Should I upgrade?

[Rossk01]

Hey guys

 

 Recently I've read a lot of good things about the GTX 780 and have been tempted to buy it. The reason why I am thinking about buying it is mainly down to the fact that I regret going down the dual GPU route. (Currently have 2 x Club 3D 2GB HD7870 Joker Graphics Card XT)

 

I feel like most games currently either don't support SLI / Crossfire setups or are poorly optimized for it. I've also noticed that having 1 GPU helps a lot when trying to keep GPU fan speeds lower / quieter although this is mainly down to me being a silence freak when it comes to fan noise.

Another possible upgrade that I have considered is buying a Cosmos 2 case. I currently have a Corsair 600T which is a perfectly okay  case but I feel that the Cosmos may suit me better in the future for the following reasons:

 

·         Bigger dimensions which helps when working inside the case. This comes in handy as currently my Corsair H100i is cramped in the top section of my case.

·         Can hold more fans which would directly increase air flow and help with keep low temps.

·         May help support more types of hardware into the future.

·         Better for water cooling is I decide to go down that route.

 

With all this in mind, my main two questions would be; (in your opinion)

A )  Would changing my GPUs leave me better off in terms of performance?

B )  Would upgrading my 600T to a Cosmos II help with case temps and future water-cooling solutions?

 

Current PC Spec:

CPU:  Intel i7-3770K CPU 4.5GHz - Ivy Bridge

Mobo:  Asus SABERTOOTH Z77

GPU:  Club 3D 2GB AMD HD7870 Joker Graphics Card XT x2  (CrossFire)

RAM:  Corsair 16GB 1600MHz CL10 DDR3 Vengeance

SSD:  Samsung 840 Series Pro 256GB

HDD:  Seagate 3TB

PSU:  Corsair TX750V2 Enthusiast Series 750W

Case:  Cosair Special Edition Graphite Series 600T - White

Keyboard:  Razer Balck Widow Ultimate Edition 2012

Mouse:  Razer Lachesis

CPU WaterCooling:  Corsair H100i

Headset:  Astro A50s

 

Any feedback would be appreciated. :)

 

Thanks

[extremescouter]

I would definitely suggest upgrading the GTX 780. Check out the performance numbers here:

 

 

 

However, personally I don't think you need to upgrade your case. Cases are really personal preference, so if you would like, by all means go for the Cosmos 2. 

[azzo]

i wouldn't recommend changing cases if you can fit everything in it. unless you really want to, or  a "silent optimized" case, you would just be wasting money in my opinion. but if you think it would look nice, go ahead ;)

[Rossk01]

Thanks for the feedback guys. :) Will probably end up keeping the 600T for the near future, anyhow.

 

In terms of the GPU, the Gigabyte GTX 780 looks pretty tempting..

[Rossk01]

Any other feedback is still welcome :)

[airdeano]

Hey guys

 

 Recently I've read a lot of good things about the GTX 780 and have been tempted to buy it. The reason why I am thinking about buying it is mainly down to the fact that I regret going down the dual GPU route. (Currently have 2 x Club 3D 2GB HD7870 Joker Graphics Card XT)

 

I feel like most games currently either don't support SLI / Crossfire setups or are poorly optimized for it. I've also noticed that having 1 GPU helps a lot when trying to keep GPU fan speeds lower / quieter although this is mainly down to me being a silence freak when it comes to fan noise.

Another possible upgrade that I have considered is buying a Cosmos 2 case. I currently have a Corsair 600T which is a perfectly okay  case but I feel that the Cosmos may suit me better in the future for the following reasons:

 

·         Bigger dimensions which helps when working inside the case. This comes in handy as currently my Corsair H100i is cramped in the top section of my case.

·         Can hold more fans which would directly increase air flow and help with keep low temps.

·         May help support more types of hardware into the future.

·         Better for water cooling is I decide to go down that route.

 

With all this in mind, my main two questions would be; (in your opinion)

A )  Would changing my GPUs leave me better off in terms of performance?

B )  Would upgrading my 600T to a Cosmos II help with case temps and future water-cooling solutions?

 

aa) gaming wise, yes, the single GPU solution is usually best. SLI/CFX in most

occasions doesn't scale well enough to justify the extra GPU expense. with that

said, the AMD camp does not currently have a CFX patch or work around for the

dual GPU issues (tearing, runt frame-report, etc..). the used GPU market price-wise

is down, so advantages can be had for a single GPU solution.

 

ab) that answer is no.. the cosmos really isn't any better than the 600T for

water-cooling. it is a bigger case, but has no bigger compartment for cooling option

more over the 600T does. IMO, you'd be trading to a bigger issue for air/water-cooling

than what you have now, a lateral move at best with more expense.

 

airdeano

[Rossk01]

Okay thanks a lot with the info. I will definitively have to look into swapping out my GPUs then :).