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GPU Dilemma

samwise78

samwise78

samwise78

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So, I took the plunge and bagged myself the Black Friday Mega Gaming Z97 bundle:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-014-GI

I've got no current kit, game at 1080p, I know the Zotac is a beast of a card but have been pondering selling it and grabbing a 970, just for the power/heat/noise efficiency..

Was planning an i7 & 970 based build but couldn't resist the bundle..

So should I stick with the 780Ti or would you flog it brand new/unused and grab a 970 instead??

Cheers
 
Hey J.D - spot on, I would have to wait for the Ti to sell before getting a 970, which would pickle my swede..

Am still not sure though, I mean, given I'm gaming at 1080p (and likely to for the foreseeable) would I be likely to hit a wall in any games due to the 3GB vs 4GB VRAM or anything else?

Has anyone got the Zotac in the bundle? If so, how do you rate it?

Cheers
 
I was set on a 970 when I was planning the build, but I couldn't resist the bundle when I saw it (magpie)

I know the Ti is more than powerful enough for my needs, overkill if anything, so was thinking about power consumption, heat and noise compared to the Asus, MSI and now Gibbo's Galax 970..

Thanks for the advice, research continues..
(Until the bundle arrives tomorrow of course)

:D
 
Decided to go for the Asus Strix 970 in the end - and the Zotac 780 Ti is now on flea bay..
Would have stuck in MM if I had enough posts, but them's the breaks..

Cheers
 
You think so?

I wanted a low power, quiet, powerful card with enough clout to run most/all games at 1080p with eye candy switched on..

The 780ti is overkill for 1080p and would consume much more power and run hotter than the Strix 970 surely?

Moving forward I was also under the impression the extra VRAM would be handy - as well as the other refinements to the design..

If/when I need to - I'd also be able to drop a 2nd 970 in..

If you can convince me otherwise I'd be interested to hear the reasoning, IMO it's not as simple as the 780ti being faster or more powerful..

Cheers
 
Cheers mulpsmebeauty - some decent points in there that I didn't consider initially..

My original build plan included a 970 - never expected to grab the bundle either, but couldn't resist it..

Cheers
 
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