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GPU Advice: GTX 670 SLI vs GTX 980

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October 6, 2014 4:40:44 AM

I have an EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB graphics card, which has worked great for the past 2.5 years. With the release of Middle-Earth: Shadows of Mordor I have come to start to notice that this game in particular is not running as nice as I could like it to. I also will be purchasing Dragon Age: Inquisition, and chances are that game will not do any better then Shadows of Mordor on my current GPU.

Focusing on Shadows of Mordor and Dragon Age: Inquisition, would getting a second EVGA GTX 670 FTX 2GB card for SLI be enough to run these games on High settings around 50-60fps? I have been thinking that a GTX 980 would be a good investment, however I would like to see a card with more vram. I know 8gb vram is not "needed" however with Shadows of Mordor Ultra DLC suggesting 6gb vram to use the Ultra settings, an 8gb card seems like good future proofing to me.

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October 6, 2014 4:45:06 AM

Getting the GTX 970 would be a better option friend. You can SLI them with just $100 more. But a single GTX 970 would do just fine with those games.
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October 6, 2014 4:51:01 AM

You already have one GTX 670 and I wouldn't just scrap it yet. I would wait for the meantime, I don't suggest you buy another GTX 670 as that is not a worthwhile investment and scrapping the GTX 670 is also not the best of options. I would advise buying a card later on, possibly even Nvidia's next card series.

"Shadows of Mordor Ultra DLC suggesting 6gb vram to use the Ultra settings"

I have seen this but it isn't needed.
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October 6, 2014 5:09:46 AM

A single GTX970 would provide better results in MOST games compared to 2 x GTX670.

Forget that 6GB VRAM hype train, its BS.
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October 6, 2014 5:37:07 AM

+1 for ZeusGamer and Novuake's suggestions.

nVidia GTX 970 is the best bang for the buck. I also know the Gigabyte model can be overcloked like a beast. Other models will likely follow suit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAahjdwfbRw

And yes, 3-4GB of vRAM is plenty. ;) 
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October 6, 2014 9:30:54 AM

Middle-Earth: Shadows of Mordor is badly coded.that's all there is to it they will fix it later on they are just saying this cuz it's probably rushed and through patches it will get fixed...the game doesn't look like it would actually need that much vRAM...i would say a 970 does good...
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October 6, 2014 2:21:44 PM

Thanks for all the responses. Personally I have been thinking of holding off till the next release of nvidia cards, while I like the GTX 980 and the price is tempting I think the next card is going to be well worth the wait.

While I agree that gtx 670 sli vs 980 - the 980 is the better choice, however if I can spend $100 to get the games to a good enough quality/fps to keep me happy, opposed to spending $550 I think the $100 is a better option. Especially since I plan on getting the next card when I change my system a bit, I would like to go with water cooling, and I need larger SSD's 240gb is not enough.

What kind of performance could I expect from adding a second gtx 670?
With SLI how important is it to have the both gpu's be the exact same? Would using a gtx 680 or better with the 670 be better?

What should I worry about when purchasing a used GPU? Should I avoid buying a used GPU altogether?

With regards to water cooling the gpu, are closed loop liquid cooling worth looking at or am I better off using/building a more traditional system?
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October 6, 2014 8:49:40 PM

This review will compare one GTX 670 to SLI'd.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_6...

Look for condition of the card, and also the prior use.

Closed loop liquid cooling isn't worth it as such for that system, just upgrade case ventilation system.
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