Video Card Opinions on 760 GTX

kira70591 · May 6, 2014

Hello,

I think that it is time to get a video card. I was wondering if I should get a couple gtx 760s 4 GB or 2 GB. I can get the 2 GBs for around $466 compared to around $560 for the 4 GB cards. I plan on using them with 3 1080p monitors with nvidia surround. Would the extra $100 be worth it for the 4 GB cards?

My specs include:

- Intel Core i7 4770 (non k)
- MSI Z87 Mpower
- G. Skill PC1600 16GB Memory
- Corsair 750w TX PSU
- 3 1080 monitors

enemy1g · May 6, 2014

760s don't have the raw horsepower to utilize the 4GB of VRAM. Either go with SLI 2GB 770s or perhaps even a single 780 Ti (haven't checked on the benches for this).

kira70591 · May 6, 2014

Thanks for the information. I am just worried about not having enough VRAM for driving 3 monitors for surround.

MalakiArtook · May 6, 2014

No you will need the ram if you want to run 3 monitors. $560 where do you live the moon

if you can wait a week or 2 the 6gb 780 will be out and that thing will Be perfect for running 3 dispalys

enemy1g · May 6, 2014

VRAM should only be taken into account when you're really playing with all the eye candies on. At higher res, there's little need to have them on due to having a whole lot more pixels to deal with. BF4 without AA on a 1440p monitor will likely look better than BF4 @ 1080p with AA on.

@ OP, you could likely still make due with SLI 2GB 760s, I'm just uncertain what graphic settings it will do best on; my guess would likely be a mixture of medium/high

ericjohn004 · May 6, 2014

If he's going to spend 600$ on graphics, he does NOT want to run into a bottleneck and he does NOT want to be play his games on med/high settings. So no, do NOT get 2GB cards.

Hell, I use over 2GB on BF4 on my GTX780 right now.

To be honest though, I don't understand why you'd want 2 760's. Why do that and have to put up with the trouble of SLI, when you can just get a single GTX780 or GTX780Ti?

The only time I would SLI graphics cards is if I had the most high end card already and I still needed more power. I wouldn't do it with mid range cards when you can get the same graphics power with one card for the same price. That's just a bad decision.

kira70591 · May 6, 2014

I honestly had not even looked at the 780 prices as I had just looked a couple of weeks ago and they were quite high. Even a couple of days ago most cards were quite high... seems like they are crashing hard. I will take a look at a 780 GTX.

MalakiArtook · May 6, 2014

you might want to consider the 4gb 770. its not quite as strong as the 780 but the extra v ram will help a lot and its affordable.

GuatoNoP01 · May 6, 2014

The ASUS GTX 760 DCUII 2GB http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DBPKEOI is an excellent card for the money and enemy1 was almost correct when he said the GTX 760 "doesn't have the raw horsepower to use 4GB VRAM". It doesn't have the bandwidth to utilize 4GB VRAM so the 2GB version is the only one worth considering.

If you're not set on getting an nVidia card, the Sapphire R9 280X Dual-X OC http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FLMKNE0 will offer much more performance for the money. I'd recommend going that route since it's the equivalent of nVidia's GTX 770 but with more VRAM AND the bandwidth to utilize it.

kira70591 · May 7, 2014

I see that EVGA has released a 6GB version of its 780. I will wait a bit and see if the price drops and go that route.

@GuatoNoP01

Thanks for the information about the 760. However, I will never purchase an AMD card. Have personally built too many computers for people that have wanted an AMD card and the driver issues were a complete nightmare. Nvidia does have its issues but they have been much more reliable and easy to install in my experience.

GuatoNoP01 · May 7, 2014

kira70591 :

Well, if you go the 780 route, there is not need for the 6GB version. 3GB VRAM is plenty for a triple 1080p setup.

pdasterly · May 7, 2014

skip the gtx 760 sli 2gb, not enough hp for three monitors. I had this setup while I was ok It left me wanting more. I would skip the gtx 770 and look into the 780. I ended up with r9 290x, price wise is better than anything out right now

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