GTX 970 or 980?

[Kronos]

I am still researching 970 cards and really like the offering from MSI but for one major problem. My colour scheme is blue and white and this is red so will look out of place no matter how good the card is.

My next choice is this http://www.evga.com/Products/Specs/GPU.aspx?pn=d8328514-f9bc-44aa-ae85-d50c9f433297 Or waiting on the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW+ ACX 2.0+. Or even the Asus but that one is less likely as I think it is ugly with the pipe coming out the top.

Then I had another look at my finances and the possibility of getting a 980 looks possible. If so is it worth it? And which one?

So looking for advice on both the 970 which to be honest is a more realistic purchase or the slight chance of the 980.

 

[Kronos]

Have a look at the Gigabyte 970 G1. I have two of them & performance is excellent.
They also light up in blue so will match your colour scheme.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-147-GI

Thanks will have a look.

What resolution do you game at? Planning on SLI? Planning on more monitors?

And I tend to game at 1440. Possible SLI in the future yes, and I am looking to move to a 32" monitor this year

The general advice given is get the best GPU you can afford.

The 970 does things effortlessly for me at 1080p, even with stock clocks, but you're at 1440p. A 970 with a decent OC should be fine but maybe some 970 owners using 1440p can give some input.

Thanks worth noting.

 

[Kronos]

I am liking this 970 which will slot into my colour scheme very sweetly. http://galax.net/KFA2/970hof.html or the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB with a bit of bling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcfrwS-Nu8I

 

[Kronos]

Thinking I will wait a bit. http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18651061