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Best all-around 980?

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the Asus Strix, MSI Gaming and pretty much everything with an aftermarket cooler

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Looking for a 980 that has a combination of high OC and good performance, good cooling, and quiet. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

The EVGA Classified is like the best 980 but not cheap

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Asus Strix and MSI gaming for good oc, good cooling and performance.

 

EVGA is another good brand but it isn't cheap.

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What about the Galax GTX 980 Hall Of Fame (HOF)? :)

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The best 980 is two 970s or 290s.

Oh I have to recommend a 980 brand.

If i must , Gigabyte G1 gaming.

 

Two 970s is not off the table, but a single 980 is cheaper and easier to deal with. I won't be building for a while, waiting for No Man's Sky to be released and benchmarked before I make a decision. Just examining my options at this point.

 

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980 kingpin, no doubt

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Two 970s is not off the table, but a single 980 is cheaper and easier to deal with. I won't be building for a while, waiting for No Man's Sky to be released and benchmarked before I make a decision. Just examining my options at this point.

 

Who told you no mans sky is being released on the pc?

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Two 970s is not off the table, but a single 980 is cheaper and easier to deal with. I won't be building for a while, waiting for No Man's Sky to be released and benchmarked before I make a decision. Just examining my options at this point.

 

Son that shit's PS4 exclusive.

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http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/1/5960215/no-mans-sky-pc-ps4-timed-exclusive

 

It's been confirmed on PC for months, but it won't be getting a concurrent release with the PS4 version

Huh.

 

Either way, I can assure you, no matter which card/set of cards you get, you'll probably be able to max it easily.

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Huh.

 

Either way, I can assure you, no matter which card/set of cards you get, you'll probably be able to max it easily.

 

Well I want to play at 1440p so I'm going to need some extra horsepower to make that happen. Otherwise I would buy a 970 and be done with it.

 

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G1 gaming and EVGA get the most juice out of the card. I guess it comes down to design at that point. However I think the EVGA one looks ugly as fuck.

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