Is 1 GTX 980 sufficient for 1080p and 144hz gaming? (1 monitor) Would 2 be overkill?

[theterminaldreamland]

I don't play very demanding games but I was looking at benchmarks for 2 980's and WOW! but it cost a lot of money so i don't think i would/could do sli. so i was just wondering. would 1 be sufficient for a 144hz monitor? I want my system to last for a while.

 

[Raiin]

depends on the settings your running your games at, Current games wont run Maxed out 120+FPS on a single gtx 980 at 1080p, on the other hand SLI 970 might do the job for close to a 980s price.

 

[spentshells]

I'm with this guy!

 

[theterminaldreamland]

I should of added this to my question.

I play games like skyrim and fallout and some day z every now and then i haven't had a chance to play any recent ones, but your answer makes sense! thanks

 

[bystander]

Skyrim has physics problems over 60 FPS due to the engine. DayZ is completely CPU bound, and won't let you get anywhere near 144 FPS. Only Fallout would likely let you get near 144 FPS.

 

[theterminaldreamland]

Skyrim has physics problems over 60 FPS due to the engine. DayZ is completely CPU bound, and won't let you get anywhere near 144 FPS. Only Fallout would likely let you get near 144 FPS.

hm yeah that's true. i also play sims it's kinda my guilty pleasure, also battlefield, every now and then though.

 

[XBlitz15]

Hi,

I own a GTX 980, and I am running a 144hz monitor, at 1080p. I've played games like BO3, CS:GO and GTA V, and I can say that I get frames from my lowest being 140 (BO3), to the highest being ~800 (CSGO). So I do think that it is worth it.

 

[Cole_9]

A GTX 980 will be enough for todays games at high but not maxed out settings. For maxed out settings I would get a 1070, but if that's too rich for your blood, then a 980 will do. I have a GTX 960 where I play games like Boarderlands 2, COD, and GTA V and average around 179 FPS, with 60 being the lowest ive ever gotten with vsync turned off.

 

[XBlitz15]

I don't play very demanding games but I was looking at benchmarks for 2 980's and WOW! but it cost a lot of money so i don't think i would/could do sli. so i was just wondering. would 1 be sufficient for a 144hz monitor? I want my system to last for a while.

Hi,

I am currently running a GTX 980 and have a 144hz monitor. I play CS:GO and BO3 quite a bit, and I can say the default settings for CS:GO's FPS is anywhere from 250-400fps on Competitive servers, and smaller maps up to 800FPS. On BO3, I get about 140-200FPS.