970 2 way SLI vs. single 980 1440p on ultra

thebiggestmacontheblock · May 18, 2015

z77a-g45 msi
16 gigs of matched ddr3 by ballistix
1tb hdd
intell i7-3770k
800w power supply
windows 8.1 64 bit
either two gtx 970 SLI or one 980

I am very particular about my framerates so i am wondering if ill see any frames below 30 in my rig when playing games like the witcher 3 and graphically heavy games in the near future. (I know its extremely hard to predict a game that hasn't come out yet.

So i am asking whether I should get two gtx 970 or one 980 for my purposes and what type of framerates i can expect.

PS. i should say that i am aware of the 970s 3.5 +.5 memory usage. Do yall think that will effect 1440p gaming?

Thank you guys so much in advance!!

okcnaline · May 18, 2015

2 GTX 970 is slightly more expensive than 980 but is much better performing. And is this a new build?

As of the 970 3584Mb fast and 512Mb slow, that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

thebiggestmacontheblock · May 18, 2015

okcnaline :

Well, I built the rig a while ago and currently have a 770 installed but have become enthralled with 1440p and the witcher. I am leaning toward the SLI 970s but the only thing that concerns me is that bandwidth ceiling. I have heard others report newer games are queued to consume more than the 3584 and that would result in stuttering... yalls opinions are greatly appreciated!

CTurbo · May 18, 2015

My friend has this setup and maxes out that 3440x1440p monitor on ultra settings in pretty much every game. I must say that the 21:9 1440p monitor is pretty sweet.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($264.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card ($576.39 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 34UM95 60Hz 34.0" Monitor ($799.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1741.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'm not necessarily recommending you get that specific monitor. What I'm getting at is that if that setup can max out that monitor, it should have no problem maxing out a regular 1440p monitor.

For $576, that 295x2 is pretty awesome.

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