upgrading to a new gpu ?

[chris78]

I currently have two gtx 670 in sli but I am deciding about one stronger gpu which do you recommend as I only game on one monitor I and I want a decent NVidia gpu if possible ?

 

[Alpha3031]

Not upgrade recommended, yet.

 

[chris78]

what do you suggest ?

 

[byza]

It depends mostly on your budget. I'll state the obvious and say get a GTX 780 Ti.

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($599.99 @ Newegg)

Update: As Alpha says it's unnecessary to update with what you've got, but a friend of mine just did a similar thing because he's got the cash and prefers a single card. Also sold the old cards so ended up with about half the money back. Myself i'd prefer to save the money.

 

[chris78]

okay how much is it on a uk site ?

 

[byza]

A KFA2 is the cheapest, but i'd probably pay a bit more and get a Gigabyte, just because i trust the brand more.

Video Card: KFA2 GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (£471.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£497.99 @ Aria PC)

Just so you know, if you had just one 670 at the moment, and were asking whether to get another 670 or switch to a 780 ti, i'd probably say just sli 670's. I would think your better off waiting for the 800 series GPU's.

 

[chris78]

I already have two 670 in sli how long o you think this will last before upgrade may be 2 years lol

 

[Mxhawthy]

Dude, why would you want to upgrade from two 670's in SLI ? There cannot be a single game in existence right now that you cannot run in ultra, or at least on high settings. There is absolutely no point in spending more money, on a GPU that won't make any noticeable difference to your gaming experience. Although, if you REALLY must, then I recommend a 780ti. But don't. You won't notice any difference.

 

[byza]

For single 1080p monitor, 2 years easy. I just got a GTX 770 6 months ago, and i don't plan on switching GPU's for at least 3-4 years and your SLI set up is a lot more powerful than my single GPU (i might have to SLI in a year or 2 when i can get a 770 on the cheap). You might start losing your Ultra settings, but you'll still be on high settings for most games.

You also might start to face some problems if you go to a higher res/multi screen setup, or with games that start maxing out vram, but you're still better off waiting for cards that are designed to handle this than upgrading now.

Maybe throw some cash at stuff that will help in other ways if you're getting a bit restless, mechanical keyboard, quality mouse, good headset, SSDs, if you don't have this stuff already. I know I get the itch every few months.

 

[chris78]

I wanna good headset for gaming what do you recommend as I have a creative soundblaster zx soundcard I want a good headset for gaming and music if possible any ideas ?

 

[byza]

Again do you have a budget?

Do you want mono (single) drivers, or multiple drivers? My opinion is that a single good driver is better than several cheaper drivers, but you probably get better positional audio from multiple drivers, as opposed to using software to mimic positional audio.

Do you want open or closed cups? Open cups have better sound and positional audio and your ears don't get hot or suffocated, but you can hear all outside noise. Closed cups have much better bass due to air pressure and the benefit of at least passive noise cancelling.

I use Audio Technica ATH-AD700 with a separate mic. They are renowned for having exceptional positional audio with mono drivers. They are open, which i prefer for home use, and are good for music, but they are very light on bass due to the lack of air pressure. That being said, they're a lower cost option.

If you want top of the line, the Astro A50 is very highly regarded, mono-driver, closed and wireless.

The best multi-driver option is probably the Razer Tiamat 7.1, but it doesn't have the greatest reliability reviews, and i can only think that to sell 10 drivers for the same price as 2, they have to be using lower quality drivers.