Should I upgrade from a GTX 970 to a 1080Ti?

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Hello Community,
So I've recently purchased a Sony Bravia 4K TV, that I've been using alongside my PS4 Pro. I have a pretty decent PC rig also, but it's a bit older and some of the games are unable to run as effectively in 3840 x 2160. SO I was wondering if anyone could offer me any advice on whether I should upgrade my GPU or whatnot to keep up with the games coming out.
My current processor is an Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.6Ghz and my RAM is 16GB. My operating system is Windows 10, my TV is, as mentioned a Sony Bravia 55" 4K TV and I really don't know what my power supply is, but it's currently supporting my GTX 970. Not sure what other info I need, but any advice on the subject would be greatly appreciated.

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I have a seasonic x-850w gold psu that I'm really happy with. Too powerful for what I use it for now, but I'm glad to know I'm not pushing it and have room for sli or overclocking or more power hungry cards, etc if I ever want to get into that. So I'd personally always recommend going with more, and for what it's worth, I read a lot before going with seasonic.
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Thanks for the response guys. Just a further update as I've finally managed to wrestle my PSU from its socket I've identified it as a Solid gear SDGR-750BR and it says it's 60HZ with a max wattage of 750W. I'm aware that my TV can output to 120HZ in 4K, so wad wondering if I did get the 1080Ti, do I stick with what I have or should I upgrade anything else. Just trying to get the best experience here without going too crazy.

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Get the 1080 ti. I'm running a 1070 with i5 4460 at 4k and it's amazing. I hit 50-60 fps on pretty much everything at ultra, just without antialiasing and ambient occlusion. I turn down shadows too and use custom resolution (1720p) for more demanding titles. Minor things IMHO given how awesome 1720p to 2160p looks at 60 hz.

Anyway, point being 1080 ti should have no problem giving you the extra grunt needed for native 2160p with shadows, aa, ao, etc. Totally worth the extra cost to not have to worry about optimizing each game to personal preferences. Set it at ultra/max and forget it.

From what I've read, the ps4 pro is roughly on part with a 970. My last card was a 970 and the 1070 has been a MASSIVE upgrade from that. I seriously feel like I'm getting the same performance at 2160p as I was with my 970 at 1080p. Night and day. The 1080 tI should be to the 1070 as the 1070 is to the 970. Wayyyy better, the ultimate 4k card at this time...

Your TV really does native 120 hz 4k though? As far as I know/knew, the vast majority of tv specs are generally marketing fluff. My Vizio 4k claims 120 hz 4k, but in reality, it's just from processing effects and only supports 60 hz. It does do 120 hz 1080p, but I still think 4k 60 fps is vastly superior. Cpu seems to start limiting me at 100 fps. The 4790 is much better than 4460 though, and not that far off from sky and kaby i7s, so I'd definitely dump all the eggs into a 1080 ti and skip everything else at least until Intel 6 core cpus and true 4k 120+ hz displays come out.
 
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I STRONGLY suggest you replace that


get a proper 650w unit, tier 1 or 2 from this list:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html



a single 1080 ti will struggle to reach 60 fps at 4k with decent settings on any newer games


 
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Ok so I'm pretty decided on getting the 1080Ti now thanks to you gents. My only real concern now is with the PSU. I had a look at that tier list, but my model wasn't on there so I can't gauge how effective it'll be at handling the new graphics. I'd understand if it was rated terribly but as it's not, anybody have any experience with the Solid gear 750 to give me an idea if how it will perform, if at all?
 
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given the fact that there are no real reviews on it, consider it crap level

I would not trust it, especially on a 1080 ti


invest in a known great unit
 
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Yea I figured as much. Any personal recommendations from the list? I'm not looking to go insane like spending as much as I am on the graphics card, but don't mind forking a little out for assured quality.
 
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nope, very power efficient 550w is plenty

power recommendations will always be inflated because of the crap people buy psu wise
 
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I have a seasonic x-850w gold psu that I'm really happy with. Too powerful for what I use it for now, but I'm glad to know I'm not pushing it and have room for sli or overclocking or more power hungry cards, etc if I ever want to get into that. So I'd personally always recommend going with more, and for what it's worth, I read a lot before going with seasonic.
 
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