Now I was planning on getting 2 970s to go in SLI and put them in my custom loop. Although they may not be able to power every game maxed out at 4k but I know they have the horsepower to drive a lot of games at 4k at high to medium settings at least.
Now my problem is that before the 970 supposedly had 4GB RAM which would have been great for 4k at higher settings but now my dilemma is that most will use more than 3.5GB at higher settings and with the performance drops that come by going over this I don't know whether this is such a good idea.
I don't know whether it would be better to get something like a 290X with the full 4GB available and with only slightly less performance and since it will be watercooled it should still be cool and quiet. Problem with this is I really like the efficiency of maxwell and the shadow play that comes with it.
The ideal option would be simply to get 980s instead but this would cost an extra £400 over the 2 970s which is way over my budget.
What's the best option? Get the 970s and they will work fine? Get the 290Xs and put up with the extra heat and none of the features that come with NVidia? Or just wait and see what emerges, maybe the 3** AMD cards or more from Nvidia? I can wait till the end of Q2 before I want to get the upgrades.
Now my problem is that before the 970 supposedly had 4GB RAM which would have been great for 4k at higher settings but now my dilemma is that most will use more than 3.5GB at higher settings and with the performance drops that come by going over this I don't know whether this is such a good idea.
I don't know whether it would be better to get something like a 290X with the full 4GB available and with only slightly less performance and since it will be watercooled it should still be cool and quiet. Problem with this is I really like the efficiency of maxwell and the shadow play that comes with it.
The ideal option would be simply to get 980s instead but this would cost an extra £400 over the 2 970s which is way over my budget.
What's the best option? Get the 970s and they will work fine? Get the 290Xs and put up with the extra heat and none of the features that come with NVidia? Or just wait and see what emerges, maybe the 3** AMD cards or more from Nvidia? I can wait till the end of Q2 before I want to get the upgrades.
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