Cant decide between 970's or 980

[===PCtyc00n===]

So right now im in the progress of building this monster http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TPjjLk

and im stuck at the video cards

I am custom watercooling with 2 560mm radiators so i plan to get 1500 mhz out of either card

Ik Linus said go SLI 970's but I wonder how do they perform in surround + 1 auxiliary monitor

I plan to play fps games as well as spend most my life on this machine [hence the expense]

Anyway to point what do you suggest for surround?

970's or a 980[one for now]?

Also since I usually buy used I can get them for these prices

dual 970's = 600

980 = 450-500

thanks

[handymanshandle]

So right now im in the progress of building this monster http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TPjjLk

and im stuck at the video cards

I am custom watercooling with 2 560mm radiators so i plan to get 1500 mhz out of either card

Ik Linus said go SLI 970's but I wonder how do they perform in surround + 1 auxiliary monitor

I plan to play fps games as well as spend most my life on this machine [hence the expense]

Anyway to point what do you suggest for surround?

970's or a 980[one for now]?

Also since I usually buy used I can get them for these prices

dual 970's = 600

980 = 450-500

thanks

Gaming wise yeah the SLI 970 might be better but I don't recall seeing that large of an advantage over the 980, I'm not really a gamer; I am going to be a content creator so I'd probably be better off with like a FirePro or Quadro than I would a 980 but the 980 is cheaper.

[officiallyasimulator]

2 560mm rads...  are you building a custom case? 

[TheSLSAMG]

2 560mm rads...  are you building a custom case? 

Not necessarily, some CaseLabs and Silverstone cases can take that grunt.

[officiallyasimulator]

Not necessarily, some CaseLabs and Silverstone cases can take that grunt.

he doesnt have a case listed in the part list, thats why i asked.

[===PCtyc00n===]

2 560mm rads...  are you building a custom case? 

PC in a desk 8ftx3ftx3ft

[officiallyasimulator]

PC in a desk 8ftx3ftx3ft

nice. will you be posting a build log? cause i want to see this beast.

[MountainDrew]

Dual 970s will give better performance over a single 980, but getting a single 980 and another one later offers better performance than SLI 970s.

 

I would go with a single 980 now and get another one later.

 

For NV-Surround either will do fine, but the 970s will perform better than the 980.

[Kermit]

I forget the exact benchmarks, but I would think that 2-way 970s outperform a single 980 or am I wrong?

[===PCtyc00n===]

nice. will you be posting a build log? cause i want to see this beast.

Course once my nikon d3300 arrives ill be taking aton of pictures and going through the building process cuz I had a hard time planning and I want to make it easier for the pc-case wannabes

[===PCtyc00n===]

Dual 970s will give better performance over a single 980, but getting a single 980 and another one later offers better performance than SLI 970s.

 

I would go with a single 980 now and get another one later.

 

For NV-Surround either will do fine, but the 970s will perform better than the 980.

Would I get substantially better performance running 2 980s later[say a month or two from now]?

[officiallyasimulator]

Course once my nikon d3300 arrives ill be taking aton of pictures and going through the building process cuz I had a hard time planning and I want to make it easier for the pc-case wannabes

i asked because im planning on building a pc in the space for one of the drawers in my tv cabinet. since i dont have room for a desk.

[===PCtyc00n===]

i asked because im planning on building a pc in the space for one of the drawers in my tv cabinet. since i dont have room for a desk.

hmm, your endeavor might be easier to weld than build out of wood

[officiallyasimulator]

hmm, your endeavor might be easier to weld than build out of wood

i wont have to build anything except the pc really, i can put a piece of wood on the rollers for the drawer. and replace the top piece of wood with some strong plastic/glass.

[MountainDrew]

Would I get substantially better performance running 2 980s later[say a month or two from now]?

Not a very significant performance boost, I'd say ~10-15% more performance over SLI 970s.

 

Basically if you want more power now get the 970s, but if you want room to upgrade and potentially more power later on get the single 980.

[===PCtyc00n===]

i wont have to build anything except the pc really, i can put a piece of wood on the rollers for the drawer. and replace the top piece of wood with some strong plastic/glass.

make sure to re-stain if you're going the wood route, my friend had microscopic flakes of sawdust and such drifting into his pc cuz he was so lazy

[officiallyasimulator]

make sure to re-stain if you're going the wood route, my friend had microscopic flakes of sawdust and such drifting into his pc cuz he was so lazy

i have a few woodworking friends that can help me if i need. but i was always going to re-stain it.

[===PCtyc00n===]

Not a very significant performance boost, I'd say ~10-15% more performance over SLI 970s.

 

Basically if you want more power now get the 970s, but if you want room to upgrade and potentially more power later on get the single 980.

kk ill probably get that single 980 since it went down to 400

ty for helping

[MountainDrew]

kk ill probably get that single 980 since it went down to 400

ty for helping

No problem.