What is a reasonable upgrade from a gtx 970 for 1440p

[FutureCCNA]

So I'm in the market for a new 1440p monitor and I know that a single gtx 970 isn't gonna do the most amazing job so after I get the monitor I'll save up for a couple months to upgrade. Should I just get a second one and use it in SLI? Or should I spend the extra 300 on getting a single gtx 980Ti? I'm a college student who makes roughly 1000 a month so I'm not rich.

 

[TheFluffyDog]

I wouldnt upgrade. IF your gonna be at 60Hz your fine.

 

[FutureCCNA]

I wouldnt upgrade. IF your gonna be at 60Hz your fine.

I'm afraid I won't be able to keep high-ultra graphics at 60 fps at 1440p though.

 

[Supahos]

Cheapest option (depending on power supply and board) buy another 970 and use sli

 

[FutureCCNA]

Cheapest option (depending on power supply and board) buy another 970 and use sli

my only concern is that I always hear about SLI rigs having issues.

 

[RobCrezz]

Cheapest option (depending on power supply and board) buy another 970 and use sli

my only concern is that I always hear about SLI rigs having issues.

Its mostly ok these days, you just have to wait for brand new games to have the drivers optimized, but many just work fine.

Otherwise the only single gpu worthwhile upgrades would be the GTX 980 ti or AMD Fury X.


That said, My 780 Lightning overclocked is similar performance to a 970 and I have no problem at 1440p, just dont go crazy on settings like AA.

 

[milk_inc]

Are you sure? is from 1080p to 1440p not a big difference, of course it will demand more graphics but not too much, also what is making you change to 1440p as said is not a big difference. From my point of view, any higher 1440p+ the actual generation cards is not already well supported yes they can handle it but not optimize. You should wait that new cards release and then check what resolution what will be the standard, right now, there will be a lot of battle for resolution, aspect ratio, hz, gsync or free sync, TN or IPS a lot of variable is not wise to upgrade, better wait and check where the tech is really going for standard for a few years.
And I bet the next generation of video cards will mark the path.
For me the resolution 1440p is like 720p years ago, something better improve from 480p until 1080p came, is just a transition. The best thing you should do is wait.

 

[Supahos]

Cheapest option is buy the monitor, see if you are happy. If so enjoy, if not buy another 970... Can always run the monitor at 1080 until you get second card if its too bad

 

[FutureCCNA]

Cheapest option (depending on power supply and board) buy another 970 and use sli

my only concern is that I always hear about SLI rigs having issues.

Its mostly ok these days, you just have to wait for brand new games to have the drivers optimized, but many just work fine.

Otherwise the only single gpu worthwhile upgrades would be the GTX 980 ti or AMD Fury X.

I'm changing to 1440p because my current monitor is a really old and cheap secondhand TN panel that looks bad. And 1440p monitors aren't really all that expensive.
That said, My 780 Lightning overclocked is similar performance to a 970 and I have no problem at 1440p, just dont go crazy on settings like AA.

 

[RobCrezz]

Are you sure? is from 1080p to 1440p not a big difference, of course it will demand more graphics but not too much, also what is making you change to 1440p as said is not a big difference. From my point of view, any higher 1440p+ the actual generation cards is not already well supported yes they can handle it but not optimize. You should wait that new cards release and then check what resolution what will be the standard, right now, there will be a lot of battle for resolution, aspect ratio, hz, gsync or free sync, TN or IPS a lot of variable is not wise to upgrade, better wait and check where the tech is really going for standard for a few years.
And I bet the next generation of video cards will mark the path.
For me the resolution 1440p is like 720p years ago, something better improve from 480p until 1080p came, is just a transition. The best thing you should do is wait.

How is 1440p not a big improvement from 1080p? Its nearly double the amount of pixels.

1080p: 2,073,600 pixels
1440p: 3,686,400 pixels

Its a big difference.

 

[TheFluffyDog]

I wouldnt upgrade. IF your gonna be at 60Hz your fine.

I'm afraid I won't be able to keep high-ultra graphics at 60 fps at 1440p though.

This is only true in "those games" like the notoriously hard to run ones. I have a friend comforatbly gaming at 60FPS 1440p for 1.5 years now on a R9 290

 

[TheFluffyDog]

Are you sure? is from 1080p to 1440p not a big difference, of course it will demand more graphics but not too much, also what is making you change to 1440p as said is not a big difference. From my point of view, any higher 1440p+ the actual generation cards is not already well supported yes they can handle it but not optimize. You should wait that new cards release and then check what resolution what will be the standard, right now, there will be a lot of battle for resolution, aspect ratio, hz, gsync or free sync, TN or IPS a lot of variable is not wise to upgrade, better wait and check where the tech is really going for standard for a few years.
And I bet the next generation of video cards will mark the path.
For me the resolution 1440p is like 720p years ago, something better improve from 480p until 1080p came, is just a transition. The best thing you should do is wait.

How is 1440p not a big improvement from 1080p? Its nearly double the amount of pixels.

1080p: 2,073,600 pixels
1440p: 3,686,400 pixels

Its a big difference.

tis a big difference. For pixel fill rate performance. which tends to not relate to actualy performance linearly, basically, From the GPU's perspective, yes its harder to run, but not 2x as hard as one would expect

 

[VOREXUM]

TBH any screen under 27 inches will be very difficult to see 1080p to 2k unless you are very close to the screen and nitpic at the pixels. But the benefit of 2k is that their would be almost double the pixels so the colours would be better also the need for AA isn't really needed.

 

[FutureCCNA]

TBH any screen under 27 inches will be very difficult to see 1080p to 2k unless you are very close to the screen and nitpic at the pixels. But the benefit of 2k is that their would be almost double the pixels so the colours would be better also the need for AA isn't really needed.

I'm actually getting a 27 incher haha