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Gtx 980 ti sli vs 1080

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Hi,

I have a g1 gtx 980 ti that lets me at games at 4k satisfactorily. Most games are quite good. The card is over clocked at 1270mhz (from 1150) and boost clock reaches 1450~1480 MHz.

I played farcry 4 at mostly ultra settings.

Now I am getting a new PC (second one).

I need to get a card for it. I will wait for 1080ti which will be at least 15~20% faster than the current 1080.

But the PC will need a capable card to play games at 4k. My choices are to get either 2 1070s or a 980ti+ which will be used for Ali in the future.

What card u suggest my second pc?
 

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2x GTX 1070 or 2x 980 Ti for 4K gaming makes sense. Nothing less is fast enough, GTX 1080 is too expensive, not worth the money compared to SLI and also not fast enough.
 
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Thank you,

the SLI will happen in the future because now i have 2 PCs that need to be run :)
 
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Get another 980Ti to match the card you currently have, then eventually you can SLI them when you have to, they will easily beat a 1080 and should be on par with a single 1080Ti when it comes out.
 
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