GTX 760 SLI or GTX 770?

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Hi, I would like to build a PC and I was thinking to buy a gtx 760 sli, or buy a single gtx 770 and then upgrade to SLI later... So, what do you recommend? Are there A LOT of problems with SLI? I Want the PC for gamin, my motherboard is ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Processor: FX 8350, Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Bronze
 
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Always buy the single best card that you can, if later that single card is not cutting it then go sli or buy a new card. I've ran 460, 480, 560ti, and 580's all in sli over the years and have not had many issues. Biggest one was when an sli bridge went out and took me a few hours to figure it out. Some games wont run with sli/cf, there are very few games that don't anymore, but you can always go into the NVidia setting and force it to do every other frame per card. Some people will claim micro stuttering with lower end cards, I for one have never had a problem with the cards I ran or just don't notice it.


By the time you will need to sli a 770 a newer card will most likely be out that will outperform a 770sli setup. A few...
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Here in Blighty, two 760s are £360. A 290X is £409, a 780 is £380 and a 780Ti is £510.

760 SLI is on par with 780Ti.
 
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Always buy the single best card that you can, if later that single card is not cutting it then go sli or buy a new card. I've ran 460, 480, 560ti, and 580's all in sli over the years and have not had many issues. Biggest one was when an sli bridge went out and took me a few hours to figure it out. Some games wont run with sli/cf, there are very few games that don't anymore, but you can always go into the NVidia setting and force it to do every other frame per card. Some people will claim micro stuttering with lower end cards, I for one have never had a problem with the cards I ran or just don't notice it.


By the time you will need to sli a 770 a newer card will most likely be out that will outperform a 770sli setup. A few other things you need to look at when doing sli, how far apart are the PCI-e x16 slots, how thick are the cards 2/3 slots, will they get enough air to cool them, they will heat up the case more then a single card, power requirements. all of this need to be looked at when considering an sli setup.
 
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Wow, well then i'd definitely go for two 760's. Thats a great price.
 
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To be honest, only the highest end variants of cards have triple slot coolers on them, not a huge amount to worry about. And actually, the reference, blower cooled cards are better for dual cards, simply because they just pump heat out the case rather than push it into the case. Hardly any motherboards have PCI-E slots less than 2 slots apart as well.

Only thing that needs to be worried about (if at all) is the "SLI ready" sticker on motherboards. But even then, it's a simple 5 minute hack to get them working on non-SLI ready motherboards.

I don't get the scare over dual cards anymore, the technology (well, Nvidia's technology) is millions times better than it was before. Just plug 'em in and you're good to go!

Also, the best way to upgrade is to simply sell your existing kit as soon as new cards come out (or wait at least a month for prices to stabilise), that's what I do and I only pay about £50 or so (the difference between selling old cards and getting new ones) each time.
 
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I will watch the benchmarks now, I think that i will get a gtx 770, but I want to know the release dates of the 800 series
 
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As a general rule of thumb, go with the single best card you can buy. Like Faalin stated, SLI isn't supported by all games, so your new found power isn't necessarily universal. Plus single cards are inherently more stable, and will run cooler doing so. There's not too much of a difference between a 780 and a 780TI, add in an overclock on the stock 780, and they're practically the same card, if not better than. In any case the 780 will out perform entry, and mid level cards of next generation anyhow.
 
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