What kepler gpu to upgrade from 660-ti?

My selections are from Evga cause i have discount code to use from them to fyi

Honestly the only difference is the backplate, which only lowers temps by a couple degrees max, and the extra vram which you way want but don't necessarily need. So if it's worth the $60 go for the 4gb version.

btw why are you so adamant about not wanting to buy an amd card? I'm just curious not trying to change your mind

My last 2 cards were XFX HD4890, and Saphire HD 6850, used both for around year/year half, and alot issus with games i played and drivers, but maybe things gotten better

Well since amd bought ati the drivers have gotten a lot better. But it's your personal preference so I respect that.

Do you plan to have a multi-monitor setup in the future, or play on a higher resolution? If so you would probably want to get the 4 gb 680.

ty, i just use right screen to game, left one for internet, whatching streams etc

My Asus gtx670 direct cu II Top(very rare overclocked to 1313mhz/7150) arguably goes on par with all the best gtx670s and gtx680s out there and yet for far cry 3 and crysis3, I can't use the AA more than 2x in order to maintain 60+ fps throughout the game(fps drops to 50s when I use 4x). In all honestly, I do not think any of the gtx680/670 would be able to maintain high AA(more than 4x MSAA) for those games. You would notice a significant difference only when you get the gtx690/Titan or perhaps go sli.

I know how you feel it is frustrating for me too not being able to max out the latest games. But I guess our best option would be to wait for the next generations of nvidia gpus which would be out very soon or going for the hd7970ghz edition which has a much higher chance of maxing out those games according to the benchmark sites.

But u think going to 680 would make some diff?

Yep you would notice a nice increase in performance.

Just remember that even the 690 doesn't get 50+ frames with all the effects on in crysis 3.

Hey,

The gtx660ti is a good card, it has the same chip as the gtx670 and gtx680. I would not upgrade at the moment, as a gtx670 will not be a huge increase in performance. Also a gtx680 is not worth it, as an overclocked gtx670 can match or beat a gtx680. You could add another card in SLI, but you risk having driver issues, game compatibility issues, microstutter, etc.

So the card you have is pretty good, and I think its better just to wait and see what the next gen has to offer (it will likely come early next year or later this year). I agree with shamsmu, I have a gigabyte gtx670 and while its a beast, and it can max out a lot of games, if I try to max out AA in Far cry 3 I get ~30-40 fps or less. Thats normal, its not worth upgrading over that, at least not at the moment.

Hope this helps!

yes it would allow you to turn up the AA by 4x but that's about it. Don't even think about maxing out crysis3/far cry 3.

ty all, i did sell my 660-ti for like 20 bucks less than i paid for it 2 3/4 months ago and ordered a classified 680 hope that card treats me better