Godmachine
[H]F Junkie
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So I've done some recent upgrades (6700K overclocked to 4.6Ghz , 16GB DDR4 3000mhz) to my well aged i7 930 setup (wow night and day difference!). My GTX 780 is next on the chopping block but I'm conflicted. I haven't really been following much of the past few years of GPU's and based on what I've read from benchmarks to user impressions I can't decide what card should be my next upgrade. I know Nvidia and AMD have new series cards coming sometime this year but I'm not really wanting to wait because I've got my friends all bugging me to start playing again (CS : GO , The Division and so on) so I want something better and competitive right now.
I have a G-sync 1080p monitor and a 3 x Qnix setup (so 1440p) so that's the resolutions I'll be dealing with. Have zero interest in 4K and likely won't for sometime. VR isn't important because its in its infancy and right now I feel like I would rather wait for the second or third generation VR headsets before jumping in on that. So upgrading to a Freesync monitor is also really unlikely because I want a 1440p IPS that isn't a luck of the draw in terms of panel lottery (I've read people have returned up to 10 monitors and continued to always have problems so not really wanting to do that). Also I don't plan to run all 3 1440p Qnix's at the same time while gaming just one and the G-sync monitor now and again.
I know the 970 has a crippled memory interface but how often does that effect VRAM heavy games? Will it be a serious issue in the future? Also from what I've seen the 390x shows varying performance and right now in Direct X 11 it seems inferior in a lot of benchmarks ( no offense to any fans just what I've been reading ) to the 970 which offers more stable fps while the 390x can climb higher in terms of fps but often has frequent dips. Also I have no idea how AMD drivers are. Last time I used an AMD card drivers were an absolute nightmare.
What's everyone's opinion? Also I don't SLI. Its a pain in the ass. I do not feel like dealing with SLI malfunctions with every game or new driver release so single card solution only. Also the 980ti is too expensive for my blood right now so that's out of the question.
Budget $400 as well. Thanks!
I have a G-sync 1080p monitor and a 3 x Qnix setup (so 1440p) so that's the resolutions I'll be dealing with. Have zero interest in 4K and likely won't for sometime. VR isn't important because its in its infancy and right now I feel like I would rather wait for the second or third generation VR headsets before jumping in on that. So upgrading to a Freesync monitor is also really unlikely because I want a 1440p IPS that isn't a luck of the draw in terms of panel lottery (I've read people have returned up to 10 monitors and continued to always have problems so not really wanting to do that). Also I don't plan to run all 3 1440p Qnix's at the same time while gaming just one and the G-sync monitor now and again.
I know the 970 has a crippled memory interface but how often does that effect VRAM heavy games? Will it be a serious issue in the future? Also from what I've seen the 390x shows varying performance and right now in Direct X 11 it seems inferior in a lot of benchmarks ( no offense to any fans just what I've been reading ) to the 970 which offers more stable fps while the 390x can climb higher in terms of fps but often has frequent dips. Also I have no idea how AMD drivers are. Last time I used an AMD card drivers were an absolute nightmare.
What's everyone's opinion? Also I don't SLI. Its a pain in the ass. I do not feel like dealing with SLI malfunctions with every game or new driver release so single card solution only. Also the 980ti is too expensive for my blood right now so that's out of the question.
Budget $400 as well. Thanks!