Hi Guys,
I'm tossing up between the below options, looking to upgrade my graphics card from a ASUS GTX 690 in the next week or so. Monitor next few months.
A) Waiting for windows 10/dx 12 to arrive (i've registered to recieve the free win 10 upgrade end of this month). I assume dx 12 is included with that? Any advantages with remaining on my GTX 690? Adding another one would not increase my VRAM at all as far as i understand, i would still be on 2GB usable VRAM.
B) Getting a Titan X ($1500 AUD)
C) Getting a EVGA 980ti SuperClocked, which i've read is almost identicle to the Titan X except for having half the VRAM. ($1100 AUD)
D) ASUS Rog Swift 27" 1440p 144hz G-Sync or the Acer Predator 27" 1440p 144hz G-Sync(both around $1000 AUD, and wanting to buy in a few months time). 4k Screen suggestions/worth it?
I can easily afford the Titan X and was originally leaning towards it, but have read many articles insisting that the 980ti is the better choice.
What i'd like to know is whether this particular 980ti is good, being already Super Clocked and being from EVGA. Is this the best possible 980ti?
My second question is in regards to my PSU (see below). Is my PSU compatible with either the 980ti or the Titan X? Anything i need to worry about regarding my PSU?
I've also highlighted my monitor below as i will be upgrading to either the ASUS Rog Swift 27" 1440p 144hz G-Sync or the Acer Predator 27" 1440p 144hz G-Sync in the next few months. Open to suggestions here on which one is better. Would a 4k monitor be worth it with my build instead of those ones? I prefer the 27" size as that fits on my desk perfectly and i game relatively close to the screen at about 3 feet or so. From my perspective my current monitor looks pretty good despite being 6 years old, but i'm concerned that i won't be utilising the power and visuals of my new graphics card if i remain with it. I think its a TN monitor is that correct? The ROG Swift would probably be the logical upgrade for me as i'm used to a TN screen, but would love to see sharper clearer colours with the Acer... not sure!
Aside from those upgrades i won't be touching my set up until late next year once Skylake is established. I would then get a new Mobo/CPU/RAM + another Titan X or 980ti (depending on your advice) and a new case w/liquid cooling also.
TL;DR - i need your advice on which gfx card between TITAN X or EVGA 980ti SuperClocked with respect to my current set up. Also need advice on which monitor 1440p 144hz 27" between the Acer Predator and Asus Rog Swift, or if a 4k monitor is worth it for my build. Worried about my PSU compatibility with my new gfx card.
For your reference, below is my current setup, and i've highlighted my monitor and my current graphics card, as well as the PSU which i'm worried about.
Thanks in advance everyone i hope i was clear and my request for advice makes sense.
Case: Antec 1200
CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K/3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/LGA1155 Ivy Bridge
MOBO: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 SABERTOOTH Z77.Z77 4xDDR3 3xPCI-E16 GBL SATA3 USB
GFX: Asus GTX 690 PCI-E 3.0 4GB 512-bit DDR5
P/Supply: Corsair AX-1200 1200W ATX 80+ Gold 100% Modular Cabling
RAM: Corsair 16GB (4x4GB) Vengeance CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 1600MHz DDR3 CL9
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 1TB (just upgraded from a HDD!)
HDD: Seagate SATA3 2TB 7200RPM Barracuda 64mb Cache
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit OEM (going to windows 10 pro free upgrade end July)
Mouse: Logitech G400 Gaming Mouse
Keyboard: Roccat ROC-12-504-AS Gameing Keyboard Arvo Compact Gaming
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 2233RZ (120Hz) resolution: 1680 x 1050 22"
I'm tossing up between the below options, looking to upgrade my graphics card from a ASUS GTX 690 in the next week or so. Monitor next few months.
A) Waiting for windows 10/dx 12 to arrive (i've registered to recieve the free win 10 upgrade end of this month). I assume dx 12 is included with that? Any advantages with remaining on my GTX 690? Adding another one would not increase my VRAM at all as far as i understand, i would still be on 2GB usable VRAM.
B) Getting a Titan X ($1500 AUD)
C) Getting a EVGA 980ti SuperClocked, which i've read is almost identicle to the Titan X except for having half the VRAM. ($1100 AUD)
D) ASUS Rog Swift 27" 1440p 144hz G-Sync or the Acer Predator 27" 1440p 144hz G-Sync(both around $1000 AUD, and wanting to buy in a few months time). 4k Screen suggestions/worth it?
I can easily afford the Titan X and was originally leaning towards it, but have read many articles insisting that the 980ti is the better choice.
What i'd like to know is whether this particular 980ti is good, being already Super Clocked and being from EVGA. Is this the best possible 980ti?
My second question is in regards to my PSU (see below). Is my PSU compatible with either the 980ti or the Titan X? Anything i need to worry about regarding my PSU?
I've also highlighted my monitor below as i will be upgrading to either the ASUS Rog Swift 27" 1440p 144hz G-Sync or the Acer Predator 27" 1440p 144hz G-Sync in the next few months. Open to suggestions here on which one is better. Would a 4k monitor be worth it with my build instead of those ones? I prefer the 27" size as that fits on my desk perfectly and i game relatively close to the screen at about 3 feet or so. From my perspective my current monitor looks pretty good despite being 6 years old, but i'm concerned that i won't be utilising the power and visuals of my new graphics card if i remain with it. I think its a TN monitor is that correct? The ROG Swift would probably be the logical upgrade for me as i'm used to a TN screen, but would love to see sharper clearer colours with the Acer... not sure!
Aside from those upgrades i won't be touching my set up until late next year once Skylake is established. I would then get a new Mobo/CPU/RAM + another Titan X or 980ti (depending on your advice) and a new case w/liquid cooling also.
TL;DR - i need your advice on which gfx card between TITAN X or EVGA 980ti SuperClocked with respect to my current set up. Also need advice on which monitor 1440p 144hz 27" between the Acer Predator and Asus Rog Swift, or if a 4k monitor is worth it for my build. Worried about my PSU compatibility with my new gfx card.
For your reference, below is my current setup, and i've highlighted my monitor and my current graphics card, as well as the PSU which i'm worried about.
Thanks in advance everyone i hope i was clear and my request for advice makes sense.
Case: Antec 1200
CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K/3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/LGA1155 Ivy Bridge
MOBO: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 SABERTOOTH Z77.Z77 4xDDR3 3xPCI-E16 GBL SATA3 USB
GFX: Asus GTX 690 PCI-E 3.0 4GB 512-bit DDR5
P/Supply: Corsair AX-1200 1200W ATX 80+ Gold 100% Modular Cabling
RAM: Corsair 16GB (4x4GB) Vengeance CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 1600MHz DDR3 CL9
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 1TB (just upgraded from a HDD!)
HDD: Seagate SATA3 2TB 7200RPM Barracuda 64mb Cache
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit OEM (going to windows 10 pro free upgrade end July)
Mouse: Logitech G400 Gaming Mouse
Keyboard: Roccat ROC-12-504-AS Gameing Keyboard Arvo Compact Gaming
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 2233RZ (120Hz) resolution: 1680 x 1050 22"