760Ti release date? Wait or jump..

[stuarty555]

Hi,
I am looking to do an Haswell upgrade an wondered if anyone new of a release date for the nvidia 760Ti and know if its worth waiting for?

I am considering a 7950 but its an old card so I'm not sure what is the best thing to do. The GTX 770 looks good but I think its just a bit too expensive considering the age of the architecture.
If the next gen is out in six months then i will probably want to get one of the new cards then.

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[spoffle]

The 760Ti is just a GTX670 rebranded. It's likely that a 7950 will be your best bet if you want NOW NOW NOW.

If you're happy to wait though, AMD's new cards will be out before the end of the year, so <6 months away.

 

[bru]

The 760Ti is going to be interesting, because as spoffle quite rightly says it will be a 670 chip based card. Now if they do what they have done with the 770 then it will all come down to price, as it will go head to head with the 7950.
Not sure when it is coming and pricing remains to be seen, the 770 came in at the right price to challenge the 7970Ghz so we will have to wait and see.

If you do want a new card now and don't want to wait then as spoffle says the 7950 is an awesome card and likely your best bet.

 

[stuarty555]

No I cant wait that long, a few weeks maybe. I currently have a 8800GT and I a have a huge back catalog of games I want to play so I need something soon.

If the 760Ti was likely to come in soon at the same kind of price performance as the 7950 (£250ish) then i would wait as im a bit of an nvidia fanboy.

 

[stuarty555]

Thanks for the info are there any particular 7950 cards you would recommend?

 

[bru]

Recommendations will vary, but at the moment you cannot miss the MSI card as it is at a very good price but the boost on this card isn't particularly good at stock, of course this is fairly irrelevant if you intend to overclock.

The HIS IceQ has seen a lot of recommendations lately due to its very good cooler it also boost higher at stock settings.




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1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) £249.95
1 x MSI HD 7950 OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7950-3GD5/OC BE G) £217.99
Total : £467.94 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[spoffle]

Avoid the MSI Twin Frorz 7950, generally people are going for the Gigabyte Windforce or HIS IceQ ones.

 

[RavenXXX2]

Its been suggested that the 760 will hit the middle of this month.

 

[Gripen90]

The GTX 760Ti has been set for june 8th for release...at lest from the lastest statements.

 

[bru]

The GTX 760Ti has been set for june 8th for release...at lest from the lastest statements.

Less than a week away, in that case personally I would wait to see what happens.

 

[havenrl]

8th June?!
Nice, as I'm waiting to see what specs/price they come in at.
I am looking to get another gtx 660ti, for sli if its price comes down enough, like i anticipate it will with the 760ti series..