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i want to have near max performance on 1080p, (on the latest games: Witcher 3, fallout 4, etc)

 

but the ability in a couple years to upgrade (to 1440p or even 4k).

 

option1: buy a cheaper gpu now( for 1080p) and buy a newer one later (for 1440 or 4k).

  

for example a r9 290x or gtx 970

 

option 2: buy the latest gpu and upgrade to dual gpu with crossfire/SLI when i need more performance

 

ex. gtx 980, r9 furyx

 

 

Taking into account the release of direct X12: amd vs nvidia?

 

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i want to have near max performance on 1080p, (on the latest games: Witcher 3, fallout 4, etc)

 

but the ability in a couple years to upgrade (to 1440p or even 4k).

 

option1: buy a cheaper gpu now( for 1080p) and buy a newer one later (for 1440 or 4k).

  

for example a r9 290x or gtx 970

 

option 2: buy the latest gpu and upgrade to dual gpu with crossfire/SLI when i need more performance

 

ex. gtx 980, r9 furyx

 

 

Taking into account the release of direct X12: amd vs nvidia?

a 980 will last a long time

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Fury (non-X) all the way - right in between 980 and 980Ti

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i want to have near max performance on 1080p, (on the latest games: Witcher 3, fallout 4, etc)

 

but the ability in a couple years to upgrade (to 1440p or even 4k).

 

option1: buy a cheaper gpu now( for 1080p) and buy a newer one later (for 1440 or 4k).

  

for example a r9 290x or gtx 970

 

option 2: buy the latest gpu and upgrade to dual gpu with crossfire/SLI when i need more performance

 

ex. gtx 980, r9 furyx

 

 

Taking into account the release of direct X12: amd vs nvidia?

I would just buy a 390 for 1080p then upgrade later to the latest architecture avaliable

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