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hi im in 2 minds about upgrading from my msi gtx9804g to the newer msi gtx980 ti .the money is not the problem but would welcome peoples comments as to whether its a good idea ty.
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msigtx980 4g to msi gtx980ti 6g is it worth it?
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who cares what anyone thinks if money is not a problem
Correct!! If you have the money buy it!!!
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my spec is sandybridge 2600k 16 gb corsair 1600 ddr3 eizo fs2333 monitor Samsung 850pro 512 gb ,wd 1tb h/drive xonar sound card black corsair 600t case be quiet cpu cooler .
games witcher 3 ,dragon age inquisition,far cry 4, Elder scrolls online,skyrim,total war Attila, and WoW
games witcher 3 ,dragon age inquisition,far cry 4, Elder scrolls online,skyrim,total war Attila, and WoW
With some of those games I would grab the 980 Ti.
The 980 Ti will be about 35% faster which in The Witcher 3 and Attila Total War will come in quite useful.
Personally I think its insane to spend hundreds to get more FPS in games you've probably already completed.
The jump might be 35% but if your card is making games look good and run decent then it seems mad to change right now. Id wait til pascal.
The jump might be 35% but if your card is making games look good and run decent then it seems mad to change right now. Id wait til pascal.
and not a huge gain in frame rates either...
Why not keep the MSI GTX 980 and overclock it?
A quick google of the op's monitor suggests 1920x1080p.
1080p - meh not really worth the extra money, if you were upgrading to 1440p then I could see some value in going down that road especially if you have MM access to sell your 980 (sadly I see you don't so fleabay would be your choice)
lol - didn't see that!
Yup, I wouldn't bother. For 1080p, stick with the 980 & overclock if you need more grunt!
Witcher 3 is hard work on an overclocked TitanX @1080p so a GTX 980 is definitely not up to the job.
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Can't see the sense in it, it's a smallish upgrade considering it's still in the same generation and even just waiting for the next series of cards would be a much better idea (save hassle of buying, selling, buying, selling or just short changing yourself on performance).
It's a hefty cost to say you already have a 980, I know some people get upgrade itches but lets be honest, it's a waste. You can get more for your money and not mess around by just waiting for the next series of cards. They'll last you longer and be better all round.
It's a hefty cost to say you already have a 980, I know some people get upgrade itches but lets be honest, it's a waste. You can get more for your money and not mess around by just waiting for the next series of cards. They'll last you longer and be better all round.
Yep, heard it's a very demanding game Kaap, never played it myself though.
Upgrading from a GTX 980 to a GTX 980 Ti is a bigger upgrade than upgrading from a GTX 980 Ti to Small Pascal will be.
Witcher 3 maxed
TitanX @1441/2002
5960X @4.0
1080p
67fps
Fortunately @2160p it runs better on 4 cards and I get 80fps without overclocking.
Of course, you can just turn GimpWorks off in TW3 and instantly boost your FPS by 40% (and your minimums by 100%+), since it's that which destroys the FPS as per usual.
If I was going to spend £200+ on upgrading a haircut, I'd make it mine, not Geralt's.
If I was going to spend £200+ on upgrading a haircut, I'd make it mine, not Geralt's.
Really? I turned hairworks off and it never dropped below 70fps ever at 1080p
Everything else was maxed out, with SweetFX as well!!
<- Very overclocked 980 GTX