Is the GTX 780 overkill for a 1920x1080 resolution?

mattacuk · 22 Sep 2013 at 17:27

Kaapstad said:
Tomb Raider @1080p maxed on a single GPU, it is not that much of a sweat

Having said that there is never a problem with having too much GPU grunt but too little is a real pain.

Some of us like to stay above 60 fps

. I love my 780 but won't hesitate to upgrade it when maxwell comes out

illuz · 22 Sep 2013 at 17:34

Here is M2033 LL benchmark, the specs it's run with are in my sig. This damn is DEMANDING!

Options: Resolution: 1920 x 1080; DirectX: DirectX 11; Quality: Very High; Texture filtering: AF 16X; Advanced PhysX: Enabled; Tesselation: Not supported; Motion Blur: Low; SSAA: ON;

Average Framerate: 41.00
Max. Framerate: 120.85 (Nvidia vsync on, would have been higher)
Min. Framerate: 16.21

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mattacuk said:
Some of us like to stay above 60 fps . I love my 780 but won't hesitate to upgrade it when maxwell comes out

I just got my 780 Classified, I was going to watercool it but I think I'll wait for Maxwell and water-cool that instead

Kaapstad · 22 Sep 2013 at 17:47

mattacuk said:
Some of us like to stay above 60 fps . I love my 780 but won't hesitate to upgrade it when maxwell comes out

Me too

Here is one that is a couple of fps over 60.

Tomb Raider maxed @1080

mattacuk · 22 Sep 2013 at 17:52

Kaapstad said:
Me too

Here is one that is a couple of fps over 60.

Tomb Raider maxed @1080

That can't be a single 780, not with tress fx enabled

ubersonic · 22 Sep 2013 at 17:56

RavenXXX2 said:
Games are only gonna get more graphicly demanding with the next gen consoles, I mean crysis 3 and metro last light will not hold a steady 60 FPS at 1080p when maxed out.

If the next gen consoles are going to be the equivalent of the HD7850/70 they shouldn't really affect PC gaming, the two games you mentioned are available on console but they are toned down compared to the PC version. I am not saying games are not going to get more demanding as time progresses as that would be silly, just pointing out that the consoles won't influence it (baring god awful console ports like Halo or GTA 4).

Kaapstad · 22 Sep 2013 at 18:00

mattacuk said:
That can't be a single 780, not with tress fx enabled

They may not be GTX 780s at all, but the benchmark is genuine with tress fx enabled and 1080p maxed.:

mattacuk · 22 Sep 2013 at 18:07

Kaapstad said:
They may not be GTX 780s at all, but the benchmark is genuine with tress fx enabled and 1080p maxed.:

Do share, what rig was that bench done on?

With my ref 780 overclocked I can keep above 60fps, just, I yearn for a single GPU solution that handles Lara's Maine with ease

Kaapstad · 22 Sep 2013 at 18:09

mattacuk said:
Do share, what rig was that bench done on?

With my ref 780 overclocked I can keep above 60fps, just, I yearn for a single GPU solution that handles Lara's Maine with ease

4 Titans and a 3930k

mattacuk · 22 Sep 2013 at 18:10

Kaapstad said:
4 Titans and a 3930k

Bah, I knew it

Kaapstad · 22 Sep 2013 at 18:11

mattacuk said:
Bah, I knew it

mattacuk · 22 Sep 2013 at 18:17

Kaapstad said:

We'll then, I rest my case - a 780 is never overkill @ 1080p if you like max eye candy!!

Kaapstad · 22 Sep 2013 at 18:33

mattacuk said:
We'll then, I rest my case - a 780 is never overkill @ 1080p if you like max eye candy!!

You can never have overkill with GPUs, even if you find a game with huge max fps it is no big deal to disable sli to deal with it.

At the other end of the scale Crysis 3 maxed @1600p looks nice with an average 85fps and mins of 60fps.

mattacuk · 22 Sep 2013 at 18:38

Kaapstad said:
You can never have overkill with GPUs, even if you find a game with huge max fps it is no big deal to disable sli to deal with it.

At the other end of the scale Crysis 3 maxed @1600p looks nice with an average 85fps and mins of 60fps.

I'm tempted to buy a second 780 for my 1200p IPS monitor (I need colour accuracy for work), but I recon I'd kick myself when the 880 gets released!

illuz · 22 Sep 2013 at 18:52

mattacuk said:
I'm tempted to buy a second 780 for my 1200p IPS monitor (I need colour accuracy for work), but I recon I'd kick myself when the 880 gets released!

Yeah just wait and get two of those and some blocks

Noxia · 22 Sep 2013 at 18:56

Love the just wait comments, may as well never buy anything because you know, may as well wait for that next best thing months down the line.

3t3P · 22 Sep 2013 at 19:01

I agree that overkill is possible on some titles at some resolutions but WHY NOT?

We are PC gaming enthusiasts, we exist for greater fidelity, resolutions and fluidity compared to console offerings.

So if you can afford it go for it, a title will come along eventually that will soak up that extra power then eventually you will need to upgrade.

mattacuk · 22 Sep 2013 at 19:27

illuz said:
Yeah just wait and get two of those and some blocks

He'll yeah! The 880 had better look as cool as the 780 ref ver though or I'm not buying it

springy1989 · 22 Sep 2013 at 19:47

This threads beefed up since I've been offline, some interesting stuff on here thanks guys, Gone for the plunge and ordered a 780, it was the last one, so I'll have to wait till there in stock again to go SLI

mattacuk · 22 Sep 2013 at 20:07

springy1989 said:
This threads beefed up since I've been offline, some interesting stuff on here thanks guys, Gone for the plunge and ordered a 780, it was the last one, so I'll have to wait till there in stock again to go SLI

Good man

illuz · 22 Sep 2013 at 21:32

springy1989 said:
This threads beefed up since I've been offline, some interesting stuff on here thanks guys, Gone for the plunge and ordered a 780, it was the last one, so I'll have to wait till there in stock again to go SLI

Which one did you go for mate? I'm loving mine, no hiccups at all!