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Hi i am trying to find out if i should upgrade to the new 900-series nvidia cards. I currently have a Evga gtx 780 sc w/acx 3gb card, the reason i want an upgrade is that i can't run 3D with full settings on my current monitor. Additionally, i want to upgrade to a multi-monitor setup in the near future.

Im already running out of vram in certain titles. So, should i buy another Evga 780(probably used at a reduced price) Or try and make it a bit more "future proof" and just sell my current card and upgrade? 

And if so, am i better of waiting for the next major card release from nvidia before i do that?

 

Well if you are planning on running a multi-monitor setup, 3gb of vram will be relatively low. As LtStaffel says, vram doesn't stack and so my recommendation is to upgrade to 980 ti, or 980 ti sli depending on what resolution you will be running. 

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Hi i am trying to find out if i should upgrade to the new 900-series nvidia cards. I currently have a Evga gtx 780 sc w/acx 3gb card, the reason i want an upgrade is that i can't run 3D with full settings on my current monitor. Additionally, i want to upgrade to a multi-monitor setup in the near future.

Im already running out of vram in certain titles. So, should i buy another Evga 780(probably used at a reduced price) Or try and make it a bit more "future proof" and just sell my current card and upgrade? 
And if so, am i better of waiting for the next major card release from nvidia before i do that?

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Cards don't combine vram

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Hi i am trying to find out if i should upgrade to the new 900-series nvidia cards. I currently have a Evga gtx 780 sc w/acx 3gb card, the reason i want an upgrade is that i can't run 3D with full settings on my current monitor. Additionally, i want to upgrade to a multi-monitor setup in the near future.

Im already running out of vram in certain titles. So, should i buy another Evga 780(probably used at a reduced price) Or try and make it a bit more "future proof" and just sell my current card and upgrade? 

And if so, am i better of waiting for the next major card release from nvidia before i do that?

 

Well if you are planning on running a multi-monitor setup, 3gb of vram will be relatively low. As LtStaffel says, vram doesn't stack and so my recommendation is to upgrade to 980 ti, or 980 ti sli depending on what resolution you will be running. 

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Cards don't combine vram

Ok thanks, good to know.

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Well if you are planning on running a multi-monitor setup, 3gb of vram will be relatively low. As LtStaffel says, vram doesn't stack and so my recommendation is to upgrade to 980 ti, or 980 ti sli depending on what resolution you will be running. 

mhm, Yeah that wont be cheap. :o     But thanks for the recomendation :)

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