fred_mertz

750ti > current consoles. Nvidia isn't known for drastic price drops on their current hardware when the new ones come out. The 980 has gone down about $150, 970 down about $70 and the 960 went down by $40 since their introduction. They're currently giving away a $50 Tomb Raider game if you purchase their select card so I doubt they will drop prices.

If you have a low rating PSU and don't want to buy a new one, go with the 960. What may also tip the scale to Nvidia's side is their free games. They usually give free newly released AAA titles when you purchase certain cards.

Thanks for your input guys. I will be staying with 1080p for a while. What I do want is to turn every dog gone setting up. I want to enjoy all eye candy stuff including AA and remain above 60fps. My 960 with 2gb of vram runs out of memory on games like GTAV. Like I said, I want 1080p with every eye candy turned up. 970, 390 or 980. Which ever will allow me to do that for the least amount of money is what I would buy.

Thanks. Crysis series, GTAV, racing, Euro Truck... to name a few.

I currently have an i5 4690K, 8gb ram and a GTX 960 2GB. I'm only doing 1080p gaming and I'm seeing the ceiling of my 960 being hit. My PSU is 500 watt Cooler Master with 2 12V rails at 18A each. I have explored the AMD route. The R9 390 in particular. That route would cost me $330 for the gpu and another $70 for the 700 watt PSU. So I'm looking at $400. My easy solution would be a GTX 970 for $330 and not have to replace my PSU. 970 and 390 trade blows with one another. The promise of DX12 is still a few years from now so the 8GB of the R9 won't matter until it catches on. Even then, by that time the gpu may already be outdated. If I go the AMD route, I might as well go for the GTX 980. The cheapest one I found is MSI GTX 980 GAMING 4GB GDDR5 $489. It would cost me $90 over AMD and $170 more over the 970. My current PSU looks like it will handle the 980. Is the 980 worth the price over the 970 and 390?

I can get a GTX 980 for about $480. An R9 390X would run me about $400. With the R9, I would definitely need a new PSU. That would effectively make it cost the same as a 980, which is a better card than the 390X. If I get a new PSU with the 980, I would spend close to $600. A terrifying thought.

GPU boss and Annandtech said 75 watts. Guru of 3d and gpu boss said 165 watts. They didn't disclose how they got those figures. I'm guessing it may be accurate, specially annandtech.

Cooler Master RS500

I'm reading from all over the net that the 980's power draw is about 165 watts (card only, not system). Now my questions is, If a power supply that was able to power a GTX 260 Core 216 (with a power draw of 178 watts), could the same PSU keep a 980 running? I did the math of the cpus as well compared to the older one and it just about evens out. Core2 E7300 48watts GTX 260 C216 178watts -------------------------------- Total 226watts i5 4690k 75watts GTX 980 165watts -------------------------- Total 240 watts Now before you guys bust my balls, I know there are other components involved so on and so forth. The system power consumption over all is more than what I indicated above. Given every component (besides the cpu and gpu) are the same, should the same PSU be able to handle the newer cpu and gpu? It's a 14 watt difference. PSU has 2 12V rails each with 18A. By the way, the newer system will have an SSD and no optical drive. That should make up for the 14 watt difference.

If I can't make my money fit I may have to go with the 970 since it has a far lower tdp. My current 500 watt psu should be able to handle it. However, I really want the 390 because of 8gb of vram instead of 3.5 of the 970.

I have a $400 limit. The cheapest 390 I can find is about $320. My entire purchase has to be no more than $400 with tax.

I made up my mind on PSUs. Which of the 3 would be good enough for my setup? I currently have an i5 4960K 4.2ghz. I'm debating between a GTX 970 or an R9 390. I'd like to save a buck or two. But which one would be best? http://www.amazon.com/Sentey-Xplus-Power-Supply-XPP725-HS/dp/B00SN6VN7W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453392790&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=sentey+xplus+power+supply+725+watt&psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/Sentey-Bronze-Certified-Supply-MBP750-HM/dp/B00SN7CGAO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453393281&sr=8-1&keywords=sentey+metal+blade+power http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Warranty-110-B1-0750-VR/dp/B00K85X23O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1453392887&sr=8-2&keywords=evga+supernova+750 I have an Amazon gift card so I have to buy from there.

Wait for the next gen. In the mean time, grab some books to hold you over.

It would take years for a competitor to rise should AMD go under. Nvidia wouldn't have to innovate to maintain sales. Just look at the smart phone market. Had Android never been created and the dozens of manufacturers created devices, the current iphone would be circa 2008.