2 GTX 970's or a GTX 980

[Chrislandry238]

So just seeing if anyone has any comments or opinions on whether to go with 2 GTX 970's for about $850 or less or get a single GTX 980 for like $750 or less. From reviews having two GTX 970's is better, higher FPS and I definitely don't want to spend $1400+ on two GTX 980's. PS I don't like radeons. Or has anyone heard about a new card from Nvidia coming after the 980 (possibly the ti)

[Prastupok]

So just seeing if anyone has any comments or opinions on whether to go with 2 GTX 970's for about $850 or less or get a single GTX 980 for like $750 or less. From reviews having two GTX 970's is better, higher FPS and I definitely don't want to spend $1400+ on two GTX 980's. PS I don't like radeons. Or has anyone heard about a new card from Nvidia coming after the 980 (possibly the ti)

 

The 980Ti seems very unlikely, and if it does come out? It will be very expensive, between 800-1000.

 

I vote 2x 970s, I have them in one of my rigs.

 

Edit: And yes, the 2x 970s do 4K just fine in 95% of games.

[Reavantos]

The 980Ti seems very unlikely, and if it does come out? It will be very expensive, between 800-1000.

 

I vote 2x 970s, I have them in one of my rigs.

 

 

+1 agreed

2 970's will be more than enough for most power users for a while

[Hero7750]

2 970's is the psu supports it

[Tim Drake]

2 x 970s

[No Nrg]

I'm gonna buck the trend and say one 980. I have one and love it. Put the $100 you save in the bank and save more for another year and buy a 2nd 980 when they come down in price, then you'll be set.

[Bonesy]

I think it depends on you honestly. If you want a set-it-and-forget-it solution...throw in a 980 and you're done. No, you won't be getting the same performance of 2x970's; but you won't have to deal with the general SLI frustration on certain titles/drivers/etc. Also, leaves you the ability to toss in another 980 down the road if you need the extra GPU power.

However, if you don't mind the potential hassle/frustration of dealing with an SLI setup, you just want the most bang for your buck, grab 2x970's and thoroughly enjoy.

 

I can see both sides of the coin, so choose the side that best fits you.

[libremaster]

See the games that you are going to play the most. In my case, I play Final Fantasy XIV witch has a very bad SLI profile (Know issue for a while) so a single 980 would have been a better decision. But, for most of the others games, 2x970 are great. A bit of stuttering (Dying Light...) but then again, It might not be the cards but the games...

[WedgeBob]

If you can, hope for a factory overclocked version of the GTX 980.  EVGA is best known for having special versions of it. 

[vembutech]

Pretty much every single modern game works great with SLI and it matters huge what resolution is being played. Sli'd 970`s blow the 980 out of the water, and if you are playing 1440p or 4k you will need and want the extra firepower.

Here is a link to some benchmarks....

 

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_970_SLI/1.html

[Demorthus]

980...

[Chrislandry238]

Awesome thanks for the advice, its still making it hard becasue right now I have a Benq 27 inch monitor with 120 refresh rate, it only does 1080p but if I were looking to buy a Asus monitor capable of 1440p(with gsync) later then should I go with 980 or sli 970s?

 

Also I'm kinda leaning towards a sli 970s since I think it'll be just as good as 980 when I'm only doing 1080p then like and if I wanted to get a 1440p monitor I'd be set I would think unless anyone else has any further opinions?

[Chrislandry238]

Ok I'm thinking dual 970's but which ones to get EVGA? ASUS? etc.

[Chrislandry238]

I checked vembutech's link and theres a small margin where the EVGA comes out on top however, I've had issues with EVGA products i the past. ASUS has always performed as it should

[CoolaxGaming]

Why not like radeon, anyways 980 because no SLI issues