When Should I Upgrade My GTX 760?

[generalcreeperz]

In November of 2013, I built my PC, and I have no complaints with it to this day. I was wondering, however, when would you suggest I upgrade my GPU? I have a GTX 760, and I think it performs very well for what I paid for it, but with new games like GTA V and Killing Floor 2 coming out that may be slightly more demanding than games I am playing right now (CS:GO, Payday 2, NBA 2K15), I am worried I won't be able to run these new games at a quality I am used to. When do you think it would be worth it to upgrade my GPU? (Bottlenecking is not an issue as my CPU is a 4th gen i7 and I have 8GB of RAM) I would like to spend no more than $400 on a brand new GPU when I do upgrade, so price-to-performance ratio is very important to me, and SLI is out of the question. Please let me know what you guys think.

 

[TechyInAZ]

gtx 970 if you must buy.

If your playing at 1080P, then you could try overclocking the GPU and you should get good settings.

 

[xbizzaroz]

If you are one who really loves the fact of playing ultra settings on everything then you could upgrade to a new GTX 970. Personally, I believe that GPU has some life left in it. It will be able to run all of the new games coming out but there's no telling at what quality of course. Still, you shouldn't run into any issues. Maybe wait another year and see...Up to you.

 

[generalcreeperz]

gtx 970 if you must buy.

If your playing at 1080P, then you could try overclocking the GPU and you should get good settings.

How would you recommend going about this? I am someone who has never done anything regarding overclocking and has no prior knowledge except that I have heard it isn't too complicated and relatively safe. Do you have any suggestions for guides or tutorials I could follow to overclock the GPU?

 

[generalcreeperz]

Is this U.S. currency

Yes, I am talking about $400 in U.S. currency.

 

[generalcreeperz]

If you are one who really loves the fact of playing ultra settings on everything then you could upgrade to a new GTX 970. Personally, I believe that GPU has some life left in it. It will be able to run all of the new games coming out but there's no telling at what quality of course. Still, you shouldn't run into any issues. Maybe wait another year and see...Up to you.

Ok, that sounds reasonable, as long as I can run all the new games at medium to high quality I would be fine for another year or so. I don't care about ultra settings, but I'm used to all the games I play looking relatively nice so it would be a rough transition to drop in quality by a large factor.

 

[fudoka711]

You can try using "MSI Afterburner" or "EVGA Precision X" to overclock and monitor your gpu. I use Precision X myself.

I'm also in agreement. If you must buy one now, get the gtx 970, otherwise I'd wait and see what comes out in a year. Games are only just starting to jump in visual quality/complexity compared to what we've been seeing for the past few years (think Crysis when it first came out).

 

[Snookslayer]

When the gtx 970 drops to the $200-$250 range. Black Friday is seven short months away.

How patient are ya?

 

[generalcreeperz]

When the gtx 970 drops to the $200-$250 range. Black Friday is seven short months away.

How patient are ya?

Yeah I could last until Black Friday. Or at least I hope I can haha.

 

[generalcreeperz]

You can try using "MSI Afterburner" or "EVGA Precision X" to overclock and monitor your gpu. I use Precision X myself.

I'm also in agreement. If you must buy one now, get the gtx 970, otherwise I'd wait and see what comes out in a year. Games are only just starting to jump in visual quality/complexity compared to what we've been seeing for the past few years (think Crysis when it first came out).

Ok thanks I'll check it out.

 

[Snookslayer]

Like you I'm itching to upgrade too, but it's hard to justify since I don't really need it. Can't wait to see the benchmarks of the R9 300's in June and how they effect existing card prices.

More options and better prices. I'm waiting it out...

 

[XxMongermaniacxX]

Well, Considering your 760 may be bottlnecking your i7 4790k or 4770k ( or whatever you have ), I would suggest to upgrade to a 970 immediately. Sell that GTX 760 and upgrade soon! hope this helps! (always spend more on graphics card then processor)

 

[fudoka711]

Well, Considering your 760 may be bottlnecking your i7 4790k or 4770k ( or whatever you have ), I would suggest to upgrade to a 970 immediately. Sell that GTX 760 and upgrade soon! hope this helps! (always spend more on graphics card then processor)

Well, considering that even the r9 295x2 bottlenecks the same processors, there's always a reason to upgrade. It sounds like the OP isn't in dire need of an upgrade right now and it would be worth it to wait it out at this point to at least see what the r9 300 series has in store for us.

But I do agree that selling the gtx 760 and buying a gtx 970 is an option. However, waiting to buy whatever new card that takes the $300-350 price range will mean the OP is still at a net ~$200 loss. Essentially spending the same amount of money in a few months for a likely better card is a pretty good deal.