Upgrade From Gtx 670 3 way sli to Gtx 770 3 way sli

[desprado]

Currently i have 3 gtx 670 so i just want to now that is it worth it to upgrade from gtx 670 3 way sli to gtx 770 3 way sli.My purpose is only gaming.Note i play games on 1440p res.

 

[lehtv]

Are you actually having disappointing framerates in the games you play? What is your CPU?

Are your 670's 2GB models? If so, upgrading to 770 4GB SLI would definitely be a good idea in my opinion. Three 670's have more than enough combined GPU power to take advantage of settings and games that use over 2GB VRAM.

 

[desprado]

Are you actually having disappointing framerates in the games you play? What is your CPU?

Are your 670's 2GB models? If so, upgrading to 770 4GB SLI would definitely be a good idea in my opinion. Three 670's have more than enough combined GPU power to take advantage of settings and games that use over 2GB VRAM.

No i am not disappointed.My gtx 670 models are 2 Asus Direct Cu2 and 1 MSI
Gtx 670 PE,My CPU 3570k @4.2GHZ and my power supply Xigmatek modular 1000w

 

[gorcorps]

I say do it. I'll uh... Take those 670s off your hands for you too

 

[lehtv]

No i am not disappointed.

What's driving you towards upgrading then?

 

[desprado]

What's driving you towards upgrading then?

Upcoming games like Watch dogs,The witcher 3,Battlefield 4,Thief 4,Mad Max
these al games will support MSAA and TXAA so i am worried that maybe i cannot get 60FPS at max setting.

 

[BrightCandle]

No one knows until they come out. But bare in mind these games are still either targeting the old consoles as base platform or potentially the new consoles which will be slower than a single card of yours let alone all 3.

 

[blackened23]

Why in the world would you need 3 670s for 1440p, much less 3 770s? I could see that possibly being useful for surround, but for 1440p ? What? I game at 1600p and that is far beyond overkill, to each their own though I guess. Anyway, anything beyond 2x SLI has diminishing returns for a lot of games, but since you're happy with your present performance why bother. If you're not seeing a stop sign yet I don't see a compelling reason to upgrade.

 

[omeds]

I had 3 x 680's and it allowed me to play many games at settings I could not with 680 SLI at 1440p. You probably wouldn't notice if you're the sort of person to run default settings and FXAA and are happy with with mins under 60, but when you start using high IQ, mods, AO, SSAA, trAA etc 3 GPU's perform and scale very well.

I see you're using a single 780 for 1600p. That is no where near enough performance for me.

 

[RussianSensation]

Upcoming games like Watch dogs,The witcher 3,Battlefield 4,Thief 4,Mad Max
these al games will support MSAA and TXAA so i am worried that maybe i cannot get 60FPS at max setting.

GPU upgrade rule - never upgrade for games launching far out because:

- Those games can always be delayed (Half Life 2 anyone?)
- New GPUs could come out that are much faster between now and the time those games launch
- Prices on current GPUs could drop by the time those games come out
- Until there are official benchmarks with optimized drivers closer to the launch date, right now we can't say what GPU power is needed to run Watch Dogs, Witcher 3, etc.

You probably wouldn't notice if you're the sort of person to run default settings and FXAA and are happy with with mins under 60, but when you start using high IQ, mods, AO, SSAA, trAA etc 3 GPU's perform and scale very well.

I've noticed this many times already but I see this more and more often.

People on this site tend to come up with their own subjective idea of "maxing games out". Since when is maxing a game out means running it with SSAA @ 60 fps minimums? Ya right.... I see many people here seeing when a person states they want to play games at around 60 fps and they assume it's related to minimums, not averages.

BTW, what games are you playing with maxed out details, including SSAA, AA, AO where you are not going below 60 fps minimums? Must be games from 2005-2007 era. Not only is that not possible without Quad GTX780s in many modern titles, but in some games, it's just not possible with current CPUs. Also, any person that's so picky that they require 60 fps minimums with maxed out AA settings in all titles isn't going to start a thread on this. They are just going to order 4 Titans and 3970X water-cooled.

As far as the OP goes, if you have 3 GTX670s, the next logical upgrade is 3 GTX780s. I wouldn't bother with 770s.

 

[lehtv]

Agree with RS. Revisit the plan to upgrade when you've actually played the games that don't run as well as you'd like on your current hardware.

 

[Shmee]

I also agree with Russian, especially with the part of upgrading to something with a larger performance increase, such as 3 780's, or wait to see what AMD brings later.

 

[SirPauly]

People on this site tend to come up with their own subjective idea of "maxing games out". Since when is maxing a game out means running it with SSAA @ 60 fps minimums? Ya right.... I see many people here seeing when a person states they want to play games at around 60 fps and they assume it's related to minimums, not averages.

BTW, what games are you playing with maxed out details, including SSAA, AA, AO where you are not going below 60 fps minimums? Must be games from 2005-2007 era. Not only is that not possible without Quad GTX780s in many modern titles, but in some games, it's just not possible with current CPUs. Also, any person that's so picky that they require 60 fps minimums with maxed out AA settings in all titles isn't going to start a thread on this. They are just going to order 4 Titans and 3970X water-cooled.

