Which graphics card for gaming?

Hi there!

I would personally strongly recommend you consider a GTX 670 over the 760, as the 670 is similarly priced but you do get noticeably more performance. Just take a look here:

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

As for OC'ing, EVGA are the safest bet as EVGA work very closely with Nvidia over the design and manufacture of thier cards, and so EVGA generally have very good PCB's whihc make for good OC'ing capabilities.

If you did consider getting the 670 instead of the 760, make sure you get a FTW edition from EVGA, as these have the full size PCB over the reference design, and also EVGA cherry pick thier FTW PCB's to allow for higher clock speeds. A FTW 670 is effectivly a 680, but just has a few things disabled.

I personally own 2 EVGA FTW 670's, and I have managed to OC each one to perform the same as the 770. As far as performance goes, if you are considering SLI in the future, I can say that 2 670's are excellent choices. I am currently averaging around 140FPS in Battlefield 3, and 90 FPS in Crysis 3, so I can say with some confidence that you will not be making a bad choice if you choose the 670. (FYI, these FPS's are with SLI enabled, but you can still generally expect to get 60+FPS with a single 670)

If you want to stay under $300 I would get a 760 and not a 670, because good 670s will take you over $300. I have built many computers in the last few years and I always go with MSI or EVGA.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130953 (comes with a free backplate & Batman Arkham Origins )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127745 (comes with Batman Arkham Origins )

You can actually get a 670 for just over $300 after rebate on Newegg. =)

Apologies for my late reply! Took the weekend off. XD

As far as whether SLI is better than a single GPU or not, as mike69k states, it all depends on your induvidual needs, and what games you are palying.

Whereas a single GPU will normally run older games better as the game is not optimised to utilise SLI, an SLI setup will offer greatly increased performance in newer games. However, SLI profiles and updated drivers for newly released games can take awhile to be released, and SLI introduces micro-stuttering.

I have an SLI setup myself because I paly alot of the newer games such as Far Cry 3 and Crysis 3. I can remeber one time I forgot to re-enable SLI after disabling it for one reason or another, and the difference in frame rates was unbelieveable. Makes me think how I got by on one card. =)

But if playing the older games is your thing, it is not difficult at all to simply go into the Nvidia Control Panel and disable SLI for the time being, and re-enable it later on.

In answer to your previous question, If you dont plan on OC'ing, then I would suggest you go for a factory OC'd card at the very least, to get the best performance. Gigabyte are normally good for this, as they combine a strong factory OC with a super efficient, quiet cooler. (Thinking about the Windforce series.) I have previously owned a GIgabyte Windforce 670, and even with all three fans on max, it was whisper quiet. I did, however, get rid of this and opted for 2 EVGA FTW 670's, as the cooler on these expel the heat out the back of the case, rather than into it like the Gigabyte does.

In order to determine whether you should go for the 670 or 760, what games do you plan on playing, and what settings do you wish to play on ideally? Because a dual 670 set up will still be more powerful than a dual 760 setup, but at the additional cost. So if you want to play modern games at max settings, dual 670's. If you dont mind sacrificing some of the performance for a lower price, then by all means get dual 760's. Either way you will not be dissapointed. =)