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March 3, 2014 7:24:48 AM

I want to buy a new graphic card for my system but I have some questions that I would like someone with experience give me an advice...
As the title says I'm looking for which option would be the best GTX 600 series SLI (either 650 Ti Boost or 660) or just a single GTX 770 or saving for a 780 Ti. Appart from gaming I will be using it for 3D graphics development and probably 3D game development (just starting into this).

Right now the specs I have are:
- Core i7 4770K
- MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming
- G. Skill 16 GB (1866 MHz)
- Seasonic 80-Plus Platinum 760
- WD Black 1TB
- PCI-e x1 2-Port FireWire card

With this PSU will be fine to support SLI, appart from the specs that i described everything is into a NZXT Phantom case which has a fan controller (I dont know how much it consumes)? Because of regardless the option I will try to get a SLI in the mid-term (2 to 4 years) and water cooling for silent purpouse.

Sorry to ask but...seeing so many benchmarks and review...I don't know which one to take.
My budget right now is MAX US$350 and I would like to be able to run 3 monitors with this GPU.

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March 3, 2014 7:36:15 AM

It really depends on what your budget is. I can say now a 780Ti would blow past the 650 Ti or 660 in SLI, as it takes two 760s to beat a 780 or a Titan, and come close to tying the Ti. The Seasonic PSU you have is more than adequate for what you're trying ot do.

If you have the budget to save for a 780 Ti, do it. But if you're looking to save money between Sli 650/660 or a 770 with the option for a second 770 later, I'd say go for the 770. You won't regret having the bigger memory bus (256 vs 192) especially when you start doing your 3D graphics rendering.

The 780 Ti would be your end-all-be-all if you're looking for raw performance. if you're looking for a good price compromise with strong performance and the option to buy another down the road, get the 770. The 650 Ti and 660 are retiring cards and you'll get more bang for your buck from the 700 series.

[Quick Edit: Just saw your update regarding the budget]

With a budget of $350 right now, I'd say the 770 is the best bang for your buck over the older cards in SLI. That way, if you do decide to save up another $350+ (which is what you'd need for the 780 Ti) you can get another 770 if you want SLI.
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March 3, 2014 7:42:10 AM

CraigN said:
It really depends on what your budget is. I can say now a 780Ti would blow past the 650 Ti or 660 in SLI, as it takes two 760s to beat a 780 or a Titan, and come close to tying the Ti. The Seasonic PSU you have is more than adequate for what you're trying ot do.

If you have the budget to save for a 780 Ti, do it. But if you're looking to save money between Sli 650/660 or a 770 with the option for a second 770 later, I'd say go for the 770. You won't regret having the bigger memory bus (256 vs 192) especially when you start doing your 3D graphics rendering.

The 780 Ti would be your end-all-be-all if you're looking for raw performance. if you're looking for a good price compromise with strong performance and the option to buy another down the road, get the 770. The 650 Ti and 660 are retiring cards and you'll get more bang for your buck from the 700 series.

[Quick Edit: Just saw your update regarding the budget]

With a budget of $350 right now, I'd say the 770 is the best bang for your buck over the older cards in SLI. That way, if you do decide to save up another $350+ (which is what you'd need for the 780 Ti) you can get another 770 if you want SLI.


Sorry that I didn't mention it but my budget right now is around US$350 (maximum, not one more dollar can get into this, at least this month) and to get the 780Ti (considering the price as US$650) I will need to save for another month every single penny that I get...
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March 3, 2014 8:07:21 AM

It all depends on how long you want to wait then. I'd say if you want it now, go for the 770, and leave yourself the option to slowly save up for a second 770, or, better yet, wait for a higher end card with the Maxwell release later this year (i.e., an 880 or whatever Nvidia will choose to call it). Either way, the 770 is a strong performer and you won't regret it with either route you go.
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March 3, 2014 11:09:24 AM

CraigN said:
It all depends on how long you want to wait then. I'd say if you want it now, go for the 770, and leave yourself the option to slowly save up for a second 770, or, better yet, wait for a higher end card with the Maxwell release later this year (i.e., an 880 or whatever Nvidia will choose to call it). Either way, the 770 is a strong performer and you won't regret it with either route you go.


But is it worthy the extra money? I meant considering that a GTX 770 cost around US$ 350 and that the GTX 780 Ti is almost the double, will it be actually as a 2 GTX 770? I mean how much overall difference is between both of them...as far as I saw in a benchmark the 780 it's just 20% better but didn't mention anything about the Ti...so is it really that worthy saving for a Ti?
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March 3, 2014 12:44:11 PM

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7492/the-geforce-gtx-780-...

Read this review on the 780 Ti. They compare it to 770 SLI, and even have a 780 Ti SLI on there as well. The 770 SLI consistently beats the 780 Ti in most high-res applications, though sometimes not by a huge margin. It's up to you if that's worth an extra $350 though.

Keep in mind, all those are at 2560x1440p or higher resolutions in that review, since a workhorse like the 780 Ti was meant to run at that resolution.
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