If you were to buy a new GPU today..

[MottiKhan]

+1. I wish I could disagree since AMD are a relatively local company. I'm sticking with NVidia because they're so much more stable across many games. I stay with Intel for the same reason.

 

[Lane1572]

I have the Asus Strix 980Ti DC3 OC and tweaked it a bit more to run around 1400 core clocks. I run the game at 2560*1600, everything ultra and maxed out, Super sampling at 1.5 and I get 60+ FPS everywhere (goes well over 120 fps if I take all limitations off). The only exception is at planetary landings near the surface the FPS drops to 50-60. If I drop the super sampling to 1, its way over 60 even there.

To answer your question will it run Elite in different setups (ultra + max, etc)
a) Three 1080p monitors/projectors: sure
b) One 4K monitos: Yeah, probably only with 1x super sampling tho

Thank you!! Very helpful. + Rep. So I guess the only thing I need to decide is if the future price drop on the 980ti when the new cards do come out is worth waiting for as that seems to be enough to future proof me enough. The most wild I would get in the next 3-5 years is that Icarus180 projector set up.. but likely will just stick with a big curved 4k tv.

Thanks agin

 

[SeeZaa]

I would say that mid-range would be the first ones to see an update followed by top of the line (with most of possible issues ironed out) but that will depend highly of who does what first (amd vs nvidia price war). I'm a bit on the same situation myself, I'm running a 280x but looking forward for a more serious update later in the year (future proof for possible investment in VR).

the whole nVidia vs AMD is another part of the reason im holding back on any new components.. if gpu standards are pretty similar between the both, unless nVidia start to support free-sync, i'll be better off going with a move to AMD.. g sync monitors are almost double the price of their free-sync counterparts.. but then i will need to upgrade my cpu, and gpu, at the end of the year.. want to be looking at VR mid to late 2017.

 

[Slack]

Get a Titan! Why? Because its called a "Titan" XD

 

[OlliM]

I recently got an EVGA 970 gtx. Does everything I want of it now, and given I couldn't stretch to a 980 was a perfect fit for me as I can't see newer cards being cheaper than the ones they replace.
Guess it comes down to what you want to do with your gpu over the next few years and how likely you are to have the cash to upgrade again in future.

 

[Lane1572]

Is SLI working in horizons ok? What if short term I just got another 760 for SLI. They are cheap enough used now to be basically free. Would that make any difference to hold me over?

 

[LameoveR]

Go for 980Ti.
Forget about SLI if it's not two 980Ti.
2cards = 2more heat\noise\power consumption.
500$ = 980ti. Period

P.S. Second 760 will add you ~10-15fps.
Horizons work fine with SLI. Don't wait for announced cards. They will not be released at least till the end of dis year.
P.P.S. Test examples of announced NVIDIA flagman cost ~3100$ each chip.

 

[Jaeger]

Go for the 970 you could always Sli later.

Best answer, 2 x 970 is the best bang for you buck, can be upgraded in installments, and will be a powerhouse for some time. At the moment a single 970 is excellent, and also good enough for VR.

In the mid term newer evoultions of GPU are most likely to improve on power consumption more than graphics. There will be improved cards designed for 4k and VR, but best to wait about 2 years for those.