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2x GTX 780 SLI or 1x GTX 970?

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Title says it all! Someone in another forum said that it is cheaper to get two gtx 780 gpus instead of one gtx 970. I'm calling bull on it but I mean I could be wrong...

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two 780s certainly would not be cheaper than a single 970 

 

The cheapest (new) GTX780 is $340.

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I've yet to see GTX 780 drop to $170 so I call bullshit on that

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two 780s certainly would not be cheaper than a single 970 

In fact, where I live, SINGLE 780 is more expensive than 970. There is also the MOBO factor, it has to support Sli, which yours might not. And the PSU has to be stronger as well. Oh, and your power bill.

 

Yeah, forget 780 SLI. Forever.

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Considering the 780 is faster than a single 970...2 780's sounds a lot better in my book. But you are never going to find 2 780's for that price.

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Considering the 780 is faster than a single 970...2 780's sounds a lot better in my book. But you are never going to find 2 780's for that price.

Yes, faster... just costs more (here), consumes MUCH more power, requires stronger PSU, has fully optimized drivers already and has less features.

 

And you don't get a free game :ph34r:

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Yes, faster... just costs more (here), consumes MUCH more power, requires stronger PSU, has fully optimized drivers already and has less features.

 

And you don't get a free game :ph34r:

I love when people say less features for the 700 series. The only thing it does not have is MFAA which if you have seen pcper's review of it...it's really disappointing and not that special. Not nearly what nvidia had promised originally. And only a few game can even use it.

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I love when people say less features for the 700 series. The only thing it does not have is MFAA which if you have seen pcper's review of it...it's really disappointing and not that special. Not nearly what nvidia had promised originally. And only a few game can even use it.

And DX12, although neither are very compelling as far as I'm concerned as a 970 will be outdated before DX12 becomes useful enough compared to DX11. 

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And DX12, although neither are very compelling as far as I'm concerned as it will be outdated before DX12 becomes useful enough compared to DX11.

They originally said all dx11 cards will support dx 12. So im not sure I believe you on that one. And it's coming next year so I doubt the 980 will be to irrelevant by then. 

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well i have z97 sabertooth mark 1 and a 750w psu

That settles it. You have SLI support, and a PSU that can handle 2 970s.

 

Getting 2 970s > 980 > 2 780s.

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They originally said all dx11 cards will support dx 12. So im not sure I believe you on that one. And it's coming next year so I doubt the 980 will be to irrelevant by then. 

Where did they say the all dx11 cards would support dx12? Also, DX12 won't be fully utilized for more than a year. 

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970 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 780

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970 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 780

Only in power consumption and mfaa. That's it. 

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Only in power consumption and mfaa. That's it. 

And performance, and OC headroom, and just about everything else.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-970-maxwell,3941-8.html

 

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And performance, and OC headroom, and just about everything else.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-970-maxwell,3941-8.html

Less OC headroom less performance. And worse at everything else. See this is an irritation problem people don't understand. Maxwell cards come clocked REALLY high. Typically 1200mhz plus and only go up to about 1450. 700 series is clocked much lower around the 860-940mhz. You can get 780's to about 1200mhz without voltage bumps. You are talking about a 20% clock speed increase vs 780's 33% clock increase roughly. Now in reviews they don't overclock (if you don't overclock your high end cards you are insane.) So results are very skewed for most people. You belong to the LTT forums... have you not seen it?

 

A 1100mhz 780 beats the 1450mhz 970 across the board by about 10-15% And keep in mind basically anyone with a 780 can do better than 1100mhz.

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You could probably find 2 used 780's for a good price on eBay. But personally I would just go with a single 970 for now and add another one later when you need it. A single 970 can max out most games on 1080p and do alright for 1440p.

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Less OC headroom less performance. And worse at everything else. See this is an irritation problem people don't understand. Maxwell cards come clocked REALLY high. Typically 1200mhz plus and only go up to about 1450. 700 series is clocked much lower around the 860-940mhz. You can get 780's to about 1200mhz without voltage bumps. You are talking about a 20% clock speed increase vs 780's 33% clock increase roughly. Now in reviews they don't overclock (if you don't overclock your high end cards you are insane.) So results are very skewed for most people. You belong to the LTT forums... have you not seen it?

 

A 1100mhz 780 beats the 1450mhz 970 across the board by about 10-15% And keep in mind basically anyone with a 780 can do better than 1100mhz.

