Will a GTX 970 be enough?

[FL630]

For 1440p gaming?

Games I want to purchase as soon as I have a card: P.Cars, GTA V.

With max settings, what sort of frame rate can I expect?

I have a Samsung 32D850D monitor, 60Hz so I don't care for much over 60fps (I understand 60Hz=/=60FPS), but I'd like the details to be high.

Would a 980 be much better given the 60fps target? I sadly don't have the budget for 980ti, even the non ti is a stretch, the 970 seems a sweet point price wise. More than likely to be an EVGA FTW.

Feedback greatly appreciated.

 

[FL630]

2nd hand is ideal I agree, but I'm lost where to get used parts apart from that bidding website and the OCUK MM, which I'm 700+ posts from accessing.

I'm not dead set on Nvidia, I have zero fan-boy in me, but as Project Cars is one of the main games I want AMD just can't hack it with that right now, unless they optimise their drivers.

An idea world would be 2nd hand 980, but if that fails a new 970 may suffice.

 

[FL630]

That's for the replies all, lots taken on board.

I'd actually happily snap up a 290X, but from what I've read AMD and Project Cars do not go well together... yet. So this is the single reason I'm swaying to the green side.

The MSI 970's in B-Grade looks a great deal, I wonder what's wrong for them to have 10+ of them?

I have considered 1x 970 now and perhaps another a few months down the line, in SLI it should definitely run 1440p, but this is in an ideal world where I end up buying.

I think the best advice given is to buy something cheap as a stop gap to the next gen cards.

 

[FL630]

This is interesting (ignore the green on the FuryX, was just a review I found these graphs on):

Apparently this is with "tested with the game running at its highest settings", so a 980 is only giving 6fps more than the 970 at 1440p. Not really worth the extra £150+

In GTA V it's a little more disappointing, but everything at v.high with MSAA off:

Again, 980 not much better.

Yes I agree with all above, the 980ti is the stuff of dreams, but at this time it's way out of my budget, sadly.

Going by the above figures, I wonder if I try and OC the 970 I'll get something quite respectful?