EVGA GeForce GTX780 SuperClocked vs. Standard

[sd_fuller]

Hi-

I am in the market for a high performance graphics card and so have settled on the GTX780, and wanted to get on that uses the reference card set-up.  I saw a EVGA GeForce GTX780 that was not superclocked for only $550 including a backplate - which I think is a great deal.

 

My question is if the EVGA version that is "superclocked" out of the box is any different from the standard one from a hardware perspective?  If not, will I then be able to overclock the standard card to achieve similar performance?

 

Card I bought: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130916

 

Supercloced version: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130917

 

I would appreciate any comments or suggestions on how to maximaize the performance of my new card.  Thanks in advance for your help.

 

Scott

[Volbet]

You will be able to overclock the non-"superclocked" version, but there is no guarantee that it will reach the same clock speed

[Cacao]

The superclocked is the exact some thing but with a slightly higher clock speed.

 

Normal version:

 

 

Superclocked:

 

[SSOB]

Get the asus DC II card , easaly the best 780 out there ( Apart from the inno3d one but that thing is just a monster and hard to get outside of europe)

[_ASSASSIN_]

you can overclock it, although with the DCUII you can get higher clocks than both of those

[Yeelen]

Don't worry, you got a good deal with your card (if you bought the $550 one). The Superclocked is an overclocked card straight out of the box, so you get warranty with the overclock they give it. That's the only difference.

[RadSalacan]

Get the asus DC II card , easaly the best 780 out there ( Apart from the inno3d one but that thing is just a monster and hard to get outside of europe)

I don't believe the DC II is a reference card as the OP stated he wants. 

 

The way I believe it works is that the SC version of the eVGA 780 is simply a higher binned canned that they are certain can hit those speeds.  The not OC version is the as far as hardware goes but just may not be able to run at those same speeds.

[RadSalacan]

Also, if you do happen to get the SC version of the card, I recommend the ACX cooler.  Will allow it to boost more due to lower temps.  Unless the reason you want a reference card is to water cool it.  In that case it is irrelevant.

[dkevelx]

I don't believe the DC II is a reference card as the OP stated he wants.

The way I believe it works is that the SC version of the eVGA 780 is simply a higher binned canned that they are certain can hit those speeds. The not OC version is the as far as hardware goes but just may not be able to run at those same speeds.

SC cards are not binned. Only Classified cards are binned.

[RadSalacan]

SC cards are not binned. Only Classified cards are binned.

I stand corrected haha.

[sd_fuller]

Thanks everyone for your comments, much appreciated.  It sounds like I will be able to improve the performance of the basic one I got to a faster clock speed, but unlike the "super clock" version there is no guarentee of the end resulting speed - which I can certainly live with given the price savings.

 

Honestly not sure how much the overclocking will mean in terms of FPS in the games I plan to play (WoW, Skyrim, GW2, Wildstar, and future MMOs) but I would expect that I will be able to run any of them at max settings without much issue.

 

Thanks again for all your thoughts!!

 

Scott

[airdeano]

depending on title, the differences could be 1fps to 50 fps difference. you'd have to

comparo site with titles and overclock values. even some of the review Linus did

were not really impressive and some were massive.

 

really the only time to spend major cash is the cooling solution or 30% speed guarantee.

airdeano