Deciding on new graphics card

[dirmaster0]

To Alley:
I sold the liquid cooler, the stock cooler and all the fans on the case make it so I really dont need a cooler (keeps it within 40-55C max even during heavy gameplay; idles between 28C and 31C tops)
The screens were just ones we have at work Not really going for high end monitors til my tax refund comes.
I'm also well aware the PSU is overkill, I got the 1000w if I ever needed more power in the future--If you havent noticed I also maxed out the RAM (32GB DDR3 1600mhz) which is definitely overkill as well mwahahha
To Eugen:
I'm not familiar with that brand, I'd kind of like to stick with one that I know. Looks like a pretty nice GPU you have though!
To Evanz:
I've had this PSU for a while now, I've never ran into any issues w/ power consumption or any issues powering internal hardware with it at all luckily
To Snak3:
Thats pretty much my dilemma, the 970 would really do everything I want it to as the 980 would, the price difference is what I'm stuck on. I'm primarily looking to upgrade so I can play Star Citizen smoothly (Struggles slightly with my current 650)
Back to Evanz again:
I have 32GB DDR3 RAM (seen here ), runs perfectly with everything I need it for, my main bottle neck seems to be the GPU at this point.

I appreciate all the input people, I'm starting to lean towards the 970 more I'd be glad to discuss the setup more if you guys have any more questions or comments.