Help! I need to upgrade my graphics card and I'm completely confused as to what will be compatable and work. I need some expert advice. I currently have two GTX 295's in an SLI configuration put in by Alienware when new. Each is 1792MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 The motherboard is an ASUS X58 P6T Deluxe Version 2. The CPU is an Intel 3.06GHZ i7-950 8MB X58 processor. I have a 1 Kilowatt OEM ATX PSU Power supply. The GTX 295 does not support DirectX 11. What would you say would be the best card I could get that would work with my current system? I'm clueless. I call Alienware, and they always say something different, depending who takes the call, so I'm not sure. I need some expert advice before I buy anything. Thank you.
Expert advice needed to upgrade my graphics card on a 4 year old Alienware desktop. Thanks
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the pci 3.0-2.0 does not matter in the slightest 
as even the 780ti does not max out the bandwidth of pci 2.0
as far as 780vs 780ti, there is about a 20% performance jump with the 780ti, but also a $200 price jump
as even the 780ti does not max out the bandwidth of pci 2.0as far as 780vs 780ti, there is about a 20% performance jump with the 780ti, but also a $200 price jump
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Lol ok, so psu upgrade is a non issue for you. Personally i would say go with a single 780ti, and you will see a massive improvement, as well as less power draw. Not only will you get better fps, but you will get better frametimes (less jitter to the picture)
otherwise 2 gtx 770's will also be good for you, but will use much more power and provide varying performance from game to game based on how optimized the game is for sli
otherwise 2 gtx 770's will also be good for you, but will use much more power and provide varying performance from game to game based on how optimized the game is for sli
Thanks Brantyn for getting back so quickly, really appreciate it. So I will probably go with the single GTX 780. A question I have is, what is the difference between the 780 and the 780Ti ? And, it's ok to use a card with a PCI Express 3.0 ? my current card is 2.0 Will it connect to the motherboard and work ok? Thanks again!
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the pci 3.0-2.0 does not matter in the slightest as even the 780ti does not max out the bandwidth of pci 2.0
as far as 780vs 780ti, there is about a 20% performance jump with the 780ti, but also a $200 price jump
as even the 780ti does not max out the bandwidth of pci 2.0as far as 780vs 780ti, there is about a 20% performance jump with the 780ti, but also a $200 price jump
Brantyn Gerik :
the pci 3.0-2.0 does not matter in the slightest as even the 780ti does not max out the bandwidth of pci 2.0
as far as 780vs 780ti, there is about a 20% performance jump with the 780ti, but also a $200 price jump
as even the 780ti does not max out the bandwidth of pci 2.0as far as 780vs 780ti, there is about a 20% performance jump with the 780ti, but also a $200 price jump
Excellent. Thanks again Brantyn for your help. Thank you.
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