Upgrade from gtx760 to 770 2gb or 4gb

bmurphy0120 · Mar 2, 2014

I need help making a decision. My current setup is as follows:
4670k
Gigabyte gtx760 2gb
Corasair tx750
8 gb ddr3 ram
Asrock extreme6 z87
Samsung 120gb ssd

My original plan was to build a system that could handle anything I want to throw at it. I just figured in the future if I wanted to upgrade to surround I could sli my 760. Now I'm starting to see that even though it's a beast it can't handle current games at ultra on 1080p they way I'd like it to by itself. So two questions:

A. Should I send back the 760 for the 770? (is the extra 70 worth it?)

B. If I do, if I upgrade to either a 4k display or Surround could two 770s in sli at 2gb be able to handle that? ( I don't know if I can justify an extra 120 to upgrade 1 card right now)

Current games:
Dayz
Assasins creed 4
A few other steam titles that probably aren't as demanding
Aoe2 hd

toddybody · Mar 2, 2014

If you can return the 760 (in light of the considerations above), yes...I would much rather have the 770 for 1080p ultra. Now, for 4K/surround...you should be fine if the tbd monitors support G-sync, as you wont be hitting 60fps with 2 770's on that huge resolution.

If it were my money, I'd upgrade to a 770 now...and sit on it until you upgrade your monitor. By that time, it may be more cost effective to buy a GTX 9XX (whatever). Unless you can buy SLI 780ti or some craziness...I wouldnt try to "plan for 4K".

GL friend, nice system!

Sakkura · Mar 2, 2014

For 4K, you would need more than 2 GB. And even two 4 GB GTX 770s in SLI would only give modest performance at 4K resolution. Three 1080p monitors is less demanding than 4K, and 770 SLI should do alright there. You'd still want the 4 GB version though.

apcs13 · Mar 2, 2014

I wouldn't really suggest it, a 770 is a great card but I don't think it is a great upgrade from a 760. Another thing is, the 2GB card is not great for high resolutions (>1080P) such as 4K, for that you want 3GB memory or more. Another thing is that even the 4GB card of the 770 is not too great, because it is severly limited in memory capability by the 256 bit bus that the GPU comes equipped with. I would wait a little bit and look into the GTX 800 lineup, or get a GTX 780 or something. It is stronger than the 770 plus has 3GB of VRAM on a 384-bit memory bus. That card will carry you on ultra settings on resolutions such as 1600P on almost all games (Crysis 3 can't even hit 60FPS avg maxed 1080P with a 780 Ti), and even play a lot of games on high-medium settings at 4K resolution. And then, you can grab another to SLI in the future.

toddybody · Mar 2, 2014

apcs13 :

My concern over current cards and UHD/4K isnt so much VRAM, but raw processing. As I said, the OP really cant "plan for 4K" unless they invest in some crazy hardware. From that perspective, the question still comes down to keeping the 760 or upgrading to a 770 for current 1920x1080 use.

I totally agree with you about waiting for the 8xx/9xx lineup, but the OP can grab an EVGA 770 and take advantage of Step Up in the next 90 days (if MAXWELL hits in earnest then). Either way, the 770 is going to serve their 1080p needs MUCH better than the 760.

I wouldnt call the 770 a marginal step up from the 760: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7103/nvidia-geforce-gtx-760-review/13

apcs13 · Mar 2, 2014

toddybody :

I agree, VRAM seems to kind of be a buzzword being thrown around too much now-adays, but for very high resolutions it is a legitimate concern. Raw processing power is the most important thing, but no single GPU that exists today is ready for 4K in terms of processing power, the 780 Ti puts in a good show but can't output near 60FPS on the more intense AAA-games even on medium settings, depending on the title. However, the VRAM is of highest concern for me right now because two 780 Ti's in SLI will have way more than enough raw computation power to be able to render games at 4K on the higher settings at good framerates. However, when I notice stutters in some games in my 770 2GB card and flip to MSI Afterburner, I ususally see my VRAM usage has spiked up to around 1900-2000 MB, and when it is usually lower, I find no issues with stuttering. I saw this a lot in the Titanfall beta on Insane texture levels, my 770 is not weak in the compute area for that game, but for some reason it ate up my VRAM on Insane, and it made the game unplayable.

bmurphy0120 · Mar 2, 2014

Thank you for all of the quick answers, i did't think i'd get this many responses that quick. So honestly i think question A is a yes. Honestly i don't really see myself going to 4k anytime soon but is it safe to say that if i did go with three screens the 2GB 770 in SLI would be able to handle it? IF i do go that route i do understand im not going to be able to run ultra so that's not an expectation, neither is anything over 60fps (but at least 60 would be nice).

Any suggestions for the best card in this range im looking at:
MSI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125463
Gigabyte
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127741
EVGA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130921

To me it looks like the MSI is the winner in specs, but i like the Gigebytes fans plus it says it can do: Digital: 4096 X 2160(via a single HDMI connector and not supported with two DVI connectors)
Analog: 2048 x 1536 (if that means anything)

Thanks for your input

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