Upgrading gtx 770 to 970 worth it?

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I currently have a gtx 770 2gb card with a AMD FX 8350 oc to 4.6ghz. Im thinking of selling my 770 and upgrading to a 970. Is the upgrade worth the money if I sell my 770? Will there be a good enough increase in fps in my games (modded skyrim, arma 3) thanks.
 
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well it kind of depends what you want it for id say (as to what benefit you will feel). if you're only playing at 1080p / 60fps / 60Hz etc I doubt you'd feel any great benefit - my 770 4GB cuts through most titles at 1080p (some titles I might not use the max AA / HBAO+ - MetroLastLight, Watchdogs)

dont get me wrong the 970 performance is quite a bit superior, and even at 1080p some titles will make use of the increased VRAM (2GB < 4GB) for example my heavily modded Skyrim will use 2.5GB+ VRAM, BF4 similar I think, more titles will start to use in excess of 2GB at 1080p as time goes by

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-970-vs-GeForce-GTX-770

the comparison is slightly tilted in the 770 favour as it wouldnt let me choose a good...
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well it kind of depends what you want it for id say (as to what benefit you will feel). if you're only playing at 1080p / 60fps / 60Hz etc I doubt you'd feel any great benefit - my 770 4GB cuts through most titles at 1080p (some titles I might not use the max AA / HBAO+ - MetroLastLight, Watchdogs)

dont get me wrong the 970 performance is quite a bit superior, and even at 1080p some titles will make use of the increased VRAM (2GB < 4GB) for example my heavily modded Skyrim will use 2.5GB+ VRAM, BF4 similar I think, more titles will start to use in excess of 2GB at 1080p as time goes by

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-970-vs-GeForce-GTX-770

the comparison is slightly tilted in the 770 favour as it wouldnt let me choose a good factory overclocked 970 for the comparision (so the 970 would be better than the comparision suggests)

edit - heres a better apples to apples comparision with similar GPU clocks
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-970-vs-GeForce-GTX-770

If the money isnt a problem then go for it - in my opinion the 970 is best bang for buck for watt on the market at moment (how much would good qual ebay GTX 780ti 3GB SLI cost?? just a thought), low power usage would also be a plus with the 970

if you're currently gaming (or whatever) at 1080p and titles are working fine (you're gaming experience is good) why not consider skipping a generation

just my 2 penneth - if money was no object for me i would likely buy the baragin 970 now and consider SLI a year down the line. i havnt SLI since GTX 460 1GB - god that scaled so great, like +90% in a lot of titles i was playing back then

 
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