Need some input on a new GPU

[Otige]

I am looking to buy a new GPU soon am I was wondering if the 780 TI http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desk...rce-gtx-780-ti, or the 980 http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desk...eforce-gtx-980 is better for gaming? I was going to buy the 780 Ti before the 980 came out but now that its out I am wondering if its better then the 780 Ti for gaming.

[camdyn]

have you thought about the 970? it's almost as good as the 980 but several hundred dollars cheaper.

[Gulkeeva]

http://www.overclock.net/t/1515264/g...0p-performance

and if you want to wait about 1-2 months

http://thepcenthusiast.com/nvidia-gt...hmarks-leaked/

[Prothescar]

980's the best single chip GPU available atm. can just wait for 3rd generation maxwell though, probably coming Q1 2015. wouldn't place too much stock in the 380/390/Titan2 rumors. a single guy getting three prototype GPUs and being allowed to benchmark them before any major tech reviewer is suspect as all fuck

[Boyiee]

You will not get better Price/Performance than the GTX970 or the R90's. There is almost no reason to buy a 980 because of how well the 970's perform, so much so that if you want a 980 you might as well sli 970s.

There's also no real reason to play the waiting game because there's always something "in a few months" and the 8gb versions really aren't going to benefit you.

If for some reason you need the best available card, or are gaming at 1600p, 3440 21:9, or 4k, then the 980 is the best choice. If you're gaming at 1080p then you're throwing money away.

[Siya]

970 G1 with a slight OC I can almost max demanding games like Shadow of Mordor and DA: I usually have to pop AA down/shadows @ 1440p. Other games like WoW, BF3, CoD: AW has no problem maxing. So like others said if you're at 1080p then 970 is way more than enough, but if you're going 1440+ then maybe a 980/SLI 970 if you want to shell out the extra $

[RKenshin]

Not to hijack... But I'm entertaining building a new PC, current system is almost a good 8 years old.

I think the most I'd pay for in the GPU department is a 970, but I do really like the idea of a 1440p monitor. Torn between sticking with a nice 1080p monitor and max settings on almost everything, or going with a 1440p and maybe having to compromise on that time to time... 970 still max out most games at 1440p?

[Kalmado]

Not to hijack... But I'm entertaining building a new PC, current system is almost a good 8 years old.

I think the most I'd pay for in the GPU department is a 970, but I do really like the idea of a 1440p monitor. Torn between sticking with a nice 1080p monitor and max settings on almost everything, or going with a 1440p and maybe having to compromise on that time to time... 970 still max out most games at 1440p?

That's a great question. I'm also torn about getting a new 1440p monitor or a new gpu. I have a 770 2gb in my main rig that's hooked up to the tv (1080p 60hz) and will be using a R9 280 3gb in my secondary rig where I have a 23" 1080p 60hz IPS monitor. I have $85 in credit on amazon burning up and I have no idea what to do with it. I think the OP's question is a great one right now because we just don't know what the max needed really is right now.

[RKenshin]

Yeah... I certainly feel comfortable with a 970 being able to handle anything at 1080p, as posters here & googlefu+benchmarks seem to agree with.

Buuuut now I'm torn on whether it's worth the extra awesomeness to jump up to a 1440p monitor, or if the trade-off in FPS/lower settings is big and frequent enough to just stick to 1080p. (again, assuming a 970 is the card of choice)

[Boyiee]

970 is perfectly fine for 1440p, you do not need a 980 for it. And with the prices the way the are, if you needed more power you could sli 970s for only a little bit more than the cost of a 980 and it'll blow away the 980 in performance.

I game everything maxed at 1600p and am soon upgrading to 3440x1440 21:9 ultra wide. The 970 is more than enough gpu for pretty much any resolution below 4K.