Deciding on new graphics card

[dirmaster0]

I've decided to upgrade my GPU from a Nvidia Geforce 650 GTX (EVGA Superclocked) to one of the following...
980
Or
970
Help Dir decide meow!

[Captain]

if you have the money to spare, 980, otherwise 970

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[sindroms]

Make sure the rest of your hardware won't bottleneck the thing first.

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[Alley]

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

for the price difference, unless you plan to use a 2K or 4K monitor, I'd recommend getting the 970. Although as spazzy pointed out, please list the rest of your hardware so we have a better idea of what to suggest.

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Alley was right.

[dirmaster0]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gG8hjX
The build so far (minus the Liquid cooler) & SSD (will be replaced soon)

[evanz]

also make sure your got a good enough psu, not just the wattage but the amps

[Alley]

there's a few things about that build.

That watercooling doesn't really look great, go for a Kuhler H2O 920 or a Corsair Hydro.

Also a TN Acer screen can be "okay" as second screen, but definitely not as primary. The colors suck ass and TN just ruins your day. For your primary screen grab an IPS/E-IPS screen, you'll find the colors much more lovely. iiyama provides good IPS screens for a nice deal, but I'm not sure of their availability worldwide.

For SSDs : Crucial is the best brand

Last point is your power supply. 1000w is absolutely overkill. 600w will cover a non-overclocked system. If you plan to overclock, 700/800w will be more than enough. 1000w is what you'd take for a multi-gpu build.

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Alley was right.

[Eugen]

http://www.zotac.com/products/graphics-c...ition.html ^^
i use this one. it is realy a eyecandy if u play newer stuff than freelancer. ^^

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[evanz]

Last point is your power supply. 1000w is absolutely overkill. 600w will cover a non-overclocked system. If you plan to overclock, 700/800w will be more than enough. 1000w is what you'd take for a multi-gpu build.

but again make sure theres enough ampage on the 12v rails,

eg a 600w with 35 amps is far better than a 1000w with only 20 ( the 1000w will pop in a few weeks)

[SnakThree]

I am looking at GTX 970 myself, even if some serious bottlenecking might happen due to current setup. However, I hope to upgrde whole rig in the future.

Performance/Price ratio for GTX 970 is so much better from all the reviews, that you would only be looking at 980 if you have nowhere else to shift money to.

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