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Upgrading from trisli 680 FTW to 970 or 980?

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2014/09/30 14:51:16 (permalink)
Upgrading from 680 trisli FTW and trying to decide tri sli 970s or sli 980s? The FTW of each will be around mid to end OCT availability. Pricing is involved as trying stay within reason. I usually game in 2D surround as have 3 asus 144hz vg248qe. What do you think best route as I want others feedback. I've Googled and read many reviews already and want others opinions. Thanks for feedback and my specs are below:


Intel i7 2700k O'Cd 4.6 GHZ 

Asus ROG Maximus V Extreme

Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus 

EVGA GTX 680 FTW+ tri sli

32 gig corsair vengeance ram

240 gig OCZ Agility 3 SSD

500 gig Samsung 840 EVO SSD

1 TB western digital hdd caviar black

2 TB Seagate Barracuda HDD

Creative sound blaster x-fi titanium sound card

Asus VG248QE 144hz monitor x3 in 2d surround with Samsung 27 inch SA27A350H accessory monitor

Razer naga mmo mouse

Razer Blackwidow ultimatekeyboard

Klipsch Pro media 2.1 with sub sound audio system

Corsair AX Gold 1200psu

Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Full Tower ATX Gaming Computer Case
post edited by dustinr26 - 2014/09/30 17:19:52

Intel i7 2700k O'Cd 4.6 MHz, Asus ROG Maximus V Extreme,Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus, EVGA GTX 980SC,32gig Corsair Vengeance Ram,240gig OCZ Agility 3 SSD,500gig Samsung 840 EVO SSD,500gig Samsung 850 SSD,1 TB western digital hdd caviar black,2 TB Seagate Barracuda HDD,Creative Sound Blaster Zx Sound Card,Asus VG248QE 144hz monitor x3 in 2d surround with Dell 27 inch S2716DG 144hz 1440p Gsync monitor,Razer Naga MMO mouse,Razer Blackwidow Ultimate keyboard,Logitech 5.1 Z906 Surround System,Corsair AX Gold 1200psu,Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Full Tower ATX Gaming Computer Case
 
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    rye10516
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    Re: Upgrading from trisli 680 FTW to 970 or 980? 2014/09/30 15:33:27 (permalink)
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    I'd suggest you overclock that processor into the GHz range otherwise it would be a server bottleneck to whatever GPU configuration you decide on.
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    Re: Upgrading from trisli 680 FTW to 970 or 980? 2014/09/30 15:39:17 (permalink)
    I would think the PCI-E 2.0 in Tri SLI would be an issue but maybe not, the CPU speed should be ok @ 4.6Ghz.
    If its running 8x8x4 I would not even bother going Tri SLI you would see a big enough gain with just going two way.
     


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    Re: Upgrading from trisli 680 FTW to 970 or 980? 2014/09/30 16:00:51 (permalink)
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    I would think the PCI-E 2.0 in Tri SLI would be an issue but maybe not, the CPU speed should be ok @ 4.6Ghz.
    If its running 8x8x4 I would not even bother going Tri SLI you would see a big enough gain with just going two way.
     


    That board uses a PLX chip so it's actually 8x/16x/8x pcie 2.0 (with SB) according to the spec sheet.
     
    Wait until the 980 Ti (or whatever they call it) comes out if you can wait that long imo.



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    Re: Upgrading from trisli 680 FTW to 970 or 980? 2014/09/30 17:33:28 (permalink)
    Thanks for replies. I am personally leaning towards sli 2 980s FTW cards. Looking at overall performance and looks like 1 980 is about 2 680s sli performance with 1 card. Sli 2 980s will be significantly boost from current cards. I'm also saving to upg mobo and cpu after cards as well just not right yet. If they do 980TI I'm concerned price point for that card too and have you heard if they are doing that version at all?

    Intel i7 2700k O'Cd 4.6 MHz, Asus ROG Maximus V Extreme,Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus, EVGA GTX 980SC,32gig Corsair Vengeance Ram,240gig OCZ Agility 3 SSD,500gig Samsung 840 EVO SSD,500gig Samsung 850 SSD,1 TB western digital hdd caviar black,2 TB Seagate Barracuda HDD,Creative Sound Blaster Zx Sound Card,Asus VG248QE 144hz monitor x3 in 2d surround with Dell 27 inch S2716DG 144hz 1440p Gsync monitor,Razer Naga MMO mouse,Razer Blackwidow Ultimate keyboard,Logitech 5.1 Z906 Surround System,Corsair AX Gold 1200psu,Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Full Tower ATX Gaming Computer Case
     
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    Re: Upgrading from trisli 680 FTW to 970 or 980? 2014/09/30 17:47:38 (permalink)
    The 980 ti will probably be ~$700 but it's said to be 50% faster than the titan black. It may release later this year or early 2015. (These are just rumors so take them with a grain of salt.)



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