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Adding a 980 Ti

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The specs of my current computer are:

2x Gtx 660 Ti (SLI)

i7 3770k OCed to 3.9ghz

3 mounted case fans

16gb RAM

128gb SSD

1TB HDD

Corsair CX750W PSU

If I were to upgrade to a 980 Ti would I have any issues? I heard from someone that a 980 Ti requires DDR4 RAM instead of DDR3 but I'm not sure.

Also, before you freak out about the PSU my SLI cards take up more power than a 980 Ti and it has yet to explode.

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If I were to upgrade to a 980 Ti would I have any issues? I heard from someone that a 980 Ti requires DDR4 RAM instead of DDR3 but I'm not sure.

Where did you hear that?

 

 

an no, no problems.... get a better PSU though

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The specs of my current computer are:

2x Gtx 660 Ti (SLI)

i7 3770k OCed to 3.9ghz

3 mounted case fans

16gb RAM

128gb SSD

1TB HDD

Corsair CX750W PSU

If I were to upgrade to a 980 Ti would I have any issues? I heard from someone that a 980 Ti requires DDR4 RAM instead of DDR3 but I'm not sure.

Also, before you freak out about the PSU my SLI cards take up more power than a 980 Ti and it has yet to explode.

bolded is bullshit

get a different psu pls, i know wjat you're saying but for the sake of your setup

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Yeah, you're fine, go for it.

 

The thing about ddr4 is false.

System specs
  • Graphics card: Asus GTX 980 Ti (Temp target: 60c, fan speed: slow as hell)
  • CPU: Intel 6700k @ 4.2Ghz
  • CPU Heatsink: ThermalRight Silver Arrow Extreme
  • Motherboard: Asus Maximus Viii Gene
  • Ram: 8GB of DDR4 @ 3000Mhz
  • Headphone source: O2 + Odac 
  • Mic input: Creative X-Fi Titanium HD
  • Case: Fractal Design Arc midi R2
  • Boot Drive: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB 
  • Storage: Seagate SSHD 2TB
  • PSU: Be quiet! Dark Power Pro 550w

Peripherals

  • Monitor: Asus ROG Swift PG278Q
  • Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma (16.5 inch/360)
  • Mouse surface: Mionix Sargas 900
  • Tablet: Wacom Intuos Pen
  • Keyboard: Filco Majestouch Ninja, MX Brown, Ten Keyless 
  • Headphones: AKG K7xx
  • IEMs: BrainWavs S1
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980 Ti doesn't require DDR4.... I don't know who told you that but that's a load of bullshit . By the way it'll be a huge performance upgrade, I saw quite a large upgrade from just going from 660ti sli to a single 970, it will be even more so with the 980ti. 

 

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Change of CPU was due to me using my sisters 660ti and my sisters motherboard as my motherboard didn't support SLI.

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You'll be fine but I'd be really uncomfortable putting a GPU that expensive under that PSU.

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980Ti will feel comfortable in you system.

CPU i7 6700k MB  MSI Z170A Pro Carbon GPU Zotac GTX980Ti amp!extreme RAM 16GB DDR4 Corsair Vengeance 3k CASE Corsair 760T PSU Corsair RM750i MOUSE Logitech G9x KB Logitech G910 HS Sennheiser GSP 500 SC Asus Xonar 7.1 MONITOR Acer Predator xb270hu Storage 1x1TB + 2x500GB Samsung 7200U/m - 2x500GB SSD Samsung 850EVO

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