GTX 770 2GB SLI or GTX 970 or GTX 980 Ti?

Don't go with SLI. It creates latency and some engines (notably UE4) don't even support it at all.

The 970 should be enough but, if you have the loot, a 980 Ti couldn't hurt.

"cybereality" wrote:
Don't go with SLI. It creates latency and some engines (notably UE4) don't even support it at all.

The 970 should be enough but, if you have the loot, a 980 Ti couldn't hurt.

Thanks. One more question though, should I get GTX 970 and save the cash for the next card or just get 980 Ti and hope that'll be future proof enough?

Either is a fine choice. Just depends how much you want to spend.

I upgraded to a 970 after hearing that it's the recommended requirement for Oculus Rift CV1. A 970 (and equivalent) is also the suggested benchmark sweet spot for devs. That's not to say some devs will push beyond modern GPU limits <cough>crytek<cough>.

A 980ti is of course more future proof than a 970, but not so sure the price difference justifies the performance boost.

Ich went from three GTx 970 to one Titan X.
Ich have less problems now.
My main problem was the memory.
SLi takes memory. And games, drivers and stuff around SLi seem to have problems in working together.
With only one graphic card everything works smooth.
I would not buy a card with less than 6 gb memory.
High resolutions love memory.
If you want to change your card more often a GTx 970 would be fine altough there is only 3.5 (fast) gb + 0.5 (slow) gb memory.
The price for a Titan X is much too high. You only buy a Titan X because you do :-P.

Personally I'd try to get a evga b-stock 970 or 980 now, then sell that and get a 1070 or 1080 late 2016 16nm GPU when they come out.

If the content you play the most supports VR SLI, maybe you can get another 970 and maybe bump the quality up.

Go for 4GB (or more). VR SLI might be a thing in the future. Well, until proven to work anyway.

You also probably know SLI doesn't mean you increase your VRAM times two, so two 2GB card will not be equivalent to a 4GB card.

With the 970, if the whole VR SLI does end up working out (though I'm not convinced it will be anytime soon), you could add another 970. If not, it will at least be passable until the next gen cards arrive.

I bought a (gigabyte) gtx 970 and as I'm not a gamer it isn't very useful mostly for dev.

I'm telling you kid don't spent all your money, in hardware computing there is a law: scale to the best! so 970 is an adult choice.
And think about it you will need money when you will be tired and too old. All humans in a way meet this situation.

I have exactly the same dillema :D I have 770 OC, and I realize i HAVE to upgrade for Rift.

I've analized prices for a little bit and came to conclusion that I will order new GPU on the same day when I order Rift CV. Since that might happen around Christmas time I think there is a chance to save a bit of money on GPU.

Another concern for me - current system requirements are not final, they might change. And getting stuck/trying to sell used GTX970 if Oculus suddenly announces minimum requirement for Rift CV having GTX980...

770OC is perfectly good for DK2, so I stick with that until pre/order for CV is announced.

Cheers!