Won a GTX760 should I use it? (old 580 3GB)

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Hey syndicate members,

I was at Gamecom in Germany this Year and won a EVGA GTX760 SC 2GB at the Microsoft booth. And now I don't know If it will make much sense to use it or to sell it. 

My setup right now:

Sabertooth P67
EVGA GTX 580 3GB
PSU 850W Gold  be quiet
(the rest is irrelevat I guess) 

Since I don't wanna spend any money on a new Motherboard I guess I'll only have the PCI 2.0 ports for a 3.0 ready card. Now to my question should I sell the 760 or put it in my rig (and sell the 580)?

I hope you guys can help me with this :)
Thank you in advance!

Best regards
Lighto

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it will give you a good 10fps boost if you do use it (in most cases)  http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/767?vs=854

pcie 3 isent even in use yet not even gtx titan can fully use the limits of pci2 you whont be needing a new mobo for the video card.

+ it will run cooler than the old GTX580 and use much less power.

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PCI-e 2.0 isn't even maxed with that card. The only cards that can max out PCI-e 2.0 right now are when using multiple graphics cards in SLi or Crossfire. Chuck it in your system, load up the drivers, fire away.

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What kind of monitor are you using? If you are using a 2560x1440 or 2560x1600 you will get a memory benefit from the 760. Do you use anisotropic filtering? The 760 does that better than the 580. Do you use anti-aliasing on a lot of games? The 580 does that better. Here is a web site I found that goes into more detail on these. http://www.hwcompare.com/14829/geforce-gtx-580-vs-geforce-gtx-760/ In my personal opinon I would keep the 580 in that system and SAVE the 760 for a new one. They are both good cards unless you need the cash keep them both you can't go wrong ether way. 

P.S The 760 does not saturate the pci-e 2.0 slot so don't worry about that to much.

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i would stick in the 760 would last you longer than the 580 will since its a new card

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How much for the 580 ?

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Use the 760.

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Thanks Guys you were a great help. I'll use the 760 from now on and sell the 580.
I'll have two 1980x1080 Monitores hoocked up to it.

Is there anything I should know about switching the GPU?

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760 is like a about a 10% upgrade i would sell what ever one will leave you with more money in your pocket.