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Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my system and I need opinions on video cards.

Windows 8.1 - 64bit
Intel I5-3570K at stock speed
8GB RAM DDR3
2x GTX 460 (768mb)
OCZ Fatality Bronze 750W

1 SSD
2 HDD
3 Fans

I'm planning ahead so I was wondering if gTX770 will produce playable rates using Nvidia 3d vision on recent games, likes Crysis 3. I was planning to get a new card now and sli it in a year or two. Thanks
 
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Since your CPU won't be a bottleneck in general, you can look at benchmarks. For NVidia 3D you will get HALF the frame rate you would without 3D.

So if a game got 80FPS average you'd get about 40FPS in 3D mode. Look at THIS for reference:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_770_Direct_Cu_II_OC/10.html

I'd like to point out that I have the same performance (Asus GTX680@1200MHz) but my frame rate at 1920x1080 and max settings is closer to 70FPS average because I use anti-aliasing.

*So my issue with 3D is that you have to sacrifice something to get playable frame rates for most games. Unless you can get 120FPS on...
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The GTX770 (i.e. ASUS) is a great card but in your case I recommend waiting if possible for the GTX860/870 for a few reasons:

1) Don't expect to "SLI" a GTX770 in a year or two since the card is likely to disappear.

2) 2GB of Video memory is still fine but I'd advise a 3GB or better card now, especially if SLI is being considered.

*Long story short, I recommend a GTX860 or GTX870 with at least 3GB of video memory. Hold on a bit longer for some data on price and release.
 
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Since your CPU won't be a bottleneck in general, you can look at benchmarks. For NVidia 3D you will get HALF the frame rate you would without 3D.

So if a game got 80FPS average you'd get about 40FPS in 3D mode. Look at THIS for reference:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_770_Direct_Cu_II_OC/10.html

I'd like to point out that I have the same performance (Asus GTX680@1200MHz) but my frame rate at 1920x1080 and max settings is closer to 70FPS average because I use anti-aliasing.

*So my issue with 3D is that you have to sacrifice something to get playable frame rates for most games. Unless you can get 120FPS on max settings then something has to be changed (lower resolution, AA, Shadows, or just run a lower frame rate... ).

Too bad there aren't any good passive monitors as they have no performance hit and work better than active in many ways. Unfortunately there's an issue with 2D mode not looking correct due to the way the panel technology is designed. Hopefully they'll fix this issue. The same problem exists with many HDTV's but the larger viewing distance results in the eyes resolving some of this issue.
 
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I use one of the rare passive 3d vision compatible monitor, its a asus vg23ah. Using edid hack. Thans for the info, I didnt know you could use divide by two as a rule of thumb.

And the passive always looked as good to me on my monitor, althought I might not be too impartial lol



 
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