GTX 580 SLI upgrade GTX 770 SLI ?

strickforce

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With all of the recent benchmarks, I cannot find one that puts up benchmarks of the 580SLI vs a 770SLI or 780 SLI.

What are everyones thoughts? My local tiger direct has both the 770 and 780 in stock, I currently have 2 EVGA GTX 580's that I got about 2 years or more ago now I guess - thinking it is time for an upgrade.

What sorta pisses me off is the 650 price tag for the 780... The two games I play the most are BF3 and Crysis 3 at 1080P (and quake live :eek: ) With that said, from what I can tell, the 780 only gets 15 or so more FPS in BF3, and only 6 more FPS in Crysis 3. I am looking at ~15 bucks per fps if I were to go with the 780, and I am not sure it is worth it.

I know alot of people will say a single GTX 780 is just fine for 1080p, but I disagree. When I had a 60hz monitor that may have been the case, but once I got a 120hz monitor, it was night and day as far as how 'buttery smooth' everything ran, assuming my 580's could produce the FPS close to 120 or higher. When it drops down to the 70-80fps range, I can def tell a difference. I may be nit picking, but you get the point.
 

bretmh

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Don't throw down an extra few bucks for a measly few FPS. Save some dough man, it's all on what you want to spend on the hardware. Some people will say it's just a measly few more bucks for the little boost. But is it really worth it? You will be replacing it in months time.

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Justin Johnson

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I have just recently purchased 2 gtx 770's for sli with a 3770k @ 4.4 ghz. I have to say.. its PRETTY DAMN BEAST.... i am finally playing crysis 3 @ 2560x1440 full quality (low anti aliasing though.. don't really need it at the res). I upgarded from a single 670 and i DO NOT regret it at all. I can finally literally play everything... if you are playing at 2560 resolution i definitely think you should upgrade (edit just noticed you play 1080p... but with 2560 monitors getting so cheap.. its definitely a future purchase =P )

and if you sell your 580's you can make up probably half of the cost

tell me some games you play and i will do benchmarks and compare.. and that will let you know if it is worth the upgrade