Upgrading my GPU?

[cravejosh]

Hi,

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU to play the division in 1440p.

I'm thinking about getting a EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB

Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YDAYOK0/?&tag=bom-tomshardware-20&ascsubtag=[site|thaus[cat|[art|[pid|B00YDAYOK0[tid|14566761089594104[bbc|LEPRIX#Ask

Would I be better off getting a EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB

Or maybe 2?

Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NI45AUU/?&tag=bom-tomshardware-20&ascsubtag=[site|thaus[cat|[art|[pid|B00NI45AUU[tid|14566758364972319[bbc|LEPRIX

Thanks in advance.

My current setup (Old copy+paste)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Il1T
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Il1T/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Il1T/benchmarks/


CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.04 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($117.28 @ TigerDirect)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1304.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-08 10:32 EST-0500)

 

[RCFProd]

1x GTX 980 Ti is your best option. However, new GPU's from Nvidia releasing in a few months (Pascal). They should perform much better, perhaps It's worth waiting and playing The Division on lower settings for a bit?

 

[Gallarian]

For the Division in 1440p, you would need a minimum of a single 980ti or 2x 970s in SLI to be able to run it at above 60fps on high settings.

2 970's will give you slightly better performance (between 2-10%) in many games, but come with added power usage and thermal output.

However, the main reason I strongly suggest a single 980ti over SLI 970s is the risk of bad SLI support. Many games, both old and new alike, have released with either bad or no SLI support, resulting in either poor performance or you being forced to only use one card. Even big AAA titles like the recent Tomb Raider game was guilty of this.

In my opinion, the lower cost, power draw, temperature and risk of the 980ti is worth the slight performance drop in some games.

** BUT **

As RCFProd mentioned, if you can stomach the wait, Nvidia's Pascal line of GPUs are set to release soon and may turn out to be worth the wait.