Eclipse - 980 worth the upgrade?

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   Budget:

<$2K

Expectations:

Play Skyrim with ENB + 1920 res at >=60FPS

Play Total War 2 Attila at 1920 full res >=60FPS

Usage:

Sporadic Gaming

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Hello - hopefully this is a fairly simple question.  I like to do gaming sessions once a week or so for a few hours.  

I really want to play Skyrim with ENBs at 1920 and get a solid 60 FPS.  I also enjoy playing Total War Attila, and would like 1920 @ 60fps.

Anything greatly over 60fps is overkill to me.  I currently have an Alienware x51 with a GTX 660.

So, I'm pretty sure I'm going to buy an Eclipse (and I really like the smaller form factor), but is the level 2 sufficient for my needs with a 970?  Or is the extra $550 worth it (or needed) for the 980?

Thanks much

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Guests Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Quote Reply Topic: Eclipse - 980 worth the upgrade? Posted: 03 Mar 2015 at 12:54pm
	Budget: <$2K Expectations: Play Skyrim with ENB + 1920 res at >=60FPS Play Total War 2 Attila at 1920 full res >=60FPS Usage: Sporadic Gaming --- Hello - hopefully this is a fairly simple question. I like to do gaming sessions once a week or so for a few hours. I really want to play Skyrim with ENBs at 1920 and get a solid 60 FPS. I also enjoy playing Total War Attila, and would like 1920 @ 60fps. Anything greatly over 60fps is overkill to me. I currently have an Alienware x51 with a GTX 660. So, I'm pretty sure I'm going to buy an Eclipse (and I really like the smaller form factor), but is the level 2 sufficient for my needs with a 970? Or is the extra $550 worth it (or needed) for the 980? Thanks much

FrankW Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 22 Feb 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2254	Quote Reply Posted: 03 Mar 2015 at 1:52pm
	Hi meschert, Take a look at this table from the Vanquish II systems. You can see what a 970 will do for you. Vanquish II level 4 uses a 970 gpu. Frank Edited by FrankW - 03 Mar 2015 at 1:53pm

 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 28 Oct 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1674	Quote Reply Posted: 03 Mar 2015 at 2:01pm
	It looks like a 970 will be good enough to get 60+ FPS with Skyrim (no mods) and TW Rome 2 & Shogun 2. Search around for benchmarks online if you want to find performance for specific mods or otherwise.
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