Zotac GTX 970 Vs Gigabyte GTX 980

[Jumals]

So I have the Zotac GTX 970 and the cooling on it is pretty shitty and loud as hell.

 

So I were wondering that is it worth it to sell my 970 and get like 250-300€ from it and buy GTX 980 with good cooler for around 700€

 

 

Would it be waste of money or good deal, sure GTX 980 out performs 970 but not by much far as I'm aware.
I'm looking for opinions that is it worth it to swap the 970 to 980.

[LegacyStijncat]

Try to step up too Gtx 980 Ti, if possible.

[Viper9]

Yeah I would go with a 980Ti, you'll get the Titan X performance but with 6GB of VRAM instead of 12GB. 

[Jumals]

Hmm ok, I'll think about this but if I'd go with normal 980, it would be a waste of money?

[Praxis]

If the noise is the main issue then only you can tell how much you're willing to pay to quieten it. But there could be cheaper options like noise dampening material or cooling your entire system down by creating better airflow so the cards fans don't have to work as hard.

 

If it's performance which is the issue then that depends on what monitor you have. If like me you have a 1080p 60Hz monitor then the 980 is a waste of money in my opinion. However if you have a 1440p or 4k or a monitor with a high refresh rate I'd say the 980 would suit you better.

 

And as others have said the 980 Ti is better performance per cost. But that comes down to how much you're willing to spend

Edited June 11, 2015 by Praxis

[salecar3]

no it woudnt be a wast of money and its wo 

[lani100]

I would go straight for a 980ti

Or get an aftermarket cooler.

[PineappleHolidays]

Get a kraken G10 or after market cooler .

Is it the card with the shorter pcb and blower cooler ?

[Jumals]

E: I ordered the Gigabyte GTX 980 Ti.

 

Someone asked about my monitor, I have 1080p 144hz (I know this card is a overkill but what the hell, at least I won't get low fps ).

 

 

E2: What about the cooler, how well will the Nvidia Reference cooler perform?

[Nena Trinity]

Zotac has terrible coil whine! Why did you buy it?

[Jumals]

Zotac has terrible coil whine! Why did you buy it?

I haven't noticed Other than it's pretty loud and runs hot.

 

But Yeah, I went with the 980 Ti, sure it's overkill and wasn't meant for 1080p gaming and all that but at least if I decide to go with 1440p or 4k monitor in future.

I'll be able to run games with playable frames.

 

Besides  I get pretty damn good fps boost, being able to run every single game maxed out without fps dropping to below 60.

 

E: I ordered another 8GBs of ram as well, so 16gb in total, that'll be alright.

[Nena Trinity]

I haven't noticed Other than it's pretty loud and runs hot.

 

But Yeah, I went with the 980 Ti, sure it's overkill and wasn't meant for 1080p gaming and all that but at least if I decide to go with 1440p or 4k monitor in future.

I'll be able to run games with playable frames.

 

Besides  I get pretty damn good fps boost, being able to run every single game maxed out without fps dropping to below 60.

 

E: I ordered another 8GBs of ram as well, so 16gb in total, that'll be alright.

Not saying it was bad but Zotac has a issue with coil whine! ;D

[ubw]

If the noise is the main issue then only you can tell how much you're willing to pay to quieten it. But there could be cheaper options like noise dampening material or cooling your entire system down by creating better airflow so the cards fans don't have to work as hard.

If it's performance which is the issue then that depends on what monitor you have. If like me you have a 1080p 60Hz monitor then the 980 is a waste of money in my opinion. However if you have a 1440p or 4k or a monitor with a high refresh rate I'd say the 980 would suit you better.

And as others have said the 980 Ti is better performance per cost. But that comes down to how much you're willing to spend

Pretty much this ^

[i_build_nanosuits]

E2: What about the cooler, how well will the Nvidia Reference cooler perform?

like a loud piece of shit...if you thought your zotac was loud and hot...wait till you see this blower shit.

Wait for good aftermarket 980ti from MSI or gigabyte...those are cool running and quiet cards.

[ubw]

Also consider the strix version

[vembutech]

980ti

[Jumals]

like a loud piece of shit...if you thought your zotac was loud and hot...wait till you see this blower shit.

Wait for good aftermarket 980ti from MSI or gigabyte...those are cool running and quiet cards.

Long as the card performs as I expect it to, I'll  manage with that and if I swap my case to fractal design define r5, it  probably won't be that bad.

What I've seen I'll get much more bang for my buck with the 980 Ti rather than normal 980.

 

It leaves room for monitor upgrading without having to buy another 980 ti.

 

E: I'm excited to see how well the card will perform in GTA 5 when everything is at the max.

[Jumals]

Thanks guys for helping me to decide, appreciated.
This is solved but I wanted to ask one more thing.

 

About the Fractal Design Define R5 case that I ordered as well, it ships with 2 fans but I can take extra fans from my current case.

So will I notice a difference in noise if I throw like 5 extra fans in the fractal case.

 

I was thinking something like 2 in the front and 1 in the back and 2-3 at the top.

 

If you have any recomendations on the positions, please let me know (oh and the fans aren't anything "high end" just basic 120mm case fans).

[i_build_nanosuits]

About the Fractal Design Define R5 case that I ordered as well, it ships with 2 fans but I can take extra fans from my current case.

So will I notice a difference in noise if I throw like 5 extra fans in the fractal case.

yes of course you would...unless adding more fans means running them at much lower RPM's and still get good airflow...5 might be a bit much as you would end up with 7 fans total? right?

i would go with two intake fans on the front and 2 or 3 exaust (one at the back and two at the top) and then control their speed so that they don't get above 60% RPM's or so...under full load...and spin as slow as possible when idle. (that's what i have in my case, 2x140mm intake fans, 1x 120mm. exaust fan at the rear and 2x120mm fans on CPU radiator on top of the case serving as exaust...you shouldnt need more than that to keep everything nice and cool and quiet.

[Jumals]

yes of course you would...unless adding more fans means running them at much lower RPM's and still get good airflow...5 might be a bit much as you would end up with 7 fans total? right?

i would go with two intake fans on the front and 2 or 3 exaust (one at the back and two at the top) and then control their speed so that they don't get above 60% RPM's or so...under full load...and spin as slow as possible when idle. (that's what i have in my case, 2x140mm intake fans, 1x 120mm. exaust fan at the rear and 2x120mm fans on CPU radiator on top of the case serving as exaust...you shouldnt need more than that to keep everything nice and cool and quiet.

Yeah 7 might be a bit too much indeed.

But that sounds pretty good, i'll be checking out the tempratures and see how will it do. (Soon as I get the case mlol).

 

E: Define R5 case has much better airflow than in my current cheap case, I'm sure that I'll notice a difference in the temps and noise.

 

Besides I love that you can remove the HDD drive mounts completely and that there is SSD mounts at the back, brilliant.