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I5-3570k

MSI GD55

MSI 660 ti PE

Sea gate 1tb

16gb ddr3 1600 MHz (vengeance)

1920x1080

Nvidia shield

I was looking into upgrading my video card in my system, and was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on what to replace my GPU with.

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770, 280x, 780, 290, 780TI all would fit that system very well

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I5-3570k

MSI GD55

MSI 660 ti PE

Sea gate 1tb

16gb ddr3 1600 MHz (vengeance)

1920x1080

Nvidia shield

I was looking into upgrading my video card in my system, and was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on what to replace my GPU with.

It Depends on what sort of games you will be playing

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Grab another 660 Ti for sli or at the very least a 780 or 290 if you're going single gpu.

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Budget?

around 500 dollars

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Grab another 660 Ti for sli or at the very least a 780 or 290 if you're going single gpu.

Do you think that would max games out for a year? I also heard there is screen tearing with SLI.

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Do you think that would max games out for a year? I also heard there is screen tearing with SLI.

Always go with one powerful card before 2 mediocre cards in sli.

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If you want better performance for your Shield get something 770-780

Will a 780 maxbout most games? How about the Asus 760 ti mars edition? ( the two cards in one card)

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Do you think that would max games out for a year? I also heard there is screen tearing with SLI.

Yes, you should be able to max out most games for a while.

Screen tearing can occur. If you want to avoid that issue, go with a single gpu.

Will a 780 maxbout most games? How about the Asus 760 ti mars edition? ( the two cards in one card)

The 760x2 (not ti), isn't much better than just adding a second 660 ti for sli. Look up 780 benchmarks for whatever games you intend to play. It should max out most games for a while.

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Always go with one powerful card before 2 mediocre cards in sli.

What would you recommend?

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Also guys I have to save up for a few months, so should I wait for the 800 series?

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What would you recommend?

The 780 is a plenty powerful card. There's only been one game I've found it struggles with on max settings and that's sleeping dogs (every game max AA too) at 1080p. Could be a coding issue I don't know. But It still runs at 40fps maxed out. Every other game I've thrown at it has been 100+ fps besides metro last light which was 70 fps average. For the money it's a great card and with the acx cooler it stays below 75c at 60% fan speed when being taxed.

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The 780 is a plenty powerful card. There's only been one game I've found it struggles with on max settings and that's sleeping dogs (every game max AA too) at 1080p. Could be a coding issue I don't know. But It still runs at 40fps maxed out. Every other game I've thrown at it has been 100+ fps besides metro last light which was 70 fps average. For the money it's a great card and with the acx cooler it stays below 75c at 60% fan speed when being taxed.

would it last a few years though?

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In times when we are on the brink of destruction, war, and loosing ourselves, let's remember a basic fundamental element of love, forgiveness, and understanding; God bless!

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would it last a few years though?

That's something that's subjective. It will last for a while running games at max settings, though as time passes system requirements get higher and you would have to either upgrade or lower your settings to compensate. You can't ever buy anything that will last forever, the components change too frequently. You just have to buy the best you can at the time, then upgrade later. If you waited for the ultimate graphics card that would last a decade without having to replace. Unless you lowered your settings to minimum at some point, you would be waiting forever. There is no "best", there's only the best you can afford. :)

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i would go with the 780. You are good for most games at 1440p on a 780.

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would it last a few years though?

It would last more than a few years if you are running 1080p since my 7950 is still great in running games at 1080p.

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Will a 780 maxbout most games? How about the Asus 760 ti mars edition? ( the two cards in one card)

The Mars Edition is pretty much BS If you can afford the Mars you can get the 780 which is alot better.

Maxouts almost every games yes. 

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