Hey all!
I am in the process of building a PC, I will go into the details if asked, but it's build based around the i7 4770k with water cooling etc. My questions is about the video card.
I have a 1440p Monitor for gaming and a 1080p in portrait for reference and some photo editing. I want to be able to run the latest games on that 1440p monitor on maxed out settings (with moderate anti-aliasing) and I have been considering the 700 series cards from nVidia, because of all the wonderful things I have heard about EVGA being amazing, so I would like to stick to the EVGA cards. I have been eying the SuperClocked EVGA GTX 770 4GB, but read recently that the 4GB version on slightly outperforms the 2GB (~2fps) because of the limited bus width of 256 bits, which has discouraged me a bit from that card. I know that with something like 1440p you want at LEAST 3GB of VRAM, which is why I liked the 770, but if you can't even use all the VRAM then that becomes less of an option. I am alright with purchasing a 780 if I absolutely must to accomplish my goal, however is the 3GB on the 780 good enough for the goal of maxed settings on 1440-p? Is there any reason I should reconsider the 770 4GB? Do you guys think I should go something like 760s in SLI? In which case should I just get the 2GB version because of the bus width? I know that the 760 SLI is an absolute powerhouse at budget costs, but can it's VRAM handle 1440p gaming? I do like the option of possible SLI 780s later, but that would be way down the line, and $650 is quite an investment for a card now when I can get those 2 760s for less, and they seem to outperform the 780. Then again when I get the SLI 780s later, they would crush the 760s.
Sorry for the ramble, any advise is appreciated, personal experience is a definite plus~!
I am in the process of building a PC, I will go into the details if asked, but it's build based around the i7 4770k with water cooling etc. My questions is about the video card.
I have a 1440p Monitor for gaming and a 1080p in portrait for reference and some photo editing. I want to be able to run the latest games on that 1440p monitor on maxed out settings (with moderate anti-aliasing) and I have been considering the 700 series cards from nVidia, because of all the wonderful things I have heard about EVGA being amazing, so I would like to stick to the EVGA cards. I have been eying the SuperClocked EVGA GTX 770 4GB, but read recently that the 4GB version on slightly outperforms the 2GB (~2fps) because of the limited bus width of 256 bits, which has discouraged me a bit from that card. I know that with something like 1440p you want at LEAST 3GB of VRAM, which is why I liked the 770, but if you can't even use all the VRAM then that becomes less of an option. I am alright with purchasing a 780 if I absolutely must to accomplish my goal, however is the 3GB on the 780 good enough for the goal of maxed settings on 1440-p? Is there any reason I should reconsider the 770 4GB? Do you guys think I should go something like 760s in SLI? In which case should I just get the 2GB version because of the bus width? I know that the 760 SLI is an absolute powerhouse at budget costs, but can it's VRAM handle 1440p gaming? I do like the option of possible SLI 780s later, but that would be way down the line, and $650 is quite an investment for a card now when I can get those 2 760s for less, and they seem to outperform the 780. Then again when I get the SLI 780s later, they would crush the 760s.
Sorry for the ramble, any advise is appreciated, personal experience is a definite plus~!
....at least not with full cover water blocks
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