NVIDIA 970 SLi

[ColdDigital]

Im a fan of Nvidia and I wanted to buy a 980 for my first gaming pc, but then I found this. 

 

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2344304/single-gtx-980-handle-1440p-gaming.html

 

 

 

Any modern game that has a decent GPU requirement will run fine on an SLI rig.

A single GTX980 is only 10-13% faster than a single GTX970 but its costs 60%+ MORE. That makes the GTX970 a MUCH better buy for the performance, if you need more performance, a second GTX970 is worth it.

Is this true?

 

Should I rather go with SLI 970's or 1 gtx for 1440p gaming?

 

Thanks

[Virtual01]

Get a 980ti. It costs the same and performs the same as 970SLI, but without the issues that SLI has.

[JustChilliing]

Get a 980ti. It costs the same and performs the same as 970SLI, but without the issues that SLI has.

 

In the UK, 980 Ti costs £120 more than 970 SLI.

[SkywardKkalox]

970 SLI anyday.

[Chiobe]

Get a 980ti. It costs the same and performs the same as 970SLI, but without the issues that SLI has.

http://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-review/

You get a better minimum fps with 980 Ti, but better max fps with 970 SLI.

[Midnitewarrior4]

be mindful of the 3.5gb fast and .5gb slow vram vs 6gb on the 980ti. not hating, i own a 970 but that will come into play when in higher resolutions

[Chiobe]

be mindful of the 3.5gb fast and .5gb slow vram vs 6gb on the 980ti. not hating, i own a 970 but that will come into play when in higher resolutions

Didnt see any of that with 1440p 144Hz gaming. And if you do run into that problem, just remove AA/other stuff that do the same and maybe reduce textures.

[othertomperson]

 

In the UK, 980 Ti costs £120 more than 970 SLI.

 

Is that permanant, or is it because supply is still stifled because no one has any 980 Tis to sell yet? Because from what I saw on release the 980 Ti was supposed to be £550

 

be mindful of the 3.5gb fast and .5gb slow vram vs 6gb on the 980ti. not hating, i own a 970 but that will come into play when in higher resolutions

 

If it's not a problem in Shadow of Mordor at 4K, I doubt it will be a problem anywhere else.

[JustChilliing]

Is that permanant, or is it because supply is still stifled because no one has any 980 Tis to sell yet? Because from what I saw on release the 980 Ti was supposed to be £550

 

Only MSI have their non-reference card ready at the moment, which is £569? Asus are taking pre-orders, as are EVGA and the other big ones, bar Palit but their cards are SRSLY LOWD.

 

Although there's a Zotac here from £509, which is much cheaper than the reference cards, wonder why.

 

But this if you're correct about £550, it is practically the same price to get 2 970s or 1 980Ti. :lol:

[othertomperson]

Only MSI have their non-reference card ready at the moment, which is £569? Asus are taking pre-orders, as are EVGA and the other big ones, bar Palit but their cards are SRSLY LOWD.

 

Although there's a Zotac here from £509, which is much cheaper than the reference cards, wonder why.

 

But this if you're correct about £550, it is practically the same price to get 2 970s or 1 980Ti. :lol:

 

When the 970s first came out it took a while for the price to stabilise because supply was shocking. I would give it a bit before buying a 980 Ti.

[JustChilliing]

When the 970s first came out it took a while for the price to stabilise because supply was shocking. I would give it a bit before buying a 980 Ti.

 

Yeah, but if you don't want to wait, 970 SLI is a good move

[othertomperson]

Yeah, but if you don't want to wait, 970 SLI is a good move

 

Someone looking to spend £550-£570 can probably stand to wait a week or two.