Geforce GTX 990 or Titan Z

[bhaalkc]

I have a phobia for dual GPU cards also, and for that price, you can still get two 970s (or 980s for that matter) and beat the snot out of that card in terms of performance and still have spare money left to have a nice weekend out with the family, so... Still not worthy IMHO

I actually have phobia of SLI config due overheating problems. I would not go for sli without water cooling....

 

[Zero3606]

Yup, wait for this "990" or just get two 970s and be done with it

No offense, but anyone who considers getting a titan-z should have his head checked lmao

I agree totally!!

 

[15th Warlock]

I actually have phobia of SLI config due overheating problems. I would not go for sli without water cooling....

You've picked my curiosity, just for the sake of argument:

You would rather have two heavily underclocked GPUs in one PCB (like 95% of all dual GPU cards, the most recent exception being the 295X), with a lower rated power delivery system in most cases, cooled by one dual slot cooler that pumps heat back into your case and paying a huge premium for said card as opposed to having two fully featured GPUs, that effectively blow all heat out your case, can arguably be OC way beyond what you can achieve with a dual GPU card, and are a cheaper option than any of these premium dual gpu cards?

Your logic doesn't make much sense to me, unless you are running into space constrains by building a micro atx system....

In any case, I don't see a scenario were SLI cards would benefit more from water cooling than a strapping a water block to a dual GPU card...

 

[bhaalkc]

Your logic doesn't make much sense to me, unless you are running into space constrains by building a micro atx system....

Yes, you got the point. I dont have much space and my board doesnt officialy support SLI. I would rather go for dual gpu card solution.

 

[15th Warlock]

Yes, you got the point. I dont have much space and my board doesnt officialy support SLI. I would rather go for dual gpu card solution.

Well that makes a lot more sense, thanks for your reply

 

[XSI]

im sorry but if you can afford titan z or even considering it, definitely you can find a right case. and like warlock said, Sli is not such a scary beast ok?
you can get new case, good temperature, good components and have your sli with similar performance at very good numbers for same amount.

 

[bhaalkc]

Well that makes a lot more sense, thanks for your reply

Spot on bro

 

[alwayssts]

GTX 970 > wait a bit > another GTX 970 > win.

I kinda agree with this, only not...because I think VRAM is going to start to become more and more of an issue...At above 1080p, if you're truly looking for an investment, it's probably best to wait for (6-)8GB cards.

So it becomes:

GTX 970 > a new monitor > an 8GB maxwell (big) > wait a bit > another 8GB maxwell > win.

or assuming GM204 gets 8GB cards in the near future:

wait a bit > 8GB GM204 > new monitor > another 8GB GM204 > win.

I plan on going the first route (well, did the first two), but feel the second option will probably satiate a lot of people while being a much better bargain (especially if 8GB GM204's don't launch until after big maxwell/Fiji, in which case they will be likely be a good deal cheaper.)

 

[bhaalkc]

im sorry but if you can afford titan z or even considering it, definitely you can find a right case. and like warlock said, Sli is not such a scary beast ok?
you can get new case, good temperature, good components and have your sli with similar performance at very good numbers for same amount.

Thats correct, but i dont want to have full tower in my room.

 

[Vlada011]

Titan Z is now excellent option.
I saw some gameplay and in situation where need lot of video memory Titan Z rule.
12GB 384bit, if you compare only little overclocked GK110 and GTX980 it's only question of optimization, difference you can't notice in games.

 

[64K]

Titan Z is now excellent option.
I saw some gameplay and in situation where need lot of video memory Titan Z rule.
12GB 384bit, if you compare only little overclocked GK110 and GTX980 it's only question of optimization, difference you can't notice in games.

You don't get 12 GB VRAM. It's 6 GB per GPU. The VRAM from each GPU isn't cumulative. If your monitor setup is such that you actually need 6 GB VRAM and you need it right now then that is the only way that the Titan Z makes any sense for gaming. Otherwise two GTX 980s would cost ~$1200 and the Titan Z costs ~$1500. The two 980s will outperform the Titan Z by a good bit for less money. Two 980s is overkill for anything less than 4K. Two GTX 970s is more than enough for 1440p and would cost ~$700 and performs very closely to a Titan Z.

 

[Vlada011]

Yes 2x Titan Black 6GB... 12GB is only specification, together.
It would be good if people build 3xGTX780Ti to collect 9GB of memory.
Special now when price of some models is under 400$.
Now people worry to build GTX780Ti SLI because lack of video memory.

 

[64K]

Yes 2x Titan Black 6GB... 12GB is only specification, together.
It would be good if people build 3xGTX780Ti to collect 9GB of memory.
Special now when price of some models is under 400$.
Now people worry to build GTX780Ti SLI because lack of video memory.

When you say 3X GTX 780Ti will collect 9 GB of VRAM it makes me wonder what you are thinking. You do know that three 780Ti have no more effective VRAM than a single 780Ti.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Link_Interface

 

[GhostRyder]

With your options I would say wait for the GTX 990 for now because it will almost definitely be a thing because with the power consumption of 2 GTX 980s and based on history you have nothing to worry about in making the choice to wait. Nvidia will wait a bit but I expect one to become reality in a few months and it will be a much better buy than a GTX Titan-Z even at the new price.

GTX Titan-Z is not a great card for gaming because it suffers from severely reduced core clocks compared to its single GPU counter parts which causes performance to suffer on top of low overclocking potential. I would say for the price difference if your board cannot support 2 single GPu cards, save some of the money, buy 2 GTX 980s and a new motherboard (maybe even processor if you want) for less or the same money which will provide a huge performance increase. Or wait for a GTx 990.

 

[64K]

If VRAM is an issue then wait a bit. Both Nvidia and AMD are rumored to release 8GB VRAM Flagship single GPUs that will roll right over the current single GPU cards next year. It's good times for gaming enthusiasts.

 

[bhaalkc]

they should build gtx 990 with 16gb vram....

 

[GhostRyder]

they should build gtx 990 with 16gb vram....

Probably not going to happen because generally when they make a dual GPU card it is based off 2 of the highest video card chips available and is basically just a combination of the two on one PCB. In this case it would be the GTX 980 so you will probably see 8gb (4gb per GPU) unless they decide to release something else before then.

 

[EarthDog]

Guys,

i wanna buy new dual gpu card. Should i wait for gtx 990 or get Titan Z? I dont wanna SLI single gpu cards due space and heat issues....

Well, that would take care of the space issue, but the heat will be the same...

Anyhooo, there is no need for such a monstrosity at 2560x1440/1600 in the first place. Get a single 980 and enjoy!