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I'm currently a stock i5-750 cpu coupled with HD 5850 and 8 GB of RAM. I about to upgrade the GPU, but I'm not sure what's the highest I should go with my current cpu. I plan to give the i5-750 a modest OC to accommodate the new GPU, but nothing too drastic (no watercooling or anything). I'm also running two 1920x1200 screens, but mostly do my gaming on a single screen.

Does the GTX770 make sense with the i5-750, or should I stick to the GTX670? Wait for the GTX760?
 
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I'm running a i5 750 at 3.4GHz on a Coolermaster Hyper 212+ with a HD7950 (stock 800/1250...for now ;) ).
Without the OC my framerates definitely suffer across the board so I'll strongly recommend you get aboard the OC bandwagon ASAP.
For a single screen the 770 is perhaps a little too much and is likely to be held back by even an overclocked CPU, the GTX670 is not that much slower and getting less expensive all the time and would be my, at the moment Nvidia choice.
Obviously, I'll recommend the HD7950 from the Red Team ;).
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The GTX760 is released tomorrow...YAAAAAA! so I'd suggest you take a look at the mass of reviews that are shortly going to spill out onto the 'net before making a decision.
Bear in mind the 'new' GTX760 is...
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the gtx760 is out with a price tag of 250$,i suggest u get that. it is faster than the gtx660ti and if u are planning to but a gtx780, then i'd say no because you would be bottle necked by your cpu. get the gtx760, it's worth the price:)
 
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I don't think your cpu would bottleneck much of anything, although it is a little old, it is still pretty powerful. The nVidia 700 series is a great deal right now, the 770 probably being the best in terms of bang for buck. If not that, the 760 is also quite a beast for the price.
 
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Don't underestimate your CPU - it shouldn't cause any bottlenecking at all. People constantly underestimate Nehalem simply because it launched a while ago. Thing is Intel have made barely any advance at all in gaming performance since Nehalem. The only real gains are in application performance (and even then it was only Nehalem > Sandy that was significant). You'll be fine with any GPU and the GTX760 is the one I'd recommend. If anyone is gonna say the i5 will cause bottlenecking, back it up with benchmarks.
 
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Thanks for the answers. The GTX 760 does seem to offer more bang for the buck than the GTX 770, although where I live its availability is still a few weeks away, and even that's guessing.

However the GTX 760 is only barely (€20) cheaper than the GTX 670, and the 670 does appear to be measurably faster. Is there any advantege the 760 has over the older 670, apart from a marginally lower price (at the cost of marginally lower speed at that)?
 
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That's why i say grab the 770. It doesn't cost a whole lot more than the 670, yet performs quite a bit better. The advantage to getting the 700 series over the 600 series is primarily better driver support, imo.
 
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I'm running a i5 750 at 3.4GHz on a Coolermaster Hyper 212+ with a HD7950 (stock 800/1250...for now ;) ).
Without the OC my framerates definitely suffer across the board so I'll strongly recommend you get aboard the OC bandwagon ASAP.
For a single screen the 770 is perhaps a little too much and is likely to be held back by even an overclocked CPU, the GTX670 is not that much slower and getting less expensive all the time and would be my, at the moment Nvidia choice.
Obviously, I'll recommend the HD7950 from the Red Team ;).
BUT.
The GTX760 is released tomorrow...YAAAAAA! so I'd suggest you take a look at the mass of reviews that are shortly going to spill out onto the 'net before making a decision.
Bear in mind the 'new' GTX760 is likely to be released at the top of its RRP, it'll take a few weeks for prices to realign, it may even stay at top RRP for some time if demand is high.
 
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The 760 is set to cost €360 at my local retailer. The 670 prices range from €350 to €400, with most models falling in between. So for all intents and purposes the 670 and the 760 cost the same. Of course, the 670 is faster of the two. Bearing that in mind, while a lot of you recommend the 760, is there a reason to not get the 670 over the 760?

The 770 price is around €450 for the 2GB model and €500 for the 4GB model. Is the higher memory worth the extra price?
 
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I have a Noctua U12P so I will definitely accompany the purchase of the new GPU with a good overclock for the CPU. I might not even try go all the way to 4 GHz since I want to keep the system cool and quiet, but that 3.4 GHz might be a good target. Thanks. :)
 
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^I'm a timid overclocker ;) there are plenty who push their CPUs harder.
Prices vary according to country and the best deals are not always the same the world over, given your situation I'd jump on a GTX670.
For a single screen 2Gb is good, there's no way I'd pay that much more for a 4Gb GTX770, not when I can get a 3Gb HD7950 for so much less (in the UK anyway).
 
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Thanks to all of you. I didn't expect to get so many replies in such a short time. I'm still a bit undecided between the 770 and the 670 due to the price difference, but thanks for narrowing it down for me!

With the Asus DirectCU II cooler the 670 stands 70 euros cheaper than the 770 with the same, and that might just tip the scales in its favor for me.
 
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