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msigtx980 4g to msi gtx980ti 6g is it worth it?
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So what would you use @1080p with max settings for -
Watch Dogs
GTA V
Attila Total War
The Witcher 3
Shadows of Mordor Middle Earth
Does the OP want max settings? I have looked at this thread and I see he is interested in grabbing a 1440P monitor, which I would say go G-Sync if he is going that way but nothing about max settings?
This isn't about what I would do Kaap, it is about what the OP wants, so best stick to asking him those max settings questions.
You are right it is about what the OP wants.
All I am doing is telling the OP which the better card is if money is not a problem.
It is up to the OP to make up his own mind if it is worth it or not. All I can do is say what the performance difference is.
Correct and your opinion is as valid as everyone else's but picking others up on what they think is wrong and let them have their say bud
Lets look at it on a basic level. This is from me using a 1440p resolution.
Watchdogs - I initially set everything to highest level. On indoor sections and cutscenes it ran brilliant. Looked brilliant. Then on outdoor sections with pileups and lots going on, it slowed down. I dropped some settings without losing much fidelity and the game was all good again.
GTA V - I have everything on pretty much top settings. It benches at a pretty constant 60-65fps. My friends see it running and are amazed by it compared to their console version. The framerate and detail impresses everyone.
Total War - Not played or ran it, friend says its pretty CPU dependent but I couldnt say.
The Witcher 3 - I max everything and decided that Hairworks wasnt really giving me enough of an erection to worry about. So I just settled for the game running great and everyone being pretty amazed by it in action at 1440p.
Shadows of Mordor - Ultra textures and all that crap. Firstly the ultra textures dont look much different. Secondly the game is shallow, repetitive, bland, and makes Assassins Creed seem like Final Fantasy 7. How does it run? I chucked an Xbox controller in, played a few hours. Game looked great, didnt notice any issues. got BORED.
You can argue all you want but the fact of the matter is spending £200 more to gain some FPS in games that are about a getting a bit tired now is pretty crazy.
Its just simply not a good investment.
To the OP...
"Is it worth it?"
NO.
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I upgraded to a 980ti damn it's overkill for 1080p gaming but I love it! Personally I'd either stick with your 980 or as Mrh said get another 980 for sli and maybe a 1440p monitor!
Correct and your opinion is as valid as everyone else's but picking others up on what they think is wrong and let them have their say bud
I can not stop them having their say and IIRC all I have done is highlight the fact that the GTX 980 Ti is the better card.
The rest is up to the OP.
It is entirely up to the OP whether it is good investment or not.
I am not trying to force my opinion on him or anyone else, I am simply stating which is the better card.
Value is relative to the end user, not third parties like me or you.
I think even the OP knows which is the better card. Its kinda obvious. I mean, one has Titanium in its name, its gotta be better right!?
Fact of the matter is that the OP would need to sell his 980 then stump around £200 to achieve this upgrade. Its an upgrade that wouldn't blow him away, You can see in the video I linked the difference in framerate is about 20fps across most games.
The post is asking if its a good investment or not, so you are allowed to tell the OP whether or not it is. He kinda asked !
So Kaapstad.. is it a good investment spending £200 to get 20fps average on big games?
Fact of the matter is that the OP would need to sell his 980 then stump around £200 to achieve this upgrade. Its an upgrade that wouldn't blow him away, You can see in the video I linked the difference in framerate is about 20fps across most games.
The post is asking if its a good investment or not, so you are allowed to tell the OP whether or not it is. He kinda asked !
So Kaapstad.. is it a good investment spending £200 to get 20fps average on big games?
You obviously have a problem with the 980 Ti lol.
As to what the OP thinks that is up to him.
As to what you or anyone else thinks you are free to post as much as you like.
The one thing that won't change is the 980 Ti is the faster card.
So you cant answer a simple question?
You make a graphics card seem almost human the way you defend them.
I have answered a simple question -
The GTX 980 ti is faster than a 980.
I can not answer the value question as I am not walking in the OPs shoes.
Oh ok, so you have basically just come to tell him what he already knew. The 980ti is faster. Very insightful.
Its possible to tell someone if something is good value, you don't have to always know a person's feelings to make your opinion.
If I spent 200 quid on a Mars bar you would say it's bad value, just because I bloody love Mars bars doesn't mean a £200 on one is a good investment.
Its possible to tell someone if something is good value, you don't have to always know a person's feelings to make your opinion.
If I spent 200 quid on a Mars bar you would say it's bad value, just because I bloody love Mars bars doesn't mean a £200 on one is a good investment.
IIRC I gave him a figure of how much faster the 980 Ti was as well.
The OP can use that to make his own mind up whether the upgrade is worth it or not.
Oh and if you are going to spend £200 on a Mars bar can you see if you can get a BOGOF deal as I like Mars bars too.
Ok we could go around in circles on this.
The 980ti is an epic card. I nearly bought one myself but held back and saved the money. Maybe that makes me come across biased.
I showed a video that shows the 980ti getting 90fps in games where a 980 got around 70fps, or 120fps where the 980 got 100fps.
Both cards are putting out very playable framerates. The OP can now decide its worth.
Kaaps bias may come from his ownership of multiple high end cards, hes financially in a different place to many of us so sees things a bit different to me.
To the OP - if you can live with your current framerates then just hold out a while, if you cant handle and occasional framerate drops then yes the 980ti is the best high end card to buy right now.
The 980ti is an epic card. I nearly bought one myself but held back and saved the money. Maybe that makes me come across biased.
I showed a video that shows the 980ti getting 90fps in games where a 980 got around 70fps, or 120fps where the 980 got 100fps.
Both cards are putting out very playable framerates. The OP can now decide its worth.
Kaaps bias may come from his ownership of multiple high end cards, hes financially in a different place to many of us so sees things a bit different to me.
To the OP - if you can live with your current framerates then just hold out a while, if you cant handle and occasional framerate drops then yes the 980ti is the best high end card to buy right now.
Not really, you are using the card that suits your priorities.
I hate those videos because a lot goes unseen like CPU bottlenecks which favour the slower cards.
It is better to use a game and settings that puts a lot of stress on the GPU to show the real performance difference and keeps the fps a bit lower to eliminate CPU bottlenecks.
Financially I am no different to most people on these forums.
Where I am lucky/unlucky is I have very few commitments compared to most people so that just leaves PCs.
Why are you still doing that crap?
You already posted a titan x graph getting 42fps way earlier in thread. You seem hell bent on proving that the most expensive cards on market are fastest. Everyone knows this.
Its 30fps (perfectly adequate for a strategy game) vs 42 fps. (still nowhere near 60 fps and a visually unnoticeable difference without monitoring)
If you want to be useful then the least you could do is compare the actual card that the thread is all about (msi) . Picking a kingpin edition is giving you the very best scenario for you to gauge your weird argument on.
You already posted a titan x graph getting 42fps way earlier in thread. You seem hell bent on proving that the most expensive cards on market are fastest. Everyone knows this.
Its 30fps (perfectly adequate for a strategy game) vs 42 fps. (still nowhere near 60 fps and a visually unnoticeable difference without monitoring)
If you want to be useful then the least you could do is compare the actual card that the thread is all about (msi) . Picking a kingpin edition is giving you the very best scenario for you to gauge your weird argument on.