Geforce GTX 780, 770 coming in May

MOOGLEYS · 22 May 2013 at 18:36

Locky said:
out of interest, what gpu(s) do you own?

I have a pair of 670 FTW cards and a 7970 reference card.

Tonester0011 · 22 May 2013 at 18:37

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
Quick question, I'm in the process of selling my 6990 now
Was going to go for CF7970, should I change my mind to a 780?

Only you can answer that. If these come out at the higher end of 500-600 you can nearly pay for the CF setup for the price of a single 780, with a lot more performance.

Locky · 22 May 2013 at 18:37

MOOGLEYS said:
I have a pair of 670 FTW cards and a 7970 reference card.

wise choices

James J · 22 May 2013 at 18:41

Locky said:
The pound compared to where it is now does not equal to the massive price increase since last gen and this gen, AMD set the bar of £500 quid with their 7970 and nvidia have set the bar even higher.

Inflation isn't just a UK phenomenon though. The costs for everything have gone up and the rise in VAT didn't help either.

Five.Stars · 22 May 2013 at 18:44

Tonester0011 said:
Only you can answer that. If these come out at the higher end of 500-600 you can nearly pay for the CF setup for the price of a single 780, with a lot more performance.

Correct. For the price of a 780 (assuming it is ~£600) you could pretty much get your 2 7970's and have 50-60% more performance.

However, you also have to take in to account the issues involved with multi-gpu's, which I am sure you are familiar with.

K1LLER HORNET · 22 May 2013 at 18:46

Tonester0011 said:
Only you can answer that. If these come out at the higher end of 500-600 you can nearly pay for the CF setup for the price of a single 780, with a lot more performance.

I might go for 770's SLI or 7970 CF.

770's will use less power & could probably get away with using my current PSU, but will be more expensive.
7970 CF will be the opposite & may require a new PSU...

Decisions, decisions.

# How much can I get for my GTX 580 Twin Frozr?
They seem to go for around £100 on Forums. Pretty poor value imo.
Better to sell on the bay?

Tonester0011 · 22 May 2013 at 18:51

K1LLER HORNET said:
I might go for 770's SLI or 7970 CF.

770's will use less power & could probably get away with using my current PSU, but will be more expensive.
7970 CF will be the opposite & may require a new PSU...

Decisions, decisions.

# How much can I get for my GTX 580 Twin Frozr?
They seem to go for around £100 on AVF. Pretty poor value imo.

3930k @5Ghz with 1.5v
2x 7970s @ 1200/1650 1337mv...

750w is fine, even if it is a 5 year old unit. From the leaks we've seen already the 770 uses more power than a 680 and that puts it at an arms length of a 7970.

Edit: ^ That's with a lot more voltage than most people use 24/7, especially if it's air cooled

NirK · 22 May 2013 at 18:52

Do you even need more than a 7970 / 680 at the moment for single 1440p display?

Born_2_Kill_83 · 22 May 2013 at 18:53

Thats music to my ears I have a Corsair TW750 as well, didnt really wanna splash another £100 on a PSU

Edit: hold on im seeing that spec pulling 800W+ most of the time???

Tonester0011 · 22 May 2013 at 18:54

NirK said:
Do you even need more than a 7970 / 680 at the moment for single 1440p display?

Yes.

NirK · 22 May 2013 at 18:56

For what games?

Tonester0011 · 22 May 2013 at 18:56

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
Thats music to my ears I have a Corsair TW750 as well, didnt really wanna splash another £100 on a PSU

Edit: hold on im seeing that spec pulling 800W+ most of the time???

Peaks at 860w from the wall, that's around 700w from the PSU.
The only disadvantage of running a PSU near maximum rated is the noise coming from the fan!

Edit: That spec is also running a 3930k so a lot more power hungry than your typical SB/IB chip, especially at those clocks/voltage.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 22 May 2013 at 18:57

Tonester0011 said:
Peaks at 860w from the wall, that's around 700w from the PSU.
The only disadvantage of running a PSU near maximum rated is the noise coming from the fan!

So I can get away with a TX750 then tonester?

Tonester0011 · 22 May 2013 at 18:59

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
So I can get away with a TX750 then tonester?

Easily mate, that unit can pull more than 1kw from the wall.
What is the rest of your spec? Mainly the CPU etc.

Five.Stars · 22 May 2013 at 19:00

NirK said:
Do you even need more than a 7970 / 680 at the moment for single 1440p display?

Definetly. Newer games at top settings are even making my 7970 drop into the 40's (rarely) and 50's and that is at 1920x1080. Hence the reason I am sticking a 2nd 7970 in at some point in the mext few weeks. Slight overkill at my res, but I plan on going to 120hz at some point and may give AMD3D another go on my 47" LG.

Rusty0611 · 22 May 2013 at 19:00

NirK said:
For what games?

Most new games

Born_2_Kill_83 · 22 May 2013 at 19:02

Tonester0011 said:
Easily mate, that unit can pull more than 1kw from the wall.
What is the rest of your spec? Mainly the CPU etc.

3770k @ 4.8 (Noctua air) 16GB, SSD+HDD, Antec 902 case, other little bits

(Sorry to drag the thread off subject geezers nearly done).

Five.Stars · 22 May 2013 at 19:04

NirK said:
For what games?

Tomb Raider, Hitman Absolution, Far Cry 3 & Crysis 3 to name a few.

Heck, even somethin like Sleeping Dogs saw occasional dips.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 22 May 2013 at 19:04

^^ Agree my old 6990 is on its knees on all the above titles @ 1080

Tonester0011 · 22 May 2013 at 19:05

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
3770k @ 4.8 (Noctua air) 16GB, SSD+HDD, Antec 902 case, other little bits

(Sorry to drag the thread off subject geezers nearly done).

Yes, fine.
To put you to ease though! I did an earlier video with a 3770k instead of a 3930k. Peaks at 760w.