Never once seen a 780 beat a 980 overclocked, because the 970 beats the 980 overclocked.

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Never once seen a 780 beat a 980 overclocked, because the 970 beats the 980 overclocked.

That statement made NO sense. I was talking about 970 vs 780. Then you bring up 980 vs 780 and then the 970 being faster than a 980....whut

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Less OC headroom less performance. And worse at everything else. See this is an irritation problem people don't understand. Maxwell cards come clocked REALLY high. Typically 1200mhz plus and only go up to about 1450. 700 series is clocked much lower around the 860-940mhz. You can get 780's to about 1200mhz without voltage bumps. You are talking about a 20% clock speed increase vs 780's 33% clock increase roughly. Now in reviews they don't overclock (if you don't overclock your high end cards you are insane.) So results are very skewed for most people. You belong to the LTT forums... have you not seen it?

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A 1100mhz 780 beats the 1450mhz 970 across the board by about 10-15% And keep in mind basically anyone with a 780 can do better than 1100mhz.

 

You do realise that only Linus' 780 beats a 970 because he went hunting for some massive OCer of a 780 to make the 290(x) look shit?

 

It's pretty clear the 970 is faster than the 780.

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That statement made NO sense. I was talking about 970 vs 780. Then you bring up 980 vs 780 and then the 970 being faster than a 980....whut

All i really think is that you are salty because you own a 7oo series GPU.

The 970 overclocks past 1500mhz in some instances.

 

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Original This sample Overclocked  Core Clock: 863MHz Core Clock: 967MHz Core Clock: 1082MHz Boost Clock: 906MHz Boost Clock: 1020MHz Boost Clock: up-to 1254MHz Memory Clock: 6008 MHz Memory Clock: 6008 MHz Memory Clock: 6562MHz

 

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Original GTX 970 This sample Overclocked  Core Clock: 1050 MHz Core Clock: 1140 MHz Core Clock 1325 MHz Boost Clock: 1178 MHz Boost Clock: 1279 MHz Boost Clock: ~1501 MHz Memory Clock: 7000 MHz Memory Clock: 7000 MHz Memory Clock: 8002 MHz

 

 

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Do remember Maxwell is still in it's infancy with drivers, Kepler is mature now.

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You do realise that only Linus' 780 beats a 970 because he went hunting for some massive OCer of a 780 to make the 290(x) look shit?

 

It's pretty clear the 970 is faster than the 780.

lmao you do realize there is such thing as a overclocking document that tells you all the specs the card are run at. 1110mhz on the 780. That is a crappy overclock. It's his 780ti that overclocks like a beast.

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lmao you do realize there is such thing as a overclocking document that tells you all the specs the card are run at. 1110mhz on the 780. That is a crappy overclock. It's his 780ti that overclocks like a beast.

 

Well forgive me that LTT is the only source you use for basing your information, virtually every other source indicates the 970 outpaces the 780 and is closer in performance - but not often matching - the 780ti...

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All i really think is that you are salty because you own a 7oo series GPU.

The 970 overclocks past 1500mhz in some instances.

 

EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX

 

Original This sample Overclocked  Core Clock: 863MHz Core Clock: 967MHz Core Clock: 1082MHz Boost Clock: 906MHz Boost Clock: 1020MHz Boost Clock: up-to 1254MHz Memory Clock: 6008 MHz Memory Clock: 6008 MHz Memory Clock: 6562MHz

 

MSI GTX 970 4G Twin Frozr V

 

Original GTX 970 This sample Overclocked  Core Clock: 1050 MHz Core Clock: 1140 MHz Core Clock 1325 MHz Boost Clock: 1178 MHz Boost Clock: 1279 MHz Boost Clock: ~1501 MHz Memory Clock: 7000 MHz Memory Clock: 7000 MHz Memory Clock: 8002 MHz

 

Do remember Maxwell is still in it's infancy with drivers, Kepler is mature now.

I am not salty because maxwell is out. Their drivers aren't exactly in infancy either because maxwell has been out for a long time with the 750. I will say that maxwell beats the crap out of kepler in bioshock and raaaaaaapes it in synthetic benchmarks. But can you tell me why the 980 is almost 40% in firestrike than the 780ti and about 5% in games? ummm.

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I'm done trying to talk to you, may the delusion take your life.

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