Recommendations for GPU & other hardware

claypigeon101 · 11 Jan 2015 at 14:39

Hi guys,

My friend and I are building him a gaming PC. So far we've got an OCed 4.5ghz 4790k, 16GB ddr3, Asus ranger vii, and a corsair h100i.

He has £300-400 to spend on an NVidia GPU (preference) and I was thinking 970. Then can SLI at a later date if he needs more...

He hasn't bought a monitor yet, but he's looking at 2560 res. not 4k

My question is which 970 is the one to go for? And is it worth shelling out the extra for a 980 with a rig like this?

Finally, do you guys have any PSU recommendations for this setup? One that supports some of the custom cabling would be ideal since he has a big visual case.

Thanks guys, look forward to your thoughts!

stulid · 11 Jan 2015 at 14:45

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infinity Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £289.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x CableMod E-Series G2 & P2 Cable Kit - Black / Red £69.95
Total : £449.93 (includes shipping : ).

A 970 doesnt struggle at 1440P.

The PSU is good enough for SLI and that is a custom braided cable set.

claypigeon101 · 11 Jan 2015 at 17:12

Thanks stulid. Do we not need the 980 realistically? The aim is pretty much maxing out at 1440.

stulid · 11 Jan 2015 at 17:18

A GTX970 does a damn good job at 1440P on its own.

claypigeon101 · 11 Jan 2015 at 19:19

Awesome... Thank you. Is the 289.99 model you spec'd the best bang for buck 970?

stulid · 11 Jan 2015 at 19:25

Yes it is.

claypigeon101 · 11 Jan 2015 at 22:57

stulid said:
Yes it is.

Great trusted advice as always. Thanks Stulid

Edit: I should probably correct my phone from calling you 'Stupid'

mickyflinn · 11 Jan 2015 at 23:03

claypigeon101 said:
Awesome... Thank you. Is the 289.99 model you spec'd the best bang for buck 970?

Hold fire

The extra years warranty on a gigabyte card is worth more than a few mhz in my book.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970WF3OC-4GD) £289.99

Doomedspeed · 11 Jan 2015 at 23:32

Very true Mikey, I'd still go with the infinity though. I think 2 years is still a good warranty period. If it was 1year I'd be siding with you.

Even though 1440p isn't a huge challenge for the 970 every MHz will make a difference.

stulid · 11 Jan 2015 at 23:57

The windforce logo glows blue where as the motherboard is red+black.

It is also missing a back plat.