I believe Omeds offered the view based on this:

Anyway, anything beyond 2x SLI has diminishing returns for a lot of games

 

[blackened23]

Well heck while we're at it why don't we just go quad SLI for 1080p with SGSSAA in every game with 8X MSAA. Some people may get kicks from that but to me it's a stupid way to spend money.

This stuff might make sense for surround and triple 2560x1440 but come ON.... if someone wants to spend 2 grand for gaming on a single 1440p monitor go for it, their cash not mine - I think most reasonable people would find a better way to get a return on their investment. IE SURROUND. Instead of wasting money 2-3 grand of GPUs for a single screen.

 

[ocre]

its up to you but i dont think you should upgrade to 3 way 770s now.

Its shaping up to be a fantastic Q4 and if your not upgrading to at least a 780 performance level, then your wasting the moneys. Besides, even if you go with the 770s, they should be a lot cheaper then. Really though i think you can do better if you wait

 

[2is]

I've never understood the fear of video cards ceasing to exist for upcoming games, and thus, urging people to upgrade before games actually get released.

I also don't understand why anyone would upgrade their 670s for rebranded 680s. If you're going to upgrade, UPgrade and get 780s. Both are silly upgrades for "upcoming" games.

 

[Carfax83]

770s aren't a good upgrade from 670s (about 20% faster).

Either get 780s or wait until AMD's new cards come out, which should hopefully result in a price drop on those 780s.

 

[caution]

GTX780 is the way to go, from where you are now.

7970 would be nice too, but pcper's frame rating has spoken... :/

 

[cmdrdredd]

Upcoming games like Watch dogs,The witcher 3,Battlefield 4,Thief 4,Mad Max
these al games will support MSAA and TXAA so i am worried that maybe i cannot get 60FPS at max setting.

I wouldn't worry about BF4. Even in alpha state it was seeing above 60fps with a GTX690.

Others I dunno. I imagine Witcher 3 will be more demanding than the others. Watch Dogs is a cross generational title afterall. Not that that means it won't need GPU power, but that it isn't specifically built as a showpiece for the next gen consoles. This translates to not necessarily requiring gobs of power on the PC to get 60fps.

 

[Lavans]

Also keep in mind that next gen titles also (seemingly) have a much better performance/graphics ratio thanks to DX11. The UE4 Infiltrator was confirmed to be running off a single GTX680.

 

[bystander36]

I agree with the notions of not upgrading until you need to upgrade, not before and if you are going to upgrade, make it worth while and go to at 780's, but again, don't upgrade until you have a need to upgrade. A lot can happen before now and that time.

 

[omeds]

I've noticed this many times already but I see this more and more often.

People on this site tend to come up with their own subjective idea of "maxing games out". Since when is maxing a game out means running it with SSAA @ 60 fps minimums? Ya right.... I see many people here seeing when a person states they want to play games at around 60 fps and they assume it's related to minimums, not averages.

BTW, what games are you playing with maxed out details, including SSAA, AA, AO where you are not going below 60 fps minimums? Must be games from 2005-2007 era. Not only is that not possible without Quad GTX780s in many modern titles, but in some games, it's just not possible with current CPUs. Also, any person that's so picky that they require 60 fps minimums with maxed out AA settings in all titles isn't going to start a thread on this. They are just going to order 4 Titans and 3970X water-cooled.

Which games? All of them. I play all of them locked to 60fps, or 75fps vsync at 2560. At 1080p I use a 147fps cap at 144hz.

It is possible with current CPU's. I didn't buy a 4770k and oc it to 4.8 for nothing.

I believe Omeds offered the view based on this:

Correct. It was about uses for 3-way on a single display and the scaling that can be achieved. RS just got his undies in a knot because anyone with more GPU power than him must be an idiot, obviously.

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[bystander36]

Which games? All of them. I play all of them locked to 60fps, or 75fps vsync at 2560. At 1080p I use a 147fps cap at 144hz.

It is possible with current CPU's. I didn't buy a 4770k and oc it to 4.8 for nothing.



Correct. It was about uses for 3-way on a single display and the scaling that can be achieved. RS just got his undies in a knot because anyone with more GPU power than him must be an idiot, obviously.

Crysis 3 is not possible to not have dips. Neverwinter is not possible to not have dips below 60. Tomb Raider is not possible to not have dips below 60. Battlefield 3 in some multiplayer maps is not possible to not have dips (this one seems to vary, and may be server related). There are others, those are just a few that come to mind.

 

[omeds]

I played through Crysis 3 start to finish at 60fps vsync with 3-way 680's, and again about half way with 780 SLI.

BF3 runs very well with a 147 fps cap and 4xSSAA. There are dips under 147 at times, but it maintains over 100fps and sits at the 147fps cap 80-90% of the time on 64 player servers.

Tomb raider runs fine at 60fps vsync.

Have't played neverwinter.

 

[ruhtraeel]

It is possible with current CPU's. I didn't buy a 4770k and oc it to 4.8 for nothing.

Jesus, is it running at like 90 degrees or something

I really hate how CPU's haven't been improving as much (if at all) since Nehalem -> SB. Ivy Bridge = Intel using paste instead of solder = lower OC's, Haswell = Also using paste, as well as Voltage regulation on chip, which has even higher temperatures (except for the 4960x, apparently that's using solder again)


That being said, yeah I don't think Tri-670 to Tri-770 is worth it. Hold off on the upgrade trigger until Maxwell or Volcanic Islands (even then I think 3 670's would be doing well).