GPU Advice.

[Seanoog]

It's that time of the year again...
With a nice bonus, I am seriously tempted towards buying a new GPU for better performance.

System Spec:
Intel i5 2500K @ 4.6GHz
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 gen3
Sapphire Toxic 6970 2GB (Crossfire)
Dell U3014 (2560x1600)
16GB Corsair
Cooler Master CM-690 II
OCZ ZX Series 850W
6 Hard Drives.


I am seriously considering the new Nvidia 980ti or AMD 390x.
I presently play GTA5, Tomb Raider 2013, Bio-Shock Infinity, Kerbal Space Program, BeamNG Drive, Dayz, BF4, SWTOR.
If members could kindly answer my questions, and add any thing else relevant, it would be greatly appreciated.

1. Could my PSU support SLI or Crossfire, with proposed GPU's?

2. How much faster is a single 980ti or 390X Card, compared to a single 6970?

3. Is Reference cards (Blower heat-sink) recommended over Custom cards, that evacuate the heat into my Air-cooled case?

4. What 980ti or 390x is recommended for value for money?

 

[stooeh]

Well a 980ti is probably 2-3x faster so I'd go for that (or a Fury X)

 

[RanxZy]

The 390X is not a new card. It's a 290X with a different badge on it, higher clocks on the core and memory and thus consumes quite a lot of power compared to the 980Ti/Fury X but performs a lot worse.

Fury X is AMDs new card which has much improved performance per watt than the 290X/390X.

A Fury X or 980Ti would offer a monumental upgrade from dual 6970s. I would be surprised if you needed dual cards. I would get one first and take in the performance increase.

1. I would think dual Fury X or 980Ti SLI would be ok with 850w even though personally I would be happier with 1000w.

2. 980Ti will be about 4 times faster than a single 6970 and this is why I think you would be more than happy with a single card to start with.

3. Reference cards a pretty good for SLI. If staying with one card I would prefer non reference due to the lower GPU temps and higher factory OCs. I mean, if you have two non reference 6970s, one non reference 980Ti shouldn't be a problem.

4. I like the look of the deal OcUK had on the EVGA ACX 980Ti for £540 but it's gone up now. My MSI Gaming is brilliant but I got it at £576 before they put the price up. I think the Palit Super Jetstream looks like what I would put my money on if keeping costs down at £549.99. The Super Jetsream was very quiet on the GTX 980.