GTX 770 SLI or new card

[Billy_Mays]

I have the chance of getting another GTX 770 but it's a EVGA GTX 770 I can put a price on it, I'm wondering would I see an improvement in some games with a GTX 770 SLI in 1440p and 1080p and both cards have 2gb of VRAM

[GrayTech]

VRAM doesn't stack up in SLI, you still have 2 GB of useable RAM. I would go for a newer card if I were you.

[ApolloX75]

New card. 2GB VRAM is not nearly enough these days. Hell 4GB isn't enough anymore. Also SLI is too hit and miss, one strong card is always better/more reliable than two weaker cards.

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, GrayTech said:

VRAM doesn't stack up in SLI, you still have 2 GB of useable RAM. I would go for a newer card if I were you.

I know I was stating that but would I see better frame rates or no?

[Billy_Mays]

1 minute ago, ApolloX75 said:

New card. 2GB VRAM is not nearly enough these days. Hell 4GB isn't enough anymore. Also SLI is too hit and miss, one strong card is always better/more reliable than two weaker cards.

I am used to play 768p30fps on my laptop and I'm fine with lowering the settings and changing the resolution 

[GrayTech]

Just now, Billy_Mays said:

I know I was stating that but would I see better frame rates or no?

Depends on what new card you'll buy. But I would say that 2GB isn't enough for AAA gaming anymore.

[Billy_Mays]

1 minute ago, GrayTech said:

Depends on what new card you'll buy. But I would say that 2GB isn't enough for AAA gaming anymore.

My rig can max out GTA V execpt the advanced settings so I am willing to turn down some stuff to play games

[GrayTech]

Just now, Billy_Mays said:

I am used to play 768p30fps on my laptop and I'm fine with lowering the settings and changing the resolution 

I was talking about 1080p60. Getting 60 fps is really nice in some games but other games run very well on 30 fps. And having a higher resolution on a laptop is fine in my opinion since the screen is smaller. My laptop only has a 768p screen.

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, GrayTech said:

I was talking about 1080p60. Getting 60 fps is really nice in some games but other games run very well on 30 fps. And having a higher resolution on a laptop is fine in my opinion since the screen is smaller. My laptop only has a 768p screen.

I know but I can live with 30fps on almost all games

[Damascus]

It will be a performance boost, I would only do it if the second card cost less than 100 CAD.

 

I recommend getting a second hand 1070, 1060 or 580 from a miner clearing out stock for dit nothing.

[CostcoSamples]

Yes, another 770 will increase fps in lots of games.  Some games don't work with SLI, or they scale very poorly.  But generally yes, performance will improve with another card.

[Billy_Mays]

1 minute ago, Damascus said:

It will be a performance boost, I would only do it if the second card cost less than 100 CAD.

 

I recommend getting a second hand 1070, 1060 or 580 from a miner clearing out stock for dit nothing.

Ok I will offer the guy $50 

 

Just now, CostcoSamples said:

Yes, another 770 will increase fps in lots of games.  Some games don't work with SLI, or they scale very poorly.  But generally yes, performance will improve with another card.

I dont care if they dip into 30s only when its in the 20s

[TheKDub]

15 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

I have the chance of getting another GTX 770 but it's a EVGA GTX 770 I can put a price on it, I'm wondering would I see an improvement in some games with a GTX 770 SLI in 1440p and 1080p and both cards have 2gb of VRAM

Definitely go with a new card, I'd suggest something around a 1060 6GB or 1070 if you're looking to stay on the cheaper side of things.

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, TheKDub said:

Definitely go with a new card, I'd suggest something around a 1060 6GB or 1070 if you're looking to stay on the cheaper side of things.

I dont want to spend a lot on a GPU when Im going to spend $1500 on my new rig

[Evolution90]

Buy a new card.. i recommend going AMD for a GPU, you at least know it will last with driver updates since GCN is a sort of unified architecture with driver updates.

[TheKDub]

1 minute ago, Billy_Mays said:

I dont want to spend a lot on a GPU when Im going to spend $1500 on my new rig

With a $1500 budget, you can easily fit a 1060 6GB or even 1070 in there.

 

Is the $1500 including stuff such as monitors, speakers, keyboard, mouse, etc..?

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, TheKDub said:

With a $1500 budget, you can easily fit a 1060 6GB or even 1070 in there.

Water cooling too and I have the parts picked out all ready

[Bcat00]

the 700 series card now is too old for most games due to the memory limit. Unless its for free, go for a new card.