Need Advice After getting a 1440p monitor

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Pingis

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Hi guys,
Just got back into pc gaming and decided to seek advice since it was here that I got all the help to build my first PC a few years back. I just bought one of those Korean montiors and my gtx 580 sli combo just isn't cutting it. I was just thinking I would get a GTX 980 and call it a day. I just needed to know if that would be pointless if my 2500k would cause a bottleneck. Or if I should look at other options from amd. Thanks for any advice that anyone can offer.
 
I am running a 2560x1600 monitor on my GTX 970 and it cuts it pretty well, except for newer games (FC4, ACU) which I need to tune down to High to get 60FPS. But even on Ultra it's still kicking at around 45-50FPS. Suffice to say if you get a 980 you will fare even better. Otherwise the 970 works well for me.
 
Depending on how much eye candy you like, you may even want to shoot for a 970 or 980 SLI setup.
 
I don't think the 2500k will be a bottleneck there.
 
awesome. thanks guys. time to start searching for a card. i'm surprised at how fairly priced the 970 is. almost makes me want to go sli right off the bat if I go with that card.
 
If you want to game at 60hz, one 970/980/290/290x will do the trick @ 1440p. But you say you have a Korean monitor so I'm thinking you might have an overclockable one, so @ 120hz dual card is the way to go if you don't want to turn down settings.
 
I got one of those Crossover monitors off of craigslist for $150. I don't think it overclocks so I'll be limited to 60hz. That is a shame though cause i'm coming from a 120hz 1080p monitor. The picture quality is better though so I don't think i'll miss the 120hz too much.
 
I think a 970 will set you for a while,remember that 99% of games are code to run on current gen console, except some rare PC only projects (asseto corsa, star citizen) most of the other will run fine,unless you want 8xmsaa or run at 2x super sampling lol.

Used to have a 780 and it was running everything pretty well
 
970 SLI is just crazy nice for the price. Heck start with 1, and add another later.
 
1440p gaming is demanding on GPUs for many games, I'll echo the 970 SLI as being a good choice right now. If your 2500k isn't overclocked, do it and you should be fine bottleneck wise, at stock you would probably be holding them back a bit.
 
after the Far Cry 4 1.3 update today my 970 can drive my 1600p monitor at 60FPS on Ultra... it was in the mid 40s before , so not too shabby. I guess as long as you're not dealing with crappy optimized games a single 970 should be good.
 
If you decide to go SLI again, it wouldn't hurt overclocking your CPU if you have not done so already. The CPU could become a bottleneck in multi-GPU setups when it would not in a single GPU configuration.
 
I am using a PNY GTX 970 but I don't recommend this particular model, it's crazy hot and loud. I only bought it because a guy on local CL sold it to me for $260 so I couldn't turn it down lol.
That being said, my chip has a 79.2% ASIC and overclock like a champ. I am running at 1500 core, so performance is actually a bit higher than stock 970. I think a MSI 970 can reach this with lower temp, I've heard a lot of good things about that card.
Now excuse me while I go watercool my 970 before it hits 88 celcius again...
 
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