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EVGA GTX 780 Dual Classified vs GTX 970

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Hi guys,

 

So I want to buy myself a GTX 970, but today there is a huge sale on the EVGA GTX 780 Dual Classified (with ACX cooler). It is about 15% cheaper than the 970 from MSI that I want to buy.

 

I am aware that the 970 has a lot of advantages over the standard 780 (power consumption, more VRAM, newer architecture, etc.), and that the 970 outperforms the reference 780.

But how would the said 780 from EVGA compare to the 970? From what I have heard it is a beast at overclocking, and I intend to do that.

 

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It would save me a lot of money to go for the 780, and I don't want to spend about $80 extra just for 10 fps increase.

 

What do you guys think?

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780 Classified will compete with the 970 when overclocked.

If you get a kraken G10 with that extra money leftover, you can probably easily have it beating the 970 in some games, the classified cards tend to treat you well when they're nice and cool, usually you can get a bit more mhz out of them without adding voltage.

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Hi guys,

 

So I want to buy myself a GTX 970, but today there is a huge sale on the EVGA GTX 780 Dual Classified (with ACX cooler). It is about 15% cheaper than the 970 from MSI that I want to buy.

 

I am aware that the 970 has a lot of advantages over the standard 780 (power consumption, more VRAM, newer architecture, etc.), and that the 970 outperforms the reference 780.

But how would the said 780 from EVGA compare to the 970? From what I have heard it is a beast at overclocking, and I intend to do that.

 

780 Classified link

 

It would save me a lot of money to go for the 780, and I don't want to spend about $80 extra just for 10 fps increase.

 

What do you guys think?

If you are into overclocking whatsoever then definitely get the 780. 700 series gets a lot more out of it's overclocks. 

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If you want some big numbers in benches for e-peen, get the 780. Otherwise grab that 970.

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Awesome thanks guys!

 

Yes I am definitely into overclocking, so I think I will go with the 780 then. Going to be a huge step-up from my current 5870 haha :D

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