It's been a long time since I have got into the whole PC gaming thing (We're talking 3Dfx Voodoo Banshee time). And I am now trying to get back into it. I just bought a pc for around $200 from a friend the specs are:
Thermaltek 600w PSU
GTX 570
I-7 2600 Sandy Bridge
Intel DP67BG
8GB of DDR3 1333
I was looking to up the RAM, get a SSD and get a new GPU as I have tried playing Rome 2 and BF4, with almost zero luck. BF4 lets me play on low windowed mode, but has constant game crashes and huge loading times, while Rome 2 is very low and takes about 5-6 minutes per turn of play. I am at a loss because for whatever reason I thought a GTX 570 would be enough, call it ignorance I guess!
I have looked around, I saw a used 7990 for $550 on Amazon, but have seen nothing good written about it anywhere. I have read about a thousand posts on this forum about the 770 vs 780 vs the waiting on the R9 290x which seems very hard to get hands on. So this is probably annoying or beating a dead horse, but how does a GTX 770 really compare to a GTX 780 is it worth the extra $200? I am not short on cash per se, but I really would like to minimize costs. I am playing at 1920x1200 and that will not change. I am led to believe that 770 is relatively future proof in that I could SLI later with price cuts etc.
I guess the root of my question is this:
How is the GTX 770 vs the 780? (is it at all future proof?)
Should I wait for further price cuts on the 780 and 770 when the R9 290x comes to stores in proper?
Thank you so much for reading thus far, and any help relating.
Thermaltek 600w PSU
GTX 570
I-7 2600 Sandy Bridge
Intel DP67BG
8GB of DDR3 1333
I was looking to up the RAM, get a SSD and get a new GPU as I have tried playing Rome 2 and BF4, with almost zero luck. BF4 lets me play on low windowed mode, but has constant game crashes and huge loading times, while Rome 2 is very low and takes about 5-6 minutes per turn of play. I am at a loss because for whatever reason I thought a GTX 570 would be enough, call it ignorance I guess!
I have looked around, I saw a used 7990 for $550 on Amazon, but have seen nothing good written about it anywhere. I have read about a thousand posts on this forum about the 770 vs 780 vs the waiting on the R9 290x which seems very hard to get hands on. So this is probably annoying or beating a dead horse, but how does a GTX 770 really compare to a GTX 780 is it worth the extra $200? I am not short on cash per se, but I really would like to minimize costs. I am playing at 1920x1200 and that will not change. I am led to believe that 770 is relatively future proof in that I could SLI later with price cuts etc.
I guess the root of my question is this:
How is the GTX 770 vs the 780? (is it at all future proof?)
Should I wait for further price cuts on the 780 and 770 when the R9 290x comes to stores in proper?
Thank you so much for reading thus far, and any help relating.