Need help Choosing new GPU

[PurpleHayes]

Hi guys,

I've decided to bite the bullet and buy a 780 or 780ti, my first question is will my Seasonic X series 750w 80 plus PSU be sufficient to run 780ti?

I'm more leaning towards the 780ti's but I'm not sure which of the 780's or 780ti's to get, my budget is around £500 to £530. I want a card that has the best out of the box performance for my budget (I'm not much of a overclocker). Also build quality is a major concern for me, I won't be replacing this card for a very long time, so I need it to last.


My basic PC specs:

i5-3570k OC to 4.5 GHz
16.0 GB of 1600MHz Patriot ram
Season X-Series 750w 80 plus PSU

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Danny75]

The Seasonic X-Series 750W 80+Gold Modular(?) is quality. Usually a good 850W or above is recommended for 2 x 780Ti. The Seasonic-X 750 Gold might get away with it.

For longevity, my recommendation would be EVGA, for their overall build quality but also fan specification with double ball bearings (used in ACX models), which should make them last longer than others. Their customer service is very good too. Their cheapest O/C'd 780Ti model is over budget.

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780Ti Superclock ACX 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2884-KR) £569.99
Total : £579.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).




Could also go for a 780 and add another when their prices come down even more.


YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780 SC ACX Superclock 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2784-KR) £399.95
Total : £409.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Perhaps the most impressive upgrade is that EVGA is using high quality fan blades that are 700 percent stronger and weigh 25 percent less when compared to competitors' dual fan designs, the company claims. By EVGA's math, that makes them 20 percent more efficient by requiring lower power levels. And that dual ball bearing design we touched on earlier? EVGA says they have a 12-year lifespan.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ne..._ball_bearing_cooling_solution_dubbed_acx2013

Otherwise, for a 780Ti within budget, I'd go with any of these three:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N78TOC-3GD) £529.99
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780Ti iChill OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (C78T-1SDN-L5HSX) £521.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 780Ti Gaming Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £509.99
Total : £1,571.57 (includes shipping : £8.00).




Hard to pick between them as I've had good experiences with MSI Nvidia cards so far, and I know Gigabyte and Inno are good too.

 

[Fallen god]

750w is more then enough for a 780ti and for £500 its pretty awesome, if you wanted to save you could get a 290 which are going for £300 now and its maybe 10% slower and you save £200.

 

[Resa69]

750w is more then enough for a 780ti and for £500 its pretty awesome, if you wanted to save you could get a 290 which are going for £300 now and its maybe 10% slower and you save £200.

+1

I'd go for that 290 that OCUK got for £270. Almost half the price of a 780 ti and its only a few frames behind in most games.

 

[PurpleHayes]

Thanks for the recommendations guys, it's looking like it's between the MSI 780Ti and the 290. Didn't really consider AMD, last AMD card I owned was a sapphire radeon 9800 pro.