You're right. I'll just give you a thanks point then. Kinley sure has a lot of red points, must have been busy raiding red point picnic baskets and the back alley of the Hairy Bear.
i crossed my figners to have special edition 980tis come out before tw3 release.
If it wasn't for Dragon Age I'd wait until the Witcher...but I've waited long enough for a new GPU.
At this point I wonder if that would make much of a difference or if it is needed.
I am starting to sound like a 970 fanboy but looking at the bang for buck comparison nothing comes close to it.
Two of them are barely more expensive than a 980 and we all know how cheap the previous ti card was.
obviously 970 sli is the best option, but i don't want to go with a sli now. slis tend to have unpredicted problems so far.
Indeed, running at super HD and on a G-sync monitor at that.
I doubt you'll find any games that would require SLI to run.
Because higher power consumption results in you paying for that power. It will reflect in your electricity bills. Lower power consumption also means lower requirements for cooling and less noise. All of those are important. I do care for performance, but I'm not interested in having a jet turbine in my room.
nVidia is pushing for lower power because the real customers for their products demand it. Amateurs may care little for their power cost, but the professionals and businesses who buy nVidia's flagship products very much care. 100 watts in an appliance that's crunching numbers 24/7 is maybe $75-100 a year once you take into account commercial power rates and the load on your chiller, so the upgrade will pay for itself in power alone over its lifetime.
As far as Sli goes, I think a single high end GPU like 970 or 980 would max out for a while. I'm against going sli with newly released high end cards, because you are purchasing 2 cards when they are most expensive for no reason !
After 2 years or so when a single card is starting to struggle and the price of the card has dropped, you can get another one for a cheaper price and Sli them together. That is if you want to max out games.
After 2 years or so when a single card is starting to struggle and the price of the card has dropped, you can get another one for a cheaper price and Sli them together. That is if you want to max out games.
i am gonna upgrade from gtx 580, i've waited long enough and i dont't want to change it at least for 5 years.
I usually try to make my setup as silent as possible but keeping it performant to run high end games. So far my computer is pretty silent. PSU with hybrid fanless operation, big case with good ventilation and large fans help for that. So that includes paying attention to power consumption of the GPU and its noise level too.
In cases when server type operation is needed, noise can't be avoided. But I don't think gaming should be such case.
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Playing on QHD res is one of the reasons I'm thinking of GTX 970 SLI.
I was naive 5 years ago when I bought my gaming laptop. Paid attention to most things (though the i7 is a bit overkill), but didn't look at the ventilation. Sadly that can't be fixed easily and even the additional external cooler doesn't help much, since the air slits are so terrible.I usually try to make my setup as silent as possible but keeping it performant to run high end games. So far my computer is pretty silent. PSU with hybrid fanless operation, big case with good ventilation and large fans help for that. So that includes paying attention to power consumption of the GPU and its noise level too.
In cases when server type operation is needed, noise can't be avoided. But I don't think gaming should be such case.