TwilightDB Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) I've taken my computer into the shop today and they suggested ordering the Zoltec Geforce 760 GTX 4gb DDR5 ram video card, but I don't see it in the videocard specification list. :*( Is this a good card, bad card, dunno card? I already miss playing skyrim!!! :*( Does any one know? I would need to order the new card like tomorrow. :*( I'm upset, my Geforce 590 GTX card was just over two years old too.... Edited July 4, 2014 by TwilightDB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MethosTR Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 The ZOTAC label cards are a little hit or miss IMO. I have a friend IRL who had one, and it died about 6 months after he bought it. In terms of the card itself, the GTX 760 is more than capable of running Skyrim on maximum settings. However, if you have more money to spend, I would suggest getting a 770 to tide you over until the Volta generation comes in 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzen Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I got an EVGA 770 a couple of days ago. You definitely want to get 4 GB of VRAM if you want to run with a lot of hires textures. From what I can tell, EVGA has a reputation as a very reliable brand with good customer support, which is why I chose that vendor. The one I bought has a 3 year warranty. You do pay a little more though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwilightDB Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 The ZOTAC label cards are a little hit or miss IMO. I have a friend IRL who had one, and it died about 6 months after he bought it. In terms of the card itself, the GTX 760 is more than capable of running Skyrim on maximum settings. However, if you have more money to spend, I would suggest getting a 770 to tide you over until the Volta generation comes in 2016. What about this video card? EVGA Geforce GTX 770 Classified AXC Cooler 4GB GDDR5 7010mhz 1185mhz HDMI DP 2xDVI SLI It's expensive at around $550.00 before taxes but i would like to run everything like ENBs, high rezz textures, Climates of Tameriel, Frostfall, SKSE related mods, etc. Before my 590 GTX died, i heard the videocard whinning which didn't sound good at all and all i had on it was 2k textures, an ENB and Climates of Tameriel; It seems like 770 GTX is the way to go, i feel more comfortable with a name i'm familiar with like Asus, EVGA, Nvidia, etc. I don't mind spending a bit extra as long as i can get to enjoy playing games i love! (heavily modded of course!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwilightDB Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 I got an EVGA 770 a couple of days ago. You definitely want to get 4 GB of VRAM if you want to run with a lot of hires textures. From what I can tell, EVGA has a reputation as a very reliable brand with good customer support, which is why I chose that vendor. The one I bought has a 3 year warranty. You do pay a little more though. Wow! And i was just typing up a question on that exact video card i think? Does that card run cooler as advertised? I think overheating was what caused the death of my GTX 590. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzen Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) I haven't checked the temperature. It's not making much noise, so I think the cooling fans are higher quality. I have a case with a lot of fans though, so it's keeps the interior cool. The card you mentioned is the one I have. That price you mentioned seems high. There are lots of reviews on sites like Amazon or Newegg which should answer any questions you have. EDIT: I'm going to check the temperature now with GPU-Z. UPDATE: It looks like it didn't go higher than 55 degrees, and the fans were running at about 50% most of the time, with a peak of 60%. It seems to run at around 50 degrees average for the part of Skyrim I tested with. Without Skyrim running, the GPU temp was 30 degrees. UPDATE 2: I did a longer run, and the temperature made it up to 70 but the fan speed didn't go above 60%. Edited July 5, 2014 by blitzen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwilightDB Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Thank you both for your answers, I think i'll go order the EVGA one which the code number is 04G-P4-3776-KR. Newegg charges way less than the site I was looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MethosTR Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) Thank you both for your answers, I think i'll go order the EVGA one which the code number is 04G-P4-3776-KR. Newegg charges way less than the site I was looking at. You won't regret the purchase. I have an EVGA GTX 580 that I got back in early 2011 that is still rocking. Of all graphics cards I've had, my EVGA GTX 580 takes the cake as my all time favorite. Edited July 5, 2014 by MethosTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzen Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 My previous card was an EVGA GTX 570 HD with 2.5 GB VRAM. It was still fine when I replaced it after a couple of years (not sure exactly how long), but the VRAM finally wasn't big enough for all the textures that had to be loaded. I considered buying an ATI R9 280x, but it didn't have a 4 GB variant, only 3 GB at this point. That seemed a little too close to 2.5 GB, which I already knew wasn't enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzen Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) Thank you both for your answers, I think i'll go order the EVGA one which the code number is 04G-P4-3776-KR. Newegg charges way less than the site I was looking at. Make sure there is enough room in your case for this thing. It's huge. They put the power connections on the top of the card at least, and not on the end. That would have made it really tight, even for a full size case. Also, I had to fish for an extra 6-pin power cable, since the new card requires 1 6-pin and 1 8-pin. It comes with an adapter that combines 2 6-pin into 1 8-pin, so you don't have to buy one separately. The 570 was 2 6-pin, but this one is using 3 6-pin. Edited July 5, 2014 by blitzen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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