Buying a new compuer, need GFX advice please

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Hi guys,

I am about to buy a new gaming rig to replace my 4 year old current one that has been nothing short of amazing.
I bought it from Digital Storm and have been extremely happy with everything, probably going to buy this one from them as well.

Ok, so to my question, I am currently using a Geforce GTX570 and want to get the best I can for my budget for the new computer. What should I go for:

1. 780Ti
2. 780
3. 2x 770

I am trying to get best performance I can and stay as "future proof" as I can. In terms of budget, I can afford all the options above.

My thought process was that if I get the 780Ti today, maybe in a few months I can add another one if I needed more horse power but not sure if this is the right way to think about it.

Anyway, thank you for looking and for your time.

Gurt.
 
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Each of the cards in SLI needs to have the same data in memory all the time, so in effect 2 + 2 = 2.

If you're going for 4K, 2 GB is just not enough. Even 3 GB is a bit marginal.

The 780 Ti is of course faster than the regular 780, but the latter is...
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Yeah if you get a 780 Ti you can add a second one later. But the same goes for the 780. A pair of them should be plenty.

You could also get an R9 290 (faster than the 780) or R9 290X (close to the 780 Ti).

The 770 isn't a good deal if you end up needing more than 2 GB graphics memory.
 
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First off Sli'd 770's will out perform the 780 and Ti version, however a single GPU will run smoother and cooler. The 780 Ti is currently the best single GPU for gaming. SLI is only really useful for large scale resolution like multi-monitor setups.
 
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Hey Sakkura,

Thank you for your reply.
I will stick with Nvidia at this time, is the 780Ti much better than the 780? I am driving one 30# monitor at 2560x1600 at all times, gaming as well.

I can't wait to jump on the 4K wave once more reasonable priced monitors are available and will probably do it with this new computer.

Thanks again,
Roy.
 
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It's crazy that 770 SLI is cheaper than 780TI and performs better.
One question though: if each of the 770 has 2GB RAM, does that mean that when SLI'd, I have 4GB at my disposal? If I add a 3rd card, I have 6GB?

Thank you,
Roy.

 
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In a perfect world yes. not in this one heh, no V-Ram doesn't stack however the multiple GPU's 256-bit buffer will stack in a sense which is where the increase in performance comes from. 3 770's in SLI is a lot of horse power. However like I stated before single GPU's run smoother and cooler.
 
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Each of the cards in SLI needs to have the same data in memory all the time, so in effect 2 + 2 = 2.

If you're going for 4K, 2 GB is just not enough. Even 3 GB is a bit marginal.

The 780 Ti is of course faster than the regular 780, but the latter is still better value. And a pair of them represents a ton of GPU power already.
 
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