Is Nvidia 780 good enough?

[AndyT27]

I only need a graphics card to finish my rig but I don't know if I should get a 780 or just save up and get a 970 instead. 

[shadowbyte]

get a used 290/x or 390

[Guest]

Just now, AndyT27 said:

I only need a graphics card to finish my rig but I don't know if I should get a 780 or just save up and get a 970 instead. 

What is "Good Enough"

i mean what is your intentions?

[AndyT27]

6 minutes ago, josephaltareb said:

What is "Good Enough"

i mean what is your intentions?

I just want a graphics card that's good enough to run games like fallout 4 at medium or high quality. 

 

6 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

get a used 290/x or 390

I would do that but I'm more fond of Nvidia cards   

[79wjd]

6 minutes ago, AndyT27 said:

I just want a graphics card that's good enough to run games like fallout 4 at medium or high quality. 

http://www.techspot.com/review/1089-fallout-4-benchmarks/page2.html

 

59fps minimum, 75fps average at ultra settings. So yes, it's still a very capable card -- the VRAM can prevent you from maxing out settings in certain games though. 

[TechGod]

4 minutes ago, AndyT27 said:

I would do that but I'm more fond of Nvidia cards   

Why?

[AndyT27]

1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

http://www.techspot.com/review/1089-fallout-4-benchmarks/page2.html

 

59fps minimum, 75fps average at ultra settings. So yes, it's still a very capable card. 

Thank you very much, this helps a lot.  I guess I'm getting a 780 card. Easiest post ever

 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, AndyT27 said:

I just want a graphics card that's good enough to run games like fallout 4 at medium or high quality. 

 

I would do that but I'm more fond of Nvidia cards   

I would wait for a 970 doe

[AndyT27]

Just now, TechGod said:

Why?

 

It's just my preferences. You get influenced by people around you who have different cards and all that. 

[AndyT27]

1 minute ago, josephaltareb said:

I would wait for a 970 doe

If a 780 card can do the job for that specific game. then it's good enough for me  

[Omon_Ra]

I have a an Asus DirectCUII 780, it keeps up quite well for 1080p gaming at almost always 60fps. The 3GB of VRAM is a bit limiting, though the only game that I've really noticed it being a factor is GTAV. If you back down the distance scaling and population it's pretty much fine. You may want to consider an AMD card with 8GB of VRAM that's in your budget though; that extra VRAM will be nice.

[Orangeator]

I have a 280x and it performs similar, for 1080p gaming it is perfectly fine. If you get one for a decent price I would get it. 

[Ninjanometry]

This is a tool I use quite a lot...  Not sure if it's quite what you need, but may prove useful to someone.
See Also:
"What WILL run it?"

[AndyT27]

15 hours ago, Omon_Ra said:

I have a an Asus DirectCUII 780, it keeps up quite well for 1080p gaming at almost always 60fps. The 3GB of VRAM is a bit limiting, though the only game that I've really noticed it being a factor is GTAV. If you back down the distance scaling and population it's pretty much fine. You may want to consider an AMD card with 8GB of VRAM that's in your budget though; that extra VRAM will be nice.

I'll look into that.

[AndyT27]

14 hours ago, Ninjanometry said:

This is a tool I use quite a lot...  Not sure if it's quite what you need, but may prove useful to someone.
See Also:
"What WILL run it?"

I heard of it too but I don't use it since it's sometimes inaccurate. 

[AndyT27]

14 hours ago, Orangeator said:

I have a 280x and it performs similar, for 1080p gaming it is perfectly fine. If you get one for a decent price I would get it. 

I'll try to look into that. 

[iDeFecZx]

2 hours ago, AndyT27 said:

I heard of it too but I don't use it since it's sometimes inaccurate. 

It tries to tell me that my 960 has 3GB of VRAM and that my i5 is running at 3.6GHz, not 4GHz. Oh and sometimes tells my friend he cant run a game. He has a 6700k and a 980ti