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So i had some free time to day and decided to do a full PC maintenance. Cleaned the case fans, filters and fully dismantled, cleaned and changed the TIM on the GPU. Put every thing back and my screen now looks like this.....

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I am looking a a 7704gb version now. Do any of you use a 770 4gb with a 600watt PSU?

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I used a 770 2GB with a 600W PSU, it will be fine.

 

What I do recommend though is that you reach out to Galaxy to see if they will do anything about it, even with being out of warranty.

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So i had some free time to day and decided to do a full PC maintenance. Cleaned the case fans, filters and fully dismantled, cleaned and changed the TIM on the GPU. Put every thing back and my screen now looks like this.....

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I am looking a a 7704gb version now. Do any of you use a 770 4gb with a 600watt PSU?

The GTX 770 4 GB is perfectly fine even on just a 600W PSU given your current setup. The additional VRAM doesn't add significant power draw. I feel though that the GTX 770 4 GB is a bad choice given its limited 256-bit bus, and particularly the price tag of the 4 GB variant. An R9 290 is a far better, more futureproof choice at the same price as the GTX 770 4 GB.

The GTX 770 has recently been losing to the R9 280X on a lot of newer titles because of the R9 280X's wider 384-bit bus. It wasn't that way last year with older titles. Newer graphics tech really make use of the additional bandwidth.

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Hmmmm... You would rather get a R9 290 if you are after 4GB RAM, where i live they cost around the same price and the 290 outperforms the 770.

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The GTX 770 4 GB is perfectly fine even on just a 600W PSU given your current setup. The additional VRAM doesn't add significant power draw. I feel though that the GTX 770 4 GB is a bad choice given its limited 256-bit bus, and particularly the price tag of the 4 GB variant. An R9 290 is a far better, more futureproof choice at the same price as the GTX 770 4 GB.

The GTX 770 has recently been losing to the R9 280X on a lot of newer titles because of the R9 280X's wider 384-bit bus. It wasn't that way last year with older titles. Newer graphics tech really make use of the additional bandwidth.

 

 

Hmmmm... You would rather get a R9 290 if you are after 4GB RAM, where i live they cost around the same price and the 290 outperforms the 770.

What i am having a problem with in going to the R8 and R9 GPUs is the heat that they produces. I already live in the Caribbean and my ambient is 32C in the day and 27C in the night. The price i am seeing the R9 290 for really tempting though. I am still undecided though and i am hearing talks about some new GPUs being released later this year, so i am not sure what to do. I am also not looking at the 4gb 770 anymore as i only game on 1080p so the 2gb versions will work just fine. I also want my next GPU to be a EVGA because of the warranty support they offer.

 

Not sure what to do yet though.

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If you can afford a 4GB 770 get a 290 instead. Way faster (780 performace), same memory capacity as 4GB 770, significantly higher memory bandwidth & at the same price.
I have the Gigabyte R9 290 and it's fantastic, whisper quiet, very cool & overclocks like hell. The Sapphire Tri-X is even better but slightly more expensive.

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What i am having a problem with in going to the R8 and R9 GPUs is the heat that they produces. I already live in the Caribbean and my ambient is 32C in the day and 27C in the night. The price i am seeing the R9 290 for really tempting though. I am still undecided though and i am hearing talks about some new GPUs being released later this year, so i am not sure what to do. I am also not looking at the 4gb 770 anymore as i only game on 1080p so the 2gb versions will work just fine. I also want my next GPU to be a EVGA because of the warranty support they offer.

 

Not sure what to do yet though.

Non reference cooled 290s like windforce from gigabyte and PCS+, tri-x & vapor-x from sapphire and PCS+ from powercolor run really cool. I live in a really hot city (Athena) And the interior of my house is usually 30c+ and my brother's 290 runs much cooler and quieter than my EVGA 760.

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Get a 290 it performs better but only cost a lil more

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Non reference cooled 290s like windforce from gigabyte and PCS+, tri-x & vapor-x from sapphire and PCS+ from powercolor run really cool. I live in a really hot city (Athena) And the interior of my house is usually 30c+ and my brother's 290 runs much cooler and quieter than my EVGA 760.

Ok i will take the 290 into consideration. How does your EVGA 760 preform in gaming though and which model do you have?  I only play Call of Duty games ( please don't hate me) :lol:

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