770 sli vs 780ti

[blinksay]

I'm wondering is 2x4gb 770 or 1x3gb 780 ti is better for 1440p.... Thanks!

 

[laviniuc]

if you have already a 770 another 770 for sli is faster/cheaper, if you're buying new, go for 780ti. it's slightly slower but leaves room for future improvement and single card setups are advisable when starting new

 

[boyagin]

Personally, I'd go for 780ti just in case in the future I could add in another 780 ti, which kill most of the games in 1440p.

Update: if you already have a 770, grab another 770 is way to go.

 

[blinksay]

It's not my first build... I could buy 2 780ti's but i think that would be overkill so i guess i'm mopre referring to whether the 4gb on the sli 770's will handle 1440p better than the 3 of the 780ti??

 

[blinksay]

If only one 780ti i will be using mitx otherwise if 2 770's (or780's?) I'll but it in a 350D using VI gene mobo

 

[blinksay]

I've also never done sli and am interested to hear your thoughts on microstuttering... have no idea what it looks like and if it's worth worrying about...

 

[boyagin]

It's not my first build... I could buy 2 780ti's but i think that would be overkill so i guess i'm mopre referring to whether the 4gb on the sli 770's will handle 1440p better than the 3 of the 780ti??

Since 2x780ti is affordable, why don't you just grab a 780 Ti and if it's "not-enough" for you, then SLI it.
Take a look at these benchmarks.

TsHW

TOT

AAT

I'm not sure about SLI but I have a crossfire setup in my rig. So far I have no problems with it, yeah microstuttering could happen especially on some new released games but new driver updates usually will improve the performance.
betcha heard that SLI is better than Crossfire. And also IF you're mining bitcoin, 2 GPUs help even more.

 

[blinksay]

I see what you mean but my problem is I wont be looking at upgrading... If I'm getting 1 gpu then i'm going with mitx (can't add another 'if its not enough') whereas if i'm getting 2 i'm going with matx and completely different case and what not so i guess i'm trying to define the difference and what will run 1440p better

 

[Major_Trouble]

Check this out here on Tom's

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/asus-mars-760,review-32876.html

The 760 is obviously slightly slower than a 770 and the Titan again is slightly slower than the 780ti but you will get a good idea. For me sli/xfire is more trouble than it's worth unless you're trying for the ultimate or have one card already you can cheaply add to. It takes more power (PSU uprade?), good case ventilation etc, and to cap it off it doesn't scale well. 2 x 770 is not double the fps of 1 x 770. Not to mention the micro stuttering etc. SLI/Xfire implementation is not always catered for very well and to have an easier life I think it's better to stick to one card if possible.

2 x 2GB graphics card in sli/xfire does not mean you have 4GB available to be able to game at higher resolutions. The memory isn't pooled and is only available to each individual card so effectively you have a dual GPU 2GB card. The 780ti would have access to resolutions capable for a 3GB card.

 

[boyagin]

I see what you mean but my problem is I wont be looking at upgrading... If I'm getting 1 gpu then i'm going with mitx (can't add another 'if its not enough') whereas if i'm getting 2 i'm going with matx and completely different case and what not so i guess i'm trying to define the difference and what will run 1440p better

owh I see. Then this article might help you to compare the performace.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7492/the-geforce-gtx-780-ti-review/8
btw Crossfire doesn't bother me at all.

 

[blinksay]

- 4GB/3GB of vram is NOT needed for running a single 1440p/1600p monitor and is for people running 1440p/1600p eyefinity/surround setups period.

- 2Gb of vram is more then perfect for any SINGLE 1440p/1600p monitor and will run with zero hiccups

- 1GB/1.5GB of vram is good enough to run 1440p/1600p easily, BUT there are the exception of a few games when AA is turned on you will run into a vram cap, so if no AA is on you will run 1440p/1660p fine
**AA is not needed for 1440p/1600p because of the amount of pixels, AA is needed at 1080p**

- Ok now the touchy subject MODS, i am someone who does not care for mods, so all of the above are true and apply to me. for those who decided they like running excessive texture mods in games like skyrim for example, 2GB of vram will get you by with a few decent texture mods on 1440p, not 100% sure about 1600p. for those wanting to run excessive amount of texture mods purchase a 3GB/4GB card and you will have no issue with hitting the vram cap. users using 1GB/1.5GB of vram dont really recommend running texture mods because your will hit the vram cap fairly easily.

- Lastly for those running under 1GB of vram you will be able to run the 1440p/1600p monitors and even game on them as long as ANY texture/shader settings are turned down to low/med settings.



^^^^^^ Not sure how to quote but that i found on another forum

I guess this would mean a single 3GB 780TI Would do better then SLI 770 4GB?

Thanks for responses guys! Although it may not give me the exact answer it gives me lots of different angles to look at it from!