Hi guys,
My tier 5 power supply killed my motherboard and gpu
so here I am. These are my hopeful specs:
i5 6600k
AsRock Extreme 4 Z170 micro ATX motherboard
GTX 970 SLI
750W Cooler Master GX power supply (tier 3)
Basically the 970 SLI costs £190 used, and for those of you who don't live in the UK, that would get you a brand new gtx 1060 3gb. If I invest £55 more, I can get a used 980 Ti. I want the card(s) to last at least 2-3 years before upgrading. The 970 SLI option is faster than gtx 1070 according to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb2nw6Sz4kY and the 1070 is basically a 980 Ti, but a bit slower with 2gb more vram. I am only playing at 1080p75, but the VRAM is my biggest issue. 3.5gb vram + 0.5gb is considered slightly low in the eyes of most people, but I only want to play e-sport titles such as overwatch at max settings. Nothing too demanding like gta v. Most benchmarks suggest that the sli 970 is faster than 980 Ti by 10%, but of course I have to take into consideration the extra VRAM. The 980 Ti however is 30% more expensive than the 970 sli config. I want to know whether paying the premium will give me a 30% increase in performance and whether its worth it in the first place. Secondly, I am concerned about case ventilation. My case has 1 fan slot at front, 2 at the side and 1 92mm at the back. 92mm is the only exhaust. There is a 120mm intake at the front. Note that my cpu heatsink is so big, it wont allow me to use either of the slots at the side. I can however fit two fans on the actual heatsink. One would be facing towards the 92mm exhaust fan and one would be facing the other way. I will be getting aftermarket cooled 970s though. Is it worth it?
My tier 5 power supply killed my motherboard and gpu
so here I am. These are my hopeful specs:i5 6600k
AsRock Extreme 4 Z170 micro ATX motherboard
GTX 970 SLI
750W Cooler Master GX power supply (tier 3)
Basically the 970 SLI costs £190 used, and for those of you who don't live in the UK, that would get you a brand new gtx 1060 3gb. If I invest £55 more, I can get a used 980 Ti. I want the card(s) to last at least 2-3 years before upgrading. The 970 SLI option is faster than gtx 1070 according to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb2nw6Sz4kY and the 1070 is basically a 980 Ti, but a bit slower with 2gb more vram. I am only playing at 1080p75, but the VRAM is my biggest issue. 3.5gb vram + 0.5gb is considered slightly low in the eyes of most people, but I only want to play e-sport titles such as overwatch at max settings. Nothing too demanding like gta v. Most benchmarks suggest that the sli 970 is faster than 980 Ti by 10%, but of course I have to take into consideration the extra VRAM. The 980 Ti however is 30% more expensive than the 970 sli config. I want to know whether paying the premium will give me a 30% increase in performance and whether its worth it in the first place. Secondly, I am concerned about case ventilation. My case has 1 fan slot at front, 2 at the side and 1 92mm at the back. 92mm is the only exhaust. There is a 120mm intake at the front. Note that my cpu heatsink is so big, it wont allow me to use either of the slots at the side. I can however fit two fans on the actual heatsink. One would be facing towards the 92mm exhaust fan and one would be facing the other way. I will be getting aftermarket cooled 970s though. Is it worth it?
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