Gtx 970 from a 770.

[grimmjow660]

So I've upgraded from a 4gb 770 to a 970 and it I don't think it was worth it. Although I sold the 770 from $300, so only paid like $80 for the Gigabyte G1 Gaming version, I feel like the difference is negligible. Although the backplate and led's are awesome, and I find myself looking at them more lol.

So if you have a 700 series card I don't recommend upgrading, just my 2 cents even though I bet a lot of you know this.

[XTankSlayerX]

Thank you for reassuring everything everyone has been saying when people ask if they should jump from 770 to 970!

 

Only worth if you're planning SLI imo

[MegaDave91]

770 is essentially a mildly overclocked 680, so I think it is worth it but of course this is subjective. 

 

It's definitely would not be worth it in any situation if one owns a 780.

[kyle4ever]

would a 970 be worth it from a r9 280x, IF I'm going to run a 1440p monitor on the card?

[vlkn´]

Edit: Sry, posted twice

[vlkn´]

would a 970 be worth it from a r9 280x, IF I'm going to run a 1440p monitor on the card?

you can´t expect wonders, but it´ll help if you reach 20fps in games with your 280x.

Maybe you´ll get with the 970 35-45fps?

But I think it would be worth it, if you use HD texturepacks etc in games and your 280x has "only" 2gb vram.

If you´re planning to upgrade in future, sell the 280x before the new generation is released.

[grimmjow660]

would a 970 be worth it from a r9 280x, IF I'm going to run a 1440p monitor on the card?

Like someone stated earlier, it's all subjective. I would recommend it for 1440p though, if staying on 1080p, then no.

[gilang01]

you can´t expect wonders, but it´ll help if you reach 20fps in games with your 280x.

Maybe you´ll get with the 970 35-45fps?

But I think it would be worth it, if you use HD texturepacks etc in games and your 280x has "only" 2gb vram.

If you´re planning to upgrade in future, sell the 280x before the new generation is released.

Correction. A 280x have 3 gb or vram

[anthonyc813]

would a 970 be worth it from a r9 280x, IF I'm going to run a 1440p monitor on the card?

I kinda wish I would of read Grimmjow660's answer 2 weeks ago.... Yeah if you are planning a 1440p and no if you are sticking to 1080p for a while.

 

I had the XFX R9 280X and got the 970 STRIX and don't notice a single thing really. Everything plays and looks the same to me- still had texture pop in issues!! the R9 was about 6 months old so it didn't really need to be replaced so soon IMO.

[Clarkey]

Completely depends on your use. FOr example im debating upgrading from a 780ti to a 980 simply for the extra vram. Im capping my 780ti out atm on skyrim so the extra gb would give me a much more playable experience, but for the majority of users no its not worth upgrading to the same class card for at least 2 years.

[grimmjow660]

Completely depends on your use. FOr example im debating upgrading from a 780ti to a 980 simply for the extra vram. Im capping my 780ti out atm on skyrim so the extra gb would give me a much more playable experience, but for the majority of users no its not worth upgrading to the same class card for at least 2 years.

Very true