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Started by lhaygood1983 | | 7 answers
Would a SLI setup with GTX 760 4GBs be worth the money?
Currently I run a SLI setup with GTX 760s, the 2GB model. Certain... games... have come out recently that seem VRAM hungry (perhaps some involving watching dogs), and I am considering a slight future-proofing for the next year or so. At present, I can get a pair of GTX 760s (the 4GB model) for just under $500, whereas a single 780ti will set me back well over $600 and have potentially less in the way of general performance than my SLI'd 760s.

I know on a single 760 4GB model the memory bus is too narrow to take advantage of the extra VRAM... but what about in a SLI situation, where the VRAM pool stays at 4GB but all of a sudden I have more horsepower to take advantage of that?

Or should I save my money now and wait until Maxwell cards come out?

The rest of my relevant specs:

i5-3570K
8 GB DDR3-1600 RAM
Corsair Air 540 case
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June 2, 2014 1:46:48 PM

I think I'll just wait for Maxwell. Thanks everyone.
June 2, 2014 1:18:11 PM

I think that's a really good upgrade plan, with the caveat that Newegg has the MSI GTX 780 Ti Gaming Edition for $600 after rebate. That's the same price as a pair of 4GB GTX 760s.
June 2, 2014 12:37:03 PM

Well, my vote goes towards the GTX 780 Ti.

Two 760s in SLI, 4GB or not, will not beat a single GTX 780 (non Ti).
June 2, 2014 12:01:48 PM

I'd wait for maxwell, or get a 780 and another if needed.
June 2, 2014 11:57:28 AM

Agreed, it has been proven over and over againt that the best GPU performs better then 2 middle range gpus in SLI.

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June 2, 2014 11:56:56 AM

SLI 760s would beat any single graphics card out right now, and side-grading to 4gb models of the same card is throwing money away. Watch_Dogs does happen to be vram heavy, but I promise you, no card out right now can run Watch_Dogs on max settings. I have sli 780ti's and it is still not optimized at 1440p. I get 60 fps only if I cut off anti-aliasing. Save your money for Maxwell.
June 2, 2014 11:50:02 AM

You're better off just going with a single ASUS GTX 780 DCUII http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DWV3NM6 and go SLI with it later if you feel like you need more horsepower.

Going with an SLI setup right away is rarely advisable over the best single card you can afford. The bandwidth on a 760 can't even utilize 4GB VRAM so it's really pointless to get one anyway.

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