You said you're interested in a single card set up, I'd go for the 770 if you have the money. If you don't then the 760 is the card for you. You won't be disappointed with the 760 at all. As for future use both will last 2years+ settings might vary between now and then but you'll still have amazing quality. As for brands, I'd go with EVGA, Gigabyte, ASUS. I'm not a huge fan of MSI. EVGA and Gigabyte being the top two with those card versions.