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re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts
Posted on 1/21/16 at 1:00 pm to DoUrden
Posted on 1/21/16 at 1:00 pm to DoUrden
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Thanks, I was looking at doing something similar last year and though I was told that one 980 would not out perform two 970' or the difference would be negligible.
Sorry its not double the cores, was thinking it had 1344 but thats the 670. The 970 has something like 1664. So the 980 Ti isn't double the cores but still will probably out perform since SLi doesn't scale all well in most titles.
This post was edited on 1/21/16 at 1:01 pm
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Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:05 pm to LSU Coyote
Im in need of more Vram. Also i want to drop down to one card instead of 2 because i want to go to a smaller more quite case. Less cards less heat.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 3:22 pm to southern686
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Im in need of more Vram. Also i want to drop down to one card instead of 2 because i want to go to a smaller more quite case. Less cards less heat.
Yeah, but remember games that require more VRAM usually require more power to push the game.
What are you playing which requires so much VRAM? Mods in a Bethesda game?
Posted on 1/21/16 at 4:30 pm to LSU Coyote
It seems the 970 SLI to single 980 Ti will be a lateral move at best, but at least allows for smaller form factor.
Agreed that the vram is not an issue unless dealing with very, very poor optimization (being overzealous on the texture mod resolution in bethesda games is an example of poor optimization). But VRAM becomes more problematic in SLI in some games, since you've got 80-90% more GPU processing speed (ideally) but still the same 4GB of VRAM, at least until game developers and AMD/NVIDIA start getting serious about the advantages of DX12. I encounter this bottleneck with my 980s from time to time, where I've got 4GB of VRAM saturated and 70% GPU usage on both cards, frame drops with no change in GPU usage. It's a problem that's solved by switching to any single card, not just a 980 Ti.
Personally, I'd wait for next gen. 980 Ti is last year.
Agreed that the vram is not an issue unless dealing with very, very poor optimization (being overzealous on the texture mod resolution in bethesda games is an example of poor optimization). But VRAM becomes more problematic in SLI in some games, since you've got 80-90% more GPU processing speed (ideally) but still the same 4GB of VRAM, at least until game developers and AMD/NVIDIA start getting serious about the advantages of DX12. I encounter this bottleneck with my 980s from time to time, where I've got 4GB of VRAM saturated and 70% GPU usage on both cards, frame drops with no change in GPU usage. It's a problem that's solved by switching to any single card, not just a 980 Ti.
Personally, I'd wait for next gen. 980 Ti is last year.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 4:33 pm to ILikeLSUToo
So what is around the corner? Maybe I will lose my mind and decide to upgrade.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 5:17 pm to Mr Gardoki
Pascal and Polaris, 16nm and 14nm respectively. HBM2.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 5:20 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Want
Posted on 1/21/16 at 6:34 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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, I'd wait for next gen. 980 Ti is last year
Maxwell was great, but dat HBM2 on Pascal...
That will bring us into 4K.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 6:40 pm to LSU Coyote
Bring me to 1440
Posted on 1/21/16 at 8:26 pm to Mr Gardoki
I'll sell you one on the cheap in a few months.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 8:27 pm to LSU Coyote
Monitor? Or gpu?
Posted on 1/21/16 at 8:28 pm to Mr Gardoki
Monitor first
Gpu second
Gpu second
Posted on 1/21/16 at 8:30 pm to Devious
Conflicting messaging from you
Posted on 1/21/16 at 8:32 pm to Mr Gardoki
I'm just covering both angles so I'll be right
Posted on 1/21/16 at 8:36 pm to Devious
Typical
Posted on 1/22/16 at 12:11 pm to Mr Gardoki
PC Division specs
Anyone in the beta? I'm interested in knowing how it will run.
Anyone in the beta? I'm interested in knowing how it will run.
Posted on 1/22/16 at 12:27 pm to Devious
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I'm just covering both angles so I'll be right
Alternatively, what if it's important to consider both simultaneously? Upgrading one may reveal or create significant inadequacy in the other.
Posted on 1/22/16 at 12:29 pm to ILikeLSUToo
That's why I tested it the other day
Posted on 1/22/16 at 1:16 pm to Mr Gardoki
What did you decide?
Posted on 1/22/16 at 1:20 pm to ILikeLSUToo
I'm not running 1440p on a 770. It might be fine on older titles but fallout had to be run on low to maintain 30fps.
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