Which Is Better?

[Amr_Ehab]

I am building a pc this summer and i cant decide which is better a gtx 980 or dual gtx 970...... 

 

And also i can't decide which is better the MSI twin frozr or the Gigabyte windforce  both are same price  so it doesn't matter in that term but i don't know about temperature, performance and noise...

 

the mobo is 

Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 Socket 1150 Motherboard

or

MSI z97 gaming 5

I also need help with the choice

the cpu is intel i7 4790k aka devil's canyon... it has 16 pci lanes so can it handle the sli?

the psu is evga super nova 850w can it handle dual 970 sli?

the case is thermaltake level 10 gt full tower

I live in Egypt if this can help

             May be my questions are stupid! but i am really unexperienced in building pc's this is actually my first build and it's for gaming..

sorry for bad english.. Thanks for your help

[soaringchicken]

I prefer a single card (the 980) but a lot of people have been saying that dual-970's provides more value+performance

[1Scotty1]

Two 970s have 70-80% more performance than single 980 at just a few more €... it really goes down to personal preference

[cesrai]

Pffftt.. my AMD Athlon II X2 245 is better /s but go for 980 it's better.

[ShadowCaptain]

SNIP

 

What resolution do you plan to use?

 

Honestly SLI 970s perform not much worse than SLI 980s but cust MUCH less

[ammarez]

The CPU/PSU can handle SLI 

the 970SLI is a bit more powerful than the 980 but a single card is more stable than 2 card in SLI 
what is the resolution of the monitor which you'll use ?
mobo: MSI 5 
GPU: go with the with one which has a higher base core clock 

[Cukumbermouth]

If you are gonna sli you could get both types of gpu's just to get the best of both worlds

[Amr_Ehab]

What resolution do you plan to use?

 

Honestly SLI 970s perform not much worse than SLI 980s but cust MUCH less

 

 

The CPU/PSU can handle SLI 

the 970SLI is a bit more powerful than the 980 but a single card is more stable than 2 card in SLI 

what is the resolution of the monitor which you'll use ?

mobo: MSI 5 

GPU: go with the with one which has a higher base core clock 

 

 

If you are gonna sli you could get both types of gpu's just to get the best of both worlds

I think i am using 1080p for now but i might move to 4k

for mobo why did u choose msi 5?

and which one is better twin frozr or windforce in cooling??

[ammarez]

I think i am using 1080p for now but i might move to 4k

for mobo why did u choose msi 5?

and which one is better twin frozr or windforce in cooling??

msi 5 since it a M.2 port, you may need it 

not that much of a difference, I'd go with the twin frozr 

[Amr_Ehab]

msi 5 since it a M.2 port, you may need it 

not that much of a difference, I'd go with the twin frozr 

so one gtx 980 or dual 970 sli

[typographie]

so one gtx 980 or dual 970 sli

 

In the U.S., SLI GTX 970's are only about $150 more than a single GTX 980, while much, much faster. But pricing in Egypt might make that more or less attractive, I don't know.

If you're going to 4K you will probably want at least two GTX 970's, a single 980 might have trouble getting you to 60 FPS in many recent games.

 

If my understanding is correct, the Windforce cooler on Gigabyte Gaming G1 cards makes contact with the VRMs, which is a pretty nice feature. But I own an MSI Twin Frozr GTX 770 right now and I'm very happy with it. I don't think there would be much difference, honestly.

[ablangc]

If you were to pick the cheapest prices from SLI 970 (Zotac $316.00 x2 = $632.00) to a single 980 (Zotac $544.00), the price difference is only $88.00 (Prices current as per www.pcpartpicker.com 1/23/2015)  I prefer to buy the most power single card you can afford and see how that works for you.  If you decide to SLI in the future, the option is there and possibly cheaper in due time.  Yes we can all state the obvious, SLI 970 will always beat a single 980, but if you SLI a 980, the performance is better depending how you overclock it.  I have the cheapest 980's in SLI and they perform excellent.  You SLI a 980, the cost difference from a 970 SLI to a 980 SLI is only $176.00.  I say only because that $176 could be a lot for some people and for others, it's nothing.

[ammarez]

If you were to pick the cheapest prices from SLI 970 (Zotac $316.00 x2 = $632.00) to a single 980 (Zotac $544.00), the price difference is only $88.00 (Prices current as per www.pcpartpicker.com 1/23/2015)  I prefer to buy the most power single card you can afford and see how that works for you.  If you decide to SLI in the future, the option is there and possibly cheaper in due time.  Yes we can all state the obvious, SLI 970 will always beat a single 980, but if you SLI a 980, the performance is better depending how you overclock it.  I have the cheapest 980's in SLI and they perform excellent.  You SLI a 980, the cost difference from a 970 SLI to a 980 SLI is only $176.00.  I say only because that $176 could be a lot for some people and for others, it's nothing.

remember that he lives in Egypt he can't get those things at these specified prices  

[ablangc]

oh shoot I just have missed that part. Lol