770 x2 or 780 ti?

[steve nasty]

Hey guys, so I already have a 770 in my rig right now, and preparing for star citizen it looks like i might want  a little more power. What do you think? Anywho, I'm thinking about saving up to buy either another 770, or selling my 770 and buying a 780 ti. Oh, and if you think I should buy a 780 ti, I really like the looks and prestige of a reference model from EVGA, but is the performance really up to par to a non reference model? Is the sacrifice worth it? Thanks

[DoubleY]

Another 770

[Lord Pantaloons]

Two 770's will be faster than a single 780Ti

[Shd0w2]

Why not jjust go for a 880 when it comes out? Thats what I'm doing

 

ps: I also have a 770

[Izaya Orihara]

I'd rather get 2x 290's. 

[H4X3R]

Why not jjust go for a 880 when it comes out? Thats what I'm doing

 

ps: I also have a 770

Exactly this. Wait for the 880 to be released and then sell your 770 and get the 880.

[steve nasty]

Two 770's will be faster than a single 780Ti

 

Another 770

I understand that dual 770's would be more powerful, but I'm not sure if in the future when I move on if I'd really want to be selling two 770's. That sounds like a lot of work when I have a lot of room to grow with one 780 ti

[Zeke]

I'd say wait for 8xx. Or get another 770 if you need all the performance right here and right now.

[steve nasty]

Exactly this. Wait for the 880 to be released and then sell your 770 and get the 880.

Woah woah woah explain this so called "880" I am not up to date

[Lord Pantaloons]

I understand that dual 770's would be more powerful, but I'm not sure if in the future when I move on if I'd really want to be selling two 770's. That sounds like a lot of work when I have a lot of room to grow with one 780 ti

True, it's the tradeoff with SLI. With two less expensive cards you get more power immediately at the cost of future upgrades while the single more expensive option gives you less power now but more later. You have to decide what you want.

[Izaya Orihara]

Woah woah woah explain this so called "880" I am not up to date

Nvida's next line up. Not out yet and will take another 6 months. 

[Zeke]

True, it's the tradeoff with SLI. With two less expensive cards you get more power immediately at the cost of future upgrades while the single more expensive option gives you less power now but more later. You have to decide what you want.

Also at the cost of less "performance per watt" and sometimes shitty FPS because the developers didn't care enough about people with SLI

[steve nasty]

Ew 6 months... Dang, but I guess star citizen isnt due for another year or so.

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

2x770 hands down, but, sell and get a 780Ti and save up on the extra and get another one if you're looking for the Overkill 

[Lord Pantaloons]

Also at the cost of less "performance per watt" and sometimes shitty FPS because the developers didn't care enough about people with SLI

That's not as common as you think and it's often fixed shortly after a game comes out.

[steve nasty]

Nvida's next line up. Not out yet and will take another 6 months.

Ew 6 months... Dang, but I guess star citizen isnt due for another year or so.

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

Nvida's next line up. Not out yet and will take another 6 months. 

i hat it when people recommend waiting for something that's not coming out in ages and is being delayed even further, plus how better is it gonna be any way !

[Zeke]

That's not as common as you think and it's often fixed shortly after a game comes out.

Yeah, that's why I said "sometimes". And sometimes we get games that are not even optimized for a single GPU (yes, Watch Dogs, I'm looking at you)

[steve nasty]

i hat it when people recommend waiting for something that's not coming out in ages and is being delayed even further, plus how better is it gonna be any way !

But really, would I rather regret buying a 780 ti if its better? Or be sure I dont want it if its not.

[Zeke]

But really, would I rather regret buying a 780 ti if its better? Or be sure I dont want it if its not.

780Ti is as good as single GPU gets, not counting the Titans. It's more of a money-wise type of thing.

 

AMD fanboys pls no

[Lord Pantaloons]

Yeah, that's why I said "sometimes". And sometimes we get games that are not even optimized for a single GPU (yes, Watch Dogs, I'm looking at you)

Watchdogs actually runs perfectly fine on my system, my GPU's sit at 97% or more utilization constantly.

[Zeke]

Watchdogs actually runs perfectly fine on my system, my GPU's sit at 97% or more utilization constantly.

90% of time it runs fine on my system too, about 60 fps. But as soon as I go to the view from inside the car... Setting max buffered frames to 1 kinda solves the problem, but only kinda. Oh well, at least it's $25 and it's still a very good game.

[steve nasty]

So now, whats the status on 780 ti, or waiting for an 880? Cause I dont need it for a while. Also what do you think I can get out of my 770, selling wise?

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

But really, would I rather regret buying a 780 ti if its better? Or be sure I dont want it if its not.

getting the 780Ti is really not that much of a step down from 2x770, specially at 1080p or even 1440p, the 780Ti will handle modern titles at high res (1440p...) at around 30~35FPS wile dual 770s will kick it up to ~60FPS, so there is a difference, but still very playable with the 780Ti's 30FPS, but once you upgrade to SLI 780Ti, men, it's gonna smoke SLI 770, gonna be that much worth it 

[steve nasty]

Alright! Oh SLI 880's BWAAHAHAHA