Hey there, Gamers, Crazy Overclockers! Swaggers! Extreme builders! And Man-Cavemasters!

Any release or confirmation on the new 980ti card? And will it be worth the wait over just going for sli 980?

Gonna go 980ti sli too but if I am going to wait like half a year, then It ain't worth it for me.



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Gaming on 1080p 120hz. But I may get higher res monitor in time.

So faar I am ordering a new pc. But alot of trouble have put it on hold so faar, due to som ram trouble/Mix up in order.


But currently I am useing a computer with a 8800 gtx card who is scrapping the buttom so that is a drag too + I can only run 3,5 ram due
to issue with eithe ram/motherboard too. I can wait, but I am consindering just going ahead with the 980 sli in my build, and say screw it to 980ti.

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( My current "Spec" soon to be pc)

CPU
Intel i7-5930K, 6 x 3.50GHz

CPU Cooler
Asetek 570LX - Custom

PSU
Corsair Professional Platinum AX1200i

GPU
2 x (SLI) ASUS STRIX GTX 980 Direct CU 2 OC 4GD5

Case
NZXT Phantom 820 Full tower - Black

RAM (Not sorted out but originally)
G.Skill Ripjaws - DDR4 2666 MHz - 4x4GB

Systemdisk / SSD:

Samsung 1TB SSD 850 EVO

HHD/Storage:
Seagate Barracuda 2000GB 7200 RPM

DVD/Blueray:
ASUS Blu-Ray.

System:
Windows 8.1 64-bit.

Motherboard:
ASUS X99 Rampage V Extreme

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-detailed-has-6gb.html - Som rumors.

But aye. That is my thought too, but gonna ask around still :)

if the price is anywhere near what's listed then even selling both my watercooled 970s I still wouldn't have enough to buy 1 980 Ti

This was just posted today:  www.vcpost.com/articles/64651/20150507/gtx-980-ti-release-specs-gm-200-310-powered-4.htm
Grain of salt and all that.

Wait.

 Worth is up to you and depends on what you had before.  For instance, I expect for graphics upgrades to have at least a 1% gain for every dollar extra I spend; based on that I wouldn't even look at Maxwell for what you're thinking of.

That being said, last time when AMD bought 290 and 290X, GTX780 dropped from $650 to $500 and GTX770 dropped from $400 to $330; then nVidia introduced a faster GTX780 Ti for $700.  This time since we know a 390X is coming within a month, though GTX980 is already $500 and GTX970 is already $330, so they won't drop further.  This allows a GTX980 Ti to sneak in and reoccupy the same $700 price point as the last high-end "Ti" model but below the current $1000 Titan-X.  There is no great mystery, GTX980Ti will be a $699 MSRP.

Except this time, the Titan-X will be slower than GTX980 Ti, which is expected to retain the same frequencies as GTX980; thus being up to 50% faster, maybe 40% real world (since Titan-X was 30-35% real world ahead of GTX980).

Let's say per the wide varieties of rumors and hopes that GTX980 Ti arrives between June and September this year.  Are you willing to wait for 40% more performance for around 40% extra cost using 40% more power to do so, versus getting a GTX980 now?  It depends on the card you have; if it is Kepler based, maybe it isn't that old; but if you have Fermi or older, it won't matter which you get theyll both be awesome.

Worth is about your prefered or accepted performance scaling for the cost over the time you will invest.

If you want something now, i'd suggest getting the EVGA GTX Titan X SC over a pair of GTX 980's. If you do stick with GTX 980's i'd get these instead of the Asus Strix:
http://www.newegg.com/Pro...x?Item=N82E16814127834
 
The MSI card takes 8+8 pin connectors over the Asus 8+6... So if you decide to overclock, you will be able to get more power to the GPU and VRAM for the same price as the Asus. It's a quality built card as well...
 
Don't know if you all ready bought that CPU/Motherboard combo... but you would save a ton of money if you bought a i7 4790K and Z97 board instead... You will get about the same performance in games if that's what you are using your PC for.