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Hi! So my next video card purchase is a GTX 770. My question is should I get:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125463

 

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130922

 

I know the Reference EVGA version is out of stock on Newegg, but I will be getting that version for $300.

I am also a bit pressed about power draw, and am worried that the Windforce will draw too much, as I only have 600w. The EVGA version is also a bit better looking, I just don't know which will deliver better performance.

 

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More fans = more cooling = more overclocking = more performance.

A decent 600w psu is more than enough for a 770.

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They will perform nearly identically with a couple percent for margins of error, I would get the Gigabyte because it will be cooler and quieter than the reference design and will allow you to overclock it higher. Don't worry 600w is enough.

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Why do you want the EVGA reference. I have the super clocked 780 and is great

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probably will sound like a fanboy, but i love evga. i can assure you they have the best customer service of all the other manufacturers.

also the evga one will perform better, since it is pre-overclocked to the max.

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Get the Windforce no doubt about that.

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with any single gpu system, you wont exceed 500 W. Gigabyte cards seem to be always just insanely high clocked for their price, and therefore deliver great performance/dollar. Even if the Evga was in stock, Id pick the gigabyte.

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The GTX 770 Windforce is one amazingly good card. I have one, and it's quiet, cool and overclocks nicely. A 600W PSU is sufficient, as you can see from my signature.

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Why do you want the EVGA reference. I have the super clocked 780 and is great

It also depends on the system your putting it into. The Windforce will need some decent airflow to run well unlike the reference one that will exhaust out the back. If your system doesn't have direct airflow/ exhaust from the gpu or your not sure its always safe to go with a reference design. 

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The GTX 770 Windforce is one amazingly good card. I have one, and it's quiet, cool and overclocks nicely. A 600W PSU is sufficient, as you can see from my signature.

Well, that's reassuring, I have yet to come communicate directly with someone using that setup, so thanks! :)

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I think you should get the Gigabyte version of the 770. Because it has 3 fans resulting in a quieter system while at the same time providing a decent amount of airflow toward the card. This allows the card to be pushed slightly higher with overclocks. So yea.....

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Well, that's reassuring, I have yet to come communicate directly with someone using that setup, so thanks! :)

No problem! :)

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It also depends on the system your putting it into. The Windforce will need some decent airflow to run well unlike the reference one that will exhaust out the back. If your system doesn't have direct airflow/ exhaust from the gpu or your not sure its always safe to go with a reference design.

Oh I'm not really knowledgeable on coolers I didn't know that but why one reference one not
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Oh I'm not really knowledgeable on coolers I didn't know that but why one reference one not

reference usually means that the cooler sucks air through a impeller and blows it out of the case. Non- reference usually means that it has a fan blowing down on it and exhausting in all directions; making it bad for small cases with little airflow.

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reference usually means that the cooler sucks air through a impeller and blows it out of the case. Non- reference usually means that it has a fan blowing down on it and exhausting in all directions; making it bad for small cases with little airflow.

Thats partially right, Reference is essentially the base model for the other companies to build their own cards from, so the control. Non-reference is when a board partner like Asus, for example, makes their own PCB and change up what they have on the card such as more RAM or better power delivery. The blower style cooler is cheap so that's why AMD and Nvidia just put it on there and the other companies have their own custom aftermarket cooler.

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