Will the GTX 680 be able to run all RTS games over next 4 years?

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I am currently planning on buying a GeForce GTX 680 to mainly to play 3D Real Time Strategy games such as Shogun 2 plus its Expansions and other games like Wargame European Escalation. I want to be able to play these games at their Default resolutions on Dx 11 Ultra high graphics settings without any lag, I think I can do this but I am more worried about future 3D RTS game releases that will come out in 3 to 4 years time. This is because I will want to play them at the same high Graphical quality levels that I would have played on Shogun 2 for example and I want to know if this will be possible or if I would need a GPU upgrade or something similar to this in the near future to enable me to do this.

I hope this question makes enough sense and is possible to answer.

Being able to do this is very IMPORTANT to me since I will be spending my 18th birthday money on this and really want a GPU that will last along time!

Thank You in Advanced for helping me solve this Question I have been searching for the answer to this for many weeks.
 
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Well the answers will be purely speculation first of all

I personally don't think you will be able to play at MAXIMUM settings with 3d vision for the next 4 years. You could play maybe medium and high

I also think games like Starcraft 2 uses more cpu
 
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Thanks for such a speedy reply
May be a stupid question but how long is each generation? and secondly how much would it cost to do this roughly?
 
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Sorry must have worded my question wrong am kinda new to Computer gaming but by 3D RTS I meant that I want to play games where you can be right down next to the units as opposed to looking at a bird eye view of the battle field.
 
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Oh I see then you should be fine for about 3 maybe 4 years because RTS aren't as graphic intensive as FPS so you should be fine
 
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There is a generation change approximately every year! High end cards that cost $500+ can be sold used for a good chunk of the purchase price in a years time. I usually upgrade every 2 years and never spend more than $200 on a card which I can then sell when upgrading on ebay for $50-100. Upper midrange cards like HD6870 or GTX560 still handle everything well on single monitor gaming up to 1080P.
 
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The nice thing about RTS games is that they don't tend to advance graphically as rapidly as other games. This prevents them from alienating their customers with weaker or older hardware. This will definitely work to your advantage.
 
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Not sure if this will help but I am trying to build a Custom Gaming Rig, am not asking for help should be ok with it but I will probally get this CPU and this GPU:

CPU - intel i5 2500k

GPU - Geforce GTX 680

RAM - 8GB


I am not planning on overclocking atm because I am very new to it lol infact only knew existed 2 weeks ago.

With these should it last if purerly for RTS games
 
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If you want to be uber future-proof, I'd grab a 2600K since it can handle more threads. The RTS genre tends to be more of a CPU hog than other types due to AI calculations and stuff. These tasks tend to parallelize very well so it can take advantage of the extra threads.
 
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Get i5 3570k Ivy bridge when it comes out on April 29th, it will be priced almost the same as i5 2500k and runs a little cooler and faster
 
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sorry as said before new to this but by 2600k do you mean the intel i7 2600k?
 
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Yeah you could do that but get the Ivy Bridge version of i7 2600k
Look up hyperthreading on google
It will make the game slightly better but cost $100 more
 
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Yes, but Psikaikai is right. Wait for Ivy Bridge to pick up a new CPU. Grab either the 3570K (replacement for 2500K) or the 3770K (replacement for 2600K).

EDIT: 3570K and 2500K are i5 CPUs. 3770K and 2600K are i7 CPUs.
 
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Looks good and with the new Ivy bridge coming out even better. Just make sure you leave enough in your budget for a SSD to run your OS of!
 
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might edit my Rig build to this based on new information i have learned:

CPU - i7 3770K

GPU - GTX 680

RAM - 8GB

think SSD is Solid State Drive but unsure of what does

 
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is this the one:
Mushkin Enhanced Callisto Deluxe MKNSSDCL120GB-DX 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

If is what exactly does it do on my Gaming Rig and also is it for a Desktop?
 
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Make sure that you buy a SLI capable MoBo and you can add a 2nd 680 18-24 months from now which should be able to keep you going that long......

As for Ivy Bridge, ..... yawn......much a do about nothing as far as gaming is concerned.

And yes, a Tier 3 SSD off this list will serve you well.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-review-benchmark,3139-6.html

It will reduce you windows boot time from about 21.2 seconds on the fastest 7200 rpm hard drives to 15.6 seconds with the fastest SSDs. Expect similar improvements when loading huge amounts of files in **some** games.... many games are constrained as much by req'd server d/l's which render load times irrelevant.
 
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think understand some of what read so if right by using a:
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR120GB 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Along with

CPU - i7 3770K

GPU - GTX 680

RAM - 8GB

I will be able to play most RTS that come out over next 3 to 4 years at a Dx 11 graphical quality of Ultra or High
is this more or less right?
 
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Well the SSD isn't vital to your computer but if you are a speed freak with bootup times, game loading times, and shutdown speed you might want it.
Its abut a 40-60% speed increase in those listed above
 
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hmm so it is not actually needed unless I am in a hurry to start playing my games is that right?
 
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Ok thanks probably won't bother getting a SSD then since I am on a over all budget of around £1000 maybe £1100 if really had no other choice, don't wana go much higher since parents said wanted to chip in and help pay for some of my RIG and I don't wanna take advantage of their good will Lol.

Thank you everybody for your help I will probably be on Tomorrow once I have gone over new Specs for my Possible Gaming Rig

Is really late where I am atm it is almost 1am
 
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