Two GTX 780ti in sli or one 980?

[snazzyconnor]

Which would be better performance-wise when I come to upgrade? I have one gtx 780ti in my computer and when I'm upgrading will either get another in sli or just all out upgrade to 980

 

[Farapon]

One 980 now and another on the far future

 

[Stefan Bargisen]

2x 780ti would be cheapest and give good performance, the 980 I suppose is double the money.

You could go another 780ti and use the leftover money to buy better CPU, mobo, ram, ssd disk or whatever.

 

[burdenbound]

One 980 now and another on the far future

The only problem with that is by time he wants to get another 980 some one will say 'no, get the 1180 now and another one in the future' it's a never ending cycle of don't go with SLI get the latest one now and go SLI in the future. Except that he already has a 780ti and this is his moment to get another one.

So I say grab another 780ti and enjoy the power. Once the 780ti SLI is no longer relevant grab the most powerful single card solution thats out.

 

[cirdecus]

Go the SLI route first if you have one already. Wait a while until those two 780's become obsolete, then purchase the best single card out at that time. Do the same after that.

Many people will tell you to just buy the newest 980, but its not the best value for you.

To answer your question directly, your two 780's in SLI will kill the 980. It will also be cheaper..

 

[Stefan Bargisen]

Lol, just read this in another thread with a 970 and 780ti;

"Unless you don't already have a 780 ti for SLI then definitely go with 970.
And as for comparison:
Stock 780ti > 970
Stock 780 ti = 980
vendor version or OC 780 ti's > 980

stock 780ti vs 980
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-980-vs-GeForce-GTX-...

stock 780ti vs 970
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-970-vs-GeForce-GTX-..."

 

[cjablang]

Well the 780ti sli will outperform the 980. The 980 SLI vs 780 Ti SLI from what I have seen is neck and neck but leaning towards the 980 SLI all both pending upon overclock and cpu. The 980's are hard to find right now and at some places are becoming overpriced due to supply and demand. The 780 Ti's are getting cheaper by the week as I am keeping close watch on the 780ti prices. Up to you on this one. the 980's are better optimized in regards to power consumption and heat generation. If you have to have the newest and greatest thing, so be it. But if you are just running a 1080 monitor, you cant lose with either. People seem to forget that that 780ti is still a strong card since the 900 series gpu's came out.

 

[cirdecus]

Don't upgrade from one single card to another.

Upgrade to SLI first. Wait until your SLI setup is obsolete before consolidating to another single card.

780 to two 780's

1080 to two 1080's

etc etc etc. This is the best value and the proper way to upgrade.

Remember, even two 680's in SLI will destroy a 980. Value isn't there my friend.

 

[jb6684]

If you Already have a 780Ti, grab a second one for SLI quick before they are GONE (w/900 series intro 770, 780, and 780Ti were discontinued). Prices on 780Ti's have dropped to about $400 on NewEgg.

You are, of course, planning to game at 1440P right? If your still at 1080P I don't see much point in either GPU upgrade as a single 780Ti will already max out most games at 1080P.

 

[ubercake]

If you can get a 2560x1440 G-sync monitor, you won't have to push frame rates high to reduce perceivable tearing (since there is no tearing with G-sync) and a single 980 works great. This is what I'm currently running with.

If you don't, I'd go with a 1080p or 1440p hi-refresh 120Hz+ monitor. A single 980 would be sufficient for the 1080p while two 780tis would be necessary for maxing details on the 1440p.

 

[Farapon]

One 980 now and another on the far future

The only problem with that is by time he wants to get another 980 some one will say 'no, get the 1180 now and another one in the future' it's a never ending cycle of don't go with SLI get the latest one now and go SLI in the future. Except that he already has a 780ti and this is his moment to get another one.

So I say grab another 780ti and enjoy the power. Once the 780ti SLI is no longer relevant grab the most powerful single card solution thats out.

I missunderstood the question, i thought he was choosing between buying 2 780ti or 1 980.
Yes the 780ti is the best way to go,

 

[DFroeming]

2x 780ti would be cheapest and give good performance, the 980 I suppose is double the money.

You could go another 780ti and use the leftover money to buy better CPU, mobo, ram, ssd disk or whatever.

Go with the 980, 1 gtx 780ti currently is selling on newegg for 589.99 and a gtx 980 is selling for 599.99, the 980 base outperforms the 780ti base in every category and is much more power efficient. It also has hardware features such as auto balancing power rails, which can distribute power the hardware that needs it. It also has Dynamic Super Resolution, which can use your extra gpu horsepower to render games at 2k resolutions, even on 1080 native monitors. It has other features such as MFAA and Voxel Based Global Illumination (VXGI) and updated support for VR tech such as thd Oculus Rift. In other words, the 980 is much more future proof, for only 10 dollars more.

 

[Ablangcj]

You all do realize he has a 780 ti in his system already. If he got the 980, it would be more of a side grade then an upgrade. Spend the money on a second 780 ti instead of a minimal upgrade. You would get a severe performance increase from a 780 ti in SLI instead of one 980.

 

[lwcdnet]

Based on the few bake-off results I've seen on the 980 that included a single 780ti, the 780ti did very well, coming within a few frames per second (FPS) within the 980 in single card mode. In some cases, the 780ti even had very good performance against a dual SLI 980 configuration.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_980_SLI/13.html

That implies that this is the PERFECT time for you to preserve your initial investment in the 780ti and go to the dual SLI configuration with it. It will cost a similar amount to moving to the SINGLE CARD 980 solution, but the 780ti in dual SLI mode will give you SIGNIFICANT performance increases with most applications versus the single 980 route. (I say this while having a tendency to stay with single-card solutions when performance is near-equivalent, but it's not, in this case).

Go for the 780ti dual SLI route!

 

[mrgoodtouches]

It's late but bro I would have gotten the gtx 980. Sold 780 ti. About 300-400 on eBay. Then in a couple months gotten another 980