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Why is it so cheap compared to other 780 ti's? Im curious because i might be getting one depending on the 980

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Low production costs perhaps? We don't actually know.

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It's probably because the 9xx series is about to drop.

 

Pretty amazing deal though, get it.

How much ?

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It's probably because the 9xx series is about to drop.

Pretty amazing deal though, get it.

I will depending on the 980

How much ?

$560-$580

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Judging by the techpowerup review, the DCUII cooler on the card is a bit meh. And since they use the same cooler on the R9 290 and 290X, where it really sucks, maybe they've unexpectedly ended up with a surplus that they're trying to shift before everything goes 900-series.

 

Or maybe it's just random price fluctuations. It happens.

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Why is it so cheap compared to other 780 ti's? Im curious because i might be getting one depending on the 980

You never posted the actual price from said retailer that is selling for ... "AS YOU SAY SO CHEAP" Links please.

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It's probably because the 9xx series is about to drop.

 

Pretty amazing deal though, get it.

 

The 900 series isn't really any closer for Asus than for other brands though. Unless there's something I'm missing.

 

 

 

You never posted the actual price from said retailer that is selling for ... "AS YOU SAY SO CHEAP" Links please.

 

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Judging by the techpowerup review, the DCUII cooler on the card is a bit meh. And since they use the same cooler on the R9 290 and 290X, where it really sucks, maybe they've unexpectedly ended up with a surplus that they're trying to shift before everything goes 900-series.

Or maybe it's just random price fluctuations. It happens.

From what I have read and judging from the fact that I am currently running an Asus DCUII card as I type. .... They are over hyped and they real really really under perform for what the cost.

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What's this bollocks ? Post something real from the ikes of NCIX, Newegg shit even Amazon is better than the bollocks you posted LOL.

 

That site collates prices from NCIX, Newegg, Amazon and others...

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What's this bollocks ? Post something real from the ikes of NCIX, Newegg shit even Amazon is better than the bollocks you posted LOL.

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=93804&vpn=GTX780TI-DC2OC-3GD5&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1350

 

You could have easily clicked "view" on the product in question and went to one of those e-tailers' websites.

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I think its a good deal. I would reinvest the money not spent on more expensive 780ti's to get water blocks on them so they're more quiet and to get better temps.

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Why is it so cheap compared to other 780 ti's? Im curious because i might be getting one depending on the 980

IDK, i would stick with EVGA or MSI though because I find myself using RMA a lot and Asus has pretty bad customer support.

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290 kicks out more heat, micro stuttering is an issue still, some motherboards don't work with it, it takes a LOT more power, it isn't compatible with some smaller cases, some people don't like the aesthetic, some people want 3d vision, some people want G-Sync, some people want GeForce Experience. Some people want Shield Gamestream, some people want shadowplay. This isn't a thread about AMD, or SLI solutions. This is a thread about a 780ti.

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Hard to tell.  It isn't like the DCUII isn't a good card.  It is well respected.  ASUS went for stability across production over pure power.  Some people like this, and some don't    But that is beside the point.   

 

As for the price I think it has to do with two factors.   First off is the upcoming 900 series release.  All of the companies are going to be trying to clear out some inventory to make room for the new.   Asus probably just cut first.   Secondly is simply economy of scale.   As far as I know Asus is the largest parts provider to end users.  This means they pump out more cards and probably have a lower cost per unit, so they can make the cuts right now.   

 

As another aside I love my Asus 780Ti DCUII

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290 kicks out more heat, micro stuttering is an issue still, some motherboards don't work with it, it takes a LOT more power, it isn't compatible with some smaller cases, some people don't like the aesthetic, some people want 3d vision, some people want G-Sync, some people want GeForce Experience. Some people want Shield Gamestream, some people want shadowplay. This isn't a thread about AMD, or SLI solutions. This is a thread about a 780ti.

there were like 2 things about the actuall performance there, the rest was just nvidia features, some of which are fairly niche

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Hard to tell.  It isn't like the DCUII isn't a good card.  It is well respected.  ASUS went for stability across production over pure power.  Some people like this, and some don't    But that is beside the point.   

 

As for the price I think it has to do with two factors.   First off is the upcoming 900 series release.  All of the companies are going to be trying to clear out some inventory to make room for the new.   Asus probably just cut first.   Secondly is simply economy of scale.   As far as I know Asus is the largest parts provider to end users.  This means they pump out more cards and probably have a lower cost per unit, so they can make the cuts right now.   

 

As another aside I love my Asus 780Ti DCUII

Love Mine Too (Asus 780Ti DCUII)

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there were like 2 things about the actuall performance there, the rest was just nvidia features, some of which are fairly niche

A lot of them are about the issues crossfire.

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I actually have x2 ASUS GTX 780ti in SLI and am pretty happy with them. They don't overclock as well as some other vendors but they keep cool and quiet plus the performance is still better than pretty much anything else out.

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The Asus 780ti Is better than the 980 (Just Contact The Nvidia Geforce)

For some reason I don't believe

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290 kicks out more heat, micro stuttering is an issue still, some motherboards don't work with it, it takes a LOT more power, it isn't compatible with some smaller cases, some people don't like the aesthetic, some people want 3d vision, some people want G-Sync, some people want GeForce Experience. Some people want Shield Gamestream, some people want shadowplay. This isn't a thread about AMD, or SLI solutions. This is a thread about a 780ti.

Holy shit the fanboyism is remarkable. The ignorance ... astounding.

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A lot of them are about the issues crossfire.

All CFX issue fixed with the new AMD cards via the AMD "DMA engine" but clearly you don't know jack cause your an nvidiot ! Just saying people this guy is an idiot that is spreading big time misinformation and not backing up his shit with links to validate his stupid claims

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All CFX issue fixed with the new AMD cards via the AMD "DMA engine" but clearly you don't know jack cause your an nvidiot ! Just saying people this guy is an idiot that is spreading big time misinformation and not backing up his shit with links to validate his stupid claims

So they magically made both 290s output half heat, be reduced in size so they both fit into a single PCIE port (No not 295x2, you said 290. 295x2 is 290x) and they got all of the Nvidia features? That's amazing how did they do that?

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