Valkyrie Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Ok heres my current specs: AMD Phenom II x4 980 (3.7 default speed) (4.4 overclocked) - Water cooled8gb Corsair XMS3 2000mhz Memory - Air cooled w/ Thermalrite HR-07Nvidia GTX560 (850/2004 default speed) (960/2245 overclocked) Air cooled w/ Logisys Dracula coolerThermalrite heatpipe cooling towers on N. & S. Bridges + mosfetsGigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Mobo750 Ultra PSUBlack Ice Gen 2 Extreme 360 RadiatorMCP355 Pump w/ XSPC acrylic topBlack Nickel 450 Phobia acrylic reservoir I'm gonna O/C and water cool either one I get but I can't decide between the 2. One is faster, one has a gig more memory. I play Skyrim with lots texture mods installed. What would you guys get? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/PNY+-+GeForce+GTX+770+4GB+GDDR5+PCI+Express+3.0+Graphics+Card/2453789.p?skuId=2453789&productCategoryId=pcmcat182300050008&id=1219072953952#tab=overviewhttp://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/2453/2453789_105x210_sc.jpgPNY - GeForce GTX 770 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card $425.98ON SALEReg: $459.99 Or http://www.bestbuy.com/site/PNY+-+XLR8+Enthusiast+Edition+GeForce+GTX+780+3GB+GDDR5+PCI+Express+3.0+Graphics+Card/9419218.p?skuId=9419218&productCategoryId=pcmcat182300050008&id=1219018161584orhttp://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/9419/9419218_105x210_sc.jpgPNY - XLR8 Enthusiast Edition GeForce GTX 780 3GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics CardModel: VC$499.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhowington Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Before I bought either one, I would check Newegg's price. That being said, I personally would the one with the best cooler. If you are looking just for Skyrim, get the 770. Don't dismiss AMD Radeon out of hand, newer console ports will be from Radeon graphic cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 I have a gift certificate from Best Buy and I'm gonna water cool either one. Wanna stick with Nvidia simply cause in time I wanna grab another one and play in 3d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhowington Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Check Tom's Hardware website and read their reviews for best graphics cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rennn Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) Get the 3GB 780. Skyrim will crash if it passes 3.1GB of RAM use, and since Skyrim is in DX9, that means RAM will mirror VRAM.In other words, you will never use 4GB of VRAM in Skyrim without the game crashing first. You'll be better off going with the 3GB 780. Really, a 770 would choke before you even use 4GB of VRAM. It's kind of pointless for a single screen. Edited December 12, 2013 by Rennn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 Very cool, excellent explanation. 780 it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielCoffey Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 If you use ENBoost, the tie between RAM and VRAM is altered in order to enhance stability. If you are planning to SLI later on, make sure you can power both cards. The 780 will be a 6-pin and 8-pin (or 2x 8-pin), yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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