Sold my 660ti, which card next?

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Here is the requisite info:

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: March-April
BUDGET RANGE: USD $700-750 After Rebates

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming [Titanfall, Battlefield 4, Crysis 3, Metro Last Light, Rome 2: Total War, Bioshock Infinite, SC2, Diablo 3, etc. (all at full settings)

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Asus Radeon HD 6670 and Corsair AX760 PSU

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Intel 4770K (OC to 4.4gHz), Asus Maximus VI Hero, 2x4GB G.SKILL ripjaws 1600mHz DDR3

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Amazon, newegg.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

PARTS PREFERENCES: NVIDIA only, G-Sync in the future.

OVERCLOCKING: Yes
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe (2 or 3 years down the road, or maybe just a new card at that point)

MONITOR RESOLUTION: currently 1920x1080, will be upgrading to 2560x1440 with the move to G-Sync (probably end of the year)

I sold my 660ti and had to revert back to my old HD 6670 that I still had on my shelf. I have a friend that is going to let me borrow his GTX 580 to get me by while I save up for my next card. I'm looking at the EVGA 780 ti superclocked right now, but since I have to wait till March-April, does it make more sense to wait for, say, the Maxwell GTX 880? Is adopting the first gen of a new architecture safe/smart/worth the wait?

I'm also concerned that since I want to upgrade to 1440p in the future, the 780 ti only has 3GB of VRAM. Is that going to be enough to max out these games with all the eye candy enabled? Do I need to save even more and get the Titan Black because it has 6GB VRAM?

Also, does 1440p (in gaming) mean more content on screen or just higher pixel density?

Thanks for the help guys!
 
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I would straight up go for the GTX 780 Ti and forget about any GTX 880/Maxwell card. At this point, a 880 is a ways away from release and it generally makes sense to skip the very first releases of a new generation. Like with Kepler, it paid off to wait until the end of the line when they saved the best for last (GTX 780 Ti). It should be the same with Maxwell, as the real gems won't come out until the 20nm versions are released, likely towards the end of 2014 at the earliest.
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I would straight up go for the GTX 780 Ti and forget about any GTX 880/Maxwell card. At this point, a 880 is a ways away from release and it generally makes sense to skip the very first releases of a new generation. Like with Kepler, it paid off to wait until the end of the line when they saved the best for last (GTX 780 Ti). It should be the same with Maxwell, as the real gems won't come out until the 20nm versions are released, likely towards the end of 2014 at the earliest.
 
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Thanks 17, that's kind of the direction I am leaning at this point. The 780 ti will probably be my next card.

Should I be worried that it only has 3GB VRAM if I'm going to upgrade to 1440p in the future? Also. Does 1440p (in gaming) mean more content on screen or just higher pixel density?

Thanks again!
 
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Nope the 780ti can easily handle at 1440p with certain games diff on ultra. Nvidia compensates with horsepower and speed whereas amd with wider vram. Currently the 780ti is the beast. Get the evga stock version or acx coller. Choice is yours
 
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Thanks, I will be picking up an EVGA 780 ti Superclocked ACX mid to late March.

Now... does 1440p (in gaming) mean more content on screen or just higher pixel density? When I play at 1440p will I see more people on screen than when I play at 1080p, or will I see the exact same picture, but just at a higher pixel density?
 
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1440p resolution will look a lot nicer. The more pixels make dark colors dark and light colors really pop. If you do upgrade your monitor be advised that gaming at that resolution with a 2GB card will surely cripple your fps. If your GTX 670 is a 4GB model then you should be fine, but the low memory bus and bandwidth still hinders fps.

It's up to you if you are willing to upgrade the monitor at the cost of FPS. Don't get me wrong 1440p monitors are excellent and if you get one, you will surely never go back to 1080p, but you need the right hardware to pull it off.

 
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Thanks everyone for clearing things up for me about 1440p gaming. I will be upgrading to an ASUS ROG Swift when they come out, that thing looks amazing.

Tonight I ordered the EVGA 780 ti superclocked with ACX. It should get here Saturday (well before Titanfall, which I'm very excited for).

Thanks again!
 
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