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770 4gb or 770 2gb for 2 1080p monitors

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February 27, 2014 3:13:53 AM

Hi I'm just wondering if I should get the 770 2gb or 4gb to support two 1080p monitors one will be for gaming and the other just for browsing and chatting tp mates YouTube and that

My build consists of;

Case- corssair 650d
CPU - Intel 3rd gen core i5 3570k
Mobo - p8z77 v pro
Heat sink - cool master hyper 212 EVO
Ram corsair vengeance 8gb ddr3
Graphics card- asus nvidia GeForce 770 2gb
Hdd seagate 1 tb 7200 rpm
Ssd Samsung 840 pro 120gb
Blue ray disk drive (undecided)
Is windows 7 home premium 64 bit

I'll be playing games like bf4 crysis 3 assaisns creed cod gta 4 and 5 etc

I just want the extra screen so I don't have to keep minimising games to talk to friends and search the internet and that

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February 27, 2014 3:17:28 AM

4gb version
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February 27, 2014 3:19:17 AM

If you're only using one screen for gaming (the other nothing GPU-heavy like HD video or editing at the same time), then 2GB will be fine for most games, provided you're willing to town down the settings in a year or so.

Honestly, I would spend the extra cash and get the 4GB version since the price difference isn't huge, and most games will start using more than 2GB very soon.

Already, I see a few games using about 3GB, such as Titanfall and modded Skyrim.
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February 27, 2014 4:21:03 AM

Ok so I'll get the 4gb anyway for future proofing just to double check is everything else compatible and any recommendations to change? I'm all ears
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February 27, 2014 4:38:50 AM

adz_w said:
Ok so I'll get the 4gb anyway for future proofing just to double check is everything else compatible and any recommendations to change? I'm all ears


Compatibility is fine. That's a great rig! Just make sure you don't forget the PSU - I don't see it listed above.

Recommendations: Replace the mobo with a cheaper one from MSI or possibly Gigabyte/ASRock, the Corsair Vengeance with G.Skill Ripjaws and the SSD with a Sandisk Ultra Plus or Plextor M5P. There will be no difference in performance, but this will give you the extra money to upgrade a component - perhaps that 770 to a 780. I would also recommend going for Windows 8.1 due to DX11.1/2 which nets about 5% more performance in the games which use the API (e.g. BF4), though this may not be to everyone's taste.
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February 27, 2014 6:25:17 AM

Sorry I do have one it's a Corsair CP-9020054-UK RM Series RM650 80 Plus Gold 650W ATX/EPS Fully Modular Power Supply Unit I was planning to get a 760 and single monitor but decided to get two will it be powerful enough? Could you recommend a comparable motherboard? I've already bought the RAM I'm not keen on windows 8.1 I'll be honest and I know windows 7 really well.
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