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780ti choice

SemCee

SemCee

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So my Air 540, 4770k, 16gb ram, maximus vi formula pc is almost complete.

I'm missing one important part though, the graphics card. As Im finding the choice as daunting as the rest of the build, I could do with a little help. :D

I was at first looking at the ASUS direct cu II, (coming out later this month), but after reading reviews it looks like it is a little pricey for what it gives, so...

the EVGA dual classified was my next choice, but I'm too out of touch to know if its the card I should be going for.

Note I am currently running 1080p. lol

But I am going to up to a higher resolution at some point.

Help and thoughts appreciated. ;)
 
Hey Sem,

I would look to something like the EVGA classified 780 (unless you are into benching), as that can perform faster than a stock 780Ti with a small overclock and will save you some decent cash.

If you are wanting the 780 Ti for the ultimate performance rig, The Gigabyte WF is a cracking card or the EVGA or the MSI.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-236-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1402

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-241-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1402

And looking at the price, the Classy is a good chunk more but they are fantastic cards with a great reputation (EVGA that is).

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-241-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1402
 
well thanks for that reply. :D

You've basically echoed my thought process. 780's and the ti's are great cards and I would be happy with any of them, but which one? lol

Also is it me or have the prices gone up a little? Would it be worth it waiting until the 24th and see if there is a decent reduction when the new cards come out?

sigh, one of these days Ill be able to make a decision when spending this sort of money, but doesn't look like today.
 
Have you bought the motherboard yet? If you haven't dont, if you must spend so much on a mobo just pay the extra and do it properly and get the maximus vi extreme.

If you're not going to be going 4k or multi monitor then save your money and get a 780/290 now then another in the future when it starts to struggle.
 
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Motherboard is bought and paid for....i dunno I looked and looked and finally made my mind up that it was a good choice. Maybe your right, I should have gone cheaper or just shelled out for the extreme, but its too late now.

The rest of the build is almost complete...windows installed on the ssd, but still need to get fan controller in and working as well as any updates, cable management etc.

Just the graphics card to sort out. I have thought about the 780, but was thinking of going multi screen in the future, so maybe buying the ti now would save in the long run.
 
Gregster said:
If you are going multi screen, the Ti will cost you in the long run, as you will want a couple of cards to run with decent settings. One Ti wouldn't cut it (neither would one of any card at high settings).

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-234-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341

At that price for a top 780 (Lightnings are very well built), I would go with that if buying today.
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That's a lightning 'light' as it were, the 'full fat' lightning is more expensive

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-207-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341

You're not one of the people in the classy camp?
 
I just replace an Evga 780 SC AXC with the Gigabyte 780ti OC and im quiet impressed with the difference, and only cost me £100 more, not sure id have paid £620 for one tho,

If you game at 1080P @ 60hz then the best 780 you can afford

If you plan to game at 1440P at some point or 1080P 120hz then i would get the 780ti, as this was my reason for upgrading

Also worth noting that if you dont mind SLI then maybe some 4gig 770's would be worth while, plus you dont have to get the second until you upgrade to high res monitor ;)
 
Arrrgghhhh....the more i think about it the more confused i'm making myself. I think I have decided I am going 780ti.

I have spent a lot of time looking to see if the Gigabyte 780ti GHZ was going to become available, but its still not here, (overdue). - Though Im still not 100% that its the right card. What would you choose instead of this?

Should I just buy the damn GHZ edition be done with it and then wait for them to get shipped?

Thanks again.
 
I know, I know. I've almost bought nearly every card so far. :eek:

Just can't make up my mind the best way to go, but I think the Gigabyte GHz might be as good of a choice as any, since its supposedly quiet and fast straight out of the box.

I've done some searching, but can't find out when these cards are supposed to be available in the UK. Any info? (the site says overdue, but has for a while now).

Should I be purchasing the card, so I'm in line for the first batch and would I be okay to cancel before shipping, just incase I change my mind....:rolleyes:
 
TAZOO7 said:
I just replace an Evga 780 SC AXC with the Gigabyte 780ti OC and im quiet impressed with the difference, and only cost me £100 more, not sure id have paid £620 for one tho,

If you game at 1080P @ 60hz then the best 780 you can afford

If you plan to game at 1440P at some point or 1080P 120hz then i would get the 780ti, as this was my reason for upgrading

Also worth noting that if you dont mind SLI then maybe some 4gig 770's would be worth while, plus you dont have to get the second until you upgrade to high res monitor ;)
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Sorry to derail, but I am also currently trying to choose between a 780/ti, or a 290/x. I plan on getting a 1440p monitor before upgrading from my current 7950 - which I already know from experience is not enough of a card.

Before you personally upgraded to the 780ti, did you already have the 1440p monitor? If so, just how bad was the reasoning for upgrading to the ti? Slightly? Very?
 
youngbaba said:
Sorry to derail, but I am also currently trying to choose between a 780/ti, or a 290/x. I plan on getting a 1440p monitor before upgrading from my current 7950 - which I already know from experience is not enough of a card.

Before you personally upgraded to the 780ti, did you already have the 1440p monitor? If so, just how bad was the reasoning for upgrading to the ti? Slightly? Very?
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Yes i did have it before i upgrade to 1440P

The 780 did just fine, but tbh i did not do any before and after monitoring of FPS etc, i upgraded because the Gigabyte 780ti OC i bought was only £529 at the time, and everywhere else was asking £620, given that its faster out of the box than the Evga range, it was a no brainer, bit of an impulse buy tbh
 
TAZOO7 said:
Yes i did have it before i upgrade to 1440P

The 780 did just fine, but tbh i did not do any before and after monitoring of FPS etc, i upgraded because the Gigabyte 780ti OC i bought was only £529 at the time, and everywhere else was asking £620, given that its faster out of the box than the Evga range, it was a no brainer, bit of an impulse buy tbh
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Ah, thanks that eases my mind a bit. I do not intend to FPS competitively, but I do want to be able to enjoy BF3/4 on the QX2710 I am soon to order - something I just noticed you also have in your sig. So now I need to decide if the TriX 290 is going to be enough, or if I should go for the 780.
 
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