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Okay you'll have to forgive me I'm still a relative newcomer to PC gaming as I've been at it for less than 2 years so help and advice is going to be hugely appreciated.
I'm looking at an upgrade within the next 3 - 4 months although sooner will probably be better given what I'm hearing about requirements for some upcoming games.
Here's what I currently have:
NZXT Phantom 630 case, Corsair GS800 PSU, Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 motherboard, AMD FX-8350, 16GB DDR3 RAM, Nvidia GTX 670 x 2 in SLI
It's served me well so far and I'm still maxing out everything except Watch Dogs (but the less said about that one the better). I've been looking at both the GTX 970 and 980 as possible replacements. However, if I go with the 970 the likelihood is that I'll pick 2 of them up to SLI again as I'm also looking to pick up the ASUS 1440p G-Sync monitor in the not so distant future.
So, my question really is, should I go ahead with the 970's, the 980 or wait for something else to come along? My worry is that some upcoming games are already said to be utilising 4GB of VRAM and more (Evil Within, Ryse, Shadow Of Mordor) so how long would I expect to game at 1440p with the 2 970's maxing out games?
Ideally I'm holding out for a GPU with 8GB VRAM as I hear it's long been a rumour. Trouble is no one knows when or indeed if these will come along. My other little concern….would my CPU be a problem going forward with any of the above set ups?
I guess I'm asking, should I go for it now or hold out and will my current set up hold out for the time being? Any advice would help me immensely.
Cheers
I'm looking at an upgrade within the next 3 - 4 months although sooner will probably be better given what I'm hearing about requirements for some upcoming games.
Here's what I currently have:
NZXT Phantom 630 case, Corsair GS800 PSU, Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 motherboard, AMD FX-8350, 16GB DDR3 RAM, Nvidia GTX 670 x 2 in SLI
It's served me well so far and I'm still maxing out everything except Watch Dogs (but the less said about that one the better). I've been looking at both the GTX 970 and 980 as possible replacements. However, if I go with the 970 the likelihood is that I'll pick 2 of them up to SLI again as I'm also looking to pick up the ASUS 1440p G-Sync monitor in the not so distant future.
So, my question really is, should I go ahead with the 970's, the 980 or wait for something else to come along? My worry is that some upcoming games are already said to be utilising 4GB of VRAM and more (Evil Within, Ryse, Shadow Of Mordor) so how long would I expect to game at 1440p with the 2 970's maxing out games?
Ideally I'm holding out for a GPU with 8GB VRAM as I hear it's long been a rumour. Trouble is no one knows when or indeed if these will come along. My other little concern….would my CPU be a problem going forward with any of the above set ups?
I guess I'm asking, should I go for it now or hold out and will my current set up hold out for the time being? Any advice would help me immensely.
Cheers
