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[chickdigger802]

780 msi lightning is $550 at newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127754
gigabyte windforce is $510

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125471

 

[ShadyJ]

Its going to be interesting when the 290X factory OC cards come out with superior cooling and the 780Ti releases.

Im leaning towards to 290X because of mantle and console porting but we will see, buying a reference 290X is a bad idea unless you want to water cool it.

 

[LeeRoyBrown]

will the 780 run the new tomb raider at max settings @1080p? hairFX and all?

Sure on an AMD card...

EDIT: Ok, didn't realise AMD made this available to Nvidia users.

 

[Sanctuary]

780 msi lightning is $550 at newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127754
gigabyte windforce is $510

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125471

Damn, the reason I was ignoring that card is because until today it was still selling for $700+. Going to wait a week and if the DCU2 doesn't drop to the same price, I'm snatching up a Lightning.

 

[Unknown One]

If I waited 2 months I would have picked up the 770 by now. Oh well 760 until Maxwell or maxwell refresh...sigh.

 

[Nirolak]

Have the 770 4GB prices went down anywhere in the US?

 

[Newline]

Amazon UK prices have been updated!

What would you guys purchase?

MSI 770 Gaming 4GB - £281
Gigabyte 770 Windforce 2GB - £265

Is an extra 2GB worth 15 quid? Especially seeing as the gigabyte is clocked higher too.

 

[kharma45]

Amazon UK prices have been updated!

What would you guys purchase?

MSI 770 Gaming 4GB - £281
Gigabyte 770 Windforce 2GB - £265

Is an extra 2GB worth 15 quid? Especially seeing as the gigabyte is clocked higher too.

Worth noting no free games with Amazon. I would grab the Gigabyte Windforce on Scan for £260.

 

[Durante]

Amazon UK prices have been updated!

What would you guys purchase?

MSI 770 Gaming 4GB - £281
Gigabyte 770 Windforce 2GB - £265

Is an extra 2GB worth 15 quid? Especially seeing as the gigabyte is clocked higher too.

At that price difference I'd always go with a 4GB card.

 

[pa22word]

At that price difference I'd always go with a 4GB card.

Does the 770 have the bandwidth (I think I used that correctly?) to best take advantage of that 4GB without crossfiring/SLI'ing the card, though? I've been looking at the 4GB 770 for some time now, but have been averse to picking it up over the 780 for that reason.

 

[kharma45]

Does the 770 have the bandwidth (I think I used that correctly?) to best take advantage of that 4GB without crossfiring/SLI'ing the card, though? I've been looking at the 4GB 770 for some time now, but have been averse to picking it up over the 780 for that reason.

It does.

 

[chickdigger802]

Have the 770 4GB prices went down anywhere in the US?

windforce ones are $380

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...MATCH&Description=gtx+770+4gb&N=-1&isNodeId=1

 

[pa22word]

It does.

Okay, cool, but will the 256 bit bus otherwise negatively impact me in any way vs the 780's 384 or the 290(x)'s 512 @ 1920x1080?

Thanks for the responses!

 

[Nirolak]

windforce ones are $380

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...MATCH&Description=gtx+770+4gb&N=-1&isNodeId=1

Thanks.

 

[kharma45]

Okay, cool, but will the 256 bit bus otherwise negatively impact me in any way vs the 780's 384 or the 290(x)'s 512 @ 1920x1080?

Thanks for the responses!

At 1080p you're fine.

 

[pa22word]

At 1080p you're fine.

Two more before I pull the trigger: will I see any drop offs vs the others from 1440p when using OGSSAA (trying to determine when the 256 bus will kneecap me)? About how much better is this than my current card in the 1GB flavored 5870, percentage wise?

 

[Ryoku]

Two more before I pull the trigger: will I see any drop offs vs the others from 1440p when using OGSSAA (trying to determine when the 256 bus will kneecap me)? About how much better is this than my current card in the 1GB flavored 5870, percentage wise?

It'll be a huge jump from a 5870. I use my Gigabyte OC 770 4GB to run games at 1440p. They all run fine at 60fps. I sometimes put some extra 2xMSAA if I need to without too much of a hit. Normally I'm still at around 60fps if not a bit higher.

 

[Tarin02543]

Just bought a 760 for 249 eurobucks

oh well, I love this card.

 

[chickdigger802]

Just bought a 760 for 249 eurobucks

oh well, I love this card.

Return it if you still can.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

I have GTX 680s in SLI. will I see an improvement if I got 780s @ 2560x1600 (and 4K in the future) or would it not be worth it?

 

[chickdigger802]

I have GTX 680s in SLI. will I see an improvement if I got 780s @ 2560x1600 (and 4K in the future) or would it not be worth it?

improvements will be seen, but probably not worth it for the grand or so.

 

[Ty4on]

Two more before I pull the trigger: will I see any drop offs vs the others from 1440p when using OGSSAA (trying to determine when the 256 bus will kneecap me)? About how much better is this than my current card in the 1GB flavored 5870, percentage wise?

