[email protected] - is it worth me upgrading from my 970 to a GTX980Ti on 1080 release and buying a 1440p GSYNC monitor for gaming or will my CPU be a bottleneck? If I want to do proper PC gaming, I want something bigger than my 24" screen now.

I'm actually toying with buying a PS4 now for living room gaming given the crazy costs of the 1080s and staying reasonably current but am torn because I love the modding scene. I do have a 55" panel in my living room which is OK for Steam Link but I'm getting annoyed with all the niggles.

Can't see your CPU being a bottleneck, not at that speed. a 1080 would be my go to, but 980ti's can be gotten cheap and is not THAT far behind a 1080 when overclocked.

digitalx said:

Can't see your CPU being a bottleneck, not at that speed. a 1080 would be my go to, but 980ti's can be gotten cheap and is not THAT far behind a 1080 when overclocked.

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But remember thats an unclocked 1080 vs a good 980ti clocker

"unlocked 1080" what?

Depends what 980ti they get, some OC better than others, taking ASIC into account etc.

Your cpu is fine. 1070 may be a good option if the 1080 price is too high

eazyrider said:

Your cpu is fine. 1070 may be a good option if the 1080 price is too high

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Cheers, I'll look into that and the benchmarks!

Quite surprised at how long this CPU has managed to keep up in all honesty.

If I get a 1440p GSYNC monitor, it looks like the 1070 is the best bang for buck then?

Narj said:

Cheers, I'll look into that and the benchmarks!

Quite surprised at how long this CPU has managed to keep up in all honesty.

If I get a 1440p GSYNC monitor, it looks like the 1070 is the best bang for buck then?

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Yeah pretty much...


The 1080 is not a 4K card although certain reviews sites seem to think it is...

It's an overpriced oddball....

The 1070 will cream through 1440p and doesn't cost a silly amount of money...

easyrider said:

Yeah pretty much...


The 1080 is not a 4K card although certain reviews sites seem to think it is...

It's an overpriced oddball....

The 1070 will cream through 1440p and doesn't cost a silly amount of money...

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But Jay-Z Fifty Cent said it runs fine on doom at ultra...

I was getting silly FPS in doom last night with everthing maxed out. I do wish people would stop using it as a benchmark saying "look, this card runs 4K modern titles". Doom isn't the least bit taxing. Try run GTAV with the grass on ultra or Witcher 3 maxed out then come back and say "it runs 4K".

beany_bot said:

I was getting silly FPS in doom last night with everthing maxed out. I do wish people would stop using it as a benchmark saying "look, this card runs 4K modern titles". Doom isn't the least bit taxing. Try run GTAV with the grass on ultra or Witcher 3 maxed out then come back and say "it runs 4K".

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Whats "silly fps"

Resolution?

eazyrider said:

But Jay-Z Fifty Cent said it runs fine on doom at ultra...

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I sense sarcasm.

A 1070 or 980Ti would be a significant upgrade to your current setup without getting into silly money Narj.