When is available GTX 980Ti ? GTX 980 SLI or GTX 980Ti SLI?

[CXC_Warrior]

Hi guys, I'm thinking of buying a new graphic card. Should i buy GTX 980SLI or wait to GTX 980Ti for SLI? When is available GTX 980Ti ? (I don't think GTX 970 SLI because i would have a best performance) sorry for bad english.

 

[ShadowsVoid]

It could get announced at any time if at all, you just don't know. Plus Ti will be more expensive, I'd say go with 980 SLI because that's beastly enough and you can get it now.

 

[photonboy]

"BEST PERFORMANCE" is more than just getting the best graphics cards.

For example, I'd rather have a single GTX970 and a 27" 1440p G-Sync monitor (like the Asus SWIFT) then have 2xGTX980 but only a 1080p non-GSYNC monitor.

So it's smart to think about the entire system.

It's worth noting also that 2xGTX980Ti is arguably massive overkill. Would you get a better experience than someone else?

For example, let's say you ran a game at 4K resolution. You'll get about 55% the frame rate as you would at 1440p resolution but it probably looks identical. So you might have to buy a second GTX980Ti to maintain the desire frame rate but essentially it's a waste as it might not look any different.

If I was building a top-end system today I'd just go with 2xGTX970 and a ROG SWIFT G-Sync monitor.

I'm not saying 2xGTX980Ti is a waste of money for you, just that I don't think you'd see much benefit over the much cheaper 2xGTX970 for a long time.

G-SYNC:
Essentially a much smoother gaming experience since there's no VSYNC to work with. The monitor simply displays the image when the GPU sends it rather than on its own schedule (i.e. 60Hz or 144Hz).

Due to VSYNC eliminating tears some PC enthusiasts try to build PC's that can output at least 144FPS then turn VSYNC ON for the "best" experience. That's very costly and not even possible for many games regardless of the money you spend.

Thus, a G-SYNC setup is ideal. Then simply turn the game graphics to the MAX and if you output at least 40FPS or so things are great! No VSYNC cap to worry about etc and the hardware (i.e. Graphics cards) don't need to cost as much.

I've oversimplified things for the sake of brevity and there are times you may want even more than 100FPS for the optimal results.