3rd 970 or console ?

[MasterOC]

The missus has asked what I want for Christmas , so I'm here asking what you all think ?

ID just get the Xbox for media , and to try a dabble in development with the Kinect . Maybe try the gta v befor it drops on PC

Or

Get a 3rd 970 ... Which I'd also need a new board with PLX chip . I love benching so I'd get use out of them even if games diddnt support them from the off

What do you think I'd get the best use out of ... I know it's a very weird question but we can't have it all haha

Also do you think 3 aftermarket cards would be manageable in terms of thermals

Specs are

4770k
Gtx 970 ex oc sli
16Gb 2666
MSI z97s sli plus
Air 540
2560 x 1080p

 

[MasterOC]

What about an SSD? Assuming you don't have one ofc

All my drives are SSD , 2 x 120 , 2 x 240 . lol nice suggestion anyway

 

[MasterOC]

At your resolution you don't need 2 x 970's let alone 3

If you're gonna get a console get the PS4, used both, trust me it is significantly better than the Xbone. Not only in performance, but aesthetics as well. Plus the upcoming exclusives are worth the console price imho, along with muliplats generally running at higher res or fps. If you don't get PS4, Wii U is second best option. Xbone is just a weird TV console in a bread bin sized box. Microsoft went fubar on this one.

Oh I know it's a stupid amount of power for the res , but those HiGH BENCH SCORES !! ...

As above I have the power so I want avoid going for one just due to resgate senarios. Anything Imo that the PS4 outshines on my PC outshine that . I'm a racing sim enthusiast and FPS now and again but would just like a platform that has something other than gaming ... Hense why I'd like to jump on to xbox one and use it as a dev kit for kinect etc . Do love that ps4 controller mind !! Anything down the line other than GT7 to tempt me ?

 

[MasterOC]

Tbh if you like Racing games the Xbox one currently is the best bet. The only racing game of note on the PS4 is Driveclub and well that's just a disaster still opening. There is nothing on PS4 to compete with Forza 5 and Horizon 2 at the moment. You can use the Kinect 2 on the pc as well if that is of interest to you ?

At risk of rocking that elitist attitude. Forza lost the being a sim tittle after forza 2 for me , just not into arcades racers ,,, however project Gotham would be the exception if that ever got a reiteration. Yeah totally Intrested in the kinect 2 for for a tool for both platforms .

 

[MasterOC]

With the specs you have already, What's your rig look like to look at? new case or something, or psu, braided cables, matching fans? stuff like that. the little things that put a smile on ya face when ya look at it, could have a brand new looking system for the price of a 970..

Console... mehh well, are you ever going to use it? I mean iv not bought a console since ps2, my missis give me her ps3 because she never used it, I played gta 5 on it for 2 days when I was bored and I give her the ps3 back because she wanted it for her Blu-ray dvds downstairs whilst im in my man cave upstairs on the pc, iv needed it back, only good thing about a console was it can play blu-rays etc, but now iv got a Blu-ray drive in my pc and a hdmi to the tv rather than just buying a bluray player for the tv its self.

Third 970, well is anything struggling that your playing I mean really? nothing struggles with my setup and im at 1080, well, its not quite your res its 1920x1080 but still your gpu power is double of mine, you will get a better score in benchmarks.. is that worth your missis spending her money on that? unless she gets you a 4k monitor to go with it, then you can say ere come look at this game on the 4k screen how much better it looks! and she will just be like really?? I payed all that money for no difference at all (to a untrained eye, I mean my missis played on a laptop at 20fps at 1024x768 and she cant tell the difference between that and a computer I built for her that runs games at a nice solid 60fps @ 1680x1050... no idea how anyone cant tell the difference but there ya go)

fourth question so to speak, why get a computer related product for xmas? yeah we love that sort of stuff, but your specs are decent enough as it is, go to Egypt for a week or two in jan its 30c+ and its bloody nice!

Spoiler

Haha best reply ever


Covered on aesthetics just need another gpu cable extension .
I'm just full on nerd with no other hobbies other than the same **** I do at work . Just want something either complementary or useful .

 

[MasterOC]

Buy a PS4 if you must,

If you want benching epeen then what are you doing with 970s to begin with?

As said, spend it on something outside the nerdome.. example I'm after a Gaggia classic for xmas!

Ahh I'm looking towards the Xbox ... Well 2 970s are faster than a single 980 was my logic ... Still have budgets lol , fianances are always influx lol .

Don't get me wrong I would like to steer away front constant tech but find nothing else interesting that's worth investing in . Holidays and things can be done through the year and what not . Gaggia Classic???

 

[MasterOC]

Get yourself a PS4 and the last of us. In my top 3 games of all time, any one who calls themselves a gamer and has not played it is doing themselves an injustice.

While I don't doubt it's a good game , it's not for me

 

[MasterOC]

PS4 cause not everyone you may know has high end PC"s If you got other family they may benefit more kids ect. Most people i believe play on consoles, not having one even if you have a PC. Most of your kids friends or other family members friends would prob have a Console at home to link up with in games. And most i know are getting the PS4 infact everyone in my sons community on his old xbox 360. Dont hear of anyone getting a Xbone for xmas

I play socially via my gaming community "PvE" the ratio of users with a secondary gaming devise is high and most it's a good split evenly between xbox n ps4 . I grew up in a family of PC power users and I.T enthusiasts , everyone I know virtually owns a mid/high end rig so I'm never short of people to play with

Unfortuantly the PS4 for me isn't an option as I plan to do more with it than just game , obviously I will game on it but it's not really anything that will be a primary use .

Thanks for the sugjestions guys .

Seems the console / xbox is the majority... I'd like to here from a 3 way SLi user mind themselves and see what there thoughts are.

 

[MasterOC]

Upgrade to 290s so you can have scaling.

Evil!!!! Haha , no thanks

Have been looking aft full loops ... Might be the way to go ...

 

[MasterOC]

I'd go for console, and XBox if you're more interested in the media aspect.

The XBox One holds the distinct advantage over the PS4 from a media standpoint, as it now supports DLNA streaming.

Big plus for me , I did have a PS3 solely for this and GTA V , pity as the de facto media console for most was the PS3 . How the tables turn!

 

[MasterOC]

Getting a console for media is bonkers :/ HTPC for gods sake!

Have one but I want something different. One of the reasons my PS3 went the way of the dodo was due to HTPC build. And it's media in the broadest aspect of terms .

 

[MasterOC]

So you bought a HTPC to replace a PS3, now you want something different to replace the HTPC

You don't know whether to add a third GTX 970 to your two 970's or buy a console.

1st world problems here folks

PS4 or Wii U. Simples.

it wouldn't replace the HTPC just compliment it , besides the HTPC is in the bedroom , the Xbox will no doubt sit in the living room or be moved to the office when I fancy a quiet session.

Had a wii u , really diddnt know why I bought it tbh , great little machine but lacks a library that would please me and little in the way of any other use

 

[MasterOC]

Or the simple solution...spend the money on booze

I actually don't drink sad life I lead haha