Hi I'm new here and I have a question. I'm building a gaming PC and I do not know whether to get a 980 or a 980 ti. I have a 1080p 60hz monitor and I want to get a video card that will last for at least 5 years of gaming at 60fps or more. I don't want a 970, but I don't know whether to buy a 980 or a 980 ti. The latter is only about $140 more and give a much higher performance. I'm not sure which one to get. Please help
980 or 980 ti?
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DonkeyOatie
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If you plan to run 1080p at 60Hz, then 980 is more than plenty. The GTX980ti is needed for more monitors and higher resolutions. It is total overkill for 1080p.
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Reaper_7799
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If the cash doesn't hurt you, get the 980 ti but you'll also want to upgrade your monitor even if you don't get a 1440P monitor, get a 144hz 1080P G sync monitor at least, to stop any tearing. The 980 ti will run fps way higher than 60 all maxed out on most games and will easily last 5 years in 1080P.
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Also, think like this...1440P gsync monitors will get cheaper and if you wanted to up your resolution in a year or two, the 980ti runs 1440P so much better than a 980 and will last longer for any more graphically intensive games, plus better resale value.
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60Hz 1080p is a 'fixed' point. If it works today, it will work forever. The problem is that the future is not 60Hz 1080p, as Reaper_7799 has mentioned.
I have a system with a GTX750ti. If I were to upgrade it, I would not stop short of a GTX970 or equivalent. I also have a system with a GTX970. If I were to upgrade that (at the moment), I would not stop short of a GTX980ti or equivalent because I don't plan to be using 60Hz 1080p in five year's time. (I don't know what I will be using then because my crystal ball does not go that far)
I have a system with a GTX750ti. If I were to upgrade it, I would not stop short of a GTX970 or equivalent. I also have a system with a GTX970. If I were to upgrade that (at the moment), I would not stop short of a GTX980ti or equivalent because I don't plan to be using 60Hz 1080p in five year's time. (I don't know what I will be using then because my crystal ball does not go that far)
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Good choice, you'll be extremely happy with it. For your other questions...it's well above 60 in 1080P...put it like this...Most games run close to 100FPS or more in 1440P...now the games like witcher 3 and gtav and those that are not optimized as well, still struggle but in 1080P will still push really good.
Since I got this card, I don't play much 1080P anymore so I can't fully answer it.
And the screen tearing happens when your fps is higher than your refresh rate...so for instance any fps above 60fps with a 60 hz screen could cause tearing on your screen because it's trying to put more frames per second than the monitor can handle, so it looks choppy.
The G sync, helps it from becoming choppy when your fps is lower than your refresh rate, so if you have a 144hz monitor without g sync, and your games run at say 100fps, you could get tearing but with g sync, it matches your monitors refresh rate to the output fps so you do not get tearing.
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