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GTX 980 or 780?

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Should I get a 780 or hold out till a 980?

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980. Already shipped to stores and being announced in like an hour. 

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Should I get a 780 or hold out till a 980?

 

Wait for the benchmarks.

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I'm going to have to recommend going with the ASUS GTX 780Ti DCUII http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HSY1RVC since the prices have dropped and according to Linus' video about the 980, the 780Ti has better overclocking capabilities.

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980

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