upgrade from 660ti to gtx 970

Blos88 · Dec 3, 2016

hello everyone

i have a deal in this moment

in a local market here where i live( i live in chile lol )

the deal is:
money plus my evga 660ti 2gb for a zotac 970 4gb

would be worth it?

i was consoidering a 1060 but here is so expensive like $300 dolars new even more

so im considering accepting the deal

what do u guys think?
one last thing:

will my i7 2600 non k will bottleneck that gpu?

i have also a gw cooler master 650w bronze i had a 580 lighting in the past

isaac4643 · Dec 3, 2016

bottleneck? nope
how much money + the 660ti? this will be the deciding factor

Blos88 · Dec 3, 2016

ok ty

im converting form my local currency to dolars

like 100 bucks and my current gpu

isaac4643 · Dec 3, 2016

JEEPERS THATS ALOT.... the gtx1060 3gb model has very similar performance to the gtx 970 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JAjRJjvq-Q and since i dont know the pricing in your country, i suggest a second hand online store your country has for example ebay or craiglist and compare the rpice for the 660ti and 970. hope you make a decision that you wont regret, the 970 is still a great card

Blos88 · Dec 3, 2016

a new gtx 1060 here is in dolars $343
a new rx 470 the cheapest one $268
yes its sucks
and a new gtx 1050ti $208

isaac4643 · Dec 3, 2016

is the gtx1060 3gb model? if so screw the 1060 theres only roughly 10fps diffrence from the 1060 3gb model and gtx 970. the prices in your country are similar to mine (korea) but that price diffrence in 1060 is just god dam stupid, i dont know man...with both red and green team releaseing all the new stuff and prices already dropped it wont go down any further until team red decides to release their new gpu (which is a few years from now)

Blos88 · Dec 3, 2016

isaac4643 :

hey

yep the 1060 is the 3gb model, the 6gb is like 400 or more

i just want to upgrade my 660ti

Rampy216 · Dec 3, 2016

but how much does a used 970 costs compared to a used 660ti?
that should be the deciding factor

Blos88 · Dec 3, 2016

Rampy216 :

a used 970 or almsot new is $300 bucks minimum 260
a used 660 is $178

in local internet shops

Rampy216 · Dec 3, 2016

unless you have someuse for your 660ti I would go for it.
selling your 660ti by yourself can give you a small benefit but not a huge one that its worth risking a potential "client" for it
again, I would go for it

Blos88 · Dec 3, 2016

Rampy216 :

i think i will grab the deal

a new rx 470 is more expensive than a used or new 970 here

one last question

my rig will be good for this card? aiming at 1080p?

i7 2600 with evo cm 212

maximus 5 extreme

12gb ram ddr3

psu cooler master gx 650w 80 bronze

dontlistentome · Dec 3, 2016

Most games will be fine at 1080p with that CPU and a 970.

Blos88 · Dec 3, 2016

dontlistentome :

forget to say

its a zotac 970 4gb

any references form this card?

is so small

is it good?

isaac4643 · Dec 4, 2016

the smallest variant from zotac thats a 970 is 40mm thick 205mm long 111.15mm tall, this card requires 2 6pins from the psu which your psu has, so i dont think you need anything else, https://www.zotac.com/us/product/graphics_card/gtx-970#spec this isnt the highest clocked gpu for a third party manufacturer, but theres quite a bit of head room for overclocking, (which is nice)

Blos88 · Dec 4, 2016

isaac4643 :

yes i know but im hesitating right now not because of the deal
now because of the coil whine and temps this gpu could have

some page says that the temps for load is 80 and horrible coil whine :/

will my psu be good?

isaac4643 · Dec 4, 2016

your psu is more than adequate.
ask the client if you can see it on a test run, ask him politely saying that youve been scammed before and youd like to take precautions, even though you trust him. if he agrees you can run a basic benchmark like unigine heaven and see if there are any defects on the card like coil whine or noise problems

Blos88 · Dec 4, 2016

yes

late im going to visit him for see the card in actual conditions

my last question is

is my motherboard compatible?

asus rog 5 extreme? with this card

isaac4643 · Dec 6, 2016

lol hope you were just joking but its good to be safe than sorry right? haha yes that motherboard is more than adequete. taht mobo can even rock a titan xp.

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