Titan X or 980 Matrix SLI?

trawetSluaP · 19 May 2015 at 12:23

Hi,

What way foward would you guys recommend regarding a GPU?

I have the opportunity to get a Titan X or 980 Matrix Platinum's in SLI.

I realise the 980's will be more powerful but lack the massive amounts of VRAM the Tian X does so they both have pros and cons.

I'm playing at 1440p.

Simon Belmont · 19 May 2015 at 12:28

trawetSluaP said:
Hi,

What way foward would you guys recommend regarding a GPU?

I have the opportunity to get a Titan X or 980 Matrix Platinum's in SLI.

I realise the 980's will be more powerful but lack the massive amounts of VRAM the Tian X does so they both have pros and cons.

I'm playing at 1440p.

Most will say get Titan X at 1440p, but I'm on 980 at ROG Swift G-Sync 1440p and all my games getting nearly 60fps on 90% of games.

Gregster · 19 May 2015 at 12:28

You are sort of answering your own question. 1440P is reaching the limits of 4GB but with SLI 980's, you can turn everything up but a single TX might struggle in some games but have the VRAM to cope.

I prefer a single card, so would go for the Titan X or even wait it out for the 980Ti and see what is what.

Simon Belmont · 19 May 2015 at 12:33

Gregster said:
You are sort of answering your own question. 1440P is reaching the limits of 4GB but with SLI 980's, you can turn everything up but a single TX might struggle in some games but have the VRAM to cope.

I prefer a single card, so would go for the Titan X or even wait it out for the 980Ti and see what is what.

I wouldn't get a Titan X it's overpriced. Extremely so infact. 980 is fine at 1440p, but if your worried about vram limits then wait for the 980Ti which should in theory be much cheaper?

VincentHanna · 19 May 2015 at 12:34

980Ti SLI?

Geeman1979 · 19 May 2015 at 12:35

Titan X, then if you decide to add another at a later date you'll have plenty of Vram in lieu.

Gregster · 19 May 2015 at 12:39

Simon Belmont said:
I wouldn't get a Titan X it's overpriced. Extremely so infact. 980 is fine at 1440p, but if your worried about vram limits then wait for the 980Ti which should in theory be much cheaper?

No idea what nVidia plans to do with pricing but if they repeat the 780 style, they will launch the 980Ti at the 980 price now and drop the price of the 980/70. No idea when the Ti will be released though and nVidia won't be in a rush to release while the 980/70/TX are still selling so well.

I own a TX and love it but price wise makes it hard to recommend with new releases coming soon but a deep wallet and yer, go for it but if not, nope.

trawetSluaP · 19 May 2015 at 12:48

I hate having these decisions but at the same time I realise I'm lucky to be in a position where I can even consider these options!!!

whyscotty · 19 May 2015 at 12:50

Titan X all day long - ex owner of 980 sli.

But, I wouldn't buy yet - 980ti should release soonish (rumour only)

trawetSluaP · 19 May 2015 at 12:52

whyscotty said:
Titan X all day long - ex owner of 980 sli.

But, I wouldn't buy yet - 980ti should release soonish (rumour only)

Unfortunately I'm incredibly impatient and will likely be making my mind up before the weekend haha.

whyscotty · 19 May 2015 at 12:53

trawetSluaP said:
Unfortunately I'm incredibly impatient and will likely be making my mind up before the weekend haha.

Do you prefer max settings?

trawetSluaP · 19 May 2015 at 12:54

whyscotty said:
Do you prefer max settings?

Why, yes I do!

Vinno · 19 May 2015 at 12:58

I'd go for a Titan X.

As others have said you can always add another later after your bankruptcy is over

whyscotty · 19 May 2015 at 13:02

trawetSluaP said:
Why, yes I do!

In that case you have 2 choices if you want Nvidia (IMHO)

1 - TitanX

2 - Wait for the 980Ti

RanxZy · 19 May 2015 at 13:19

Gregster said:
No idea when the Ti will be released though and nVidia won't be in a rush to release while the 980/70/TX are still selling so well.

If the Fiji series is competitive against the 980 I wouldn't expect NVIDIA to sit on their hands. Remember when the 290X came out and was a better prospect than a 780 they released the 780 Ti in the same week. If the non XT version Fiji has 3500 SPs it could leapfrog the 980 while being at a competitive price. NVIDIA wouldn't like things to stay like that for too long.

Don't forget they have made a fortune off of the small maxwell chip already. NVIDIAs priority seems to be selling the fastest single GPUs. The 980 would fly off the shelves at around £350 and they would most likely still be making a profit.

The op might come to regret getting premium priced 980s at this time imo if the 6GB GM200 card comes anytime soon.

Cooper · 19 May 2015 at 13:50

What do you guys reckon the 980Ti will launch at, £599?

VincentHanna · 19 May 2015 at 13:52

Seems about right, if they make it too cheap they won't shift Titan X's.

Cooper · 19 May 2015 at 14:44

VincentHanna said:
Seems about right, if they make it too cheap they won't shift Titan X's.

I'm not so sure about that, the people who get Titan X's do so because nothing but the best will do, price really isn't the issue.

Those kind of consumers won't settle for a 980Ti simply because it's not a Titan X.

Never underestimate the power of ePeen to separate the gullible from their money

Geeman1979 · 19 May 2015 at 14:47

Not gullible, just buying what they see fit.

trawetSluaP · 21 May 2015 at 09:09

Well now I'm truly stuck!

I RMA'd my Matrix and have received a brand new replacement and in the mean time my partner has gone out and bought me a second for a (very) special occasion.

I now have two brand new Matrix cards sitting in my living room and I can't decide whether to use them or attempt to sell them to fund a Titan X...