1080p, worth going big or taken a second hand shot.

[Carde]

I will be honest I like playing around with my GPUs and I do not plan to switch up from 1080 for the time being. I do however want some new toys to play with.

 

Now my options are an SLI pair on 780ti EVGA classifieds or an 980ti for now seeing I currently run CF 7970 Lightning BE.

 

Both will roughly set me back the same, but which toys to get (ignoring the 970 btw have had one of those already so that be dull)

[minibois]

I will be honest I like playing around with my GPUs and I do not plan to switch up from 1080 for the time being. I do however want some new toys to play with.

 

Now my options are an SLI pair on 780ti EVGA classifieds or an 980ti for now seeing I currently run CF 7970 Lightning BE.

 

Both will roughly set me back the same, but which toys to get (ignoring the 970 btw have had one of those already so that be dull)

... Both are waaay overkill for 1080p 60Hz.

Or do you have a 144Hz screen/use DSR?

 

I would probably say 980 Ti, but not sure if that would be best for you.

[slightlyjaded]

980Ti. imo . no stuffing around with sli configs, and it'll stand you in good form for the next couple of years...hopefully.

[ShadowCaptain]

I will be honest I like playing around with my GPUs and I do not plan to switch up from 1080 for the time being. I do however want some new toys to play with.

 

Now my options are an SLI pair on 780ti EVGA classifieds or an 980ti for now seeing I currently run CF 7970 Lightning BE.

 

Both will roughly set me back the same, but which toys to get (ignoring the 970 btw have had one of those already so that be dull)

 

100% no point running 1080p 70 on a 780ti or higher, it easily maxes out 1440p 60 for most games, if you are getting a GPU of that calibre, you should be getting a screen to match

 

Its like getting a Ferrari and then leaving it in the garage to drive a Ford fiesta around

[Carde]

100% no point running 1080p 70 on a 780ti or higher, it easily maxes out 1440p 60 for most games, if you are getting a GPU of that calibre, you should be getting a screen to match

 

Its like getting a Ferrari and then leaving it in the garage to drive a Ford fiesta around

I heard it often, but when you crank modern games they can make even high end cards still hurt on 1080p

 

Beside in the end it is just a toy

[minibois]

100% no point running 1080p 70 on a 780ti or higher, it easily maxes out 1440p 60 for most games, if you are getting a GPU of that calibre, you should be getting a screen to match

 

Its like getting a Ferrari and then leaving it in the garage to drive a Ford fiesta around

It's more like getting a Ferrari and putting shopping cart wheels on it.

Or get a Prius with monster truck wheels. That just doesn't make sense.

[ShadowCaptain]

I heard it often, but when you crank modern games they can make even high end cards still hurt on 1080p

 

Beside in the end it is just a toy

 

Not really, I play almost every game cranked to Ultra with 2x AA at 1440p 60 on my single 780ti!!!

 

Its night and day difference to 1080p......

 

Sure its a toy.. but why waste money on GPU power to push a mediocre display.. dont you want your toys to give you the best experience?

[slightlyjaded]

100% no point running 1080p 70 on a 780ti or higher, it easily maxes out 1440p 60 for most games, if you are getting a GPU of that calibre, you should be getting a screen to match

 

Its like getting a Ferrari and then leaving it in the garage to drive a Ford fiesta around

 

 

I heard it often, but when you crank modern games they can make even high end cards still hurt on 1080p

 

Beside in the end it is just a toy

Actually considering witcher 3 can make a 980 whimper on 1080p......Yeah....

Lets be honest here..Noone needs a 980, or 980 ti for 1080p. it's a luxury. It's nice to not have to give a damn about how graphically intensive a game is when you set it to ultra, and just tell it to run. If you're on a budget I wouldn't recomend above a 780, but if you don't care, then go nuts.

[ShadowCaptain]

Actually considering witcher 3 can make a 980 whimper on 1080p......Yeah....

Lets be honest here..Noone needs a 980, or 980 ti for 1080p. it's a luxury. It's nice to not have to give a damn about how graphically intensive a game is when you set it to ultra, and just tell it to run. If you're on a budget I wouldn't recomend above a 780, but if you don't care, then go nuts.

 

Witcher 3 and maybe 3 or 4 other games are exceptions and not the norm, almost everything else is easy to crank up without a worry, a 980ti should EAT 1440p for 99% of games on the market without breaking a sweat

 

Agreed a 780 or 970 is 100% enough for 1080p, IMO if you can afford to get a 980ti, you can afford to get a new screen, you can get a 1440p screen for sub £300/$350 

[Carde]

Actually considering witcher 3 can make a 980 whimper on 1080p......Yeah....

Lets be honest here..Noone needs a 980, or 980 ti for 1080p. it's a luxury. It's nice to not have to give a damn about how graphically intensive a game is when you set it to ultra, and just tell it to run. If you're on a budget I wouldn't recomend above a 780, but if you don't care, then go nuts.

 You get me

[slightlyjaded]

Witcher 3 and maybe 3 or 4 other games are exceptions and not the norm, almost everything else is easy to crank up without a worry, a 980ti should EAT 1440p for 99% of games on the market without breaking a sweat

 

Agreed a 780 or 970 is 100% enough for 1080p, IMO if you can afford to get a 980ti, you can afford to get a new screen, you can get a 1440p screen for sub £300/$350 

I agree with you. and actually the big problem with witcher 3 on a 980 isn't the GPU itself so much as nividea's power saving feature robbing the card of power under load.....yep, I'm a little upset at this.

[slightlyjaded]

 You get me

lol, take a peak at the specs, not only do I get you, I went way beyond, and went nuts.....Actually if I can find a 42 inch 1440p ips panel I'll replace my current.

[Carde]

Anyhow I will wait for the AMD launch and likely get a nice reference 980ti, that way I can always put on a block and put it in the loop