Is it worth upgrading?

[caseyf]

I currently have a sapphire r9 270x 4gb GPU and i was thinking of upgrading to a zotac gtx 980 is it worth the extra 1-2 hundred? (planning on buying it used on kijiji) and was thinking of selling my current gpu 

[TheProfessionalAmateurs]

It depends on your monitor, and games you play. If you only play lighter titles like rocket league, then the 270x is fine. If you have a 2k monitor or better, or you play a lot of demanding games, and the 270x isn't cutting it, then I would recommend the gtx 980.

[caseyf]

2 minutes ago, TheProfessionalAmateurs said:

It depends on your monitor, and games you play. If you only play lighter titles like rocket league, then the 270x is fine. If you have a 2k monitor or better, or you play a lot of demanding games, and the 270x isn't cutting it, then I would recommend the gtx 980.

i have a benq xl2430t monitor, very high quality 144 hz, i play  games like gta v,csgo, left 4 dead 2, overwatch

[TheProfessionalAmateurs]

I would recommend a gtx 980 for those games, especially gta v. If you can't find a 980 for under $300, I would recommend the newly released gtx 1060. It is slightly below the speed of the 980, but it is more power efficient, it's newer, and starts at $250. The only problem with that card currently, is that it's hard to find one because of it's recent release.

[Vasllo]

If you plan to play on 1080p@144hz, remember: Higher resolution = higher GPU load, higher refresh rate = higher CPU load, so you may want to change your CPU too to play at 144hz with a 980.

[caseyf]

3 minutes ago, Mateus Campello said:

If you plan to play on 1080p@144hz, remember: Higher resolution = higher GPU load, higher refresh rate = higher CPU load, so you may want to change your CPU too to play at 144hz with a 980.

i upgraded my cpu 7 months ago and my fps increased by a shit load. next step is gpu because i cant really play gta v, and when i play some of my other games i get lag like on overwatch

[Vasllo]

2 minutes ago, caseyf said:

i upgraded my cpu 7 months ago and my fps increased by a shit load. next step is gpu because i cant really play gta v, and when i play some of my other games i get lag like on overwatch

Yeah, that's exactly why you saw such a big performance increase, high refresh rate is really CPU-intensive. What CPU do you have now? Because it may bottleneck the 980 at 144hz.

[caseyf]

1 minute ago, Mateus Campello said:

Yeah, that's exactly why you saw such a big performance increase, high refresh rate is really CPU-intensive. What CPU do you have now? Because it may bottleneck the 980 at 144hz.

It is the Intel i5-4690 3.50 GHz

[Vasllo]

1 minute ago, caseyf said:

It is the Intel i5-4690 3.50 GHz

I would be afraid of bottlenecking with this CPU, I recommend you to search a bit on that. The jump from a R9 270x to a 980 is pretty big, so your CPU will have much more work.

[Moress]

The 4690 won't bottleneck the 980 too much. People have new found love for the word bottleneck these days.

Get the 980 if you can get it for a good price. I have seen 970s on the market for $160 around me so that might be a decent option too