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Which GTX770?

laz0r

laz0r

laz0r

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Hi

Want a GTX770. Must be the 4Gb version; and there must be a full cover waterblock available for it, because I am planning to watercool it in the future.

For now though, I'll be air cooling. It's a small case - Cooler Master N200 (link) so I was wondering - should I get be getting a blower style card or would I be ok with the open style of cooler which might heat up the case a lot more? I'm also planning to SLI at some point, and I think two open style coolers would be a really bad idea in this case, but hopefully I'll be watercooling anyway by then...

So - which card?
 
Shivy011 said:
Why not get the R9 280X? :D Better value, as fast/bit more fast!
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Could do that actually - I only really looked at nVidia because that's what my last card was (gt220 - so this is a BIG step up lol) but I have no aversion to AMD. What do other people think?

Does anyone know where one can get the 6Gb version of the R9 280X in the UK? A quick google only finds one 6Gb card, and it's in the states...
 
6GB 280X? Didn't know they existed, don't think they do :confused:

Not worth it imo, don't have the grunt in order to be able to use the full 6GB VRAM in any case
 
I think I might save a bit of cash and get this one. Comes with 3 free games and a mouse (which I am in need of anyway). It won't have freesync when that comes out - 280 and 280X apparently won't support it. Will I be missing out massively?

Opinions on this would be good. I think there's a waterblock available as well.

Your basket
Asus Radeon R9 280X DirectCUII TOP 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Total (including shipping) : £249.59

(PS. not sure if I did the basket thing properly... how do you do it so that it's nicely coloured and with links?)
Didn't do it properly - here's the link
 
What is your current system spec and the budget for a graphics card ?

Not sure whether a R9 290 would be okay for your new case as they do run quite hot without adequate case cooling. Others might be able to add/offer an opinion but if you bought a R9 290 reference cooled even though it is the blower type they do run quite hot. Then if you bought a R9 290 with custom cooling would it run any cooler in such a small case ?

A 770 would run cooler than a R9 290. I've had both and the 770 was cooler.

So dont forget to take into account things like which will run cooler and quieter.

With regards to your physx question its a bit of swings and roundabouts. Not that many games make use of it but its nice to have. Have you considered a GTX 780 ?
 
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varkanoid said:
What is your current system spec and the budget for a graphics card ?

Not sure whether a R9 290 would be okay for your new case as they do run quite hot without adequate case cooling. Others might be able to add/offer an opinion but if you bought a R9 290 reference cooled even though it is the blower type they do run quite hot. Then if you bought a R9 290 with custom cooling would it run any cooler in such a small case ?

A 770 would run cooler than a R9 290. I've had both and the 770 was cooler.

So dont forget to take into account things like which will run cooler and quieter.

With regards to your physx question its a bit of swings and roundabouts. Not that many games make use of it but its nice to have. Have you considered a GTX 780 ?
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Even without adequate case cooling, something like a PCS+ qould run much cooler than a reference.
 
Even without adequate case cooling, something like a PCS+ qould run much cooler than a reference.
 
If you want cool and quiet, go with a pcS 290 or a Tri-X 290. Don't be suckered into paying for a 770 which costs a similar amount.
 
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