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Computer newb here: 2 Nvidia GeForce 970’s, or 1 1080ti?

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I have a GTX 970(my cpu is a Ryzen 5 and I currently have 1 stick of 8gb DDR4 ram). Can the GTX 970 bridge with another GTX 970? If it CAN use an SLI bridge, are 2 GTX 970’s better than just one GTX 1080TI?

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1 minute ago, winterfate said:

I have a GTX 970(my cpu is a Ryzen 5 and I currently have 1 stick of 8gb DDR4 ram). Can the GTX 970 bridge with another GTX 970? If it CAN use an SLI bridge, are 2 GTX 970’s better than just one GTX 1080TI?

its not moer powerful than 1080ti, tho it will be able to play games at higher settings comparerd to 1 gtx 970. The 970 is still actually a pretty good card for gaming, as its almost as good as a 1060. Its Vr ready and got about 4 gb vram (yes ik bout that "only 3,5gb vram" thingy, but it still got 4gb on the board.)

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Always go for the single more powerful card. 

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6 minutes ago, winterfate said:

are 2 GTX 970’s better than just one GTX 1080TI?

Not even close, mate.

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I sense zero research on 970 and 1080ti's performance on their own mate

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

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Ok, so I’m getting the vibe that a single 1080ti is the better choice. It is, however, a fair bit pricier. How much would I be able to get away selling my GTX 970 for to help make up the cost, and would anyone even buy it?

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2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

I sense zero research on 970 and 1080ti's performance on their own mate

*970 sli

 

You would be correct, lol

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Just now, winterfate said:

How much would I be able to get away selling my GTX 970 for to help make up the cost, and would anyone even buy it?

970 is on par with rx570, which is 2 yrs newer. now is under $100 everywhere i see. ..

so just keep it...

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8 minutes ago, winterfate said:

How much would I be able to get away selling my GTX 970 for to help make up the cost, and would anyone even buy it?

$100 at the best of times, even less if it's not a premium model like the MSI Gaming or Asus Strix. What 1080ti are you looking at?

 

Also watch your PSU, make sure the model's actually good.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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27 minutes ago, winterfate said:

How much would I be able to get away selling my GTX 970 for to help make up the cost, and would anyone even buy it?

100$ if you are lucky. 80$ closer to what id buy it at. i personally value it at 75$ (ish)

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2 hours ago, winterfate said:

I have a GTX 970(my cpu is a Ryzen 5 and I currently have 1 stick of 8gb DDR4 ram). Can the GTX 970 bridge with another GTX 970? If it CAN use an SLI bridge, are 2 GTX 970’s better than just one GTX 1080TI?

Never ever go SLI, unless you're going overkill and getting 2 2080Ti's or something. 2 970s at 100% usage in game won't even give you 1080TI performance. If you're buying the 1080ti new, go for a 2080 instead(nvidia might be lowering 20 series price soon, but right now 10 series is expensive due to it not being manufactured anymore)

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