1080p 144hz best used gtx 900 for the money

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I recently upgraded from a gtx 960 to a evga gtx 970 and payed $330 for the new evga card. Due to coil whine ( thought they had that figured out) and less than expected oc ability, i returned it. My budget/mindset has changed since the 970 purchase and i have 3 options. I will be using the heaviest stable overclock i can get out of the card.

1# Another 970, this time used msi for $250

#2 A used gtx 980 for $375-400

#3 At the very top of my budget if not close to being over. Used msi Gtx 980ti for $550

Ill be playing games like Rainbow 6 Siege, Battlefield, and Elder Scrolls Online with a 1080p 144hz monitor without gsync(nvidia stopped make the kits >.<).

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If your motherboard supports SLI, you can get another GTX 970, and it will work fine for 1080p 144Hz. I don't recommend buying a 980, since the difference between a 980 and 970 is not that big. A 980 Ti is also fine for 1080p 144Hz, and if you get one, and if your motherboard supports SLI you can get another one in the future.

Two 970s in SLI is slightly stronger than a single 980 Ti, but the difference is not very big.
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970 is still a great card for 1080p and its recommended most, A 980ti is good but over kill at 1080p even for 144hz

The 970 if you OC will come very close to the performance of the 980 were talking 10-15% margin in a few games and most games way less

For the money I would go with the 970 to be honest , get a stable OC on gpu and memory and enjoy
 
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If your motherboard supports SLI, you can get another GTX 970, and it will work fine for 1080p 144Hz. I don't recommend buying a 980, since the difference between a 980 and 970 is not that big. A 980 Ti is also fine for 1080p 144Hz, and if you get one, and if your motherboard supports SLI you can get another one in the future.

Two 970s in SLI is slightly stronger than a single 980 Ti, but the difference is not very big.
 
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Id get a gtx 970 and another for sli later without question if i wasnt afraid of screen tearing without gsync. Also, most people that have the 970 sli setup wish they had a 980ti due to sli compatibility/issues. I know that i wont be content with a single gtx 970 performance for long and dont want to be wishing i would have gotten a 980ti.

I realize that you can oc a 970 to the performance of a 980 in a lot of cases.... but you can also oc a 980 to near the 980 ti performance. So, with heavy overclocking in mind, i dont want to regret this purchase down the road. Wish this was less difficult for me >.<

Thanks,
 
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I managed to find a new reference evga gtx 980 ti for $550 shipped to my door. Since it was close to the price of two used gtx 970s, new and similar in performance, i couldn't pass it up. I figure the reference blower design will be good for sli in the future... especially with my smaller asus gene IV mobo. Thanks!
 
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