330$ - GTX 770 or wait for the GTX 870? (Gaming)

Demuny · Jul 28, 2014

Hey.
I have 330$ to spend for a new graphics card. Should I buy a GTX 770 now, (if so, please suggest one) or wait for the GTX 870 to release this fall?

vagrancyx · Jul 28, 2014

....if you can wait, just wait.

TechyInAZ · Jul 28, 2014

Well what do you do? I can't make a suggestion with lack of info.

zachparr2442 · Jul 28, 2014

i would get a 280x it has better shader processing units 2048 compare to 1536 with the 770 also look on ebay i bet you can possilby find a 780 or a 290 for 330$

AznGOD · Jul 28, 2014

Demuny :

Waiting is never a solution. If you want 780 performance but cant afford it, take a look at this. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202080

The 870 will probably be expensive at its release date,

zachparr2442 · Jul 28, 2014

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sapphire-AMD-R9-290X-4GB-GDDR5-Graphics-Card-/121377959009?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item1c42b0ac61#ht_57wt_1317

vagrancyx · Jul 28, 2014

AznGOD :

how is waiting never a solution? He could wait a few more months and then snag the 770 for a lower cost once the 800 series are released. If hes not itching for an upgrade..why not wait?

zachparr2442 · Jul 28, 2014

or buy that 290x on ebay for less that a 770 and that card is a beast

vagrancyx · Jul 28, 2014

zachparr2442 :

well the only gamble with used is obviously the warranty issues..but yeah that's not a bad deal.

Demuny · Jul 28, 2014

TechyInAZ :

I edited the title earlier, sorry for not being specific. I'm planning on using it for gaming.

zachparr2442 · Jul 28, 2014

its always a gamble when you buy second party i have had nothing but good luck parts these days are built better then what they where 5yrs ago, or look on your local craigslist and see if you can find anything also i found a complete build with a 780ti and a 8350 it was about a 1300$ machine got it for 750$ sold everything and made 400$

finalruner · Jul 28, 2014

Derza10 · Jul 28, 2014

zachparr2442 :

I would say its a good deal but it is also a reference card and the 290x reference runs really really hot and throttles (like normal gaming @95c)

zachparr2442 · Jul 28, 2014

i just typed in r9 290x and thats what came up but you can fine good deals if you look

TechyInAZ · Jul 28, 2014

Demuny :

Problem is we don't know what 870 will be and how much more powerful it will be so it's sort of a gamble.

If you need a card kind of early, just get a 700 series, but if you can wait, I'd wait for 800 series.

gurnben · Jul 31, 2014

I just built my own gaming rig and debated the same issue. I wanted an NVidia card because I plan to use it later on for professional applications that will likely use cuda, but right now just wanted a great gaming rig. In the end I decided to go for a single EVGA Superclocked ACX GTX 770 which I got on NCIXUS for $309 brand new. Now I see that this same graphics card has gone on sale for $299. I honestly would recommend that you pick up the 770, as the 870 could come out as early as October, but as late as 1st quarter of 2015. I've gotten great performance from my 770 and may add another around Christmas time when I assume there will be some pretty good sales. That's just my two cents, but I hope it is helpful!

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