970 ok at 4k with these games?

[nightrider1470]

Age of empires HD
Rome total war 2
Meadievil total war 2
Metro 2033
Alien isolation
Alien colonial marines

Is it worth adding another 970?.. I have a 4700k

I just bought a curved 34" samsung widescreen monitor

 

[darknite]

34" curved? I think that's 3440x1440 res?

I think the issue will be vram. 3.5gb will struggle. Not sure adding a second 970 will fix that.

 

[Gibbo]

970's are not strong at 4k, that is 980 and above territory.

 

[stooeh]

That is considerably less pixels that 4K but you will still need two if you want all the eye candy. AA on maximum may push you too close to the VRAM limit on some titles.

 

[nightrider1470]

Ahhh ok thanks

What about a 390x 8gb? Or is there another option at around £400?

 

[savagesam117]

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This would be nice, would still need more power though.

 

[kedge]

It might depend, who knows?, GTX 970 SSC SLI beating Titan X R9 295 X2 at 3840x2160

Review: EVGA GTX 970 SSC in SLI vs. Titan X and R9 295X2 - Graphics

 

[VincentHanna]

Average and minimum framerates don't tell the whole story, though, so while a pair of EVGA GTX 970 SSC cards can be blisteringly fast, a single Titan X, admittedly more expensive, has more consistent performance. We can say this because, more often than not, its worst frames are relatively close to the average framerate at 4K.

 

[nightrider1470]

I thought 3440x1440 was 4k but as its less that probably works better for me.

Is 8gb 390x more than enough?

 

[VincentHanna]

3840 x 2160 is considered '4k' (Though really it's UHD)

8GB is more than enough, yes.

 

[RanxZy]

I thought 3440x1440 was 4k but as its less that probably works better for me.

Is 8gb 390x more than enough?

390X would be a huge sidegrade from a factory OCd 970! Single 980Ti would be good for your resolution and be more consistent than two 970s. 390X has loads of vram but not enough grunt with a single card to make use of it.

 

[stooeh]

Get the 980Ti if you can afford it.

 

[Divine Pain]

You should have went for that zotac 980ti that was on offer for 500. You're too late now!

980ti is pretty much 970 sli more or less.

 

[Resa69]

Get the 980Ti if you can afford it.

This.

 

[Sky01454]

I game on the same resolution and i just upgraded from a 280x to a gtx 980 ti and its butterly smooth and quiet.

 

[Poneros]

Reference 980ti still just 540 tho. If you can sell your current 970 for a good price it would be worth it to get the 980ti instead of another 970.

 

[nashathedog]

I thought 3440x1440 was 4k but as its less that probably works better for me.

Is 8gb 390x more than enough?

I'd be looking at a Fury X or 980ti for that res, Especially rather than considering a dual card set up at some point which would cost more and add other issues into the mix..

 

[Greebo]

You have to remember Wide screen 3440 x 1440 is half of the number of pixels as "4k" so doesnt need anything as beefy as a 4k monitor needs.

Personally Id wait and see and see what framerates you are getting.

By then the whole fruy/nvidia thing will have settled down.

You never know, the fury pro at £420 might be enough to run it a decent framerates with all eye candy on.

Ive been running A QHD screen with a single 7970 for the last three years wihtout issue and this screen isnt much bigger.

 

[nightrider1470]

Would a 295x2 be a good option?

 

[savagesam117]

Would a 295x2 be a good option?

Yes if you can power it, have space for the rad and can deal with no crossfire profile in elite and now batman

But I've never had one so don't listen to me