Which manufacturer for a GTX 780 ?

[Wolrajh]

Hey,

 

I plan, along with my new monitors, to upgrade my GPU to run some games on my future 120hz display.

While not really interested by BF4 nor BF3, I do all sorts of games genres, mostly fps, tps and rpg/mmorpg, with the occasional rts, hns or sim. I plan to do crysis 3 one of those days, but I just hate Origin, y'know?

120hz means 1080p max, no surround for now, but I'd like to run the Oculus Rift correctly too, when it's released.

 

So, at first I'd choose a gainward Phantom GTX 780 Goes Like Hell edition, as I have a Phantom 570 and the silence is very welcome. Also, the Phantom 780GLH is told to have some serious firepower.

It's worth mentioning that I'm absolutely not interested by the aesthetic of the GPU

 

What brand / model would you go for when buying a GTX 780, and why ?

 

It seems a lot of people here are running one or two ASUS 780 Direct Cu 2, why is that ?

Also, to run most games at more than 60fps at 1080p, would you say a 780 is overkill anyway and better to get a 690 or 770 ?

 

Thanks for every input I can get !

[WildTurtle]

EVGA, best warranty and customer service by far.

[Katness Everdeen]

Wait for the R9 290X to come out. shouldn't be long, around mid october.
You will get more performance than a Titan, 4GB of memory on a massive 512bit buss, you will get TrueAudio support & Mantle as if that wasn't enough, it's cheaper than the GTX 780.

[CoolBeans]

Anything from the major companies like Asus, MSI, Gigabyte etc and that you find the most astheyically pleasing, but wait for the R9-290x

[Kirihuna]

I like EVGA personally. Or Asus.

[Assassin]

Asus DCU II looks beast! But I would wait for the new Radeon Cards. 

[Wesley]

Wait for the R9 290X to come out. shouldn't be long, around mid october.

You will get more performance than a Titan, 4GB of memory on a massive 512bit buss, you will get TrueAudio support & Mantle as if that wasn't enough, it's cheaper than the GTX 780.

+1 This... totally this!

[Demonking]

EVGA

[Wolrajh]

I'm really not interested in the R9, unless maybe it helps drop the prices on the GTX. At any rate, my purchase is not urgent, so maybe by the time I'm ready the R9 will be out.

 

But in the meantime, what are the Asus DCU2 and the EVGA ( Classified I presume ?) bringing to the table, that most people recommended them ?

Didn't anyone heard about the Gainward Phantom ? It looks like they do not set sell to North America, but since I'm in Europe ... Biggest drawback would be that the GLH edition takes 3 slots, which complicates SLI.

[djewell314]

I'm really not interested in the R9, unless maybe it helps drop the prices on the GTX. At any rate, my purchase is not urgent, so maybe by the time I'm ready the R9 will be out.

 

Any reason why you are not interested in the r9 (supposedly a titan for the price of a 780). I don't really see any unless you are an nvidia fanboy, are looking to water cool and afraid of lack of new blocks, or just really hate the color red 

[Wolrajh]

Bad past experience with the old Radeon, which lead me to getting used to Nvidia drivers and various tools. More a question of habit than a like or dislike. I've been running intel/nvidia for about 8 years, it's just easier for me now.

I also dislike red a lot, yeah, but that's hardly a good enough reason.

[SammyG145]

I have a EVGA 780, I had a few problems with it in the beginning. But EVGA's customer services help me a ton. They even offered to swap the card for me!  

[BYOGamingPC]

If you really must get a 780 then I'd get the EVGA GeForce GTX780 SuperClocked w/EVGA ACX Cooler.

[mgsstar]

I would go with a EVGA card because I have been using them for my builds and they have been pretty reliable.

[Blade of Grass]

EVGA, ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, Galaxy.

In no particular order, they're all great manufacturers. 

[djewell314]

MSi because that is the only manufacturer that I can recommend for GPU's. Get the Lightning version too. 

 

lightning is a great card but it cost about $100 more than most other 780's.

[iWearKiltz]

i'd say EVGA or asus.

 

i'd wait if your planning on getting a graphics card soon though. amd have some interesting things on offer!

[djewell314]

But the Lightning cards are well worth the money. I've got two R7970 Lightning Editions and they are amazing!

I agree but just wanted to say so because they may not fit in every budget. 

[Focux]

Wait for the R9 290X to come out. shouldn't be long, around mid october.

You will get more performance than a Titan, 4GB of memory on a massive 512bit buss, you will get TrueAudio support & Mantle as if that wasn't enough, it's cheaper than the GTX 780.

How u know it's cheaper than a GTX 780..? Has SRP been released..0.O"

[Wolrajh]

It seems suprisingly hard to find a EVGA card around Paris, France. Our Amazon only seems to have the Superclocked one. ( http://www.amazon.fr/EVGA-GTX780-graphique-Geforce-PCI-Express/dp/B00CYIQ00K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380572682&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+gtx+780 )

I guess it's still a valid choice, but I'm surprised no 780 are listed anywhere on our biggest hardware providers products list... Well, it's probably going to be easier to go for the aforementioned Phantom or the Asus. Both are available ( asus at 615€ , Phantom standard at 580€, phantom GLH at 600€ ).

 

I'm taking the liberty to share a little link I found earlier, which is a nice recap of the various 780s tech : http://www.ocaholic.ch/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=1063&page=18

I may be sounding insistent with my Gainward, but since it's not sold in North America, it's possible it's not very well known.

[Wolrajh]

Quick update about the no-EVGA thing at local stores : I asked today why they weren't selling any, and I was answered that there had been too many issues with EVGA products, and as such they chose to stop working with this manufacturer. It looks like the only ways to get one would be either to buy it on Amazon ( I'm really not keen on buying my expensive hardware on Amazon tbh ) or some of the well known shadowy vendors, with no warranty and maybe not even the right product in the package.

 

In short, no EVGA for us unless you're willing to risk 600+euros.

 

Leaving Asus and Gainward in the competition. The Gainward GLH has better out-of-the-box performances, it's slightly cheaper, but takes 3 slots. Gainward also has a bad reputation with its customer service. Asus is slightly less powerfull but seems to have better OC capabilities ( I don't know the first thing about OCing to be honest ), and it's got a good CS. Both are said to be quite silent ( slight advantage to the Gainward ).

The MSI lighting is indeed way too expensive for me.

 

Anyone knows for how long Batman Arkham Origin will be featured as a free game offered with the 780s ? It's virtually a 40euros price drop on the purchase...