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keep my R9295X2 or upgrade to 2x 980TI cards ?

ViRuS2k

ViRuS2k

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Not sure what to do IMHO.
i want to be future proof and be able to play anything i want @4k 60+hz

or would i need 3x980Ti to power 4k @60hz.


or is it even worth sticking to ATI and going 3x fury ?


not sure my cpu or motherboard or ram need to be upgraded yet

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4790k @4.8ghz Delid
Gigabyte z97oc Force
16gb ddr3 @2400 low 8pack optimized timings

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To go triple SLI you'd need to change to X99 - the 4790K and Z97OC Force doesn't support 3-way SLI as far as I know. It supports 3-way Xfire, but the 3rd card would be running at 4x and may be bandwith restricted.

I would have thought that two 980Ti cards would be good enough for the job, but I may be wrong. I'm just upgrading to 1080p@60Hz from 1280x1024 (the joys of having a small room)!
 
I am running 295X2 + 290X tri-fire at the moment at 4k, which is enough grunt for most of the games (when crossfire is supported) I play but the 4gb memory is not ideal.

I intend to see what AMD and Nvidia bring out next year with the die shrink and HBM they should be a good upgrade over what is available today.
 
Yeah, 3 way SLI means X99. There are very few boards with PLX chips now, and even though AMD cards will run in 3 way via the x4 2.0 PCH slot, I wouldn't do this given they also use PCIE for XDMA crossfire, and DMI 2.0 will be saturated when you also need that bandwidth for HDDs, USB, etc.

The reality is that if you want to run anything at 4k/60fps/ultra you need a card that does not yet exist. 3 980ti's I wouldn't actually do as with that level of GPU horsepower you will be turning settings up and hit VRAM limits, 3x Titan X would do much better.

But that's getting silly expensive, and when SLI doesn't support a game (as is happening more and more) you're screwed.

Instead, I'd be waiting for Pascal.
 
SO i guess i should just stick to my R9295X2 for now then and wait until next year and see what comes out ?

or if i went 2x 980TI even with those 2 cards would they be much faster than my 1150ghz r9295x2 to give enough grunt for 4k @60hz
 
ViRuS2k said:
SO i guess i should just stick to my R9295X2 for now then and wait until next year and see what comes out ?

or if i went 2x 980TI even with those 2 cards would they be much faster than my 1150ghz r9295x2 to give enough grunt for 4k @60hz
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Probably quite a bit faster, especially if you overclock them, as Maxwell overclocks pretty well.

980 is a bit faster than 290x, 980 SLi is a bit faster than 295X2, 980ti is 50% faster than 980. Logic says 980ti SLi would be a 50-60% speed boost for you.

I'd still wait for Pascal if I were you.
 
From someone who has used single 980ti at 4k I would say wait. You are better off seeing if you can get 60fps on a single card next generation.
 
ViRuS2k said:
Not sure what to do IMHO.
i want to be future proof and be able to play anything i want @4k 60+hz

or would i need 3x980Ti to power 4k @60hz.


or is it even worth sticking to ATI and going 3x fury ?


not sure my cpu or motherboard or ram need to be upgraded yet

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4790k @4.8ghz Delid
Gigabyte z97oc Force
16gb ddr3 @2400 low 8pack optimized timings

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Not such thing as "future proofing". New cards due Q3 2016 from both camps.
I would suggest invest on a Gsync/Freesync monitor, and stick to single card solution.

@Borealis

295X2 runs cool, and VERY QUIET even at full load at 70C for hours.
 
ViRuS2k said:
Not sure what to do IMHO.
i want to be future proof and be able to play anything i want @4k 60+hz

or would i need 3x980Ti to power 4k @60hz.


or is it even worth sticking to ATI and going 3x fury ?


not sure my cpu or motherboard or ram need to be upgraded yet

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4790k @4.8ghz Delid
Gigabyte z97oc Force
16gb ddr3 @2400 low 8pack optimized timings

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I'd stick with what you have now, then upgrade to a new card when released.

I'd steer clear of both SLI and CF ( just sold one of my Fury X's) because the support just isn't there.
 
I guess i should buy a Gsync monitor instead then so that im ready :D
or freesync......

though the reason im leaning towards nvidia is cause of there native 2.0 hdmi.
im sick and tired of waiting for club3d to release the dam kraken *errr cable adapter* to give us 60hz @4k on our sammy 4k tv`s with mini dp to hdmi ect.

also side note *MSI MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX980TI 6GB GDDR5 Graphics Card are those good cards,, ? are they reference as in if i got them would reference waterblocks fit them.
 
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If you change and the idea is multi-gpu at 4K you'd definitely be better off with AMD. CF scaling is far better generally, and particularly on Fiji at higher resolutions.

I'd stick with the 295x2 for now, though and see what price drops january brings.
 
pmc25 said:
If you change and the idea is multi-gpu at 4K you'd definitely be better off with AMD. CF scaling is far better generally, and particularly on Fiji at higher resolutions.

I'd stick with the 295x2 for now, though and see what price drops january brings.
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I find mGPU support is generally weaker though (I came from a 295x2)
 
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