What's better?

[AnthonyN]

Hi!

I was just wondering if anyone could help me so I don't buy a weaker graphics card than I already have.

So right now I have two "nvidia geforce gtx 580" but I'm thinking of buying this https://www.komplett.no/msi-geforce-gtx-970-gaming-4gb-physx/824861

Would it be better than the two I already have and if so would I even see any difference in terms of performance?

Thanks in advance for any answers

 

[Jiniix]

I wouldn't bother to be honest. It would use less power, but you Norwegians bathe in oil anyway You wouldn't see a tangible performance increase to justify the cost.

 

[ninjabubbles3]

I don't know, it may be time to upgrade, and that's a pretty sweet card

 

[AnthonyN]

Hmm, do you think the card I linked would be able to run Assassins Creed Unity on the highest settings?

Or is this better: https://www.komplett.no/msi-radeon-r9-290x-gaming-4gb-gddr5/805892

EDIT: Would it be possible to have two of the MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB PhysX??

 

[Jiniix]

Yes, you can SLI with GTX 970 - exactly the same way as you do with your 580s.
Even though I personally would choose the R9 290X, the GTX 970 is a more sensible choice. I prefer AMD to NVIDIA, but facts are facts You wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the two in-game, tho the 290X is a bit more future proof - but uses way more power and produces more heat.
Depending on SLI scaling (you never get double performance by adding a second card, best case scenario is 99% for select games), all three solutions should easily max out Assassins Creed: Unity.

 

[AnthonyN]

Niiice, going for the MSI then, thank you very much for helping me out

 

[Jiniix]

No probs