970 2 way sli or 980 2 way sli

[iced colt]

i am building a new gaming system and i still can't decide what would be beter for 3x 1440p surround gaming, video production and live streaming 2 970's or 2 980's what would you choose?

[wyattzx]

Well.. You're talking about a difference of $400+.. I would get a 970 SLi over a single 980, but get a Titan X over 980 SLi. 980 SLi is kind of a gray area. It's marginally faster than a single Titan X, but by the same degree that a 980 is faster than a 970. 

[brokencross]

Dual 980 for triple 1440p.

[GrimNeo]

Well.. You're talking about a difference of $400+.. I would get a 970 SLi over a single 980, but get a Titan X over 980 SLi. 980 SLi is kind of a gray area. It's marginally faster than a single Titan X, but by the same degree that a 980 is faster than a 970. 

This. Go with Titan X. SLI does not always scale properly.

[DrunkPenguinz]

Well.. You're talking about a difference of $400+.. I would get a 970 SLi over a single 980, but get a Titan X over 980 SLi. 980 SLi is kind of a gray area. It's marginally faster than a single Titan X, but by the same degree that a 980 is faster than a 970. 

Currently, I'm looking to have a single 970 in my build, then eventually buy another for SLI. Thing is, I heard there's some microstuttering. Being that I play lots of CSGO, I really wouldn't want that, so it just all depends on what you're looking to play.

[BrandonTheCat]

Currently, I'm looking to have a single 970 in my build, then eventually buy another for SLI. Thing is, I heard there's some microstuttering. Being that I play lots of CSGO, I really wouldn't want that, so it just all depends on what you're looking to play.

Why would you want another 970 if you are just mainly playing CSGO? that game doesn't even need anything. Seriously, a 960 could get that game into the high settings on 1080. 

[DrunkPenguinz]

Why would you want another 970 if you are just mainly playing CSGO? that game doesn't even need anything. Seriously, a 960 could get that game into the high settings on 1080. 

I know, I'm saying I would stick another 970 for better performance in other games like GTA, but I was thinking the SLI micro stuttering would still affect even CSGO.

[iced colt]

I know, I'm saying I would stick another 970 for better performance in other games like GTA, but I was thinking the SLI micro stuttering would still affect even CSGO.

You could turn sli off when playing CSGO

[DrunkPenguinz]

You could turn sli off when playing CSGO

Ah, alright.

[iced colt]

Well.. You're talking about a difference of $400+.. I would get a 970 SLi over a single 980, but get a Titan X over 980 SLi. 980 SLi is kind of a gray area. It's marginally faster than a single Titan X, but by the same degree that a 980 is faster than a 970.

Would 1 Titan x be able to cope with 3 monitor surround at 7680x1440p though?

[DrunkPenguinz]

Would 1 Titan x be able to cope with 3 monitor surround at 7680x1440p though?

If a 780 ti can, a Titan X most definitely can.

[DrunkPenguinz]

If a 780 ti SLI can, a Titan X most definitely can.

[wyattzx]

Would 1 Titan x be able to cope with 3 monitor surround at 7680x1440p though?

That's more pixels than 4K, so.. I'm not sure if it could play games comfortably at that resolution. I imagine, at high(est) settings on a title like Grand Theft Auto V, you would expect like 25-30FPS averages. 

[iced colt]

If a 780 ti can, a Titan X most definitely can.

This is 3 monitor 2.5k each surround on 1 Titan x 60fps min i don't think any single GPs can do it or at least no one has tried

[iced colt]

The reason I started this thread was asking wether 2 970's or 2 980's would handle 7680x1440p surround gaming I would like to point out half the time I am using the cards one will be gaming at 2560x1440p and the other rendering in adobe after effects cc or Vegas pro so what would be better for 3 monitor 2.5k surround 2 970's or 2 980's?

[sgloux3470]

I know, I'm saying I would stick another 970 for better performance in other games like GTA, but I was thinking the SLI micro stuttering would still affect even CSGO.

 

Microstuttering is a mythical beast.  If you run a frame rate limiter and vsync or gsync/freesync you won't have any issues.  

[sgloux3470]

Are you planning on gaming in surround across all three monitors?  

 

I would sooner recommend something like 290CF/290x CF for that sort of set up because it's a solid performer and more cost effective.  I would say 970 SLI would be the better option of the two since overclocked 970's are still very powerful but significantly cheaper.  That said, there is an argument to be made for the 980's if you've got the money. 

 

 

[Guest]

Currently, I'm looking to have a single 970 in my build, then eventually buy another for SLI. Thing is, I heard there's some microstuttering. Being that I play lots of CSGO, I really wouldn't want that, so it just all depends on what you're looking to play.

You can disable one GPU if you want and DX12 may fix microstuttering. 

[Guest]

The reason I started this thread was asking wether 2 970's or 2 980's would handle 7680x1440p surround gaming I would like to point out half the time I am using the cards one will be gaming at 2560x1440p and the other rendering in adobe after effects cc or Vegas pro so what would be better for 3 monitor 2.5k surround 2 970's or 2 980's?

One Titan X

[iced colt]

One Titan X

That's the thing though 1 Titan x won't hold anywhere near 60 fps on high to medium settings in surround in GTA 5 and other newer games

[Guest]

That's the thing though 1 Titan x won't hold anywhere near 60 fps on high to medium settings in surround in GTA 5 and other newer games

You could manage medium with no AA.