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May 25, 2013 3:17:51 AM

Hello, after 3 years with my old graphics card its time for a change. now i want a graphics card that will be future proofed for 3 years if not longer. i will also upgrade my cpu to the new 'haswell' chip. I am willing to pay 750-850 at most.
The gtx 780 was released in Australia this week i am wondering if this is a wise idea to purchase a 780 or should i buy another type of card? or should i put off buying for a while?

(i love graphics and i love gamingi)

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a b U Graphics card
May 25, 2013 3:33:57 AM

Listen, for the haswell series processors, you will need a new socket which means a new motherboard.

I would upgrade to a new motherboard that supports haswell when it comes out and then buy a 780.
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May 25, 2013 3:51:15 AM

thanks. i guess it will be a few weeks before i upgrade then
i was also looking at the 770 is the 770 that much of a downgrade from the 780?
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a b U Graphics card
May 25, 2013 5:31:51 AM

gtx 770 IS gtx 680 with a slightly overclocked memory..

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/342/geforce-gtx-680.ht...
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/1856/geforce-gtx-770.h...

GTX770 has average 10% increase over the GTX 680 from a reference GTX 770.
Consider around +5/+10 % improvement in factory overclocked models based on their clock frequencies.

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-770-benchmarks-l...

So, 470 to 770 is a huge upgrade..:D 
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May 25, 2013 9:04:25 AM

daarthb said:
thanks. i guess it will be a few weeks before i upgrade then
i was also looking at the 770 is the 770 that much of a downgrade from the 780?


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