jim2point0
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lol what the hell do you need 8GB for? You running 6 4K monitors at once?
I hit the 6GB VRAM ceiling playing games at 5120x2880. Dropping down to 4GB is going to be tough if I do.
lol what the hell do you need 8GB for? You running 6 4K monitors at once?
Yup!The 970 is the only high end card that matters, honestly.
If you were shopping from anywhere between $250-$500 then the 970 is the only choice. Finally, a high end card at a mainstream price point that I can recommend without qualification.
My 560 Ti 448 has a worthy successor.
Yes, it would work on a 350w psu tooWould a 970 work fine on an Antec 550w PSU?
Are these GPUs overkill at 1080p/1200p?
Looking at a 970 to replace my 680, how big of a jump will it be at 1080P?
I hit the 6GB VRAM ceiling playing games at 5120x2880. Dropping down to 4GB is going to be tough if I do.
Would a 970 work fine on an Antec 550w PSU?
Looking at a 970 to replace my 680, how big of a jump will it be at 1080P?
SLI 970s will run on that. The power consumption of these things is incredibly low.
SLI 970s will run on that. The power consumption of these things is incredibly low.
Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:
GeForce GTX 970 or 980 - On your average system the card requires you to have a 500 Watt power supply unit.
GeForce GTX 970 or 980 in 2-way SLI - On your average system the cards require you to have an 800 Watt power supply unit as minimum.
I wouldn't go that far, 970's still eat 274 watts under load.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/nvidia_geforce_gtx_970_and_980_reference_review,7.html
How many people do you think play games at that resolution? 0.5% maybe, I'll go as high as 1%.
"We'll be calculating the GPU power consumption here, not the total PC power consumption."
whole system :3
I wish we knew exactly when these were going on sale, so I could set an alarm or something. Yeesh![]()
the 274 are system, the card is 164
What I need to know is if the compression results in any losses, any image comparisons so far?To those concerned about the amount of memory these cards will ship with take a look at Anandtech's architecture article page 3
These cards are using some memory compression advances compared to previous generation cards:
Maybe this is enough to allow for better textures within the same memory footprint.
Huh? that's the GPU alone.
They recommend 800 watts for SLI.
I wouldn't go that far, 970's still eat 274 watts under load.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/nvidia_geforce_gtx_970_and_980_reference_review,7.html
They're deliberately over estimating the power requirements there. There's no way a decent 600w PSU will even break sweat with SLI 970s.
They're deliberately over estimating the power requirements there. There's no way a decent 600w PSU will even break sweat with SLI 970s.
So is the upgrade to 980 safe my 560TI brethren? Considering finally upgrading!
What I need to know is if the compression results in any losses, any image comparisons so far?
They're deliberately over estimating the power requirements there. There's no way a decent 600w PSU will even break sweat with SLI 970s.
I wouldn't go that far, 970's still eat 274 watts under load.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/nvidia_geforce_gtx_970_and_980_reference_review,7.html
If you're primarily gaming at 1080p, is the 980 only an incremental upgrade over the 970?
What about a 500w? I'd rather spend the money on 2 970s, but needing a new PSU woukd probably steer me toward a single 980 instead.