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What GPU to get?

orangecat
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I'm currently looking at a GTX 760 but I'm not sure what one to get I also might get a 770 if I can afford it. I really want a 4GB card because i rarely ever upgrade my GPU. Even my GTX 460 has enough performance to run most games at 1080P but I run out of VRAM allot, as graphics get better and textures get larger I want to have tons of VRAm available even if I never use it all.

 

So what are your thoughts? (PS: i don't want a AMD card and its not because i'm a nVidia fanboy I just want g-sync on my next monitor rather than mantle support.)

 

Here is what i have been looking at:

 

http://www.microcenter.com/product/419828/04G-P4-3768-KR_NVIDIA_Geforce_GTX_760_FTW_ACX_Cooler_4096MB_GDDR5_PCIe_x16_30_Video_Card

 

http://www.microcenter.com/product/416680/GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5_NVIDIA_GeForce_GTX_760_DirectCU_II_Overclocked_2048MB_GDDR5_PCIe_30_x16_Video_Card

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ASUS, I don't think 4gb is going to be a standard for a long time.

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ASUS, I don't think 4gb is going to be a standard for a long time.

True but i'm so convinced that one day i will need it.

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2GB 760.

 

Also, unless you're using a low refresh rate monitor and getting very high FPS, G-Sync won't really be useful in any way.

True but i'm so convinced that one day i will need it.

Unless you're going to be using multiple monitors, 4GB really isn't needed. 2GB is good enough, 3GB is perfect.
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Out of those two I'd be getting the Asus

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If you didn't know, the GTX 760(And 770) Both have 256 bit memory bus, so it would only be able to take full advantage of around 2.5GB of the 4GB that is on the card. Its sad but true.

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