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Going from GTX 760 to GTX 970

Kevguy
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My current gaming machine has an ASUS GeForce GTX 760.  I just purchased on sale from NewEgg the ASUS GeForce GTX 970 STRIX.

 

I was talking to my buddies last night and they told me I won't notice any difference unless I overclock my CPU and the GPU.  Anybody know if this is true or not?  I hope not as I just purchased a Dell H2415 display to go with the card.  I am currently not overclocking anything as I don't really know how too.   

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What cpu do you have? And you will notice a difference. I went from a 660 to my current 970 and there was a huge difference.

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What's the rest of your system?

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You will notice a difference definitely. 

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Your friends are stupid

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It will be an insane difference, a 760 is no where near as powerful as a 970. If you have a old crappy cpu that is another story, but assuming the rest of your system is ok, the 970 will be a BIG increase.

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What's the rest of your system?

Sorry, I should of mentioned that.

 

Intel Core i7-4790K

32 GB of Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3-1600

ASUS Z87-Pro motherboard

250 GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD

1TB Seagate Barracuda Hard Disk

Corsair RM750W Power Supply

Corsair Carbide 500R Case

ASUS GeForce GTX 760 Video Card (970 STRIX will be replacing this one)

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Sorry, I should of mentioned that.

 

Intel Core i7-4790K

32 GB of Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3-1600

ASUS Z87-Pro motherboard

250 GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD

1TB Seagate Barracude Hard Disk

Corsair RM750W Power Supply

Corsair Carbide 500R Case

ASUS GeForce GTX 760 Video Card

 i can take your 760 of your hands :D

 

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Sorry, I should of mentioned that.

 

Intel Core i7-4790K

32 GB of Kingston HyerX Fury DDR3-1600

ASUS Z87-Pro motherboard

250 GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD

1TB Seagate Barracude Hard Disk

Corsair RM750W Power Supply

Corsair Carbide 500R Case

ASUS GeForce GTX 760 Video Card

Your friends either are stoopid or not sober.

You should notice a difference of min 20 fps on higher settings (without oc).

 

You can oc to get more power but, since your cpu is already really strong it won't need it to keep up with the 970.

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 i can take your 760 of your hands :D

I will be selling it.

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Your friends either are stoopid or not sober.

You should notice a difference of min 20 fps boost on higher settings.

Currently getting 59-60 FPS playing War Thunder on high settings, but renderings a a little slow at times.

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You will see huge difference without any overclocking, especially with that 4790 driving whatever card you throw at it.  Your friends are uniformed. Nice rig!

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Sorry, I should of mentioned that.

 

Intel Core i7-4790K

32 GB of Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3-1600

ASUS Z87-Pro motherboard

250 GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD

1TB Seagate Barracude Hard Disk

Corsair RM750W Power Supply

Corsair Carbide 500R Case

ASUS GeForce GTX 760 Video Card

 

You'll probably see a fps increase of about 30% and higher without overclocks. That's a very significant increase. 

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an I7 4790k? no difference? WTF? The 760 is budget gaming card, the 970 is one step above that and FAR more powerful. The only thing that would be a limiting factor is the CPU, and since even a SB i7 would see a performance increase, thats BS.

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I will be selling it.

 

that was not an option :D NOW HAND IT OVER AND NOBODY GETS HURT :D

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that was not an option :D NOW HAND IT OVER AND NOBODY GETS HURT :D

I see your point.  But it's only at 760?

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I see your point.  But it's only at 760?

I have a 760 and could use it to sli, how much will you be asking for it?

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Get 390 for the money you have PSU to support it its better then 970

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I have a 760 and could use it to sli, how much will you be asking for it?

I dunno what to sell it for yet as it's still in the PC and the 970 won't arrive until early next week.

Are you in the UK?  I'm in Canada and I'm not sure if mailing it to you worth it?

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Get 390 for the money you have PSU to support it its better then 970

#1.  You are changing the topic.

#2.  That's your opinion.

#3.  The purchase is already done.

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Get 390 for the money you have PSU to support it its better then 970

Only at 1440p and above. If he's playing 1080p still then a 970 is great for that!

You'll like your 970 ! It's great for overclocking.

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@1Scotty1 did the same upgrade.

You remember well, my friend :) It is true, I had a 760, then upgraded to a 970 and the upgrade was significant, even more so, when I got a second 970 for SLI :) up until recently I sold them and got a 980Ti for the money :)

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You remember well, my friend :) It is true, I had a 760, then upgraded to a 970 and the upgrade was significant, even more so, when I got a second 970 for SLI :) up until recently I sold them and got a 980Ti for the money :)

Yeah. Still haven't painted the 980ti have you?

 

 

 

 

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