GTX 980 / 970 Discussion

[Ayahuasca]

Except if he wanted to get dual cards he would have already.

Are you a mind reader? How do you know what he wants.

Also I'm sure you're aware telling people to hold off for newer cards is a never ending game in the GPU world.

 

[Qitarah]

Titan cooler is expensive piece of kit, not having it keeps the price down. Apparently anyways.

 

[Kieran_Burns]

Argh!

I'm running 2 x gtx570s at the moment and have been twitching to get a 980. Should I just click 'buy now' on one of the reference cards or walk away and hide in a corner for a couple of weeks?

I can easily drive over and pick it up from the shop directly.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

This is the situation I'm in

My 7970 Ghz edition and 4Ghz 6 core Xeon (in a old first gen i7 setup) still runs everything I want it to well.

If there's a new UT/(Decent) Battlefield/Crysis/whatever I may be more inclined.

But I have a itch i need to scratch..

Buy a new card when those games come along.

The problem is then comes a GM200 based GTX980TI or Titan Black Ultra and you might regret it.

Or by then we will have 20NM cards.

But a GTX980 still would a reasonable upgrade overall.

The problem is then comes a GM200 based GTX980TI or Titan Black Ultra and you might regret it.

Both will be beat by two 970's in SLI for most peoples scenarios.

Except if he wanted to get dual cards he would have already. Plus quote my whole post next time.

Are you a mind reader? How do you know what he wants.

Also I'm sure you're aware telling people to hold off for newer cards is a never ending game in the GPU world.

Read what he said.

Do you work for OcUK or something???

 

[Ayahuasca]

Titan cooler is expensive piece of kit, not having it keeps the price down. Apparently anyways.

It's remarkable how well it cools considering it's tiny 1 fan design. If you're going SLI and can't watercool it's better than blower coolers too.

Read what he said.

I did, but that doesn't mean he would never consider dual cards. My first quote to you wasn't telling him to go SLI either, just saying two 970's would beat those future cards and be cheaper.

 

[PzR Slim]

Depends entirely on price, if you can get the 780ti for cheaper than a 970 then do that, otherwise be aware that you are going to take a hit on trying to sell your existing ti to get the 970's

Wait and see for a few weeks - difficult to know right now - 780Ti Pricing might be very competitive as they approach end-of-life. (assuming you have a sufficient PSU for 780Ti in SLI)

Thanks guys. Will wait and see what happens to 780Ti price.

 

[Boomstick777]

Ended up going for the EVGA GTX 980 SC, hoping this arrives tomorrow

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Ended up going for the EVGA GTX 980 SC, hoping this arrives tomorrow

Awesome.

Are you going to bench with your GTX780TI??

LOL,I am tempted to get a GTX970 myself now.

Need to be strong.

 

[Geeman1979]

Awesome.

Are you going to bench with your GTX780TI??

LOL,I am tempted to get a GTX970 myself now.

Need to be strong.

Lol

Go for it

 

[Supernaut91]

The itch was too much. Had to order! Looking forward to tomorrow

 

[darkblueslider]

Thanks guys. Will wait and see what happens to 780Ti price.

Might be worth seeing if you can pick up a second hand one. Since my earlier post I've read from one of the OCUK staff that they have practically zero stock - so unless other e-tailers have lots to get rid of don't expect big price-cuts.

Edit: link:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18623832&page=2

 

[Ayahuasca]

Ended up going for the EVGA GTX 980 SC, hoping this arrives tomorrow

LOL

I'm sure I saw posts from you the other day saying these didn't interest you.

 

[Gregster]

Ended up going for the EVGA GTX 980 SC, hoping this arrives tomorrow

Nice one and do a stock run on Firestrike for me please

Then give it some.

 

[andybird123]

Argh!

I'm running 2 x gtx570s at the moment and have been twitching to get a 980. Should I just click 'buy now' on one of the reference cards or walk away and hide in a corner for a couple of weeks?

I can easily drive over and pick it up from the shop directly.

I would either get a 970 now, or wait a few weeks on the 980
I think that if we see a new AMD card soon then we might see a small price drop on the 980's, there is certainly plenty of room between the 980 and 970 pricing to allow for it

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Lol

Go for it

Well I have a GTX660 ATM,but I might hold off and see what the GTX960 has to offer. Its not helped by the fact I recently bought some new camera gear. Silly other hobbies getting in the way of my upgrading!

 

[~Mike~]

Ended up going for the EVGA GTX 980 SC, hoping this arrives tomorrow

Nice one Boom , how many cards is that in the last 6 months? About 5 I think.

Thinking about 970 SLI myself.

 

[Gregster]

Awesome.

Are you going to bench with your GTX780TI??

LOL,I am tempted to get a GTX970 myself now.

Need to be strong.

Just get it and enjoy. These cards surpass a 290X and a 780Ti when clocked up.

 

[Nelly]

The prices seem nicely set for the GTX 980 Ti to slot in at £550+, the question is when?

 

[Boomstick777]

LOL

I'm sure I saw posts from you the other day saying these didn't interest you.

I'm a sucker for new tech

Nice one and do a stock run on Firestrike for me please

Then give it some.

Will do bud.

Nice one Boom , how many cards is that in the last 6 months? About 5 I think.

Thinking about 970 SLI myself.

About 3 I think? 290X, Titan Black, and 780 Ti lol. I never plan to keep them long, I guess some people feel they keep one card for years, before moving on? I like to grab the latest see what it can do then try the next thing lol.

Will probably grab whatever AMD put out next as well if they can compete.

 

[Andy321]

I've got the itch to buy something

I have a MSI GTX 780 Gaming at the mo, would the GTX 970 be faster than it?