GTX 970 4GB or GTX 970 8GB

[Gamer1406]

I will be building a pc in 1-2 weeks with a 970 4GB but nvidia just anounced the 970 8GB version should i wait?

[Swndlr]

what the fuck you doin with 8 gigs of vram?

[SAV1OUR]

if you play a 1080p or 1440p the 4gb's more than enough, nvidias going full retard with the 8gb stuff 

[Emkryan]

if youre going for 4k, then the only reasonable thing is to SLI 2 8GB 970's or 980's

[MegaDave91]

Your card's performance will be terrible by the time you utilize even 4gb.

[thewafflemaster]

if you play a 1080p or 1440p the 4gb's more than enough, nvidias going full retard with the 8gb stuff 

It's not full retard if someone is going to run 4k.

[TheSLSAMG]

if youre going for 4k, then the only reasonable thing is to SLI 2 8GB 970's or 980's

Considering how well the 4GB variants do and the limiting 256-bit bus, I would say this is not a wise idea.

[Bigdaddy5414]

I think 4 is fine unless using a resolution such as 12k 11520 x 2160!

[SAV1OUR]

It's not full retard if someone is going to run 4k.

4gbs still fine for 4k, the reason they're going stupid is because nvidias trying to compete with amd when its a waste of money  

[TheSLSAMG]

It's not full retard if someone is going to run 4k.

See below:

 

Considering how well the 4GB variants do and the limiting 256-bit bus, I would say this is not a wise idea.

 

It's not a wise idea. Both NVIDIA and AMD are going full retard in thinking that 8GB cards make sense now when the real limitation is how powerful the core is.

[TheKDub]

4GB is enough for up to 4K, though if you were to do something such as 4k surround (Which you wouldn't be able to do very well on 1-4 970s) then 8GB would be helpful, but who is really going to do 4k surround?

[Enderman]

There is not going to be an 8GB 970 or 980. Nvidia has spoken. It was just the stupid media making up crap.

[Gamer1406]

There is not going to be an 8GB 970 or 980. Nvidia has spoken. It was just the stupid media making up crap.

Well idk about that but from the answers its pretty clear which I should go for

[Enderman]

Well idk about that but from the answers its pretty clear which I should go for

Proof:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/242489-gtx-970980-8gb-version-turns-out-to-be-false/

[dextroid17]

just wait for it....

[TheNerdyCanadian]

if you play a 1080p or 1440p the 4gb's more than enough, nvidias going full retard with the 8gb stuff 

the ultra texture settings on Shadow of Mordor says 6GB...

[XiaoPineApple]

the ultra texture settings on Shadow of Mordor says 6GB...

 

 

in what res tbh, 800x600 using 6gb? that game is a joke.

 

when u have a game title at  1080p using 6gb vram is just poorly optimize.

and why would you buy such hardware to play a game like that.