SLI capable MoBo, SLI 970 would really be a good 30-40% more performance than single 980. And avoid EVGA ACX 1.0, they have flawed design.

 

[sto_]

If you can, get a SLI capable MoBo, SLI 970 would really be a good 30-40% more performance than single 980. And avoid EVGA ACX 1.0, they have flawed design.

what would be the best mobo to get for gaming

 

[prit87]

Yes but that will cost you 120$ or so.

for what?

SLI supported motherboard.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $129.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 13:47 EDT-0400

 

[MeteorsRaining]

If you can, get a SLI capable MoBo, SLI 970 would really be a good 30-40% more performance than single 980. And avoid EVGA ACX 1.0, they have flawed design.

what would be the best mobo to get for gaming

Z77 EXTREME3 would do, around $100, SLI capable, great MoBo for the price.

 

[sto_]

what bout 2 of these cards http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Graphics-Cards-04G-P4-2975-KR/dp/B00NT9UUGI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1412704041&sr=8-2&keywords=gtx+970+evga

or should i just get 2 980s

 

[prit87]

Plus there is nothing like gaming motherboard a motherboard will not give any performance increase in gaming high end motherboard has better thermal design plus some more features.

 

[sto_]

If you can, get a SLI capable MoBo, SLI 970 would really be a good 30-40% more performance than single 980. And avoid EVGA ACX 1.0, they have flawed design.

what would be the best mobo to get for gaming

Z77 EXTREME3 would do, around $100, SLI capable, great MoBo for the price.

where do you see it for $100

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Get two 970s, 980s don't justify the price premium for performance. Also, this is the best 970 cooling wise, thinner so better for SLI too, better than EVGA ACX 2.0:
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-970-GAMING-4G/dp/B00NN0GEXQ/

 

[prit87]

If you have enough gtx 2x 980 is obviously a better choice and yes evga card have some heating issues with gtx 900 series so its better to avoid them at the moment Asus strikex have some very good reviews and same goes for gigabyte windforce .

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($97.99 @ Newegg)

 

[sto_]

If you have enough gtx 2x 980 is obviously a better choice and yes evga card have some heating issues with gtx 900 series so its better to avoid them at the moment Asus strikex have some very good reviews and same goes for gigabyte windforce .

im going to watercool it shouldnt be a problem right i have a 360 and a 240 rad

 

[sto_]

Get two 970s, 980s don't justify the price premium for performance. Also, this is the best 970 cooling wise, thinner so better for SLI too, better than EVGA ACX 2.0:
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-970-GAMING-4G/dp/B00NN0GEXQ/

im watercooliong so should i get the evga instead of the msi

 

[MeteorsRaining]

You practically don't need to watercool the cards, they're very cool with the stock af coolers actually. Seeing you already have the rads, I'd still avoid EVGA right now, 900 series has kind of lost my trust, only 2 of the 3 heatpipes touch the chip on the card, I know liquid cooling would eliminate that issue, but I'd still go with MSI, its thinner and a better OCer.

 

[unknownofprob]

I would get a Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H. Compared to the ASRock Extreme3/4's, you can space the cards apart even further (you have the ability to change fourth slot bandwidth to X8 is slot 2 is not in use) allowing better ventilation and heat dissipation between them. Configuration is X16/X8, which is what you want.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

I would get a Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H. Compared to the ASRock Extreme3/4's, you can space the cards apart even further allowing better ventilation and heat dissipation between them. Configuration is X16/X8, which is what you want.

Agree, but SLI would run at x8/x8. Single GPU at x16.

 

[sto_]

You practically don't need to watercool the cards, they're very cool with the stock af coolers actually. Seeing you already have the rads, I'd still avoid EVGA right now, 900 series has kind of lost my trust, only 2 of the 3 heatpipes touch the chip on the card, I know liquid cooling would eliminate that issue, but I'd still go with MSI, its thinner and a better OCer.

that was my next question which is the better overclocker i dont care about the space or heat ima water cool i love how it performs and looks

 

[prit87]

yes you can watercool the card

 

[MeteorsRaining]

MSI is the best OCer according to multiple reviews, G1 comes next.