Choosing a 780 ti

Scotty123 · 22 Dec 2013 at 17:15

I'm hoping to upgrade this month from a geforce 470 to possibly a 780 ti.

There's a lot of choice in that department and I've been doing some research. I'm thinking perhaps the Gigabyte windforce OC version. There is the ghz version coming out shortly as well, but from reviews, it's quite noisey. One thing I really dislike about my 470, sounds like someone is doing the hoovering.

There's also an Asus direct cu coming out soon as well, so perhaps this could be a better choice.

Are there better choices, recommendation etc?

random_matt · 22 Dec 2013 at 17:30

Gigabyte, period. Will not be anywhere near the noise of a GTX 470. Or the MSI ones are also good.

Scotty123 · 22 Dec 2013 at 18:30

I have an i5 760 overclocked to 4 ghz. Is this sufficient to not bottleneck a 780 ti?

Marine-RX179 · 22 Dec 2013 at 18:32

Scotty123 said:
I have an i5 760 overclocked to 4 ghz. Is this sufficient to not bottleneck a 780 ti?

Game and how high you push the graphic setting dependent.

Scotty123 · 22 Dec 2013 at 19:12

The MSI gaming version has a faster shader clock than the Gigabyte but is cheaper (well the same at the moment due to the offer on Overclockers).

Wouldn't the MSI be superior then? They seem to have the same noise according to reviews.

murah · 22 Dec 2013 at 19:49

I gotta say you MIGHT encounter a bottleneck with that CPU although I would suspect you would be fine, have you thought about a normal 780? cheaper less chance of bottleneck and still a colossal upgrade over your 470.

The Gigabyte TI:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-129-GI&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1402 £559.99 this week only

Pros:
Amazing cooler very quiet very cool
Its Gigabyte, with black pcb!
Cons:
Slightly lower shader clock
Wont be at that price forever
The MSI TI:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-241-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1402 £559.99 this week only

Pros:
Looks nice
Slightly higher shader clock
Claims of anti-coil whine technology
Twin Frozr line

Cons:
Cooler might not be as good as the WFx3
Wont be at that price forever

other factors to consider: search if they are voltage locked, look at peoples clocks with the same cards

Non TI-
gigabyte wfx3 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-114-GI&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341 £379.99 this week only
MSI TF - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-209-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341 £379.99 this week only
MSI Lightning - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-207-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341 £419.99 this week only

one parting word of advice, look at this thread http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18231329 You will see Gigabytes RMA/Warranty top of the list. MSI hasn't been so great with theirs the last few years.

Silent_Scone · 22 Dec 2013 at 20:04

Gigabyte. Stay away from the EVGA cards unless you want the Classified

Geeman1979 · 22 Dec 2013 at 20:08

MjFrosty said:
Gigabyte. Stay away from the EVGA cards unless you want the Classified

You sound bitter

Silent_Scone · 22 Dec 2013 at 20:10

That's because the reference EVGA cards are naff

. You'll have more luck with the Gigabyte ref cards because they don't bin them.

Scotty123 · 22 Dec 2013 at 20:11

The price doesn't bother really. I'm thinking of ordering tomorrow, payday

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I want to play DayZ, Wildstar (okay not special graphics there), Arma 3, Skyrim etc at highest details and with a smooth experience. I game at 1080p.

Geeman1979 · 22 Dec 2013 at 20:17

MjFrosty said:
That's because the reference EVGA cards are naff . You'll have more luck with the Gigabyte ref cards because they don't bin them.

Can't comment, as the last Reference EVGA 780 I had was the Sc version and never really pushed it.

Scotty123 · 22 Dec 2013 at 20:19

I should also add, I think my PSU is 650W. Will that be enough for one of these?

Saying that, probably consumes less than my 470

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Silent_Scone · 22 Dec 2013 at 20:19

I've tried pushing three. none of them break 1250. It's not criminal but it's not great either lol.

Geeman1979 · 22 Dec 2013 at 20:21

Still no slouch at those speeds.

Silent_Scone · 22 Dec 2013 at 20:24

Slouchish

Might change my tune when they're under water anyway

Geeman1979 · 22 Dec 2013 at 20:25

Lol... The more we have the more we want

Silent_Scone · 22 Dec 2013 at 21:09

Ain't that the truth

thefogo · 22 Dec 2013 at 21:12

MjFrosty said:
Gigabyte. Stay away from the EVGA cards unless you want the Classified

Even my Classified was a bit naff.
Though 1250Mhz for a reference 780TI seems above average.

chaparral · 22 Dec 2013 at 21:13

MjFrosty said:
I've tried pushing three. none of them break 1250. It's not criminal but it's not great either lol.

1250 is a pretty dam good overclock....

That higher then most the Ti overclocks they managed in reviews

For example in this review of a Gigabyte WF GeForce GTX 780 Ti GHz Edition they only got 1190mhz
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/63057-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-780-ti-ghz-edition/?page=12

Can the GHz Edition go further? Yep, a little bit. We were only able to add another 40MHz to the core before running into stability issues, but the frame buffer proved willing at an effective 7,600MHz.

And in this one they got 1205MHz
http://www.techspot.com/review/738-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-780-ti-ghz/page9.html

Silent_Scone · 22 Dec 2013 at 22:00

Might add 1250mhz is at 1.212v. Can't remember what I managed on stock volts, but it wasn't very pretty.