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760 SLI or single 780?

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August 22, 2014 10:54:50 AM

I have been planing my build for well over month now. I originaly thought of going EVGA 780. My goal is to be able to play all future games on ALL max settings with 60+FPS for next 3-4 years.
Which will be better? 760SLI or single 780?. The price is absolutely same so thats not concern.
I know 760SLI will require more power but i am gonna have Corsair AX 860 PSU and the screen is gonna be 24' 1080p BenQ.

Here is my full planed build
GPU: ?
CPU: i7 4790k
PSU: Corsair AX 860
RAM: Crucial DDR3 Ballistix Tactical 8GB 1600MHz
MOBO: MSI Z97 Gaming 5
CPU cooler: H100i
Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D



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August 22, 2014 10:56:05 AM

Single 780, better to buy a strong single gpu, you can always sli the 780 down the road as well.
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August 22, 2014 11:05:44 AM

Dual cards will often win fps benchmarks. But, dual gpu's come with potential problems like stuttering and screen tearing. If a single card will do the job, that is what I would get.
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August 22, 2014 11:07:07 AM

Dual 760 give 780 ti performance, just sayin...
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August 22, 2014 11:08:33 AM

Rybo said:
Single 780, better to buy a strong single gpu, you can always sli the 780 down the road as well.


But i heard its not so good idea to buy a card and after some time (in my case it would be 1-2 years) add another to SLI.
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August 22, 2014 11:09:50 AM

legend001523 said:
Dual 760 give 780 ti performance, just sayin...


But its not just the performance. I want it to be stable and last 3-4 years with All max gaming and have 60+ fps.
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August 22, 2014 11:12:42 AM

Dawis67_AE said:
Rybo said:
Single 780, better to buy a strong single gpu, you can always sli the 780 down the road as well.


But i heard its not so good idea to buy a card and after some time (in my case it would be 1-2 years) add another to SLI.

I was just suggesting if you don't feel it's a good idea you don't have to.

Also like I said a single GTX 780 is definitely a better investment, sure it's a bit slower than two 760's.
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August 22, 2014 11:15:05 AM

Stable? What do you mean, it's not going to explode :/ 
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August 22, 2014 11:15:12 AM

60+ fps will be partly dependent on your cpu.

If your purchase is in the October timeframe, perhaps you should wait for the GTX880 Maxwell cards.

3-4 years out, anything you can buy today will be near obsolete.

Buy a sufficiently large quality psu in the 650w range or better, and plan on selling your current card in favor of a better card whenever you need an upgrade.
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August 22, 2014 11:19:13 AM

I do not like planning for sli unless you anticipate that you will be gaming on triple monitors or going to a 4k monitor. In those scenarios, even a GTX780ti will not run everything at 60fps. You are looking at dual GTX770 or better. I think 4k monitors will take off. Particularly if they come in 40" size.
That is what will drive the sales of GTX880 + cards.
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August 22, 2014 11:29:19 AM

Listen people. What i want is as i said 60+ FPS on future games within range of 3-4 years. Maybe not allways max and 60+ fps but i have anti-gamer parents and i really need to think my build through because them seeing that i spend all my money on PCs all the time is just terrible. 760SLI will cost the same as 780 for me. If i get 780, then it will be arround 1-2 years until i can actually buy another 780 and SLI them bad boys together.

About 800 series... I think they will cost more. 780 is 4000nok (650USD) and i think 800 will cost more than that. I will have good 4790k CPU with H100i cooler so i think CPU side is good. PSU is 860w and that also is good i think. I want smooth good looking gaming for next 3 years.
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August 22, 2014 11:34:12 AM

Get a 780 then, 880 issupposed to be under $500 but I'd go single gpu, less hassle and more reliable,
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