EVGA 660 ti X2 or GTX 770

[implosiveturnip]

yeas sorry if that seemed a bit douchey; I'm at work and trying not to get copped posting on forums

 

[dazzyboy10]

yeas sorry if that seemed a bit douchey; I'm at work and trying not to get copped posting on forums

lmao. na thats cool, at least it answered my question. i know sli can be turned off easily enough and even if its only marginal improvement for gaming, (when i do) 660s in SLI is a lot cheaper than a 780.

 

[Shocky-FM]

Im actually watercooling the card so the stock cooler is absent.

Very nice, would you do the same with the second GTX660Ti if you were to buy one?

 

[implosiveturnip]

I think for design programs, you'd be better off with a 7970 or 7950, unless you need CUDA, as the amd cards absolutely smash nvidia when it comes to openCL. OCUK have been doing some stonking deals on the 7970 as of late, maybe flog your current 660ti and consider one of those?

 

[dazzyboy10]

I think for design programs, you'd be better off with a 7970 or 7950, unless you need CUDA, as the amd cards absolutely smash nvidia when it comes to openCL. OCUK have been doing some stonking deals on the 7970 as of late, maybe flog your current 660ti and consider one of those?

Having CUDA would be helpful for rendering

 

[implosiveturnip]

Ah I see. I'm not too clued up with that area of things. a 4gb 680 perhaps? Going from memory of some reviews I read a while back, I think the 600/700 series (minus the 780/titan) are pretty naff at CUDA; the 580 is better. If you were going to go that route, I'd get the 3gb version. Of course, this is advice pulled from my (somewhat flaky) memory. You'd be better pulling up some benchies or asking in the graphics section tbh.

 

[dazzyboy10]

well i think i might just be better off forgetting about changing or adding a card and just upgrade my CPU. Was thinking of a i7 3770k