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GTX950 SLI and single GTX970, which one is better??

 

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Ya. My English isn't very good. I'm not really good in talking English but I'm learning...You making fun with my English, so WHAT??? You get what?? You can just correct the people and this is better than laugh at the people...

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Better psu first pls

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the 970 is better, but i would recommend getting the r9 390 

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970 because sliing two cards to beat a better card has other factors besides raw performance such as stutter and limited vram (950s have 2 GB if I'm remembering correctly)

 

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Do 950's even SLI?

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always go single card over SLI when buying new - unless there is no faster single GPU solution,

or if you're going for straight up "case filling" i wont stop you from throwing away cash...

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always go single card over SLI when buying new - unless there is no faster single GPU solution,

or if you're going for straight up "case filling" i wont stop you from throwing away cash...

Well what about the 970 SLI vs 980. The 970 SLI is better by far and SLI isn't half bad anymore. But a single 970 is better. 

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Well what about the 970 SLI vs 980. The 970 SLI is better by far and SLI isn't half bad anymore. But a single 970 is better. 

you're forgetting that 970 SLI is way more pricy than 980.

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Better psu first pls

how you know i want to use these card and i will use this psu and use this for gaming and use this for OC??

focus on the topic pls...Thanks ! ! !

Ya. My English isn't very good. I'm not really good in talking English but I'm learning...You making fun with my English, so WHAT??? You get what?? You can just correct the people and this is better than laugh at the people...

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how you know i want to use these card and i will use this psu and use this for gaming and use this for OC??

focus on the topic pls...Thanks ! ! !

I'd seriously reccomend a R9 over a GTX

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how you know i want to use these card and i will use this psu and use this for gaming and use this for OC??

focus on the topic pls...Thanks ! ! !

This build will not overclock. If you are planning on running any newer titles at least get a 970. SLI comes with some issues and its not worth the price to performance on a 950. If you are going to get a 970 get a better PSU.

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Focus on making sentences that make sense

Rekt.  :lol:

Don't start a post without pc specs.

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970, but get a different PSU and a 390.

More like a 390X, the 390 only wins in its vRAM config and at higher resolutions, and lags behind at 1080p. Unlike the 390X.

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Focus on making sentences that make sense

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I would suggest a R9 390 rather than getting a GTX 970 or SLIng GTX 950.

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Get the 970.  Just make sure to get a decent one, and you'll be happy with it's performance in 1080.

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You want at least 4gb of VRAM these days and 950s SLI will only get you 2GB.

 

It will run games well, but you'll never be able to use High Res Textures or Ultra Settings. 

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you're forgetting that 970 SLI is way more pricy than 980.

Yeah I guess that's true. I probably should have waited for the more equally priced 980ti but then again it released almost a year after. I'm happy with my SLI 970. SLI looks better too :)

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