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Hi guys,

 

I am having trouble deciding in between two graphics cards, the EVGA G Force 980 super clocked  or the Asus Strix G Force 980.

 

Thanks for the help

 

Meg  :D

 

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My advice would be to get neither. Get a gtx 970. The 980 is overpriced through the roof and doesn't make any sense whatsoever for the price. It's 80% more expensive than a 970 and only 20% faster. You could get 2 970s in sli for not much more than a 980, and they would completely destroy it.

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Welcome to the forum! Please remember to follow your topics ;)

 

My advice would be to get neither. Get a gtx 970. The 980 is overpriced through the roof and doesn't make any sense whatsoever for the price. It's 80% more expensive than a 970 and only 20% faster. You could get 2 970s in sli for not much more than a 980, and they would completely destroy it.

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Both are great, but personally I would get the EVGA card.

Just heard more good things about it.

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Thank you! I completely missed that 

 

No problem, I'm here to help ^^

 

By the way, if power consumption is not a problem for you at the moment you can buy two R9 290s for less than a single 980. The 290s perform about the same as 970s.

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Hi guys,

 

I am having trouble deciding in between two graphics cards, the EVGA G Force 980 super clocked  or the Asus Strix G Force 980.

 

Thanks for the help

 

Meg  :D

I lean to the EVGA 970

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Just a note in case this is at all going into your decision, all cards have a chance at coil whine.

 

I'd go with the EVGA GTX 970, and with the money you saved, work on getting a second one. Not a big difference between a 980 and a 970, but two 970s wipe the floor with a 980. Especially if you can get a good OC in.

 

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To be honest, I trust EVGA with a GPU more than I do Asus. Asus make some of the best motherboards, but I feel their GPU's lack quality sometimes. If I remember correctly the STRIX is like $30 more..

(I have never tested any of these parts, and I can therefore never guarantee no faults.)

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