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I've got 2 MSI Power Edition 670's in my computer right now and I'm looking to upgrade (the 2GB of vram is becoming a major bottleneck). So far, I've narrowed it down to two possible configurations:
GTX 970 (2-way SLI)
GTX 980 (single card)
I'm pretty sure the 970 SLI will give me more raw frames, but the single, more powerful 980 will give me smoother gameplay (after a year with an SLI build I've noticed microstuttering and general SLI issues) In addition, the single 980 would provide room for improvement later since my Corsair HX850 can only handle 2 cards with my current setup. The only issue is I'm unsure if I will see a framerate drop in games that aren't bottlenecked by the 2GB frame buffer (I haven't been able to find any benchmarks comparing 670 2-way SLI to a 970/980). Which do you think will provide the better result?
Note: my budget is limited to ~600 USD, so if there are other suggestions keep them within that range.
GTX 970 (2-way SLI)
GTX 980 (single card)
I'm pretty sure the 970 SLI will give me more raw frames, but the single, more powerful 980 will give me smoother gameplay (after a year with an SLI build I've noticed microstuttering and general SLI issues) In addition, the single 980 would provide room for improvement later since my Corsair HX850 can only handle 2 cards with my current setup. The only issue is I'm unsure if I will see a framerate drop in games that aren't bottlenecked by the 2GB frame buffer (I haven't been able to find any benchmarks comparing 670 2-way SLI to a 970/980). Which do you think will provide the better result?
Note: my budget is limited to ~600 USD, so if there are other suggestions keep them within that range.
ibshortkid94
October 15, 2014 6:12:34 PM
frag06
October 9, 2014 5:28:00 PM
ibshortkid94 said:
frag06 said:
ibshortkid94 said:
I've got 2 MSI Power Edition 670's in my computer right now and I'm looking to upgrade (the 2GB of vram is becoming a major bottleneck). So far, I've narrowed it down to two possible configurations:GTX 970 (2-way SLI)
GTX 980 (single card)
I'm pretty sure the 970 SLI will give me more raw frames, but the single, more powerful 980 will give me smoother gameplay (after a year with an SLI build I've noticed microstuttering and general SLI issues) In addition, the single 980 would provide room for improvement later since my Corsair HX850 can only handle 2 cards with my current setup. The only issue is I'm unsure if I will see a framerate drop in games that aren't bottlenecked by the 2GB frame buffer (I haven't been able to find any benchmarks comparing 670 2-way SLI to a 970/980). Which do you think will provide the better result?
Note: my budget is limited to ~600 USD, so if there are other suggestions keep them within that range.
970 SLI will be more powerful than one 980. One 970 will be a bit slower than 670 SLI in benchmarks, but the 970 will probably win in games.
One 970 is more than enough for 1080p and even most games at 1440p. With a $600 budget, you aren't going to be able to buy two.
A 980 isn't really worth the money, IMO. Better to buy one 970 now and SLI later if you need to.
Can you provide a link to the benchmarks that you are referencing? I'd like to see how much slower the 970 would be relative to the 670 sli.
I suppose if I go with one 970 then I will have some left over to get a better SSD for my system drive
Look at this OCN post for reference. There are many posts comparing cards. setups, ect.
Two 670's perform a bit better than a 780 Ti, so you are looking at the same thing with a 970.
sammy sung
October 9, 2014 5:25:07 PM
ibshortkid94
October 9, 2014 5:14:45 PM
frag06 said:
ibshortkid94 said:
I've got 2 MSI Power Edition 670's in my computer right now and I'm looking to upgrade (the 2GB of vram is becoming a major bottleneck). So far, I've narrowed it down to two possible configurations:GTX 970 (2-way SLI)
GTX 980 (single card)
I'm pretty sure the 970 SLI will give me more raw frames, but the single, more powerful 980 will give me smoother gameplay (after a year with an SLI build I've noticed microstuttering and general SLI issues) In addition, the single 980 would provide room for improvement later since my Corsair HX850 can only handle 2 cards with my current setup. The only issue is I'm unsure if I will see a framerate drop in games that aren't bottlenecked by the 2GB frame buffer (I haven't been able to find any benchmarks comparing 670 2-way SLI to a 970/980). Which do you think will provide the better result?
Note: my budget is limited to ~600 USD, so if there are other suggestions keep them within that range.
970 SLI will be more powerful than one 980. One 970 will be a bit slower than 670 SLI in benchmarks, but the 970 will probably win in games.
One 970 is more than enough for 1080p and even most games at 1440p. With a $600 budget, you aren't going to be able to buy two.
A 980 isn't really worth the money, IMO. Better to buy one 970 now and SLI later if you need to.
Can you provide a link to the benchmarks that you are referencing? I'd like to see how much slower the 970 would be relative to the 670 sli.
I suppose if I go with one 970 then I will have some left over to get a better SSD for my system drive
frag06
October 9, 2014 5:09:07 PM
ibshortkid94 said:
I've got 2 MSI Power Edition 670's in my computer right now and I'm looking to upgrade (the 2GB of vram is becoming a major bottleneck). So far, I've narrowed it down to two possible configurations:GTX 970 (2-way SLI)
GTX 980 (single card)
I'm pretty sure the 970 SLI will give me more raw frames, but the single, more powerful 980 will give me smoother gameplay (after a year with an SLI build I've noticed microstuttering and general SLI issues) In addition, the single 980 would provide room for improvement later since my Corsair HX850 can only handle 2 cards with my current setup. The only issue is I'm unsure if I will see a framerate drop in games that aren't bottlenecked by the 2GB frame buffer (I haven't been able to find any benchmarks comparing 670 2-way SLI to a 970/980). Which do you think will provide the better result?
Note: my budget is limited to ~600 USD, so if there are other suggestions keep them within that range.
970 SLI will be more powerful than one 980. One 970 will be a bit slower than 670 SLI in benchmarks, but the 970 will probably win in games.
One 970 is more than enough for 1080p and even most games at 1440p. With a $600 budget, you aren't going to be able to buy two.
A 980 isn't really worth the money, IMO. Better to buy one 970 now and SLI later if you need to.
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