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Just wanting to hear from people who own one if it is worth the extra money over a 770? looking to upgrade from my sapphire 7850 oc and have been looking at a 780.

 

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Corsair c70
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 
Amd fx 8350 BE  4.7Ghz
Corsair h100
Shapphire 7850 oc 
16Gb Corsair Dominator Platinum
2x seagate 500gb hdd
samsung 830 128gb ssd

2 monitors, one 1080, one 1440
 
I'm in the UK 
Any advice would be good, Thanks

 

 

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Yes, if you are gaming on the 1440p one

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This is a great deal: http://www.dabs.com/products/msi-geforce-gtx-780-902mhz-3gb-pci-express-3-0-hdmi-twin-frozr-oc-8VF5.html?q=780&src=16

Mine arrived today but I am slightly annoyed as I paid £504, however it is awesome.

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i thinks its good enough value, its basically a titan with a little less ram  two 7970's are a good competator in the price range.

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i thinks its good enough value, its basically a titan with a little less ram  two 7970's are a good competator in the price range.

 

Your avatar scares me.

 

I'd personally go 780, can SLI in the future if you want to.

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This is a great deal: http://www.dabs.com/products/msi-geforce-gtx-780-902mhz-3gb-pci-express-3-0-hdmi-twin-frozr-oc-8VF5.html?q=780&src=16

Mine arrived today but I am slightly annoyed as I paid £504

 

Wow, I might actually get this, if in a weeks time it's this price, I'll be getting one ASAP!

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No. You'd be better off buying two 7970's for about the same amount of money. 

In that case, you'd be better off saving your money for 9970's.

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Your avatar scares me.

 

I'd personally go 780, can SLI in the future if you want to.

you get more preformace with two 7970's  and two 780's cost twice as much. but your avatar makes me think that dos not bother you :)

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What's your psu? You could just get 2 7970's for about the same price for better performance.

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After studying the prices :p You can get 2 7950s with waterblocks for the same price as a... *sees 780 for £482.42* GIVE THAT GRAPHICS CARD A COOKIE!

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I would wait for the next gen of amd to decide if it is worth getting.

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Crossfire = worst idea ever. If multigpu, get SLI. If not, get single card and 780/Titan smoke other cards right now.

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

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Crossfire = worst idea ever.

If you want multigpu right now, get SLI.

If not, and I recommend single cards for smooth gaming with sensible frame times, get single card and here 780/Titan smoke everything.

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

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After studying the prices :P You can get 2 7950s with waterblocks for the same price as a... *sees 780 for £482.42* GIVE THAT GRAPHICS CARD A COOKIE!

Ha, you may be able to get waterblocks but can you afford everything else for watercooling? You can easily spend more then a GTX 780 just for WC parts. 

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Ha, you may be able to get waterblocks but can you afford everything else for watercooling? You can easily spend more then a GTX 780 just for WC parts. 

Yea that's true, for those with a loop already I'd say go for 7950s :p but holy crap O_o didn't see that 780 deal that's crazy!

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And btw crossfire is still terrible idea with all those drop/runt frames and microstuttering making it look good on paper with fraps but you aren't really getting smooth image and its definitely not real frames you are getting there.

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

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And btw crossfire is still terrible idea with all those drop/runt frames and microstuttering making it look good on paper with fraps but you aren't really getting smooth image and its definitely not real frames you are getting there.

Have you heard about the new drivers? They fix that.

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xfx 750w 80+ silver 

That's sounds about right for a 7970 crossfire. I'd prefer 800-850w for a bit more headroom for maximum overclocking but since you have a silver and not a bronze, shouldn't run into any problems.

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