Should I get the GTX 880 or is 870 sufficient?

A_ST0RMTROOP3R

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So I am getting the new MSI Dominator Pro and I have the money for the one that comes with the GTX 870 should I just get that one or wait for a bit and get the 880? I know it is better but how much better? Will I really know the difference for the price?
 
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If you are going to play those games, than you will gain about 20-30 frames per second with just a GPU overclock, especially in Source games like Gmod, Portal 2 and Team Fortress, I always say if you have the money...

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Nobody knows how much the 880 will be better than 870 but as far as I know in real world benchmarks, X80's are about 10-15 frames per second better than X70's, depending on the game you play.
 

BigBAWZ

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If you have the budget, go with the 880 as it will show improvement over the 870. How much improvement? I cannot say since i haven't had any experience with the two. Depending on the game you play you may not even see any improvement rather that maybe 5-10 FPS. It's really up to you on this one. I can tell you that I have a GTX 770 and I love it very much. It handles everything I throw at it very well and I couldn't ask for more.
 

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I'm not really sure, because you can overclock that graphics card even more for about 5-10 frames per second more (Again, it depends on what kind of game you play, non-demanding games can get you up to 20 frames per second for just a GPU OC!).
 

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I am going to be playing games like Gmod, LOL, Portal2, SWTOR, Team Fortress, etc.

My big delema is I can go pick up the GTX870 version in store today. I would have to wait for the 880 version. Ugh it is a hard desision.
 

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If you are going to play those games, than you will gain about 20-30 frames per second with just a GPU overclock, especially in Source games like Gmod, Portal 2 and Team Fortress, I always say if you have the money for a better GPU then go for it!
 
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