GTX 660 Over GTX 760?

[Bonesbobman]

I am building my own PC and currently I want to go for the EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC 2GB. I am thinking about the GTX 760. Is it worth the $70 extra, also the GTX 660 is currently on sale. How much better of a performance boost will I get with the GTX 760?

Link to the GTX 660:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_559&item_id=052927

Link to the GTX 760:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_559&item_id=061675

Thanks a bunch in advance.

 

[ingtar33]

279 is a fantastic value for the 770... i'd jump on it. It's a nice 40% faster/stronger then the 660.

 

[toddybody]

I am building my own PC and currently I want to go for the EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC 2GB. I am thinking about the GTX 770. Is it worth the $70 extra, also the GTX 660 is currently on sale. How much better of a performance boost will I get with the GTX 770?

Link to the GTX 660:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_559&item_id=052927

Link to the GTX 770:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_559&item_id=061675

Thanks a bunch in advance.

The 770 is ABSOLUTELY worth the upgrade over the 660. You can see the specs for yourself, but if it were my money between the two 770 110%. Congrats friend

 

[Optimus_Toaster]

That is a 760, not a 770. Different cards worth different amounts of money.

 

[ingtar33]

good catch. i just looked at the price.

270... is a solid price for a 760... but i'm not sure it's worth it. You can get a r9-280 for much less then that these days.

here is a top of the line r9-280 for $229
http://www.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-radeon-r9-280-oc-0b-98788-1382.htm
here is an r9-280x for $264
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127759

if you gotta go nvidia...
here is a 770 for $330
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX45892

 

[DaPancakeanator]

I helped build my friends PC. We stuck a 760 in it,it's a fantastic card for high-midrange gaming.

Anyways the 770 is a huge step up from the 660 or 760, the 770 had a 256 bit memory bus over a 192 bit on the 660 , it also has a faster memory frequency and over 500 more cuda cores. The 770 is definitely worth the extra money but if your monitor only outputs 60 fps then you won't even see the difference.

The 660 can play bf4 on ultra at about 45 fps. Whereas the 770 can hit a better 56 fps, but who plays games on ultra?

Also if you plan on recording gameplay then I would get the 770. But really if you're more of a casual gamer get the 660. Plus if it's you're first pc build it's best you learn the basics.

Good luck

 

[Bonesbobman]

I helped build my friends PC. We stuck a 760 in it,it's a fantastic card for high-midrange gaming.

Anyways the 770 is a huge step up from the 660 or 760, the 770 had a 256 bit memory bus over a 192 bit on the 660 , it also has a faster memory frequency and over 500 more cuda cores. The 770 is definitely worth the extra money but if your monitor only outputs 60 fps then you won't even see the difference.

The 660 can play bf4 on ultra at about 45 fps. Whereas the 770 can hit a better 56 fps, but who plays games on ultra?

Also if you plan on recording gameplay then I would get the 770. But really if you're more of a casual gamer get the 660. Plus if it's you're first pc build it's best you learn the basics.

Good luck

Thank you for such a great detailed and positive answer, unlike a bunch of others who were advising me to get an AMD card, which I loathe. Great help. Your help is priceless. Also, yes this is my very first build.

 

[Bonesbobman]

I helped build my friends PC. We stuck a 760 in it,it's a fantastic card for high-midrange gaming.

Anyways the 770 is a huge step up from the 660 or 760, the 770 had a 256 bit memory bus over a 192 bit on the 660 , it also has a faster memory frequency and over 500 more cuda cores. The 770 is definitely worth the extra money but if your monitor only outputs 60 fps then you won't even see the difference.

The 660 can play bf4 on ultra at about 45 fps. Whereas the 770 can hit a better 56 fps, but who plays games on ultra?

Also if you plan on recording gameplay then I would get the 770. But really if you're more of a casual gamer get the 660. Plus if it's you're first pc build it's best you learn the basics.

Good luck

Also one more question. How do you know how many frames I'll get? I could really use some knowledge.

 

[DaPancakeanator]

I helped build my friends PC. We stuck a 760 in it,it's a fantastic card for high-midrange gaming.

Anyways the 770 is a huge step up from the 660 or 760, the 770 had a 256 bit memory bus over a 192 bit on the 660 , it also has a faster memory frequency and over 500 more cuda cores. The 770 is definitely worth the extra money but if your monitor only outputs 60 fps then you won't even see the difference.

The 660 can play bf4 on ultra at about 45 fps. Whereas the 770 can hit a better 56 fps, but who plays games on ultra?

Also if you plan on recording gameplay then I would get the 770. But really if you're more of a casual gamer get the 660. Plus if it's you're first pc build it's best you learn the basics.

Good luck

Thank you for such a great detailed and positive answer, unlike a bunch of others who were advising me to get an AMD card, which I loathe. Great help. Your help is priceless. Also, yes this is my very first build.

Thanks!