GPU upgrade! indecisive!

[mrphatazz]

currently running 2 Asus GTX 260 SLI  B)  looking for a upgrade but cant decide if i want Asus 980 Matrix or the Asus 980 ti Strix, looked online but no one really compaired those 2 cards to each other... just wondering if anyone knows which would be better, unless i should what for a ROG 980ti but who knows how long that would be

[DaedalusOS]

Get a 980 Ti. You get Titan X performance with half the VRam.

[The_Stig]

980ti>980

[catzambia]

currently running 2 Asus GTX 260 SLI  B) 

pffft. core 2 duo and n9800gt :lol:

[failblox]

Get a 980 Ti. You get Titan X performance with half the VRam.

OP. This. The 980Ti will even beat the Titan X when you start OCing it cause that thing OCs like a beast.

[don_svetlio]

Matrix > Strix. Matrix are cherry-picked components that DO NOT break.

[mrphatazz]

Matrix > Strix. Matrix are cherry-picked components that DO NOT break.

thats true and i gotta say ive always been a sucker for anything ROG lol still working on my comp parts tho slowly

 

Get a 980 Ti. You get Titan X performance with half the VRam.

thats true... just the price for a 980 ti strix is freaken 790 USD on amazon atm lol and a 980 matrix is 560ish

[don_svetlio]

thats true and i gotta say ive always been a sucker for anything ROG lol still working on my comp parts tho slowly

 

thats true... just the price for a 980 ti strix is freaken 790 USD on amazon atm lol and a 980 matrix is 560ish

Yup, RoG FTW

Btw, 980 Ti Strix has some cooling issue as well

[mrphatazz]

Yup, RoG FTW

Btw, 980 Ti Strix has some cooling issue as well

thats another reason why im iffy if i want to get a 980ti right now or wait it out abit... and also waiting if they will release a ROG 980ti

[don_svetlio]

thats another reason why im iffy if i want to get a 980ti right now or wait it out abit... and also waiting if they will release a ROG 980ti

Not sure. Maybe, maybe not. You could get the 980 Gold 20th anniversary also. It has even more cherry pick to go with it

[mrphatazz]

Not sure. Maybe, maybe not. You could get the 980 Gold 20th anniversary also. It has even more cherry pick to go with it

ill have to check the specs on the gold one, was never too much of a fan for special or limited edition stuff lol, unless its mars or ares

[don_svetlio]

ill have to check the specs on the gold one, was never too much of a fan for special or limited edition stuff lol, unless its mars or ares

think there's a 960 MARS but that's a waste of money >.< 128-bit 2GB crap.

[Trik'Stari]

Strix's don't overclock well and look hideous. Get anything else.

[EllieThePurpleFuzzy]

I would go 980Ti , it's definately worth the investment over the 980.

 

then again i have heard bad stories about the Asus cards and their cooling so maybe go for the gigabyte or Evga versions instead?

[mrphatazz]

Strix's don't overclock well and look hideous. Get anything else.

does look bad, thats why they are not ROG but its whats under the hood that counts more, looks are just a added feature

think there's a 960 MARS but that's a waste of money >.< 128-bit 2GB crap.

haha i rather keep my SLI  260's but they do need to bring back the Nvidia 90 series

[mrphatazz]

I would go 980Ti , it's definately worth the investment over the 980.

 

then again i have heard bad stories about the Asus cards and their cooling so maybe go for the gigabyte or Evga versions instead?

i wouldnt mind but im abit of a sucker for asus and ROG

[EllieThePurpleFuzzy]

i wouldnt mind but im abit of a sucker for asus and ROG

 

 

does look bad, thats why they are not ROG but its whats under the hood that counts more, looks are just a added feature

haha i rather keep my SLI  260's but they do need to bring back the Nvidia 90 series

 

I love how some of the ROG stuff looks myself :").

 

And i feel you bro, 90 series cards i have my soft spot for :"). just a shame we'll never see a 990ti. (i know i made a thread on it but eh)

 

also if there is a MARS 960 then that's kind of dull, since you probably would just be as well as going for a 980ti/SLI 970/Even a 980/SLI 960, MARS cards should be of the 70/80 series, not the 60 series.

[Trik'Stari]

does look bad, thats why they are not ROG but its whats under the hood that counts more, looks are just a added feature

haha i rather keep my SLI  260's but they do need to bring back the Nvidia 90 series

Not much under the hood. They overclock fairly weakly. Although if you manage to get one with a certain brand of memory in it, that can overclock easily.

 

I will say this, I've NEVER heard my Strix 970 whilst gaming. I've turned the fans up manually until it sounds like a vacuum cleaner, but it's never actually gotten hot enough, even when overclocked as far as I can push mine (1425 with the 75 boost up to 1500) running triple monitor surround. Overclocked it can play GTA 5 on decently "high" settings (medium-high, leaning more towards high than medium). Although this may be due to every fan in my case being at 100% speed.

 

Runs skyrim like a champ until I add in too many grass mods combined with distance render mods.

[don_svetlio]

I would go 980Ti , it's definately worth the investment over the 980.

 

then again i have heard bad stories about the Asus cards and their cooling so maybe go for the gigabyte or Evga versions instead?

Asus coolers are usually good in my experience but some aren't as good (namely Strix) - My card stays around 70*C on the core and 72*C on the VRMs are 37% fanspeed in a case with bad, inverted (front exhaust fans cause reasons) airflow.