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NovusBogus wrote:AFAIK nvidia doesn't have anything coming down the pipe for almost a year. If they still work for your needs I'd stick with them a while longer, otherwise maybe look at a GTX 770 for around 350 bucks.
JustAnEngineer wrote:There are some great GPUs available now. There will be better GPUs available in the second half of this year after TSMC's 20nm fabrication process node gets going to replace the 28nm node that GPUs have been using for the past two years. AMD's 28nm Tahiti first appeared in the Radeon HD7970 on January 9, 2012. This GPU is still used (with slightly higher core and memory clock speeds) in the current Radeon R9-280X. NVidia's 28nm GK104 debuted in the GeForce GTX680 in limited quantities to reviewers on March 22, 2012. This GPU is still used (with the same clock speeds) in the current GeForce GTX770.
If you need an upgrade now, then buy now. If you can wait until 20mm GPUs arrive, then wait. Here's an editorial by Josh Walrath at PC Perspective that sums things up.
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Editorial/ ... and-Beyond
kythlyn wrote:That's an idea. How does a single 770 compare to 2x 560 ti in SLI?
kythlyn wrote:Windowes 7 64-bit Ultimate
Intel Core i7-2600K
8GB RAM
2x 560ti SLI
Monitor resolution is 1680x1050 because my 1080P monitor just crapped out on me... speaking of which, I'm now also in the market for a good 27" monitor, and I'm interested in g-sync.
The Egg wrote:Check out the Asus ROG PG278Q. It isn't out yet, but it's going to be a 27" G-Sync monitor running 2560 x 1440 @ 120-144hz. I'm salivating over it, but it's going to be very pricy and require quite a bit of GPU horsepower to push all those pixels.
CeeGee wrote:Do you just want to replace the 560's with something about the same performance or get something that can drive that 27" monitor you were looking at?
continuum wrote:
kythlyn wrote:That's probably your best choice. Note that NVidia has been guilty of sending early-production cards to reviewers well before they were available in significant quantities at e-tailers. If you want one, get your order in just as soon as they show up--before the limited launch quantity sells out.I'll wait. Best case scenario, I'll have a fancy new GeForce GTX880... next month.