Nvidia GTX 970 Worth Paying More?

[Bigrivriv]

So I am buying a custom PC for twitch live streaming games like Battle Field 4, COD BO II, CS.GO, and Minecraft. I also do a lot of Photoshop and video editing. My budget is 1350 plus 75 dollar shipping. So should I get the Nvidia GTX 960 Superlocked or Nvidia GTX 970?

 

[shady28]

So I am buying a custom PC for twitch live streaming games like Battle Field 4, COD BO II, CS.GO, and Minecraft. I also do a lot of Photoshop and video editing. My budget is 1350 plus 75 dollar shipping. So should I get the Nvidia GTX 960 Superlocked or Nvidia GTX 970?

This is a tough question because not a lot is known about performance while gaming and streaming. It's hard to test and very few reviews cover it.

The 960 has a superior encoder, the 970 is the better GPU. Some use their CPU for encoding. If you plan to record / edit you'll also want a large SSD.


You can do it within your budget, don't even have to build it yourself :

$1099 + $12 shipping + tax :

Z97 motherboard
Intel Core i5 4690K (3.50GHz)
16GB DDR3 1TB HDD
Windows 8.1 Update 1 64-bit
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4 GB
600W PSU
Gaming keyboard / mouse

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229626

That leaves about $120-$140 depending on tax, suggest add a 240GB SSD.

You'll be really hard pressed to beat this building your own, especially if you need to buy the OS / KB / mouse.

 

[Bigrivriv]

Thank you!!

 

[aaksheytalwar]

970 is nearly twice as powerful for gaming going forward. Assuming both cards are reference. An oced card is likely just 10-15% faster than reference.

 

[krumme]

So I am buying a custom PC for twitch live streaming games like Battle Field 4, COD BO II, CS.GO, and Minecraft. I also do a lot of Photoshop and video editing. My budget is 1350 plus 75 dollar shipping. So should I get the Nvidia GTX 960 Superlocked or Nvidia GTX 970?

For bf4 and future games 970 is far better. For games like that it will make a difference for the experience imo
I say absolutely the fast gfx with that budget if the encoder is of minor importance.