Really can't choose between Nvidia or AMD for next upgrade.

[chaparral]

I pick the 780

As I can no see any plus points in buying choosing a custom r290 over a 780


Plus there loads of R290 owners with black screen problems which really put me off them...http://www.overclock.net/t/1441349/290-290x-black-screen-poll

 

[almighty15]

I moved from 7950 crossfire to a 290x and then to a 780....

780 is hands down the better set-up...

 

[nitram100]

Ok thanks very much guys for the information. I've decided to purchase a 780 tonight and have narrowed it down to 2 cards.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-127-GI&tool=3

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-114-GI

My final question, is the GHZ edition of the Gigabyte 780 worth the extra £20? Or can you just OC the £379 version to match the Ghz edition? I heard they come voltage locked or something?

Thanks very much guys.

I moved from 7950 crossfire to a 290x and then to a 780....

780 is hands down the better set-up...

Thanks for that final bit of advice

 

[almighty15]

Ok thanks very much guys for the information. I've decided to purchase a 780 tonight and have narrowed it down to 2 cards.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-127-GI&tool=3

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-114-GI

My final question, is the GHZ edition of the Gigabyte 780 worth the extra £20? Or can you just OC the £379 version to match the Ghz edition? I heard they come voltage locked or something?

Thanks very much guys.



Thanks for that final bit of advice

I have the none Ghz Gigabyte 780 and it's flashed with a custom BIOS and it's running at 1.3Ghz...

It FLIESSSSSS at that clock.....

 

[Fulax]

In terms of performance, the Ghz edition just has higher stock clocks. You'd probably be able to overclock the regular version that high, but there is no absolute guarantee.

The Ghz edition does, however, come with a backplate. That's nice. That plus the guaranteed overclock probably justifies the £20.

 

[arc@css]

In terms of performance, the Ghz edition just has higher stock clocks. You'd probably be able to overclock the regular version that high, but there is no absolute guarantee.

The Ghz edition does, however, come with a backplate. That's nice. That plus the guaranteed overclock probably justifies the £20.

+1

 

[Rroff]

Yeah aslong as its a rev2 I'd go for the regular one - I only bought the GHZ edition as it was on a today only offer for the same price as the on sale regular WF3.

EDIT: That said the backplate is nice I'd probably pay £20 just for that reassurance of the integrity of the card heh and I think theres some extra unlocked voltage bins out the box but I've not really seen any real advantage from them overclocking wise. Plus as above the GHZ edition pretty much guarantees a 1070MHz boost out the box and most of them seem to be boosting to 1149-1188 out the box which means you get close to a guarantee that it will be close to a stock 780ti even if theres no more clocking headroom.

 

[Panos]

Ok thanks very much guys for the information. I've decided to purchase a 780 tonight and have narrowed it down to 2 cards.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-127-GI&tool=3

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-114-GI

My final question, is the GHZ edition of the Gigabyte 780 worth the extra £20? Or can you just OC the £379 version to match the Ghz edition? I heard they come voltage locked or something?

Thanks very much guys.



Thanks for that final bit of advice

The Ghz edition.

I bought a similar factory overclocked at 1006 and haven't found the need to overclock it any further at the moment. It cuts through everything. And I have managed to get to 1.3Ghz, but haven't see the need to be honest.

 

[nitram100]

Ok nice one guys, ordering the Ghz edition now. I feel a bit dirty as I have been on the red team for the last 8 years

 

[Kaapstad]

The Ghz edition.

I bought a similar factory overclocked at 1006 and haven't found the need to overclock it any further at the moment. It cuts through everything. And I have managed to get to 1.3Ghz, but haven't see the need to be honest.

You may have worded it a little better but I think I know what you mean.

 

[Rroff]

Kind of know where hes coming from - mine on out the box boost clock runs BF4 on ultra settings at 1920x1080 and mostly 100-120fps and quite rare to drop below 80 even in heavy firefights except when the building destruction gets a bit mental and havok can't cope.

I've had mine benchmarked at close to 1300 (1289 or 1298 can't remember which) but not really feeling the need - and if I was playing with multimonitor/2560x I'd probably buy a second instead of overclocking to the max :|