Should I get two gtx 760 or one gtx 780

[NZXT Aidan]

I am basically wondering what would be better two gtx 760s or one gtx 780 also it costs about £10 more for two gtx 760

 

[babernet_1]

Normally you start with the best single card you can afford, then a few years later go SLI and be set for years to come. Getting two 760's now will mean you will have to update from scratch in a few years.

 

[NZXT Aidan]

Normally you start with the best single card you can afford, then a few years later go SLI and be set for years to come. Getting two 760's now will mean you will have to update from scratch in a few years.

The two gtx 760s do have better performance by far are you still sure the one gtx 780 is the way forward

 

[NZXT Aidan]

Normally you start with the best single card you can afford, then a few years later go SLI and be set for years to come. Getting two 760's now will mean you will have to update from scratch in a few years.

another thing I am running three 1920 by 1080 monitors

 

[babernet_1]

Normally you start with the best single card you can afford, then a few years later go SLI and be set for years to come. Getting two 760's now will mean you will have to update from scratch in a few years.

another thing I am running three 1920 by 1080 monitors

Three monitors. Yes, you will need more RAM. 3GB min, 4GB is better. I'd consider the R9 290 with its 4GB of RAM. I've heard of people unlocking these to make them R9 290X's.

Either way, with triple monitors, you will need some serious graphics power.

 

[dwatterworth]

I agree fully with babernet_1. The way is to start with the best single card you can afford and shift to sli later down the road when you need the extra performance. No matter what route you go, if you are going for a bit of future-proofing, absolutely get the larger memory amounts for the 760's, which might shift your focus on cards since the 760 4gb cards are quite a bit more than the 2gb cards. With some of the more complex FPS games getting into massive texture packs, you'll really need the 3gb on the 780 or 4gb 760 versions to play at the qualities that such powerful hardware and monitor setups justify.

 

[barto]

I also depends on the game you will be playing. Each GPU will scale differently by the game and it common to run into games that have issues supporting SLI. The difference between two 760s and a single 780 really isn't that big.

I'm Bean and agree with Ender.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-760-vs-780-sli,3686.html

 

[NZXT Aidan]

Normally you start with the best single card you can afford, then a few years later go SLI and be set for years to come. Getting two 760's now will mean you will have to update from scratch in a few years.

another thing I am running three 1920 by 1080 monitors

Three monitors. Yes, you will need more RAM. 3GB min, 4GB is better. I'd consider the R9 290 with its 4GB of RAM. I've heard of people unlocking these to make them R9 290X's.

Either way, with triple monitors, you will need some serious graphics power.

I was looking at the amd r9 290x and then I found out how loud it was