GTX 980 or 970?

Axk29 · Sep 19, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VjrvsY

I posted this build before and I did get some answers regarding how I should go with this but now with the 980 and 970 out. Which one should I get? Will the 970 be enough or should I just wait a little longer and just get a 980 along with these components. And also the 750W PSU, is it too much? Will the motherboard be fine with the new cards? I'm still trying to study details about computer parts so bear with me. Thank you

M0j0jojo · Sep 19, 2014

If you want an ideal gaming rig, go for the highest end GPU. so the GTX 980. and yes 750W will be enough. However ill try to tweak your build so you can save some money.

kira70591 · Sep 19, 2014

The 970 is close to a regular 780 GTX. It can still play most games at 1080p maxed out. If you have more than one panel or are playing at above 1080p, I would go for the 980 if it will not strap you for cash. The PSU is not too much at all. If you think you will SLI at some point in the future, I would get a 850w; however, a 750w will do you just fine for a single card, especially with the new cards power reductions.

This build should last you for awhile! You picked some great higher end parts that should serve you for years.

M0j0jojo · Sep 19, 2014

You were missing an SSD, anyways here it is the tweaked build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.65 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card ($549.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1338.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 20:23 EDT-0400

Axk29 · Sep 20, 2014

M0j0jojo :

Thank you for the reply

but do I really need an SSD? Is it a necessity? How much faster does it additionally give on games? Also I won't be doing online gaming due to bad internet, it's really impossible. I read somewhere that SSDs are luxury parts not really a necessity.

kira70591 · Sep 20, 2014

Many games do load significantly faster on a SSD, along with applications on Windows, and Windows itself; however, it is by no means necessary. I would get something like a Western Digital Black drive. These have decent enough speed to load games and applications and are about as good as you are going to get for HDDs.

TheMagicalWallaby · Sep 20, 2014

The 970 is competitive with the 780 ti when you overclock it.

Axk29 · Sep 20, 2014

TheMagicalWallaby :

Well that seems really good however, being new at this I don't really know how to OC or do I know how can I do that without destroying my card

Axk29 · Sep 20, 2014

kira70591 :

Hmmm I will look into that, seeing that the 980 and 970 most of the time out of stock I will see how much I have and how much stock stores have in 2 or 3 months. Should be able to get all this by christmas.

TheMagicalWallaby · Sep 20, 2014

Axk29 :

It is really simple and there are TONS of tutorials. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA_l5-HDel4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNsMBzaysMQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltGKeOyDKA8

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/340404-33-wolfram-overclocking-guide (my favorite)

I prefer the MSI gaming version of the 970 as the reviews really like this card over the ASUS strix and EVGA card for overclocking. Gigabyte's 970 is good too.

The 970 even without an overclock, is going to max out everything out there especially at 1920x1080p (even at 2560x1440p!). The 980 is most likely not worth it for you and for most people, I don't see a reason to go with it over the 970.

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