Uff that is tough...

The thing is 2560x1440 is so much better than 1080p I'd kind of swing towards the monitor myself....the thing is that at ultra settings the card will be outputting framerates in the mid 40s on the big titles which is perfect with a GSync monitor but then of course you wouldn't be using the top end of that monitors refresh rate....leaving that for the future when you do swap out the GPU.....but by then the 1080Ti might be out

However if you have been gaming at 1080p you will be blissfully unaware of the difference between resolutions so....the 1080 will give you high framerates (100+) even at ultra level that will give you the ability to drive your monitor at close to its top refresh rate...

Basically it comes down to how important you rate the refresh rate. If you want super high refresh rate at highest settings go 1080p and 1080...you´ll even max out refresh if you turn down settings a touch...

If you would like the better resolution and a smooth gameplay with GSync despite losing refresh rate then go with the new monitor....especially since you can up the refresh rate turning down some settings



Is that a help....don't know....more like I typed out the conversation I would have in my head:o

it all comes down to the games.
what frames you get now?
what settings you run at?

The Strix GTX 1080 would get my vote. 🙂

I don't know how exactly gtx 780 oc compares to gtx 970 but i have been using 970 with pg279q for half years now and...it does ok with high settings. Fps is close 60 in most games, some i get even 70-80. But...it is clear more power is needed to get optimal experience so i am getting a 980ti now. Hard decision indeed. Maybe get 1070 or 980ti when they are on sale now and save a bit more for pg279q? I just did unigine heaven benchmark ultra/1440p settings without aa and got 72 fps.

This is a hard question but...GTX 1080 strix OC. I read that it averages 2000 MHz.

ASUS GTX 1080 Strix Gaming 8 GB

Hey OP....don't leave us hanging....what did you go for?...:confused::)