1x GTX 980 or 3x GTX 970 NEED HELP ASAP (30 MIN)

Just an average guy · Jul 14, 2015

OK r/buildapcdeals
GTX 970 EVGA ACX 2.0 SUPERCLOCKED - $150

I have someone lined up to buy my 980 for $500.
Should I sell it and get 3 GTX 970's?
Im doing gaming/rendering.
PLS HALP.

StarChief · Jul 14, 2015

Where the hell are you getting a 970 for $150

DaronMal · Jul 14, 2015

My general thought on multiple GPU's is: One great GPU is better than multiple GPUs.

Just an average guy · Jul 14, 2015

go to reddit.com/r/buildapcdeals its a microcenter price that you can PriceMatch. I NEED AN ANSWER. I NEED TO KNOW.

Rolando Cabrera · Jul 14, 2015

I would personally go with one 980

kcarbotte · Jul 14, 2015

2 970s will outperform a single 980, but you'll run into memory limitations if you intend to use this setup for multi-screen or 4k gaming.
3 970s doesn't really give a meaningful benefit over 2 for the same reason.

also, where are you getting 970s for 150 dollars?

vrumor · Jul 14, 2015

No where can you buy a 970 for $150. Probably cant even buy a non-working one off ebay for $150.

Just an average guy · Jul 14, 2015

I can get as many new in box JUST NEED TO KNOW IF I SHOULD DO IT!? 3 970's by EVGA or KEEP 1 980!?

Joshua Martin · Jul 14, 2015

Forget about the PC performance. Buy all 3 970s and sell them for $300 a piece??

Actually, just buy as many as you can and turn around and sell them on Ebay..

DaronMal · Jul 14, 2015

Just an average guy :

If you can get THREE WORKING EVGA 970's, buy it, sell them for a more realistic price, and buy a beast then like a 980Ti or a Fury lmao.

Just an average guy · Jul 14, 2015

Not really helpful... Also realized that ima need a boatload of molex to 8/6 pins. Only have 3 pcie power on my powersupply...

StarChief · Jul 14, 2015

You won't get any 970s for $150.... anywhere.

Joshua Martin · Jul 14, 2015

StarChief :

Agreed...

vrumor · Jul 14, 2015

Spoke too soon.

DaronMal · Jul 14, 2015

Just an average guy :

I'd watch out for a scam honestly, I've never seen a card that good go that cheap, if you can, just buy the 3, then sell 2 and make $600 easy.

Iamsoda · Jul 14, 2015

I will add a helpful answer whether or not what is true or not. 3 GTX 970's isn't a really good option, because SLI only works in a certain number of games. Plus on top of that the performance will very game to game and any games that are not made for SLI will have zero benefit of more then one GPU. In average cases 1 GTX 970 is 100%, 2 is about 170% and 3 is something around 210%. At that point assuming you aren't vram locked at 3.5gig (most likely you will be) it isn't worth a third GTX 970. Also the PSU size and power usage would be ridiculous. I would suggest a third option and get GTX 980 ti. Very powerful card, has 6gig of vram, and runs pretty low power for high end.

Just an average guy · Jul 14, 2015

http://www.microcenter.com/product/438841/geforce_gtx_970_video_card

Price match at best buy.

Iamsoda · Jul 14, 2015

But I do agree someone would be literally giving them away for $150.

Just an average guy · Jul 14, 2015

soooo should I wait for a 980 TI sale then go for it?

Iamsoda · Jul 14, 2015

Just an average guy :

Ok that is legit.

Iamsoda · Jul 14, 2015

Just an average guy :

yes or if best buy will do the price match (highly highly doubt it) pick up as many GTX 970's as you can and sell them.

Just an average guy · Jul 14, 2015

Like I told you. Then you go and Price Match it.

Joshua Martin · Jul 14, 2015

Just an average guy :

BestBuy only price matches these retailers..

"Amazon.com, Bhphotovideo.com, Crutchfield.com, Dell.com, HP.com, Newegg.com, and TigerDirect.com"

unless they're local retailers.. in which case if they WERE local, you'd just buy them from the source retailer anyway??

Either way, If this is legit why is this a hard choice.. buy as many as you can and sell them for double the profit????

Just an average guy · Jul 14, 2015

Should I get two then get Kraken G10's and H55's for them and overclock the * out of them?

Just an average guy · Jul 14, 2015

I came in with a GTX 980 for $236 and they said they would but they didnt have any so they couldnt.

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