GTX 980@1440p

[NoodleAssassin]

Hey people, exactly what the title says. Do you guys think a single 980 is enough to play games IN THE FUTURE(ex: Witcher 3, AC Unity, and FC4) at 1440p? I run at ultra settings, usually at 2xmsaa. Or do you guys think its worth it to buy two for future-proofing?

[mr.skyrim_pc]

A 980 will be good enough.

[GhostWindGamer]

No such thing as future proof

[VG Docs]

No such thing as future proof

I think he means in the reasonably near future-proof (e.g Next 1-2 years)

[Michael McAllister]

No such thing as future proof

 

While this statement certainly is true, higher resolutions usually mean the level of antialiasing needed is reduced.  This will drastically help overall performance.  Until 4K is scaled properly in Windows, 1440p will be the preferred resolution by many gamers going forward.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Hey people, exactly what the title says. Do you guys think a single 980 is enough to play games IN THE FUTURE(ex: Witcher 3, AC Unity, and FC4) at 1440p? I run at ultra settings, usually at 2xmsaa. Or do you guys think its worth it to buy two for future-proofing?

no, check benchmarks even current games run at 40 to 50fps average on high settings with a single GTX 980 at 1440P, you'll need two of them to run those future games on ultra at 60FPS 1440P.

Keep in mind that 1440P is twice the pixel count of 1080p...

[Najuno]

I played 4K with a GTX980 2way SLI and it was okay, a bit better performance than my GTX780 Ti SLI had (the 4GB VRAM help a lot). But the poor TN panel quality made my eyes hurt.

 

Now I´m back with the Asus PB278Q and I tried it with single card perfomance on 1440p and SLI. Sure SLI is a bit better but a single GTX980 will handle 1440p just fine. That being said there is no future proove. You could also get a GTX970 2way SLI but I prefer always 1 highend single card over 2 weaker. Unless there´s nothing better then a 980 SLI is as good as it gets right now .

[I/O]

While this statement certainly is true, higher resolutions usually mean the level of antialiasing needed is reduced.  This will drastically help overall performance.  Until 4K is scaled properly in Windows, 1440p will be the preferred resolution by many gamers going forward.

Actually 1080P is the preferred resolution for high performance gamers not only cause it's the most common but because it offers the best balance between performance and IQ. A 980 wont run many games at 60fps min @ 1440P but it will at 1080P. I rather have 60fps min before moving up in resolution and I prefer a ultra high quality 60hz 1080P monitor running @ 60fps min rather than an average higher resolution monitor with decreased performance. Mastering 1080P is far better than jumping into QHD

[Lays]

no, check benchmarks even current games run at 40 to 50fps average on high settings with a single GTX 980 at 1440P, you'll need two of them to run those future games on ultra at 60FPS 1440P.

Keep in mind that 1440P is twice the pixel count of 1080p...

 

 

I play @ 1440p with a 290x and I don't have any issues after switching from 780 SLI, a 980 would be fine.

[i_build_nanosuits]

I play @ 1440p with a 290x and I don't have any issues after switching from 780 SLI, a 980 would be fine.

yes but not 60FPS in crysis 3 or watchdogs or metro last light at 1440P ultra...nowhere near...also he's talking about future more demanding games...keep it real please!

[Not a Black]

Hey people, exactly what the title says. Do you guys think a single 980 is enough to play games IN THE FUTURE(ex: Witcher 3, AC Unity, and FC4) at 1440p? I run at ultra settings, usually at 2xmsaa. Or do you guys think its worth it to buy two for future-proofing?

Gtx 980 will get you around 64 fps in battlefield (1440p at ultra)

So.... It's not a future proof I'll say.

Rather to go for 2 GPUs for future proof.

I rather to chose dual 970 over dual 980.

980 get 64 fps in battlefield at ultra 1440p 2xmsaa

970 get 60 fps in battlefield at ultra 1440p

Gtx 980 is $550, if you want to buy after market (which is better) the Gigabyte card is currently $650

But Gigabyte's or EVGA's after market Gtx 970 is around $380.

So you basically can get better performance if you go for dual 970 over single 980 (about $100 difference if you go for the after market)

Gtx 980 sli will be more powerful and Gtx 970 sli but you won't get much for $.

At 1080p Ultra 4xmsaa in battlefield, 980 sli get 175fps and 970 sli get 160 fps. If you want to spend +$500 for 15 fps, go ahead but for me, I rather to go for dual 970

[NoodleAssassin]

Gtx 980 will get you around 64 fps in battlefield (1440p at ultra)

So.... It's not a future proof I'll say.

Rather to go for 2 GPUs for future proof.

I rather to chose dual 970 over dual 980.

980 get 64 fps in battlefield at ultra 1440p 2xmsaa

970 get 60 fps in battlefield at ultra 1440p

Gtx 980 is $550, if you want to buy after market (which is better) the Gigabyte card is currently $650

But Gigabyte's or EVGA's after market Gtx 970 is around $380.

So you basically can get better performance if you go for dual 970 over single 980 (about $100 difference if you go for the after market)

Gtx 980 sli will be more powerful and Gtx 970 sli but you won't get much for $.

At 1080p Ultra 4xmsaa in battlefield, 980 sli get 175fps and 970 sli get 160 fps. If you want to spend +$500 for 15 fps, go ahead but for me, I rather to go for dual 970

Thanks alot, I thinks that what I'm going to go for

[Not a Black]

Thanks alot, I thinks that what I'm going to go for

Not problem Have a nice day

[Guest]

Thanks alot, I thinks that what I'm going to go for

 

Well, I don't know the the exact situation right now with SLI, but SLI isn't perfect. 

 

Just read reviews on 970 sli first, see it really is a viable option. SLI is not double performance by any stretch, and traditionally has had a lot of problems with many games. 

 

As Linus says, most of the time going with the highest tier card you can afford is the better option, and then sli the highest tier for the most performance. 

 

Sli-ing lower end cards limits you a lot, and is only a temporary fix in my opinion. 

 

I would get a 980 with marginally worse performance that 970 SLI, but much better reliability. And then potentially get another 980 for SLI in the future.

[Michael McAllister]

Thanks alot, I thinks that what I'm going to go for

 

One powerful GPU will always be better imho.  Driver issues crop up more with SLI configurations.

[Zaku77]

Hey people, exactly what the title says. Do you guys think a single 980 is enough to play games IN THE FUTURE(ex: Witcher 3, AC Unity, and FC4) at 1440p? I run at ultra settings, usually at 2xmsaa. Or do you guys think its worth it to buy two for future-proofing?

1440p with 'ultra' settings and MSAA. There is absolutely no way in hell. You will struggle to hit 60 FPS with extant games, let alone upcoming ones--the Witcher will likely devour machines lol. Unless you like turning down a lot of settings to maintain 60 fps, 1440P really ought to have SLI to be done properly.

 

 

Edit: And after posting this I read the rest of the thread, and I see that you've already got this all sorted :3 haha