Upgrade from GTX 760 to 770/780 worth it?

[Timaphillips]

Current Specs:
Intel Core i5-4570
8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
1TB HDD
MSI Twin Frozr GTX 760 GPU

Currently running an OC'd MSI GTX 760 Twin Frozr. Mostly do iRacing, but also enjoy some FPS games and Civ 5. My 760 runs my 27" 1080p monitor well enough so far. But curiosity strikes...

Metro: Last Light runs around 45-60 FPS on very high settings - no advanced PhysX or SSAO. Pretty good for me. BUT I can't help but wonder if an upgrade to a 770 or even a 780 would get me to a stable 60 FPS. I'm currently OC'd to 1200 mhz core (with boost) and have the memory OC'd an additional 600 in Afterburner. No voltage increases. And I'd like to keep it that way. I SHOULD be within 5-10% of the GTX 700 if I've read reviews correctly. I could sell me current GPU on ebay and upgrade to the 770 for fairly cheap OR go ahead and grab the 780 and be done for a long time. But I've read that the 780 is really best suited for higher than 1080p situations. I won't be running triple's for iracing (not wife approved)...So I'll be at 1080p for a while. I'm just after a stable 60 FPS (V sync). And I'm not huge into having my card OC'd. Unless somebody can tell me it's OK as long as I'm not messing with voltages.

 

[ComputerAddict]

Look into a 280x?

 

[Jfrag]

You can check this graph if that helps. http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-titan/performance

And the 780 runs with a new graphic chip and it probably going to come out some patches that going to increase the speed and stability!

But you going to see a increase if you buy the 780!

 

[Timaphillips]

Look into a 280x?

Just saw that too. Think I'm partial to the MSI Nvidia offerings. The card is silent and runs very cool.

 

[ComputerAddict]

Current Specs:
Intel Core i5-4570
8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
1TB HDD
MSI Twin Frozr GTX 760 GPU

Currently running an OC'd MSI GTX 760 Twin Frozr. Mostly do iRacing, but also enjoy some FPS games and Civ 5. My 760 runs my 27" 1080p monitor well enough so far. But curiosity strikes...

Metro: Last Light runs around 45-60 FPS on very high settings - no advanced PhysX or SSAO. Pretty good for me. BUT I can't help but wonder if an upgrade to a 770 or even a 780 would get me to a stable 60 FPS. I'm currently OC'd to 1200 mhz core (with boost) and have the memory OC'd an additional 600 in Afterburner. No voltage increases. And I'd like to keep it that way. I SHOULD be within 5-10% of the GTX 700 if I've read reviews correctly. I could sell me current GPU on ebay and upgrade to the 770 for fairly cheap OR go ahead and grab the 780 and be done for a long time. But I've read that the 780 is really best suited for higher than 1080p situations. I won't be running triple's for iracing (not wife approved)...So I'll be at 1080p for a while. I'm just after a stable 60 FPS (V sync). And I'm not huge into having my card OC'd. Unless somebody can tell me it's OK as long as I'm not messing with voltages.

Take a look at this. Buy the gigabyte windforce 280x by the way. Silent and very cool thanks to 3 fans. But anyway... l

 

[Timaphillips]

Current Specs:
Intel Core i5-4570
8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
1TB HDD
MSI Twin Frozr GTX 760 GPU

Currently running an OC'd MSI GTX 760 Twin Frozr. Mostly do iRacing, but also enjoy some FPS games and Civ 5. My 760 runs my 27" 1080p monitor well enough so far. But curiosity strikes...

Metro: Last Light runs around 45-60 FPS on very high settings - no advanced PhysX or SSAO. Pretty good for me. BUT I can't help but wonder if an upgrade to a 770 or even a 780 would get me to a stable 60 FPS. I'm currently OC'd to 1200 mhz core (with boost) and have the memory OC'd an additional 600 in Afterburner. No voltage increases. And I'd like to keep it that way. I SHOULD be within 5-10% of the GTX 700 if I've read reviews correctly. I could sell me current GPU on ebay and upgrade to the 770 for fairly cheap OR go ahead and grab the 780 and be done for a long time. But I've read that the 780 is really best suited for higher than 1080p situations. I won't be running triple's for iracing (not wife approved)...So I'll be at 1080p for a while. I'm just after a stable 60 FPS (V sync). And I'm not huge into having my card OC'd. Unless somebody can tell me it's OK as long as I'm not messing with voltages.

Take a look at this. Buy the gigabyte windforce 280x by the way. Silent and very cool thanks to 3 fans. But anyway... l

This has a lot to do with Mantle though, doesn't it?

 

[ComputerAddict]

Current Specs:
Intel Core i5-4570
8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
1TB HDD
MSI Twin Frozr GTX 760 GPU

Currently running an OC'd MSI GTX 760 Twin Frozr. Mostly do iRacing, but also enjoy some FPS games and Civ 5. My 760 runs my 27" 1080p monitor well enough so far. But curiosity strikes...

Metro: Last Light runs around 45-60 FPS on very high settings - no advanced PhysX or SSAO. Pretty good for me. BUT I can't help but wonder if an upgrade to a 770 or even a 780 would get me to a stable 60 FPS. I'm currently OC'd to 1200 mhz core (with boost) and have the memory OC'd an additional 600 in Afterburner. No voltage increases. And I'd like to keep it that way. I SHOULD be within 5-10% of the GTX 700 if I've read reviews correctly. I could sell me current GPU on ebay and upgrade to the 770 for fairly cheap OR go ahead and grab the 780 and be done for a long time. But I've read that the 780 is really best suited for higher than 1080p situations. I won't be running triple's for iracing (not wife approved)...So I'll be at 1080p for a while. I'm just after a stable 60 FPS (V sync). And I'm not huge into having my card OC'd. Unless somebody can tell me it's OK as long as I'm not messing with voltages.

Take a look at this. Buy the gigabyte windforce 280x by the way. Silent and very cool thanks to 3 fans. But anyway... l

This has a lot to do with Mantle though, doesn't it?

That graph was made long before mantle. Mantle is still only in beta phase, anyway.

 

[Timaphillips]

haha. Amazon recommends THIS (http://smile.amazon.com/Sterilite-Plastic-Storage-Crate-Black/dp/B0001ACQQA/ref=pd_sim_pc_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0EHN103WGP80GWWESSAW) with a 280x purchase.
Miners...

 

[ComputerAddict]

haha. Amazon recommends THIS (http://smile.amazon.com/Sterilite-Plastic-Storage-Crate-Black/dp/B0001ACQQA/ref=pd_sim_pc_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0EHN103WGP80GWWESSAW) with a 280x purchase.
Miners...

LOL! Check out the 280x windforce though.. type in "gigabyte 280x" in amazon and it should come up. (3 fans)

 

[Timaphillips]

Driving myself crazy. A part of me is willing to go for it and get the 780, but at 1080p on one monitor, it seems overkill right? The other part of me thinks the 770 isn't THAT much of a bump over an OC's 760. Can anyone give any input on this? Thanks!

I really like the MSI Twin Frozr fans. Super quiet and really cool. I rarely see this card get hotter than 63C.

 

[ComputerAddict]

Ok well you seem to be wanting the Nvidia path, so i can't help you.

 

[Timaphillips]

Ended up getting an EVGA 780GTX for $400 or so. Huge upgrade from the 760.

 

[Jay Lavistria]

Nice work.
Also Nvidia does make the rather pleasing card.
Just cause AMD's cheap for the power, doesnt mean you'll like how it runs.