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Hello,

I'm going to buy a gamer PC which I can customize, that is, I can choose specific options and stuff.

For the Graphic card, I have no idea what to pick. Here are the four option I can choose from:

nVidia GeForce GTX 770 2,0GB DDR5 RAM +CHF 0,00
Gainward Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 Phantom 2,0GB DDR5 RAM +CHF 30,00
ASUS Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 DC2OC 2,0GB DDR5 RAM +CHF 30,00
Gainward Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 Phantom 4,0GB DDR5 RAM +CHF 69,00

Please help me choose, I have no idea what the advantages/disadvantages (1CHF=1USD).

My expectation:

-I will be playing simulator games like Train simulator 2013, Flight Sim X, X-plane and Rome 2 later that year.
-I will use Nvidia's CUDA system for video compression, Matlab and some CFD codes. So basically the more cores, the better.

Thx in advance for your suggestions.

Cheers,

Bobby

 
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This person is living in another country. Gainward, Palit and Colorful are examples of board partners that deal with customers from other countries. Personally, I would get the Gainward 4gb card because you want to play games that require lots of vram (Total War Rome II). However, I would suggest you build your own rig because it looks like these are options from a boutique company. If you build your own, you will save money. Are you building a rig or are you just upgrading your video card? Hope this helps!
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This person is living in another country. Gainward, Palit and Colorful are examples of board partners that deal with customers from other countries. Personally, I would get the Gainward 4gb card because you want to play games that require lots of vram (Total War Rome II). However, I would suggest you build your own rig because it looks like these are options from a boutique company. If you build your own, you will save money. Are you building a rig or are you just upgrading your video card? Hope this helps!
 
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2GB is plenty for now, but what about the future? The GTX 770 is big investment especially for some who are overseas. New consoles will raise the need for more memory. (8GBs - probably only 4-6gb usable for rendering) will push this trend. Besides, even Nvidia knows this as their next Maxwell architecture will feature unified memory with your system memory so that you can get access for more video memory. This is just my 2 cents. I remember trying to run hi res texture (not Bethesda's version) Skyrim with Texture compressor and still use almost all of my 2GB VRAM on a 1080p display.
 
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Thanks for answering. I'm buying a ready to use PC for a very good price (well considering that electronic stuff is extremely expensive here in Switzerland). I computed that if I had to buy each component separately, it would cost me more.
 
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So if I catch your taught, it is best to go for the 4GB variant to be up for the near future. As additional Infos to that threat, here is a complete description of the PC I plan to buy (it's in german but that's not a problem since technical specs are always in English):
http://www.gamer-pc.ch/index.php?page=product&info=924

Also, I have no interest in playing on multiple monitors nor have I interest in 3D gaming.
 
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I would still lean with the 4gb card. However, you have three 1200p monitors ready to use, so I would suggest gtx 760 4GB card if you are using for the next 2 years. If you plan to use it for more than that, get the 2gb card wait until you can afford a much more powerful card next year or so, sell the 2GB 760 and then get something like 100 dollars (or Euros) off your next purchase. If you want instant craving, get the 2GB card on single monitor. If you are planning to expand out to all three, get the 4GB. THe 4GB is also more sellable too. It will hold its value a bit better.
 
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