1440p Gaming

[alright_MEATBAGS]

I'm hoping someone has experience with this, but I currently run a GTX 970 and I just ordered a 1440p monitor. Should I consider upgrading to a 980, Fury, or even a 980ti and sell the 970 or will the 970 handle 1440p. For added information I play games like Dragon Inquisition, Witcher 3, Skyrim, Assassin's Creed and occasionally play some FPS games.

[jcw150]

It won't manage it at ultra settings but it will be fine for medium to high

[Bajantechnician]

1 minute ago, VOLUNTEERbrowncoat said:

I'm hoping someone has experience with this, but I currently run a GTX 970 and I just ordered a 1440p monitor. Should I consider upgrading to a 980, Fury, or even a 980ti and sell the 970 or will the 970 handle 1440p. For added information I play games like Dragon Inquisition, Witcher 3, Skyrim, Assassin's Creed and occasionally play some FPS games.

amd cards will be better at resolutions over 1080p

[alright_MEATBAGS]

I would hate to upgrade only to see a minimal performance gain, I'm not sure how the 390x stacks up against the 970 in real world application. That's why I am hoping someone has experience with some of these cards. I know what benchmarks say, but I've seen some skewed results across the board.

[Bajantechnician]

1 minute ago, VOLUNTEERbrowncoat said:

I would hate to upgrade only to see a minimal performance gain, I'm not sure how the 390x stacks up against the 970 in real world application. That's why I am hoping someone has experience with some of these cards. I know what benchmarks say, but I've seen some skewed results across the board.

 one of my 390x runs 4k at 40fps, unigine valley, x4 aa

two runs at 70 fps unigine valley x4 aa

[connorpiper]

I have a 980 on 1440p and generally it can handle it on high. Though games like Black Ops 3 and GTA V really strain it at Very High (GTA) and High (BO3)

If you are going to upgrade, don't go Fury X, the 4GB vRAM is not worth it.

I would imagine the 500MB slow chunk on the 970 would be a problem at 1440p more than the core. 

[Bajantechnician]

Just now, connorpiper said:

I have a 980 on 1440p and generally it can handle it on high. Though games like Black Ops 3 and GTA V really strain it at Very High (GTA) and High (BO3)

same

[alright_MEATBAGS]

So, what were getting at is the 970 would not be the best choice here and a 390x or 980 would be viable options here.

[alright_MEATBAGS]

Before someone says I should SLI 970's, I am absolutely not in favor of running multiple GPU's unless they are already top tier or damn near it.

[Bajantechnician]

Just now, VOLUNTEERbrowncoat said:

Before someone says I should SLI 970's, I am absolutely not in favor of running multiple GPU's unless they are already top tier or damn near it.

yeah, im running amd gpus, kinda regretingit, they run dam hot, but they perforance they give is totally worth the heat

[Bajantechnician]

1 minute ago, VOLUNTEERbrowncoat said:

Before someone says I should SLI 970's, I am absolutely not in favor of running multiple GPU's unless they are already top tier or damn near it.

dual 970s will be better than one 980

[connorpiper]

2 minutes ago, VOLUNTEERbrowncoat said:

So, what were getting at is the 970 would not be the best choice here and a 390x or 980 would be viable options here.

980 is a faster card, but the 390X has more vRAM. So it depends on what you play, and if you have a PSU and case that can house the 390X. Which is quite warm. 

[connorpiper]

1 minute ago, Bajantechnician said:

dual 970s will be better than one 980

At 1440p the 3.5GB vRAM issue is going to be a major problem.

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, VOLUNTEERbrowncoat said:

So, what were getting at is the 970 would not be the best choice here and a 390x or 980 would be viable options here.

Just stick with the GTX 970. It'll do decently at 1440p and I can't justify both the hassle and money to get a card that'll perform just a bit better.

 

As long as you turn down the settings a bit and turn down AA, you should be run 1440p just fine.

[Bajantechnician]

Just now, connorpiper said:

At 1440p the 3.5GB vRAM issue is going to be a major issue. 

true. i use like 5, 6 gb gta v 4k

[alright_MEATBAGS]

1 minute ago, connorpiper said:

980 is a faster card, but the 390X has more vRAM. So it depends on what you play, and if you have a PSU and case that can house the 390X. Which is quite warm. 

Corsair RM750 and a 750D outfitted with fractal venture fans so cooling is not a issue.

 

[connorpiper]

Just now, VOLUNTEERbrowncoat said:

Corsair RM750 and a 750D outfitted with fractal venture fans so cooling is not a issue.

 

You could run two 980s on that. Also, they are very quiet if you get something like an EVGA card. 

 

If you plan to buy soon. You can get a 980 for $380 on EVGA B stock. http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8

 

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Is your skyrim modded? 

[alright_MEATBAGS]

Just now, Pohernori said:

Is your skyrim modded? 

Heavily

[alright_MEATBAGS]

2 minutes ago, connorpiper said:

You could run two 980s on that. Also, they are very quiet if you get something like an EVGA card. 

 

If you plan to buy soon. You can get a 980 for $380 on EVGA B stock. http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8

 

How reliable is this? I understand EVGA has great customer service, but there is a reason for the substantial discount.

[connorpiper]

1 minute ago, VOLUNTEERbrowncoat said:

How reliable is this? I understand EVGA has great customer service, but there is a reason for the substantial discount.

They are products that have been returned or RMA'd and EVGA fixes them and resells them. They might have some physical wear, but they function as if they were new and you get a 1 year warranty. Which is better than Ebay.

[Minzo]

I think that you should try to game with the 970 before you make any decision.

I game @ 1440p with a 980 and I do just fine.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

35 minutes ago, VOLUNTEERbrowncoat said:

Heavily

 

Try on your 970 first. If it doesn't work out, I'd probably wait for new gen cards. But they probably won't do wonders seeing how a Titan X or 980 Ti still get stuttering issues and sub 60fps.