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Which 780ti?

Supa Koopa

Supa Koopa

Supa Koopa

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So I've decided to stick another 780ti in my system for some Sli fun.

The problem is that they seem to be getting rid of them all so my choices are limited. I've currently got a Kfa 780ti HOF under water with an average overclock of 1160/7600 so would like to be at the same level (obviously the system will be limited by the slower one).

I've looked at the Zotac one for £299 but I'm not sure of the quality especially the phases as it's not mentioned anywhere. Is it worth spending a bit more for a better make or is it a waste of money. The thing is I'm sure some of the more expensive ones will have to drop in price at some point. Choices are

Zotac OC - £300
Gainward Phantom - £330
Asus Direct CUII - £340
Asus ROG Matrix - £390
Gigabyte windforce - £390

Will probably go under water so block compatibility would be useful as well. I just thought I'd see if I could tap someones knowledge or experience.

Many thanks.
 
Thanks for the reply. I have checked for compatibilty on the EK website so I know I can get one. I was more concerned with the stability of the card, although my KFA is not a massive overclocker it is very stable at the speeds it's happy with. I just want the same stability really. I can't find the reference for the Zotac power phases which suggest it's 6 the same as a reference so wasn't sure how this affects stability when being pushed. I'm after 2 cards running stable at 1160, it would be a little disappointing if they had to run at 1000 because of the Zotac.
 
Ah okay now I know what DSR is. I wouldn't have thought you could return a card just because it doesn't overclock that well. Certainly if it didn't run at the advertised speeds, the rest is just gravy I would have thought.

I tried the Skynet bios for my card and it made no difference at all. It'll bench happily at 1250 but I have random crashes during gaming in anything other than 1160.

Thanks for the info on the Zotac it's helpful as they don't seem to be that well thought of.
 
Gibbo - What's the chances of the other cards dropping in price over the next few weeks. Just thought I'd ask as I'm not really in any sort of rush. :)
 
Cheers Gibbo, but I meant the more expensive ones not the Zotac's. lol

Everyone seems to like to Zotac anyway.

Looked at my loop last night and realised it's going to take a lot of messing around to get another card in there. :(
 
Yeah I thought of that, but I have a 6 month old 780ti sitting in there now with a 2 month old waterblock on it and it would be a waste to get rid of it for 1gb of memory only to make it easier for a lazy coder somewhere. I've not run out of memory yet on any of the games I play. I might not bother at all and just go for a 980ti when they arrive.
 
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