Upgrade To GTX 460 v2. Best bang for the buck

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Hi Everyone, I saw they lowered the price of the GTX 770 to $330 & the GTX 660 to $190, it made me think of upgrading my current video card (GTX 460 v2).

However the part I'm having a hard time with is which card would give me the best bang for the buck. The 3 types of cards I'm looking at are:

GTX 660 for around $180
GTX 760 for around $250
GTX 770 for around $320

While I can see there is significant improvement from the 460 to the 660, I'm trying to figure out if the extra $70 to the 760 would be worth it or the extra $140 to go to the GTX 770 (From the $180 cost for the 660).

Also it would need to run with my current hardware. Currently I'm mainly doing video editing, but was looking to start playing some games.

I should add that I've had better luck with Nvidia compared to AMD, which is why I only listed the 3 Nvidia cards

Thanks!!


My current Hardware:

Asrock Z77 Extreme4, Gen4
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27" Monitor @ 2560x1440
24" Monitor @ 1920x1080

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Well if you are gaming at 2560x1440 then your REALLY need as much power as you can get.

So I would suggest at the very least go for a GTX770 / R9 280X.

At such a high resolution bang for your buck is a very difficult thing to get if you want decent framerates.
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Well if you are gaming at 2560x1440 then your REALLY need as much power as you can get.

So I would suggest at the very least go for a GTX770 / R9 280X.

At such a high resolution bang for your buck is a very difficult thing to get if you want decent framerates.
 
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Honestly, if you are running at 2560 x 1440 you will need the newest/latest graphics cards to keep you performance. I did a little bit of research on the cards you wish to buy, and the GTX 760 looks pretty good. It offers GeForce Experience, GPU Boost 2.0, PhysX, and much more. Personally I would go with the GTX 760 but if you want to be a little bit more up to date and just that little bit faster you can go with the GTX 770.

PS - The GTX 770 May have more support, but all of these Graphics cards should have a great deal of support available.
 
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Hi Everyone,

Thanks For The Responses. From what I can tell since I have a high resolution monitor, that I would need probably the 770 (at a minimum) to have fairly decent frame rates. would the frame rate be that much of a difference between (lets say) the 760 & 770? Also my original question but gaming at 1920x1080?

Right now I do know I want to get a new video card, but having a hard time If I want to spend $330 on one or not. I will say that I don't want to go higher then that as far as cost goes.
 
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Can I ask how much the FPS would suffer between the two cards @ the higher res? Would it also suffer at the high res if the 770 card was used?

I'm now trying to determine if I was to start playing games to just use the 2nd monitor (1920x1080).

Also the other reason why I'm having a hard time deciding if I want to spend $330 compared to $250 is because I'm trying to decide if I want to get a different case also (currently have an Antec Three hundred), which if I got a new video card, would stick out into one of the hard drive slots (which I'm not using)




 
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That depends on the game you play. 24% on average. But it will be a lot more in games like BF4 and Crysis3.

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OK I saw that chart in another thread. I was trying to figure out what the 100% represented



 
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Its a relative difference, in this chart the GTX760s performance presents hundred 100%.

So the GTX770 is 24% faster than the GTX760.

You can read the full review and compare the FPS for each game that was used.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/nvidia/geforce_gtx_760/
 
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Ok I've looked at the allowed spacing for video cards for my case & see it will allow for a card up to 11", so at this point I'll probably order the 770.

Does anybody think that there might be a black Friday special on one of these, or pretty much the lowered price & the 3 games is the discount?
 
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