Worth the Extra Money?

[TheSnakeRocks]

Hey everyone

So I'm building a computer soon, and if the 800 series isn't out by the time i finally get to building/ordering, or if it's out of my price range, I'm thinking of going with a GTX 780.

Now my question is, would it be worth it to spend the extra $100~ for the 6Gb version or just go with a 3Gb version? i want to go with MSI, I love MSI. Would it be worth the 6Gb for future proofing if i want to go SLI?

Thanks to anybody who answers

 

[PandaBear270]

Big memory on GPUs is only useful if you run big resolutions. So if you will game on 1080 or related, 2GB is enough.

 

[Avocade]

6GB's is a think a little more future safe if your going 4k within your Hardware generation. Now if you're going to play 1080p then no do not...

 

[PandaBear270]

6GB's is a think a little more future safe if your going 4k within your Hardware generation. Now if you're going to play 1080p then no do not...

The bad thing is, when 4k will be mainstream, his GPU will be outdated like a ATI HD 3870

 

[Avocade]

I know but some people are making the move. I personally will not but you never know.

 

[TheSnakeRocks]

Big memory on GPUs is only useful if you run big resolutions. So if you will game on 1080 or related, 2GB is enough.

What if i want to do 1440p?

 

[PandaBear270]

Big memory on GPUs is only useful if you run big resolutions. So if you will game on 1080 or related, 2GB is enough.

What if i want to do 1440p?

2-3 GB VRAM will be fine. I am not sure if anisotropic takes more memory as well...

 

[TheSnakeRocks]

Big memory on GPUs is only useful if you run big resolutions. So if you will game on 1080 or related, 2GB is enough.

What if i want to do 1440p?

2-3 GB VRAM will be fine. I am not sure if anisotropic takes more memory as well...

So if i want to use it just on a single 1440p monitor, the 3Gb will be enough? I don't like the idea of 4K, and i might consider triple 1080P monitors sometime in the future, but with a different generation of cards. That'll be good enough for a single 1440p though? I plan on playing games like Star Citizen, BF4, and newer games that come out

 

[PandaBear270]

anything up starting from R9 270X and GTX 760 will be good for you

 

[TheSnakeRocks]

anything up starting from R9 270X and GTX 760 will be good for you

if i get a 770 4Gb, how long would that last me on a 1440 playing on high/ultra? 😛

 

[PandaBear270]

anything up starting from R9 270X and GTX 760 will be good for you

if i get a 770 4Gb, how long would that last me on a 1440 playing on high/ultra? 😛

It would last 4 years or even more. I had a friend which owns a GTX 260 and still plays everything in a 1600x900 screen. As the 770 is like 10 times more powerful, you get the idea. (But I am more of ATI cards 😛)

 

[TheSnakeRocks]

anything up starting from R9 270X and GTX 760 will be good for you

if i get a 770 4Gb, how long would that last me on a 1440 playing on high/ultra? 😛

It would last 4 years or even more. I had a friend which owns a GTX 260 and still plays everything in a 1600x900 screen. As the 770 is like 10 times more powerful, you get the idea. (But I am more of ATI cards 😛)

haha okay, the 4Gb 770 it is i suppose after a while, i could just SLI and then SLI again eventually lol

 

[PandaBear270]

Yes you can do that, but will draw more power. Here in Tom's we usually suggest to go with a powerful single card instead of several medium or low ones. But anyways do not worry, I guarantee you that GPU will bring you a long life before replacing.