I am thinking about getting a gtx 970 but is it worth it over the 670 which I already have?

my specs
i2500k @ 4.5 running at full whack 1.3v
8GB corsair dominator
asus sabertooth z77
seasonic g series 650w
24" 1080p monitor
2 SSDs
1 Hdd

Yes. It will be a nice upgrade.

I went from 670's in SLI to a single 970 and it was an upgrade.

Big jump in performance.

Yes it will be a nice jump in performance i went from a 670 to a 780 and that was a nice boost so a 970 will be

Massive increase in performance. With a good overclock as the 970's clock well, you could more or less double the 670's performance, see link.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1355?vs=1349

Thanks all, think I will get the asus strix 970.

I went from Sli 670s to a 390 which is similar performance to the 970 and have been really pleased with the switch.

Only issue with the 970 is there are some games that might be limited by the ram so worth keeping it in mind. Ie shadow of mordor ultra needs 6gb vram

greenbrucelee said:

I am thinking about getting a gtx 970 but is it worth it over the 670 which I already have?

my specs
i2500k @ 4.5 running at full whack 1.3v
8GB corsair dominator
asus sabertooth z77
seasonic g series 650w
24" 1080p monitor
2 SSDs
1 Hdd

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It's black friday, I'd be going for a 980 not a 970 if I saw a good deal. The 970 is good, but a few more cores and all 4GB of VRAM fully working make it a better card. A 980 should be ~ 2x the speed of a 670.

Thanks both.

I am a bit of a stickler when it comes to brands I always choose intel for CPUs and always choose Asus for GPUs and motherboards. Corsair or Gskill for RAM and never ever water cool and always overclock.

Unless my pay on Saturday is bigger than expected I can't really stretch to a 980 even with the drops in price.

ElliotHand said:

Only issue with the 970 is there are some games that might be limited by the ram so worth keeping it in mind. Ie shadow of mordor ultra needs 6gb vram

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Shadow of mordor only needs 6GB vram if you use the ultra pack. And you don't need to use the ultra pack as it makes no difference.

Get 970, You be fine on 1080.

I went from a 670 to a 970 and the increase is huge!

I have no problems gaming at 1440p with my 970!

670 to 970 = profit