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Wait for the 290x?

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I am Nvidia fan so I say wait for the 800-series ^^ Now that the new R9 series from AMD will be out Nvidia will probably give us something great :D

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get two 290x

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i'd say get two cards now. why wait to play games when you can play games...

yeah you'll miss out on some performance, but when the next load of AAA titles are cut through with a breeze by 2x780s, i dont understand why you'd need to get a 800 series card when you'll miss out on like 10fps even though you're already at 120fps

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Just get the 780's if you keep waiting for a new series of graphics cards you will be waiting for ever.... LOL 

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If you don't absolutely NEED the upgrade now then wait. It is always better to wait till you MUST have it because then you will get a better deal. Plus if you are going to play star citizen they say it needs 880s for Ultra so waiting would benefit you

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I have SLI 760s and nothing even comes close to taxing one of them, let alone two.  I'd stick with your 670 until it starts to show its age.

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A 670 should last a fair while so I'd wait for 8xx.

I won't upgrade my 660 until maybe 9xx.

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