780Ti to 970 SLI

[ricchi]

Hello guys, 

 

Currently thinking about / trying to sell my 780Ti to replace them with two 970's. Performance per dollar seems really good, especially if i can get a reasonable amount of cash for the old card. Any reasons i shouldnt do it? Gaming / multimedia on 1440p.

[Guest]

You should just buy another 780ti

[ricchi]

You should just buy another 780ti

 

Was thinking about that, but cant seem to find the matrix cards cheap anywhere. 

[Deli]

I see the second-hand market here is flooded with 780 and 780 Ti. I assume it'll be the same everywhere.

[ShadowCaptain]

Just grab a cheap second 780ti, it can even be a different card if you aren't picky but im sure you can find one somewhere

 

Will be way better performance for your money

[CCap]

Was thinking about that, but cant seem to find the matrix cards cheap anywhere. 

Well to be fair, it doesn't have to be a matrix card running in SLI with it. Honestly you'd get better temps on your system with a blower style card anyways. 

 

You can always do what I'm doing and sell your 780ti on eBay for full price and mark it as "like new"...

[ricchi]

Just grab a cheap second 780ti, it can even be a different card if you aren't picky but im sure you can find one somewhere

 

Will be way better performance for your money

Performance for money is really decided by how much i can sell my card for. Even if we look at full priced new cards, 780Ti sli for 700 or 970 sli for 530. Not sure tbh.

 

Well to be fair, it doesn't have to be a matrix card running in SLI with it. Honestly you'd get better temps on your system with a blower style card anyways. 

 

You can always do what I'm doing and sell your 780ti on eBay for full price and mark it as "like new"...

I have been using the card for 2 months, not really sure it qualifies. Also, i spent some time and money to make sure things look good, not going to ruin it with adding a different card. 

[ShadowCaptain]

Performance for money is really decided by how much i can sell my card for. Even if we look at full priced new cards, 780Ti sli for 700 or 970 sli for 530. Not sure tbh.

 

 

But you already HAVE your 780ti, and you will lose money selling it, so you are better off buying as second 780ti in the sales

 

Sli 780tis are more powerful than dual 970s, by quite a margin, so sure its 700 vs 530, but its also 170$ more performance

[madscientist56]

Dont downgrade, get another 780ti

[CCap]

Performance for money is really decided by how much i can sell my card for. Even if we look at full priced new cards, 780Ti sli for 700 or 970 sli for 530. Not sure tbh.

780ti's go for $450-$500 on /r/hardwareswap every other day. Especially with the 980 coming out, everyone is trying to get rid of their 780ti as fast as they can.

 

If you want a reference (blower) design (which is what I'd recommend) this guy is selling his for $450.

[the crunchiumo]

getting a third card wont help youll get like 10 fps extra and if you switch to 970s youll lose performance as 970s perform closer to 780s so just stick with your 780ti sli

[dparis1977]

 SLI with 970's ...more VRAM , more power efficient = less heat ,  newer tech,  overall better IMO  --- sell the 780ti

[ricchi]

So far no luck selling my card, or finding another one. Any suggestions where should i look for any stock left?