Should i buy 2 r9 380x`s for crossfire or should i get 1 gtx 980? (for gaming)-

[Ljubisav]

The mobo supporst only crossfire
Sapphire nitro R9 380X 4GBx2
or
MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GGB

 

[Ljubisav]

Currently using the hd530 from intel i7-6700k 😀

 

[Corwin65]

One card is always better.

Why not a 1080 or 1070?

 

[AbhiTheBoss]

A 1070 or even a 1060 would be a better case than crossfire or a 980

 

[Ljubisav]

because i have sweet deals on both of the cards

 

[Ljubisav]

because i have sweet deals on both of the cards

 

[DSzymborski]

Unless impractical otherwise, *always* choose one strong GPU over two weaker ones.

 

[AbhiTheBoss]

What is your so called sweet deal. How much for both of them?

 

[Ljubisav]

What is your so called sweet deal. How much for both of them?

for the 980 is 260 USD and the 380x is 160 per GPU.
P.S Used ones.

 

[AbhiTheBoss]

For 500 bucks you can get a GTX1080.
https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-GV-N1080G1-GAMING-8GD-Graphics/dp/B01IR6LMLO?th=1&psc=1
Two R9 380x will be slightly slower in games as two RX480 offer more or less the same performance as a 1080 and a 390 approximately is equal to a 480. The 380x is slower than both cards. Hence, the 1080 will be faster

 

[DSzymborski]

Meh. $320 can almost get you to a 1070 (they now start around $340) and I rather have a single 1070 than two 380xs.

 

[Ljubisav]

For 500 bucks you can get a GTX1080.
https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-GV-N1080G1-GAMING-8GD-Graphics/dp/B01IR6LMLO?th=1&psc=1
Two R9 380x will be slightly slower in games as two RX480 offer more or less the same performance as a 1080 and a 390 approximately is equal to a 480. The 380x is slower than both cards. Hence, the 1080 will be faster

500+ 170 shipping thats quite the money...

 

[AbhiTheBoss]

Oh, are you outside the US? Well, you should've mentioned that dude. Then its more expebsive

 

[Ljubisav]

Oh, are you outside the US? Well, you should've mentioned that dude. Then its more expebsive

yea im from Serbia.. sorry forgot to mention that xD
new 1080`s round here are around 900-1000 USD

 

[AbhiTheBoss]

Then I would think its much cheaper and much more value for the money to get those cards you were talkibg about.

 

[Ljubisav]

Then I would think its much cheaper and much more value for the money to get those cards you were talkibg about.

but which one?

 

[Ljubisav]

Then I would think its much cheaper and much more value for the money to get those cards you were talkibg about.

oh and there is a gtx 970 for 200 bucks too

 

[AbhiTheBoss]

That sounds pretty good. But I don't like the "4 GB" VRAM.

 

[Ljubisav]

That sounds pretty good. But I don't like the "4 GB" VRAM.

then il get the 980 4 gb
to be specific https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GTX-980-4GD5-OCV1.html#hero-overview

 

[DSzymborski]

What resolution are you intending to use? If you're going high-end to try to get into 4K, the 4 GB of VRAM is a problem. Games like Far Cry 4, Battlefield 1, and Grand Theft Auto V already can go well over that when you're talking 4K.

 

[Ljubisav]

What resolution are you intending to use? If you're going high-end to try to get into 4K, the 4 GB of VRAM is a problem. Games like Far Cry 4, Battlefield 1, and Grand Theft Auto V already can go well over that when you're talking 4K.

only 1080p

 

[sloke123]

Now days games are using more vram. So crossfire or sli on slower card will not do the job...If gaming is concern always go for single higher end card..don't go for better deal. If you can afford go for 1060 or higher cox you have a better cpu

 

[AbhiTheBoss]

I found this gtx 1060 for about 350 bucks here and I think you should go with it instead of the 980 as it will be better for future gaming using dx12 and vulkan and for more VRAM.
https://shop.benchmark.rs/graficke_karte/gigabyte_nvidia_geforce_gtx_1060_windforce_oc_6gb_gddr5_192bit_gv_n1060wf2oc_6gd-85421 39580 RSD
Man, serbia is expensive.

 

[Ljubisav]

I found this gtx 1060 for about 350 bucks here and I think you should go with it instead of the 980 as it will be better for future gaming using dx12 and vulkan and for more VRAM.
https://shop.benchmark.rs/graficke_karte/gigabyte_nvidia_geforce_gtx_1060_windforce_oc_6gb_gddr5_192bit_gv_n1060wf2oc_6gd-85421 39580 RSD
Man, serbia is expensive.

well the problem is that i only have 30000 RSD (260-ish USD) and the 1060 you linked is 40000 (350 USD)