The bus itself won't bottleneck, but the lower bandwidth will make performance at higher res or with lot's of AA lower than on a card with a higher bandwidth. The 770 has very fast 7Ghz memory.
Edit: There won't be a huge drop off, but games that need a lot of bandwidth will (ofc) perform better on 780s, but will also cost a lot more.

The 5870 performs worse than the 7870 and usually the 7850 as well. Hard to put a number because it will vary a lot and they are hard to find because the 5870 is rarely seen in reviews. Newer games are optimized for newer cards and will show a bigger improvement.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

improvements will be seen, but probably not worth it for the grand or so.

how much better would the 780s be for 4K resolution though?

 

[Double D]

What kind of power supply would I need in order to run SLI 770s?

 

[kharma45]

What kind of power supply would I need in order to run SLI 770s?

750w.

 

[Sanctuary]

Well, the DCU2 is now at $519. Sold!

 

[maneil99]

how much better would the 780s be for 4K resolution though?

About 60-75% in 1080p. Not sure how it will scale to 4k. It has more memory so that shouldn't bottleneck as quick

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

About 60-75% in 1080p. Not sure how it will scale to 4k. It has more memory so that shouldn't bottleneck as quick

my 680s have 4GB of RAm. these 780s have 3. would that make a difference?

 

[chickdigger802]

my 680s have 4GB of RAm. these 780s have 3. would that make a difference?

for current games? not really. in the future who knows. might as well get titans, just in case.

 

[saelz8]

Guys, do you think I should go for the 2GB 770 over 4GB on a single monitor 1680x1050 display?

Just trying to make the right choice as far as price goes.

Also which 770 is recommended?

 

[Moral Panic]

I bought a 770 4GB for £380 4 months ago. Feel bad man.

 

[Sanctuary]

Edit: Nvm, Newegg seemed screwy for a bit, but I was finally able to grab a card. $369 isn't bad (if you count the cost of the bundled games, if you were going to play all three anyway) at all.

 

[Totobeni]

I bought a 770 4GB for £380 4 months ago. Feel bad man.

This is always the case with PC parts, I got 780 in the summer but I don't feel bad as I'll sell it and get 780ti next month.

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

Amazon us still not moving on the 780s.

 

[pa22word]

Amazon us still not moving on the 780s.

The windforce GTX 780 is down to 510 atm on amazon.

EDIT: I should know because I just bought one

 

[lowrider007]

Will my PSU handle a 780?



I'm currently running a 670 fine but I guess the 780 is a big step in power requirements.

 

[zainetor]

750w.

Could you be able to achieve it, with a cooler master v700 gold?

 

[vg260]

The windforce GTX 780 is down to 510 atm on amazon.

EDIT: I should know because I just bought one

They haven't dropped the bulk of the GTXs yet.

 

[Gaf_SentMe]

Damn. Just sold someone an EVGA 780 acx for $630. I win!

 

[pa22word]

Damn. Just sold someone an EVGA 780 acx for $630. I win!

:x

Poor bastard.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

I love my 4GB MSI 770. A very good first card and one I'll likely remember years later when I upgrade.

 

[pa22word]

Aaand Amazon's Windforce Gigabye GTX 780s have sold out. Man they went fast as fuck. They dropped the price earlier today I think and by 11 PM they were gone lol.

 

[Dash Kappei]

Hell ye... wait what? oh well, I guess me and the OP have a different meaning for "slashing" -_-

 

[dgrdsv]

At that price difference I'd always go with a 4GB card.

While I basically did just that back in June, I have to say that up until now the only game which benefits from +2 GB is Skyrim with official HD pack. The newly released BF4 is using 2 GBs of VRAM only. I still consider 4 GB as a better deal for 2014+ but it's not like you won't be able to play on 2 GB card either.

 

[chickdigger802]

The windforce GTX 780 is down to 510 atm on amazon.

EDIT: I should know because I just bought one

Same price on newegg. But there I won't have to pay like $35 of sales tax :/

 

[Mrbob]

So now there is a 780 GHZ model incoming:

http://videocardz.com/47420/nvidia-updates-geforce-gtx-780-ghz-edition

Although I've already seen some 1GHZ oc models on newegg for less than 550. Not sure if this revised 780 will be worth the extra cost.

 

[maneil99]

So now there is a 780 GHZ model incoming:

http://videocardz.com/47420/nvidia-updates-geforce-gtx-780-ghz-edition

Although I've already seen some 1GHZ oc models on newegg for less than 550. Not sure if this revised 780 will be worth the extra cost.

I doubt its a better chip aside from a better bin. Feeling stupid buying a 780 in july now. Clocks ok, 1254mhz but still. Could have got a classy or 780ti.

 

[LeeRoyBrown]

I doubt its a better chip aside from a better bin. Feeling stupid buying a 780 in july now. Clocks ok, 1254mhz but still. Could have got a classy or 780ti.

Don't feel bad bro.

Here let me make you feel better.

Back in the day I purchased 4GB of DDR3 for $800.

How things change so quickly hey?

 

[Addnan]

Could you be able to achieve it, with a cooler master v700 gold?

That is based on the Seasonic-x series and as such is a great unit. Will run dual 780

 

[maneil99]

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193498
Ghz is just the name of the card. Its simply an Oced aftermarket card. Not a superchip.