Which 780 for SLI

[thefogo]

I'd be looking to get reference cards in SLI.
Though if you had good spacing between the cards the jetstreams would work. The cooler on them is very good.

 

[AWPC]

Hi,
I'm hoping to be building a new PC soon and while to start with I'll probably go for a single 780 the longer term plan will be to get 2 of them in SLI.
I will probably aim to do some moderate overclocking on them but especially once SLI'd, stability and quietness will be my most important requirements.

Now I can see there is a wide range of cards with very different coolers so are there any in particular I should be looking at or avoiding?

Many Thanks,

Ross

You will need a £162-300 highend PSU for starters 700W will not be enough & what res do you game at if 1920x1200 or lower just get a decent GTX 780 Ti anything else will be overkill & a waste of money.

Then consider if you really want SLI you will need a much faster Intel based CPU+Mobo etc etc to get the full benefit.

SLI needs a very fast system & 780's would be a total waste unless your display is 1440 or higher & or you have more than 1 screen.

Buy a better SSD as well those Bigfoot SE's are pretty poor (I still have one its terribly slow nowadays) compared to recent SSD's from Intel, Samsung & Plextor. You will get a much better gaming boost from a newer faster SSD with a single GTX 780 Ti than SLI!

 

[steveoz]

This ^

Reference cards are best for SLI as they dump heat out the back of the case.

+1 I went for the highest overclock and non reference design I could find at the time, I had nothing but problems trying to keep the top ones temps down and had to do quite a few mods.

 

[LtMatt]

+1 I went for the highest overclock and non reference design I could find at the time, I had nothing but problems trying to keep the top ones temps down and had to do quite a few mods.

Doesn't matter gpu vendor you pick, when it comes down to two non reference designs in crossfire/sli theres almost always heat issues unless you have good spacing between the cards.

 

[Furyus]

I personally would go for EVGA. As they have extended warranties if you call up and pay like £10. For a extra year. Also they look sexy! And there customer service is amazing! !

 

[nails666]

You will need a £162-300 highend PSU for starters 700W will not be enough & what res do you game at if 1920x1200 or lower just get a decent GTX 780 Ti anything else will be overkill & a waste of money.

Then consider if you really want SLI you will need a much faster Intel based CPU+Mobo etc etc to get the full benefit.

SLI needs a very fast system & 780's would be a total waste unless your display is 1440 or higher & or you have more than 1 screen.

Buy a better SSD as well those Bigfoot SE's are pretty poor (I still have one its terribly slow nowadays) compared to recent SSD's from Intel, Samsung & Plextor. You will get a much better gaming boost from a newer faster SSD with a single GTX 780 Ti than SLI!

Yeah don't worry, the 780 will be going into a completely new system, not just an upgrade to the one in my sig.
It'll be based around a new Devils Canyon 4790k assuming prices aren't too silly, or a 4770k if they are. Monitor wise I'm still tossing up between 1440p or 1080p@120Hz and as I said in the OP, to start with I'll just get the one 780 but with the longer term aim of adding the second.