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HELP! MSI Lightning GTX 780 vs. EVGA GTX 780 SC w/ ACX Cooler

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AFAIK the lightning has better and quieter cooling...

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The Lightning should be cooler, quieter and sexier. Also it should have more OC ability as it's not a reference card like the EVGA one.

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Lightning?

 

there's no comparison here really..

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The lightning is better, but IMO it's not worth the extra $50 ($70 if you count in the mail in rebate), with EVGA you get a GTX 780 (GK110 GPU) very high quality, decent OC, quiet and a really good customer support. The MSI one, is a better overclocker, even more cool and quiet, but is that money worth getting a slight performance increase?

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Get a lightning if you plan on watercooling ever, if not, get the evga.

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The MSI N780 Lightning http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ER8HDME on any day ending in a "y".

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Asus is cheapest of all,and it is one of the best cards.

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The Lightning should be cooler, quieter and sexier. Also it should have more OC ability as it's not a reference card like the EVGA one.

This is not reference. This is a custom PCB card with ACX cooling.

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