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I can't tell you what you should get, but I'd get a 980ti. It has the vram for future gaming, it lacks any of the draw backs of SLI, such as latency, lack of support in less known titles and at release of new AAA games in some cases, and no stuttering to deal with.

Generally speaking, SLI is for those who want performance not possible from a single GPU and is generally only worth while with the highest end cards for that reason.
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I can't tell you what you should get, but I'd get a 980ti. It has the vram for future gaming, it lacks any of the draw backs of SLI, such as latency, lack of support in less known titles and at release of new AAA games in some cases, and no stuttering to deal with.

Generally speaking, SLI is for those who want performance not possible from a single GPU and is generally only worth while with the highest end cards for that reason.
 
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you can find 295x2 for $500 to $600 and it's silent; then just add a push/pull 120mm on the rad



 
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Agree with bystander points. Also AMD can be late with CF profiles. Multi gpu setup is not for someone that expect everything will go smoothly all the time. Always expect trouble. That's my attitude when I go with 660 SLI. 500-600 might be a lot less than what 295x2 initially sells for but when it comes to gpu alone that is still a lot of money. It is not uncommon in forum where we see people complaining about SLI/CF support when they already pay top dollars for it. So it something OP have to factor in when thinking going multi pgu vs single gpu.

Also if there is no performance issue with 970 right now it is better to wait for next gen gpu.
 
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R9 295x2 got sold out everywhere; by the way Fury x2 will be out this month and it should be 80% faster than 980ti for about $999



 
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I agree with Gam3r

"If you already had the 970, I would go SLI.
If you are buying new, 980Ti. "

Even though two GTX 970's in SLI edges out a single 980 Ti, I personally like the idea of having room to upgrade to SLI in the future, which a single card setup now would afford me.
 
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80% faster than the current flagship? Hell I'd recommend that every time.
That being said, there has never been that large of a performance gap between flagship cards. Don't blame me if im calling BS on that one. Once its out and benched that can be discussed.
 
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@azca

And many considering multi gpu setup because they only heard good things about them. As for Fury X2 price I will not going to speculate. AMD themselves should be aware that even at 1k people might not interested with it. That's what happen to 295x2.
 
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@renz, it's so interesting... I've never possessed a 295x2, but I've heard some great things about it. I would have strongly considered purchasing one earlier this year, except for the fact that it appears that AMD has completely abandoned driver develop for late 2014 & 2015 titles. Short sided in my opinion. If they had optimized their drivers for titles such as Witcher 3, GTA 5, Shadow of Mordor, etc, I would have had much more faith in a Fury x2 project. I like longevity and companies that support their products, even after they are no longer the newest thing. The raw performance of the 295x2 is still quite impressive with raw frame rates, but I've seen many reviewers state how there are huge stutters during game play.
 
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can you post links to these reviewers? 295x2 owners love their cards



 
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Look at the performance summery here: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_980_Ti_Gaming/30.html
Except at 4K, the 980ti aftermarket cards are often faster than the 295x2. Some of that is due to the support issues we have explained. And even when supported, Crossfire/SLI simply is not as smooth as a single card and at the same FPS, has twice the latency. The 295x2 is a crossfire setup. Even the reference model is so close, I'd much prefer it due to the lack of drawbacks.

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^that all depends how much you pay for your R9 295x2; MSRP was $1500; now you can buy one for $500, so those charts are not correct. If you look at games, in most games at most resolutions R9 295x2 is much faster than 980ti; and at $500 it's a lot cheaper too; I actually went ahead and just purchased R9 295x2 myself.
 
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Those charts are relative performance, price is not incorporated into them.
The chats stand regardless of price.

The charts are also the average of all games tested in the review, so no it is not better than the 980Ti, and definitely not "much faster"
 
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look at individual games with updated 15.7.1 video drivers



 
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Performance has NOTHING to do with price.

And the problem with the performance is in large part due to some games not supporting crossfire well or at all. In a lot of games, the 295x2 does beat the 980ti's FPS. But just because it shows higher FPS, does not mean it is giving a better experience, because the 295x2 is a Multi-GPU card, and experiences all the problems Crossfire brings with it; double latency, microstutter, lower minimums and lack of support at times.

You can't just focus on the good. You have to account for all its problems too.
 
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