Crosshair V Formula Z

[browndog]

Hi guys

I'm upgrading from a gtx 760 that has done everything I've needed from it.

The card I was looking to replace it with is a gtx 980 but I a little worried about specs I have read stating it is a PCI 3.0 card whereas the MB has PCI 2.0 slots. (This card is too expensive to find it isn't compatible) + is it worth forking out for the TI version or the strix TI?

[Chino]

Yes, the Strix GTX 980 will work fine on the Crosshair V Formula Z. 🙂

[browndog]

Chino wrote:
Yes, the Strix GTX 980 will work fine on the Crosshair V Formula Z. 🙂

Thanks on clearing thay up Chino, I've seen builds incorporating both said gpu & mb but nothing to state wether further modding was needed to get them working out of the box.

[NemesisChild]

PCIe 3.0 hardware is backwards compatible with most all PCIe 2.0 boards.

The Ti version has a bit more horsepower, but it would really depend what games you play.

[AlexB121]

im using http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121929 i love this thing but gtx 980 is great up to u im using a white pc everything is white so i went with asus gts 960 turbo

[NemesisChild]

Asus121 wrote:
im using http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121929 i love this thing but gtx 980 is great up to u im using a white pc everything is white so i went with asus gts 960 turbo

So white is the new black?

[browndog]

NemesisChild wrote:
PCIe 3.0 hardware is backwards compatible with most all PCIe 2.0 boards.

The Ti version has a bit more horsepower, but it would really depend what games you play.

The games are'nt the only reason for upgrading, I'm looking at putting another 1440 monitor up, possibly a 3rd, the 760 would die under these conditions, Like I said in my OP the 760 hasn't let me down thus far but I like the peace of mind knowing I have my security blanket to hand.
I play a bit of everything, I'm hooked on skyrim & FO3, FO3 being the partial reason in upgrading my gpu.
My steam library has 64 games in it that have bearley been touched.
Games I'm hitting at the moment are:

Medieval II totoal war
Sins of a solar emipre rebellion
Arma 3
Shadow of Mordor
FO3 (waiting with baited breath for No4)
Skyrim

[kkn]

do the TI version if you can afford it, im running 2x acer G-sync predators 1440P monitors on a 980TI.
it have the same outlets as the 980 does but 2 times the power almost.