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Nvidia 780 Ti Classified - What is the difference?

Arr0way

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I'm looking at the http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-235-EA and wondering what the difference is between that and a http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-233-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1402

I know it has a better cooler, but I'd rip that off and put a water block on it any way.

My guess is the "classified" cards will have a slightly higher core clock and will be "binned" or "cherry picked" whatever you want to call it when the cards have a slightly higher chance of winning the silicon lottery (better chance of getting a good overclocker).

However it would be great if someone could explain typically what an EVGA "classified" card is?

I'm trying to work out if it's worth the extra 100 pounds.
 
Darujhistan said:
I'm trying to work out if it's worth the extra 100 pounds.


It isn't.
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For a card that hasn't released yet that's an impressive claim, especially considering the 780 classified has come very close to 780ti performance in some testing I would guess if you are happy the spend the extra £100 the classified may well be worth the extra again.
 
Basically they have better components to potentially help stabilise higher overclocks, it does not necessarily mean the cores are cherry picked. If its going under water i'd get one.
 
They are cherry picked, and ramped up and gift wrapped. The VRMS will be higher quality and they'll overclock well, and they're the best of the best. They're definitely worth it.
 
Better pcb, more power phases on both core and memory, higher standard voltage range. Basically an overclockers card.

If you're not going to clock the nuts off it save money and buy the super clock acx :)
 
Thanks for the responses guys.

So in short it's what I thought a better standard of components that "might" / "should" help me get a better clock out of the card than the superclock or standard.

Regarding performance / how well they clock, I guess I'll have to wait and see...

I heard they were having 6Gb of VRAM, but the link above states 3. I guess this could change...
 
pgi947 said:
Better pcb, more power phases on both core and memory, higher standard voltage range. Basically an overclockers card.

If you're not going to clock the nuts off it save money and buy the super clock acx :)
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Agreed with this.

Arr0way said:
Thanks for the responses guys.

So in short it's what I thought a better standard of components that "might" / "should" help me get a better clock out of the card than the superclock or standard.

Regarding performance / how well they clock, I guess I'll have to wait and see...

I heard they were having 6Gb of VRAM, but the link above states 3. I guess this could change...
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They use a binning process that is done on Asic quality. This generally means that you can get a better overclock than a normal card and is aimed at benchmarkers.

I am pretty sure they will have 3GB but maybe a later version in a few months will have 6GB.
 
It'd be far better to aim for two 780s than get a very expensive version of the 780ti -- given that the 780 is barely behind, and a single 780ti still can't cope with maxed out settings in the most demanding games.
 
£100 more is a bit much in my opinion.
My 780 Classy only overclocks an extra 50mhz on the core, though I realise you could and most likely will be luckier. Plus you can whack the volts up :)
 
Arr0way said:
I heard they were having 6Gb of VRAM, but the link above states 3. I guess this could change...
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The EVGA classified will definitely have 3gb, anymore and it would go against the whole purpose of the card. The card is aimed at people who like benching and for that, the less VRAM the better.

You may get 6gb of VRAM on other 780ti's at some point though.
 
I'd get 2 of these maybe even 4 and I will clock them.

I'll hold out and see if the Classified seems worth it after I see the benchmarks / claimed overclocks and make my decision.
 
Kaapstad said:
The EVGA classified will definitely have 3gb, anymore and it would go against the whole purpose of the card. The card is aimed at people who like benching and for that, the less VRAM the better.

You may get 6gb of VRAM on other 780ti's at some point though.
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My reason for wanting more VRAM is the resolution I run - 3240x1920 and why I want the additional power of multiple cards to drive the screens.
 
^Agree with that Kaap.

Grab a pair of 290 pro's, you'll get two for the same price as a 780Ti Classy, an extra GB of vram and an absolute shed load more power.
 
Yeah that's the other option get 2, 3 or 4 290s.

Performance wise, they all seem very close. I was going to wait for the classy to see if it made a large difference / got much better overclocks.
 
i might get it but would there be much improvement on sli 580s? currently a 1200p monitor but also considering getting a 1440p one
 
A 780/Ti/Titan/290/290x should all be a good bit quicker then SLI 580's, especially once the resolution is cranked up.
 
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