GTX 760 is it worth paying $30 for 2gb more Vram?

[Blake Snyder]

I was looking at the GTX 760 for a computer I'm building, and I noticed they have a 2GB GDDR 5 version for $259.99 and a 4GB GDDR 5 for $289.99 and I wanted to know if it's worth paying the extra $30 for the 4GB version?

 

[X79]

Not unless you're playing at a resolution higher than 1920 x 1080p really.

Which would be the case if you had a monitor with 2560 x 1440 for instance.

Or if you had multiple monitors; their resolutions would be added together.

 

[Blake Snyder]

Not unless you're playing at a resolution higher than 1920 x 1080p really.

Which would be the case if you had a monitor with 2560 x 1440 for instance.

Or if you had multiple monitors; their resolutions would be added together.

What about for future proofing?
I've never spent $250-300 for a video card before and so I want one that will last as long as possible for the price.

 

[l89]

2gb is more than enough for 1080p no game can utilize it completely
gtx 760 is the best bang for buck right now and is a very good card u will max almost every game with that

 

[Carl Angelo De Leon]

for now you wouldnt need anything higher than 2gb for 1080p in terms of gaming. but it is "for now", if you can afford the 4gb version ill say go for it, you MIGHT need it in the future

 

[Blake Snyder]

for now you wouldnt need anything higher than 2gb for 1080p in terms of gaming. but it is "for now", if you can afford the 4gb version ill say go for it, you MIGHT need it in the future

The 4GB is still within my budget of $1,000 (for the total setup) and I am trying to future proof my PC the best I can so if you think it MIGHT help in the future, I'll get it. Thanks!

P.S. This is the rest of my setup (in case anyone was interested), they all arrived today and the GPU/case is all that I need to get.

Rosewill CAPSTONE-750 750W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W 8 core
SanDisk ReadyCache SDSSDRC-032G-G26 2.5" 32GB SATA III
CORSAIR Hydro series H50 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

 

[Quaddro]

4gb is usefull when you want it in SLI configuration and multi monitor with very high resolution setup..

 

[Carl Angelo De Leon]

for now you wouldnt need anything higher than 2gb for 1080p in terms of gaming. but it is "for now", if you can afford the 4gb version ill say go for it, you MIGHT need it in the future

The 4GB is still within my budget of $1,000 (for the total setup) and I am trying to future proof my PC the best I can so if you think it MIGHT help in the future, I'll get it. Thanks!

P.S. This is the rest of my setup (in case anyone was interested), they all arrived today and the GPU/case is all that I need to get.

Rosewill CAPSTONE-750 750W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W 8 core
SanDisk ReadyCache SDSSDRC-032G-G26 2.5" 32GB SATA III
CORSAIR Hydro series H50 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

that's a good set upn you can max everything with that killer rig

 

[Blake Snyder]

for now you wouldnt need anything higher than 2gb for 1080p in terms of gaming. but it is "for now", if you can afford the 4gb version ill say go for it, you MIGHT need it in the future

The 4GB is still within my budget of $1,000 (for the total setup) and I am trying to future proof my PC the best I can so if you think it MIGHT help in the future, I'll get it. Thanks!

P.S. This is the rest of my setup (in case anyone was interested), they all arrived today and the GPU/case is all that I need to get.

Rosewill CAPSTONE-750 750W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W 8 core
SanDisk ReadyCache SDSSDRC-032G-G26 2.5" 32GB SATA III
CORSAIR Hydro series H50 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

that's a good set upn you can max everything with that killer rig

Haha thanks, compared to this Duo Pentium 3.2 / 9500 GT setup I'm expecting to be in for a HUGE surprise .

 

[Carl Angelo De Leon]

for now you wouldnt need anything higher than 2gb for 1080p in terms of gaming. but it is "for now", if you can afford the 4gb version ill say go for it, you MIGHT need it in the future

The 4GB is still within my budget of $1,000 (for the total setup) and I am trying to future proof my PC the best I can so if you think it MIGHT help in the future, I'll get it. Thanks!

P.S. This is the rest of my setup (in case anyone was interested), they all arrived today and the GPU/case is all that I need to get.

Rosewill CAPSTONE-750 750W Continuous @ 50°C, Intel Haswell Ready, 80 PLUS GOLD
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W 8 core
SanDisk ReadyCache SDSSDRC-032G-G26 2.5" 32GB SATA III
CORSAIR Hydro series H50 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

that's a good set upn you can max everything with that killer rig

Haha thanks, compared to this Duo Pentium 3.2 / 9500 GT setup I'm expecting to be in for a HUGE surprise .

lol, your welcome. by the way, if you found my suggestion to be a solution, please pick it as a solution, it would be greatly appreciated