GTX 780 Recommendations

[Crosseyed Sniper]

Hello, guys,

Will soon be completing my new build and wanted to ask for your GTX 780 (Non-Ti version) recommendations. The market is flooded with these cards and your help will be greatly appreciated. 

Here is a little more info for you guys to consider. 

I do not plan on over-clocking anything in my system, including the GPU. I will be playing Battlefield 4 and possibly helping with some live streaming events. I will be using a standard 27" 1920x1080 HD monitor but would like to get a 27" 2560x1440 monitor in the near future.

My CPU is an i7-4771 - RAM is 16GB 1600 - I just purchased a Seasonic 660W Platinum PSU. By the way, do you guys think this PSU will be okay for my system? Remember, I won't be over-clocking anything.

Thank you all very much and I'll respond when I can. Work is eating a lot of my free time up.

[SSOB]

Asus DCUII is youre best option.

[Tmh85]

DCuII or gigabyte or MSI

[FloRolf]

Dcu2 all the way.

 

heres a little review i did: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/50100-asus-gtx780-dcuii-review-picsthoughtsbenchmarks/?hl=dcu2

[SparkySamZa]

Asus DCUII is youre best option.

everyone says that one but the problem is that, asus one is always the most expensive :L

[Crosseyed Sniper]

Man, you guys get on it! Thanks for your quick replies! I really do appreciate it. I will look into all the suggested recommendations.

 

By the way, HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!

[GameHard6]

Yep, ASUS Direct CU II GTX780-DC2OC-3GD5 is the best choice!

[Crosseyed Sniper]

I'll be deciding on something within the next 2 weeks or so.

 

By the way, do we know when NVIDIA will release their newest cards? Newer cards would drop the prices of these current cards and I'd certainly like to see that.

[Dragonzeanse]

I would like to think the Gigabyte Windforce 3X GTX 780 is good, as well as EVGA's ACX Cooler 780. ASUS is, absolutely, a great option, however.

[Crosseyed Sniper]

I would like to think the Gigabyte Windforce 3X GTX 780 is good, as well as EVGA's ACX Cooler 780. ASUS is, absolutely, a great option, however.

Thanks, man.

 

Anyone else have a recommendation?

[Dragonzeanse]

Thanks, man.

 

Anyone else have a recommendation?

Keep in mind that you should look for cards based on the warranty. The longer, the better, but if a warranty says somewhere in the fine print that it's a three-year warranty with one-year labor, it's basically a one-year warranty. I named companies that have great warranties and customer support. MSI is not a bad option, either.

 

If you do buy an EVGA card, try to buy a Superclocked version. They're often the same price as their ordinary variants of the cards, but come factory overclocked. If you don't want to overclock because of time constraints or because it isn't something you're comfortable with, an EVGA Superclocked card might be up your alley. If you later decide to play at 2560x1440 resolutions, those extra frames per second really will mean a lot. And that isn't even the limit of the card's overclocking, but in a lot of games at that resolution, you can expect around a 12% performance increase. Very nice, considering how little more it costs, and that's if it's even more expensive than the stock configuration.

[Crosseyed Sniper]

Keep in mind that you should look for cards based on the warranty. The longer, the better, but if a warranty says somewhere in the fine print that it's a three-year warranty with one-year labor, it's basically a one-year warranty. I named companies that have great warranties and customer support. MSI is not a bad option, either.

 

If you do buy an EVGA card, try to buy a Superclocked version. They're often the same price as their ordinary variants of the cards, but come factory overclocked. If you don't want to overclock because of time constraints or because it isn't something you're comfortable with, an EVGA Superclocked card might be up your alley. If you later decide to play at 2560x1440 resolutions, those extra frames per second really will mean a lot. And that isn't even the limit of the card's overclocking, but in a lot of games at that resolution, you can expect around a 12% performance increase. Very nice, considering how little more it costs, and that's if it's even more expensive than the stock configuration.

Great advice! 

 

I've posted this same question on 3 other sites and no one else mentioned anything about the warranty. This is one of the reasons I am not interested in overclocking anything now. After a few years have passed and my rig starts showing it's age, only then would I consider over-clocking. Well, by then I'll probably do a full upgrade.

 

Also, I've had a few others mention the ASUS card. but those EVGA cards seem to be the most popular on Newegg. Plus, for what it's worth, EVGA has been making cards for many years and this makes me a little more comfortable with their brand. Honestly, you probably can't go wrong with either brand.

 

Thanks for the advice, bro!

[Crosseyed Sniper]

By the way, do some of these cards consume more power than others or is it 250 watts across all brands? I understand the over-clocked cards will consume more power. I guess higher electricity bills come along with these higher-end GPUs, which is something most of us never consider until we get that first bill after our new builds.  :wacko:

[Ja Krispie]

I personally bought 2 of the EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX and I love them. They work great, look good, and stay nice and cool.

[Dragonzeanse]

By the way, do some of these cards consume more power than others or is it 250 watts across all brands? I understand the over-clocked cards will consume more power. I guess higher electricity bills come along with these higher-end GPUs, which is something most of us never consider until we get that first bill after our new builds.  :wacko:

I'm not sure what the difference would be. It's true that an overclocked card is going to have a larger power draw than one in a stock configuration. I don't know of any calculators that can determine the extra draw the card needs in order to power itself under an overclocked configuration (not even Outervision), but the power draw shouldn't change so dramatically that you need a better power supply or better cooling. Generally speaking, if a factory overclocked card has a non-reference cooler (like EVGA's ACX cooler), then it's powerful enough to dissipate the heat output. When in doubt, grab a couple case fans and bottom- or side-mount them in your case, if you can.

 

Nvidia recommends a higher wattage PSU for the GTX 780, but even in unrealistic benchmarks, you'll be able to power the card - overclocked or not. There is no cause for concern.