GTX 980 Build for a Friend (I'm Back)

[cj9jones]

Some may have have seen my thread earlier about my stubborn friend who wants a 980 but could care less about anything else except to keep it under $1200. Anyways he's willing to go Intel so that nothing bottlenecks, and I'm pretty sure this build doesn't have any major issues. Things he doesn't care about: USB 3.0, overclocking, a flashy case or lights. Things he does care about: GTX 980, expansion potential. Thanks for helping! 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z9GBYJ

[ThyFeared]

Build is looking good! PSU is overkill

[zappian]

Buying a 980 is plainly retarded , I would go either

 

- 290 sli

- 970 sli

- 295x2

 

For way more performance.

Tell your friend that,

[-TesseracT-]

Build is looking good! PSU is overkill

" Things he does care about: GTX 980, expansion potential."

[ThyFeared]

" Things he does care about: GTX 980, expansion potential."

I don't even think SLI 980's will require a 750W

[-TesseracT-]

I don't even think SLI 980's will require a 750W

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8526/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-review/21

You're looking at about 600W for two 980's without overclocking.

[ThyFeared]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8526/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-review/21

You're looking at about 600W for two 980's without overclocking.

Thanks for correcting me

 

But isn't anadtech not reliable? Or is that just me?

[Cactu]

Buying a 980 is plainly retarded , I would go either

 

- 290 sli

- 970 sli

- 295x2

 

For way more performance.

Tell your friend that,

What about Titan x?

[Misanthrope]

Lose the mechanical for a 240gb ssd. I'd try to sell your friend into an SSD instead tell him he can just get a usb 3.0 external hdd that will be just as fast as that internal

[Tim Drake]

What about Titan x?

Even more retarded.

[-TesseracT-]

Thanks for correcting me

 

But isn't anadtech not reliable? Or is that just me?

Well I think it is, and look at LTT's own 980 review at 9:30 :

 

[TarPitGaming]

Buying a 980 is plainly retarded , I would go either

 

- 290 sli

- 970 sli

- 295x2

 

For way more performance.

Tell your friend that,

That is what I just did I bought 2 gtx 970

[Cactu]

Even more retarded.

That's the point

[cj9jones]

To address some things:

 

PSU: I can't really find much that is a ton cheaper with the same reliability with the same wattage. I just wanted to be sure it would be reliable and leave plenty of wiggle room for expansion.

 

Storage: He has a lot more than 240 gb of stuff and he plans on upgrading to an SSD at some point, but his budget won't allow it at the moment.

 

GPU: He doesn't want to upgrade for a WHILE and he wants to SLI two at some point.

 

Thanks for everything guys!

[Guest]

What about Titan x?

Titan X is going to cost $999.