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Best upgrade from ASUS GTX 770 Directcu ii 2gb

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Hi Guys, I was wondering what would be the best bang for the bucks to upgrade my ASUS gtx 770 directcuii 2gb. I have an overclocked i5 2500k, 16gb or ram and run my games on SSD. I mainly play on a fullHD tv at 1920x1080. I was contemplating getting a gtx 1060 3gb or 6gb, would my cpu be the bottleneck?

PS: GPU size does matter as I have a relatively small case

Thank you
 
No your CPU will be fine. A 1060 would be a good step up if you can get one cheap. However you need to check measurements if your case is restrictive
 
Thanks Varkanoid, I am looking at a GTX 1060 “mini”, either the Gygabites or Zotac, not sure yet if it’s worth getting a 6gb over a 3gb, will it make a huge difference?
 
Not necessarily to frame rate, but it will affect micro stuttering, as it'll remove the need for the system to swap stuff out in the memory that it still may need.

I'd pay the extra for a 6GB card.
 
I have an overclocked i5 2500k with a 3gb 780ti, which is just about on par with a 1060, and runs all my games happily at 1080, and with some quality settings reduced at 1440, so the 1060 (or 980) will have no problems and the CPU will not be a noticeable bottleneck if you are just gaming.
 
1060 is a great upgrade but DO get the 6GB one, IMO "3GB is fine" is bad advice, how much V-Ram you have is very important to the longevity of the card, a lot of AAA game already run faster and smoother with 6 or 8 than they do with 3 or even 4, this at 1080P, add to that the 3GB one is actually cut down on the GPU side too, the 3GB one has 1152 Shaders, the 6GB one 1280 Shaders, so the 6GB is also 11% faster than the 3GB one.
 
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