Sanity check - Buying a GTX 980 (non-ti)

Hey Guys,

I ordered a MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G into my local shop on a black friday special, works out to be $636CAD with tax and after $30 MIR. I got that new Dell G-sync monitor so i was all hot and heavy to upgrade my GTX680 after realizing I cant run rocket league at full quality at 144fps lol.

They just got the card in today and now I'm kind of over it, i haven't paid anything yet so i can pull out if i want. Is it still worth it as an upgrade over my 680? For reference, the cheapest 980ti I can get is $268CAD more than what i'll pay for the 980 so it's not really an option. $636 is a stretch as it is.

In my personal opinion, spending that much on a 980 is sort of overboard. That being said I live in america, and spending any more than maybe $450 USD on a 980 is sort of silly as an OC 970 can match a reference 980 and costs a lot less. The 980 ti dwarfs the standard 980 and generally isn't all the much more money.. the 980 is a great card, it just doesn't make much sense spending 500 USD on a card that performs a little better than a 300 USD card. I don't think my 970 could do 144 fps on ultra at 1440p though

For additional reference the MSI 970 is $497CAD w/tax

GTX 970 - $497
GTX 980 - $636
GTX980ti - $904


Our dollar really isn't doing well. Maybe I should wait for the nextgen and our economy to recover.

Yeah, it's not a bad purchase. The GTX 980 was poor value on release because there was a gulf of $230 USD!

But the prices are now a lot closer. I don't see either card as a bad purchase at those CAD prices. In fact, with the GTX 970 priced that high, it's a worse value!

Yeah the black friday deal on the 980 was $140 off + 30 MIR so it's seems like a really good deal (in canada anyway). I have until EOD tomorrow to buy it at that price, currently got some ads up to try and sell my 680 for ~200 which seems fair based on what's on ebay.ca

I'd wait... Considering that 16nm cards will be incoming in 2016.

geforce man said:

I'd wait... Considering that 16nm cards will be incoming in 2016.

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If you're going to listen to this guy be prepared for a good 6 months of lower settings on a 1440p monitor. Though if you're only worried about playing rocket league then the 680 would easily cut it.

How about finding a used 970 or used 290X? It would still be a nice upgrade. When new cards come out in 2016 you can sell it without taking a large financial hit.