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But you plan to game with it, right? So buying the card and waiting a few weeks is equivalent to not buying it and waiting a few weeks, right? The GTX 770 was out before the GTX 760 and the driver still isn't fixed. I tried the glx package, dkms way, and even the proprietary bash script from nvidia. None of them worked well with the GTX 770 and still haven't.

If you want, you can buy it and wait it out. But Linux gaming is not really high-end. A GTX 660 Ti is a very good card and should suffice in almost any Linux gaming you come to play.
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I chose a GTX 660 Ti over a GTX 760 because I know that the GTX 770 Linux drivers is not very good having tried it myself. So I am going to assume that the GTX 760's Linux driver isn't much better.

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($95.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.62 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($238.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $694.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
 
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I think I heard something about them fixing some problems with the 770 drivers in the new Linux kernel. Do you think it would be worth it to get the 770/760 just to wait out those fixes?

 
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verttex

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I am not doing anything intensive, I just don't want to buy the 670 ti and a few weeks after I get it, the 770/760s are fixed.
 
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ksham

ksham

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But you plan to game with it, right? So buying the card and waiting a few weeks is equivalent to not buying it and waiting a few weeks, right? The GTX 770 was out before the GTX 760 and the driver still isn't fixed. I tried the glx package, dkms way, and even the proprietary bash script from nvidia. None of them worked well with the GTX 770 and still haven't.

If you want, you can buy it and wait it out. But Linux gaming is not really high-end. A GTX 660 Ti is a very good card and should suffice in almost any Linux gaming you come to play.
 
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