Looking for SLI GTX760 or SLI GTX780 recommendations

[Medwynd]

I am going to be putting a rig together this Nov/Dec and am wondering what peoples thoughts are on SLI 760s vs 780s for running at 2560x1600.

The most intensive game I will be playing in the near future is BF4.

Considerations:
I can pick up 2 760s for less than the price of one 780.
New Radeons are right around the corner with possibly early Maxwells in response early 2014.

What are your thoughts on getting 2 760s on the cheap now then upgrading to Maxwell vs getting two 780s and riding them out for a few years.

 

[Jaydip]

Get 2 760s though 780 Sli is a different beast altogether.It depends on if you want to max everything vs a little bit of compromise here and there.

 

[Medwynd]

Normally I wouldn't settle on a bit of compromise when I am building a new rig but with a new architecture just around the corner I am considering it. At this resolution I don't run with AA at all so if that is one of the compromises I would be fine with that.

Right now I am only running a core 2 quad with 2x GTX 460's, so regardless it will be an improvement

 

[wand3r3r]

From your question you appear to be avoiding AMD. They will be releasing something that will likely be faster than the 780 and probably cheaper. You might even get bf4 for free with the bundled games.

If you are dead set on the 2 options I'd go the cheaper route and upgrade in a year with the saved money (/whenever the successors are released).

At least when you build (in Nov/Dec) prices likely will have dropped due to the new AMD cards...

Edit. I would not get 780's now with new cards so close that will likely correct the prices a little. Then again if you're considering blowing $1300 perhaps you don't care about the possible savings.

 

[Jaydip]

Normally I wouldn't settle on a bit of compromise when I am building a new rig but with a new architecture just around the corner I am considering it. At this resolution I don't run with AA at all so if that is one of the compromises I would be fine with that.

Right now I am only running a core 2 quad with 2x GTX 460's, so regardless it will be an improvement

2 760s will be a huge upgrade over your current cards.Regardless buy a better cpu beforehand though :biggrin:

 

[Medwynd]

From your question you appear to be avoiding AMD. They will be releasing something that will likely be faster than the 780 and probably cheaper. You might even get bf4 for free with the bundled games.

If you are dead set on the 2 options I'd go the cheaper route and upgrade in a year with the saved money (/whenever the successors are released).

At least when you build (in Nov/Dec) prices likely will have dropped due to the new AMD cards...

Edit. I would not get 780's now with new cards so close that will likely correct the prices a little. Then again if you're considering blowing $1300 perhaps you don't care about the possible savings.

I am considering AMD in a Crossfire setup, I just have no experience with it. I have had zero issue with Nvidia in SLI as long as I have been using it. I haven't done much research on it so the only info I have is heresay from various posts knocking it for one issue or another.

 

[Medwynd]

2 760s will be a huge upgrade over your current cards.Regardless buy a better cpu beforehand though :biggrin:

That's a whole other matter altogether. Still trying to decide if I want to go with a unlocked processor or not. I would like VT-d for various things I am working on or plan to do, but could live without it. On the other hand the Haswell chips don't seem to be overclocking very far.

 

[Jaydip]

That's a whole other matter altogether. Still trying to decide if I want to go with a unlocked processor or not. I would like VT-d for various things I am working on or plan to do, but could live without it. On the other hand the Haswell chips don't seem to be overclocking very far.

I would keep my eyes open for the 4820K

 

[Medwynd]

I would keep my eyes open for the 4820K

Interesting, I missed that announcement. If it has a soldered core and has good OC headroom might be a good choice for the long term as long as there is good motherboard support for it along with recent features on the newer mobos. Thanks for the heads up.

EDIT: Hmm, would the 4820 allow for 16x/16x PCI 3.0?

 

[tweakboy]

The BF4 bundle is nice. 60 bucks right there. gl