Torn as hell

[XCalinX]

Hey guys,

I'm planning to get a 980 a new case and watercool my rig but I'm really torn on what to buy first... I already have some WC parts that are lying in the box my CPU and Mobo came in, waiting to be used. I decided to go with a 900D and GTX 980... But I can only buy one of these 2 pieces of hardware this year and one march-april next year and I dont know which one to go for... If I get the 900D, Corsair may announce a 1000D at CES, if I get a 980, by the time I get the 900D and watercool it, maybe they will come out with a 980ti or AMD with a 390x that will be better, or ever worse, nVidia releasing the 1000 series cards (or whatever it's gonna be called) with GM210 which will make the 980 a piece of outdated hardware by the time I put it under water. For the watercooling parts, that's no big deal, I can buy them in the meantime and I'm not worried about this, I am really torn on what to buy first because I do want to make myself a high end Christmas gift (900D or 980), so that's why I dont want to buy both next year. All the other key parts are purchased and wont change.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VtZxWZ

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

[79wjd]

Well, if you can play games fine without a 980, then I'd rather go with a 900D since I could then build the loop and just add on the gpus. But if you can't play games at acceptable settings, then definitely a 980.

 

Although, I wouldn't get a 900D personally 

[Semper]

To be completely honest, what i'd do in this situation is drop down to a 970 and do both.

 

From your perspective of only doing one or the other, however, i'd go with the 900D as it's easier to replace a GPU than it is a case, assuming you'll have a functioning PC.

[H4X3R]

Instead of the 900D buy yourself an Enthoo Primo  It is much better for watercooled setups.

 

In regards to the GPU, if you have one that works and if you can hold out a little longer then wait for the 980ti / r9 390X next year and buy yourself the case (enthoo primo) for christmas.

[NicekillBG]

amd?

[Darkman]

I personally would not go for the 900D. The airflow isn't very good.. I remember watching @JayzTwoCents project Skunkworks and he showed that most of his rads were not getting full coverage. I'd go for a GTX 980 first as I'd prefer having the better performance first.

But I myself, if I was in this situation, I'd be confused on which too.

[XCalinX]

I personally would not go for the 900D. The airflow isn't very good.. I remember watching @JayzTwoCents project Skunkworks and he showed that most of his rads were not getting full coverage. I'd go for a GTX 980 first as I'd prefer having the better performance first.

But I myself, if I was in this situation, I'd be confused on which too.

I've seen jays videos, in fact he know me from twitter.

But his main problem was the fact thet the HDD cages were blocking the front fans, and he is 100% right, but a good idea would be to remove them completly and mount the HDD at the back of the 900D with double sided tape.

@djdwosk97 I currently have a 650Ti, it's a nice card but the 1GB 128Bit Memory holds everything back. Was decent on my old 720p, when I moved to 1080p TV... just no.

 

[XCalinX]

Anyone else? I want to hear more people's opinions...

[XCalinX]

bump I really need help