I've been working on a build for the past few weeks and most everything has been ordered or is already sitting on my shop table. My biggest obstacle as of late was whether to go for the 780ti or possibly the less expensive 780 6GB. So what does this have to do with the new GTX 880? Let me tell you.
In contemplation over whether to purchase the GTX 780ti vs GTX 780 6GB, most of the opponents of the 6GB card argue that it is ridiculous to buy a card with 6GB of memory when most games aren't even using 3GB. I don't disagree. At present I cannot see the 6GB card being useful for anything other than maybe an SLI configuration at 4K. So having said all of that, here is my question. Why is the new GTX 880 going to be released with 4GB and rumored to also be coming out with an 8GB version? What do they know that we don't? I haven't heard any speculation as to why more memory but I am curious.
Reading forum posts back from May, June and July many were asking whether they should wait on the 780ti until this 880 is released. Now we are in the 3rd week of August and damm it, I want to know; Do I wait another few weeks with the announcement due in September or do I just finish the build with the 780ti? I had planned on the purchasing the EVGA 780ti SC, so I suppose I will have the step up option but that can cost a lot of money for a lack of patience. Am I too close now to buy? Do I just let the boxes of new equipment sit for another month? I'm also concerned that retailers generally give just 30 days on their return policy. What say you?
In contemplation over whether to purchase the GTX 780ti vs GTX 780 6GB, most of the opponents of the 6GB card argue that it is ridiculous to buy a card with 6GB of memory when most games aren't even using 3GB. I don't disagree. At present I cannot see the 6GB card being useful for anything other than maybe an SLI configuration at 4K. So having said all of that, here is my question. Why is the new GTX 880 going to be released with 4GB and rumored to also be coming out with an 8GB version? What do they know that we don't? I haven't heard any speculation as to why more memory but I am curious.
Reading forum posts back from May, June and July many were asking whether they should wait on the 780ti until this 880 is released. Now we are in the 3rd week of August and damm it, I want to know; Do I wait another few weeks with the announcement due in September or do I just finish the build with the 780ti? I had planned on the purchasing the EVGA 780ti SC, so I suppose I will have the step up option but that can cost a lot of money for a lack of patience. Am I too close now to buy? Do I just let the boxes of new equipment sit for another month? I'm also concerned that retailers generally give just 30 days on their return policy. What say you?
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