Guys am considering getting rid of my SLI 970's. Should i?

[trainergames]

When i build my rig early this year i was only going to be using 1080p,and was told by many people that at that RES the VRAM problem on the 970's would not show up,and that i could max games and be fine.

 

Well it turned to be wrong at least 6 of my games(if not more) go over 3.5gb while maxed out,the ones i can think of off the top of my head is GTA 5,and Far Cry 3.

 

Well since i was considering selling it,but mostly would rather trade it,i posted them on craigslist for sale or trade,saying i would rather trade for a different GPU setup.

Ok my 970's are $350(on newegg brand new) i posted it for $550 or trade.

 

I got a message today from a guy saying he know i wanted gpu's,but asked if i would consider a phone for trade. I asked what it was,he told me it is a Samsung Galaxy Note 5 32GB White Unlocked,i looked on amazon,and the sell new for $725,i wasn thinking of saying yes,but then turning around and selling it. I have already asked for the IMEI and checked it online,and will look when i get there to make sure the one he texted matched the phone.

 

Should i accept? Or Not?

 

I also have an iPhone 6 that i got from a friend for helping him move after he lost his place,after he lost his job.

 

I was thinking accepting the trade,then selling both phones and using the money from both the get a much better GPU setup.

 

What do you guys think?

 

If it helps my current monitor setup is 1x 1920x1200,2x 1920x1080,3x 1280x1024, 3 running off the 970,the other 3 off the onboard.

[ThatOneRussian]

why not accept it and refund it to amazon. also you know on nvidia gpu's you can only run one res across all the screens

[Amazingasian]

Are you trying to run games on all 6 monitors?  That's probably why.  I would never accept that deal.  You'd be running without a GPU if you did.  

[kosmic]

My 970s dont hit the 3.5gb cap, are you using DSR?

I wouldnt trade

[trainergames]

why not accept it and refund it to amazon. also you know on nvidia gpu's you can only run one res across all the screens

 

Are you trying to run games on all 6 monitors?  That's probably why.  I would never accept that deal.  You'd be running without a GPU if you did.  

I am not trying to run game across all screens, my main screen i currently game on is the 1920x1200, all other screens are extended displays,and yes i do use up all the space lol.

 

Also i have spare GPU's,they are just not great lol,but it would only be until i sell the phones,the spares are a gtx 460 SE 1GB and a 7750 1GB, i will be ok just playing minecraft until i sell the phones and get better GPU's. 

[trainergames]

My 970s dont hit the 3.5gb cap, are you using DSR?

I wouldnt trade

I tried DSR once,but went back to normal lol. 

Mine do,i will try to screenshot it.

 

EDIT:Here is pics of my settings in gta 5.

 

 

 

 

 

Now here is a screenshot of my VRAM usage.

 

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Are you running the latest Nvidia drivers, and did you install the drivers manually, or did Windows install them? I don't think the Phone is a great idea as people get their phones cheap on contract.

[SteveGrabowski0]

3.5 GB on Far Cry 3? How did you ever manage that? I think I use half that amount of vram playing maxed out on 1440p DSR. And do you have the Advanced Graphics settings turned up in GTA V? Those will rape a Titan X, much less 970s.

[trainergames]

3.5 GB on Far Cry 3? How did you ever manage that? I think I use half that amount of vram playing maxed out on 1440p DSR. And do you have the Advanced Graphics settings turned up in GTA V? Those will rape a Titan X, much less 970s.

i'm not sure,it might have been when testing DSR,but i do know,that when i tested it just a little bit ago,i got 2.2-2.5gb at 1200p with no DSR,as for GTA 5 i had none of the Advanced Graphics settings on.

[don_svetlio]

if you're already having issues with the VRAM it won't just go away - games will only get more demanding and after a certain amount of time you will be seeing this with half of the games you play. This is the main reason I recommend having more than 3.5GB on multi-monitor setups as each screen eats around 200-400MBs of VRAM just sitting at a desktop. Do the math and you get 400x3 for the larger res ones and 150x3 for the smaller ones for a total of 1.2+450 = 1.6GB of VRAM in use just looking at a desktop - that gives you about 2.5GB of usable VRAM for a game. It's not going to be enough. If you decide to sell the 970 then a R9 390 would work better for you, not only will it support all 6 monitors via display port hub natively but it will also give you 6GB of VRAM for the game and 2GB of the monitors (just how I see it ending up) - that's more than enough.

[trainergames]

if you're already having issues with the VRAM it won't just go away - games will only get more demanding and after a certain amount of time you will be seeing this with half of the games you play. This is the main reason I recommend having more than 3.5GB on multi-monitor setups as each screen eats around 200-400MBs of VRAM just sitting at a desktop. Do the math and you get 400x3 for the larger res ones and 150x3 for the smaller ones for a total of 1.2+450 = 1.6GB of VRAM in use just looking at a desktop - that gives you about 2.5GB of usable VRAM for a game. It's not going to be enough. If you decide to sell the 970 then a R9 390 would work better for you, not only will it support all 6 monitors via display port hub natively but it will also give you 6GB of VRAM for the game and 2GB of the monitors (just how I see it ending up) - that's more than enough.

I was already looking into a 390 or mabye a 390x.

 

I told the guy with the phone no,and i think i am going to sell the iPhone for what i can and then go from there.

[don_svetlio]

I was already looking into a 390 or mabye a 390x.

 

I told the guy with the phone no,and i think i am going to sell the iPhone for what i can and then go from there.

Seems like you've got a good plan layed out. hope it works out for you