Posted June 9, 2015 I'm a fairly casual gamer. I love to play GTA 5, Minecraft, and the Witcher 3. Minecraft is completely playable with my current setup, but GTA 5 is a bit of a struggle and the Witcher 3 is really not even playable. In GTA, I have to play at medium textures due to my current 2gb of VRAM, which to be honest does not look better than next gen consoles, and in Witcher I get like barely 40 FPS on medium. So here is my question, do you think its worth buying a GTX 980 for my current gaming scenario, or should I stick with purchasing GTX 970 to replace my GTX 760. PC: 13900K, 32GB Trident Z5, AORUS 7900 XTX, 2TB SN850X, 1TB MP600, Win 11 NAS: Xeon W-2195, 64GB ECC, 180TB Storage, 1660 Ti, TrueNAS Scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2015 I'm a fairly casual gamer. I love to play GTA 5, Minecraft, and the Witcher 3. Minecraft is completely playable with my current setup, but GTA 5 is a bit of a struggle and the Witcher 3 is really not even playable. In GTA, I have to play at medium texture, which to be honest does not look better than next gen consoles, and in Witcher I get like barely 40 FPS on medium. So here is my question, do you think its worth buying a GTX 980 for my current gaming scenario, or should I stick with purchasing GTX 970 to replace my GTX 760. 970 Would be plenty (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2015 970 is enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2015 2 x 970 > 980 But imo the 970 is a worthy upgrade but if you want more, another 970 would be perfect. PCPP Version | Text Version LTT Beginners Guide | My Build Log | 80+ Efficiency Explained | Mechanical Key Switch Guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2015 A single 970 is more than enough. http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/451339-help-me-find-him/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2015 snip There is about 12% difference between the cards Get the 970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2015 970 for 1080p. Would only be worth going to 980 for 1440/120+ or 4k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2015 Is the 980 worth close to double the price of a a 970? No. To those who want the best, they typically do not let money stand in the way as a cost barrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2015 970 is perfect for what you need. Maybe not even that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 9, 2015 970 is great for what you need. 980 doesn't really seem to have a market anymore. If you're going to spend $500 on a GPU might as well get a 980 Ti for $150 more. Now if the 980 was say $450 then that might make it a worthy upgrade. CPU: Intel Core i7 7820X Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H110i GTX Mobo: MSI X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 (3000MHz/16GB 2x8) SSD: 2x Samsung 850 Evo (250/250GB) + Samsung 850 Pro (512GB) GPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FE (W/ EVGA Hybrid Kit) Case: Corsair Graphite Series 760T (Black) PSU: SeaSonic Platinum Series (860W) Monitor: Acer Predator XB241YU (165Hz / G-Sync) Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mix 2 Case Fans: Intake - 2x Noctua NF-A14 iPPC-3000 PWM / Radiator - 2x Noctua NF-A14 iPPC-3000 PWM / Rear Exhaust - 1x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC-3000 PWM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 10, 2015 I'm a fairly casual gamer. I love to play GTA 5, Minecraft, and the Witcher 3. Minecraft is completely playable with my current setup, but GTA 5 is a bit of a struggle and the Witcher 3 is really not even playable. In GTA, I have to play at medium textures due to my current 2gb of VRAM, which to be honest does not look better than next gen consoles, and in Witcher I get like barely 40 FPS on medium. So here is my question, do you think its worth buying a GTX 980 for my current gaming scenario, or should I stick with purchasing GTX 970 to replace my GTX 760. 970 out of those two options. It is the best bang for your buck. 2 x 970 > 980 But imo the 970 is a worthy upgrade but if you want more, another 970 would be perfect. 970 SLI > 980 Ti in most games at 1080p and 1440p. Love cats and Linus. Check out linuscattips-fan-club. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z9QDVn and Asus ROG Swift. I love anime as well. Check out Heaven Society heaven-society. My own personal giveaway thread http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/387856-evga-geforce-gtx-970-giveaway-presented-by-grimneo/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 10, 2015 With my 970 and 4690k combo I'm running almost maxed out at a constant 60 fps at 1080p the 970 won't max the game out but you can get pretty close and the game uses only around 3.2-3.3 gb on my current settings Spoiler The Ninja (current gaming pc) Case- h440 red/black cpu- i5-4690k@ 4.3ghz cooler- coolermaster hyper 212 evo mobo- Gigabyte z97x-sli ram- adata xpg v.1 2x4gb 1600mhz gpu- asus strix gtx 970 hdd- wd blue 1tb ssd- kingston hyperx savage 240gb psu- evga 600b peripherals: mouse- razer death adder 2013 keyboard- corsair k70 with chery mx-reds headset- HyperX Cloud 2 my laptop- toshiba satelite p850, cpu- i7-3630qm ram- 8gb 1600mhz hdd- 1tb 5400rpm gpu- Nvidia gt630m 2gb did you know we have a gun thread ? well we do and a car thread ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 10, 2015 I think the gap between the 980 and 970 is downplayed a bit too much. In benchmarks a stock 980 beats a 970 by about 15 to 20 percent. Yeah you can overclock a 970 to close the gap, but you can also overclock a 980 to maintain the gap. The 980 also has an extra half gig of usable vram. Sometimes that 15 % can be the difference between maintaining 60 fps and constantly falling below. right now the gap between the two is 150 dollars, which I agree is substantial, but you are starting to see some 980s fall below 500 usd. If the 980 dropped to 450 I think it would be a little better option. It might happen when the 390/x comes out. CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x, MOBO: ASUS TUF X570 Gaming Pro wifi, CPU cooler: Noctua U12a RAM: Gskill Ripjaws V @3600mhz, GPU: Asus Tuf RTX OC 3080 PSU: Seasonic Focus GX850 CASE: Lian Li Lancool 2 Mesh Storage: 500 GB Inland Premium M.2, Sandisk Ultra Plus II 256 GB & 120 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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