GTX 650, 760, 770, 780... help?

Michelle Beth · Sep 28, 2013

Hi Guys. I need some help here.

I likely will have just one monitor set up, but I do like to do some gaming, and I'd like to to be at 1080p.

Would you recommend the 650, or is that too low? What about the 760?

I do some gaming, but I also run most Adobe programs, as well as Maya and Max.

Oh, and about how equal in general terms would a dual 760 be to a single 780?

ACTechy · Sep 28, 2013

GTX 650 is pretty low end. The GTX 760 would do you well, plus would have the CUDA cores to accelerate Adobe programs. Just buy the best nvidia card your budget will allow.

Michelle Beth · Sep 28, 2013

So do you think a dual 760 card would be fine for someone with a single monitor (23-17 in wide) that does light gaming in 1080, and also runs programs such as maya/max and adobe ones such as after effects or photoshop.

Thanks so much!

DBob2 · Sep 28, 2013

If you can afford a single GTX 780 OC http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E9M4QUA/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00E9M4QUA&linkCode=as2&tag=amzontm-20 then your best option is to go that route. You're better off going with the best single card you can and the 780 has 2304 CUDA cores. http://www.nvidia.com/gtx-700-graphics-cards/gtx-780/

ACTechy · Sep 28, 2013

Michelle Beth :

That would be overkill for light gaming. A single 760 will be fine. If you want more power, in general, buy the highest card you can, as opposed to SLI. You get 100% performance, where dual (SLI) cards scale to less than 100% of the performance you pay for.

iam2thecrowe · Sep 28, 2013

for 1080p gaming the 760 is a good choice. the 770 is great and will last a bit longer. also keep in mind the power requirements go up as the GPU power goes up, so make sure you have an adequate quality psu.

determinologyz · Sep 28, 2013

Michelle Beth :

Honestly i would go dual 760s vs a 780 at 1080p and honestly you can do away with 1 760 and be just fine with the option to go sli in the future. Now if you was gaming at 1440p i would say gtx 780 but for what your trying to do seems like your not gaming as much or could be getting into gaming so yea a 760 would be just fine with going sli if needed in the future. Another thing could be an option is to see what the new R7 R9 series could release with amd in the near future this way you will have a bigger option of gpus if your willing to wait and prices possible could drop on the gpus your looking at as well

ACTechy · Sep 28, 2013

determinologyz :

OP stated she will be using Adobe programs, in which case SLI is not a good option, nor are AMD cards. Her best bet is to get the single best nvidia card she can afford.

Michelle Beth · Oct 20, 2013

Thanks guys! I'm very much set on the GTX 780.

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