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LB777
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Hey everyone,

 

I've got a GTX 570 right now and I want to upgrade to a 770 or even a 780.

 

Now the thing is, I'm only fine to spend that much money on a 780 if I can be more or less sure that it will last MUCH longer than a 770, in other words I won't be buying a Maxwell GPU when it comes out, in less than a year.

 

On the other hand I could buy a 770 and upgrade quite soon after Maxwell comes out if I have to.

 

What do you think ? Should I bet on the long term with a 780 or short term with 770 ?

 

Thanks for any help !

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Here's a review of the GTX 780. You'll see the 770 in there. You can use this to make up your mind. http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_780_gaming_review,1.html

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get a 770 with lots of vram and then SLI when the need comes. 780 only has 3gb vram, which is a must for 1080p gaming now, since 2gb isn't cutting it. 780 will get capped soon but 770 can SLI and it's $200 cheaper

 

Edit: I didn't mean that the 780 cannot SLI, because they both can, I meant that it will get capped with 3gb vram for multi monitor

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780 only has 3gb vram, which is a must for 1080p gaming now, since 2gb isn't cutting it.

Source? It also depends on what AA you use.

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

"I didn't die! I performed a tactical reset!" - Apollolol

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GTX 770 - better price per performance and more gram

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GTX 770 - better price per performance and more gram

Proper name is VRAM. Unless it was a typo.

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Proper name is VRAM. Unless it was a typo.

Yeah it was a typo

System Specs - CPU: i7 4770K - RAM: 8GB(2x4GB) Vengeance Pro - Motherboard: Maximus VI Gene - Case: Modded PowerMac G5 - CPU Cooler: H100i - PSU: AX860i - SSD: Samsung 840 Series 120GB and Kingston V300 120GB - HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB - Graphics Card: 2x GTX 780 - Case Fans: SP120s and Spectre 140s - Headphones: HD700, Alpha Dog, SE215

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The 770 is the better value card. If you aren't set on Nvidia, the 7970 can be found for significantly cheaper with similar overclocked performance.

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Get the GTX770 and then Maxwell.

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