Help me with deciding on what graphics card I should go with

[Adin Gill]

I have a simple question... Out of all the 600 and 700 series cards, which one will give me the best bang for my buck?

I know that the 680/780 are some of the best single GPU solutions out there but be reasonable with your suggestions.. I don't need 100s of frames per second, I just want a bit more than my ATI 6800HD.. SLI is a possibility because I am going to be getting a new motherboard and CPU in the near future

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

Whats your budget ????
Get the gtx 760 best for 250$

 

[Adin Gill]

$500 is pushing the limit, $600 is probably my max, like I will be feeling VERY uncomfortable with paying $600 if it shows not much more performance than SLI with 2 cheaper cards

Just a kinda important note... I am living in Australia, so my prices will be higher than America

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

Gtx 760 sli worth 740$ would outperform gtx titan worth $1299 aus dollars
Heres the evga superclocked gtx 760 2gb-314$ each

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_876&products_id=23974



If goin 40$ up is not possible
Then go with a 660ti sli
It has more power consumption but comparitively low performance to 760 sli


Here msi660ti o.c. Versio for 299$ each


http://www.mwave.com.au/product/sku-aa77688-msi_geforce_gtx_660_ti_power_edition_oc_2gb







Dont forget to close the post by selecting the best answer

 

[Adin Gill]

I was thinking that Sn1992 I'll import it from amazon for $100 less than australian prices.... Im also blind and/or stupid... I cant find the "best answer" button

 

[frascht]

If you want to keep a steady 70-100 fps on any game on the market, SLI is a ridiculous waste of money. An EVGA GTX 770 is an absolutely beautiful card, with a top-rated manufacturer. It is more than enough for ANY game on a 1080p monitor. Do not be temped to buy a 780.. for a 10-15% increase in performance, it's $250 more. I've had a GTX 670 for about seven months now and I still crush everything I play. CRUSH.

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

Great that would save u money
Those are great cards i wish cud have a sli settup
Lckky u ;-)


Ohkay no issues if u r mobile or on a mac then try a window if possinle

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

Dont forget to close the post by selecting best answer

 

[mr91]

I just upgraded from a 670 to a 780 and the real world performance difference is huge if you want to max out games like Metro last light, Bioshock infinite, and max payne 3, with fluid gameplay. The extra memory and faster architecture warrants the difference in price if you play demanding games. I recommend the Gtx 780 if you're willing to spend the money because the 770 is not that much faster than the 670 and has the same amount of memory unless you go with the 4gb model that will be significantly more expensive.

If you are planning to play demanding games with a 1440p you will need a gtx 780, Titan or a SLI configuration unless you want to turn down the settings. Also a SLI configuration will require a costly power supply and case upgrades in many cases and have more compatibly problems.

GTX 780 or Titan is the way it's meant to be played however spending $650+ on a video card is not for everybody.

 

[smeezekitty]

$500 is pushing the limit, $600 is probably my max, like I will be feeling VERY uncomfortable with paying $600 if it shows not much more performance than SLI with 2 cheaper cards

Just a kinda important note... I am living in Australia, so my prices will be higher than America

I would suggest the GTX770 then. SLI adds extra hassle and more heat and noise.

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

The gtx 770 would be far behind an sli settup

 

[smeezekitty]

The general rule of thumb is get the best single GPU you can. You can SLI/CF later.

Multi-GPU setups have poorer support in general compared to single ones.

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

But this one is not

 

[Adin Gill]

So maybe SLI 770s then?

@Sn1993 I honestly cant find the "select as best answer" button :/ I am using Firefox 22.0

 

[smeezekitty]

This isn't setup as a "question" thread so you cannot select a best answer.

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

You should go for the 760 sli

770 sli is out f ur budget
A single gtx 770 is 400$

 

[Adin Gill]

@smeezekitty: Oh, thats good... I thought I was derping HARD there for a moment

@Sn1992: Yes, this is the predicament I'm currently with, I could go with twin 760s now, or 1 770 now and one later

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

Yeah ryt

 

[Adin Gill]

@byogamingpc: yea, I am thinking 2 Asus DCU2 760s with an 850w power supply (I like having overhead for extra fans/drives) and it gets pretty hot in my room

Thanks eveyone for their input, I will probably go with a pair of the Asus-es stated above, yes, a single 770 is cheaper than a SLI 760s but its a tough choice, trying to balance performance with cost, power usage and heat dissipation and finally looks

 

[Adin Gill]

This is true... why is choosing something SO DAMN HARD.... GAH... I'll just buy a $10 000 PC and put it in a damn freezer lol

Twin 770s would also out-perform twin 760s and then if my room gets hot I can just use that handy feature called "GPU Boost 2" and set a lower temperature threshold

 

[Mousemonkey]

Dont forget to close the post by selecting best answer

Why are you prompting that in a discussion thread?

 

[Adin Gill]

So... I'm choosing the MSI GTX770 Gaming.. or is the Asus DirectCUII a better choice? or some other card

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

Just get two asus gtx 760 in sli

Dont make a future plan of getting a gpu that expensive with nominal perfrmance change but get a good cpu + mobo that in all would optimise ur sys

 

[Adin Gill]

I am planning to go with a i5 4670K with an H100i (I'm a corsair fan) on an MSI z87-GD45/GD65 or maybe a lower end ASUS ROG board with 8 to 16 Gigs of Corsair or Kingston ram. I'll probably put it all in a Corsair Vengance C70 case (cause I go to the occasional lan party or move it to a friends place AND I'm a corsair fan ) .... so its not gonna be a slow system by any means

But since I dont have all the money I need at the moment and I kinda want to play my games at a higher resolution than 720p on normal...

I have just done a fair bit of reading and both the 760s and 770s scale well at 1080p (up to and over 80% in some cases) and both the 760 and 770 both run last generation cores (GK104)... I'm kind of swaying towards the 770 to start off with, then getting a 2nd one when I need it

I got my information here:

http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/4632/geforce-gtx-700-series-sli-review-geforce-gtx-760770780-in-sli-and-3-way-sli

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

Look in my opinion get a 4770k instead of the gtx 770 sli