780ti worth it?

[SlaughterSmurf]

I want to upgrade my 7970 ghz edition. I was thinking earlier seeing the benchmarks and thought "huh, if I am going to upgrade may as well go for the bigger difference besides the price" What is your opinion on this idea? I would get a 780 otherwise and I would like to run games 1080p max settings 60fps for at least the next year. Can the 780 do that? Or would I need a 780ti for that?

 

edit: No I cannot CF since my MOBO only has 16x and 4x PCIE slots.....

[Bluejay0]

For the price, maybe. I would stay with the 7970 and CFX it to get overall more performance.

[CoolBeans]

Another 7970GHZ, will get more performance and the 780Ti doesn't come with more VRAM

[piplupgao]

Crossfire the 7970 micro-stutter in 2 way sli isn't nearly as bad anymore

[Goldilock]

What kind of games are playing anyway ?,. I thought game hasn't made significantly more demanding other than outliers like Crysis and Star Citizen. If you are happy with what you have right now, don't upgrade.

 

Next year is going to be pretty crazy with 20nm chip, and there will be more hype to upgrade than this year.

[SlaughterSmurf]

Another 7970GHZ, will get more performance and the 780Ti doesn't come with more VRAM

 

Crossfire the 7970 micro-stutter in 2 way sli isn't nearly as bad anymore

 

For the price, maybe. I would stay with the 7970 and CFX it to get overall more performance.

Would the 4x 16x make CF significantly worse? Because I really don't want to get a new MOBO.

[piplupgao]

Would the 4x 16x make CF significantly worse? Because I really don't want to get a new MOBO.

No only in synthetic benchmarks will it have ANY difference

[CoolBeans]

Would the 4x 16x make CF significantly worse? Because I really don't want to get a new MOBO.

Maybe a little, but will probably still get more performance. As you would probably save a little more even if you do get a new mobo

[AlwaysFSX]

Linus tested that actually, and you will see a performance difference. I'd just get the 780 Ti if you wanted to spend the money on it since it's like ~50% faster than the 7970 from all the benchmarks I've been looking at.

[SlaughterSmurf]

Linus tested that actually, and you will see a performance difference. I'd just get the 780 Ti if you wanted to spend the money on it since it's like ~50% faster than the 7970 from all the benchmarks I've been looking at.

Where are these numbers?

[AlwaysFSX]

Where are these numbers?

Just because I'm lazy

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=780+ti+benchmarks

[AlwaysFSX]

Anddddd I spelt benchmark wrong... T_T

[TechSage]

Anddddd I spelt benchmark wrong... T_T

YOU'RE A FAILURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ps_domingo]

Wait for the 800 series.. 

[AlwaysFSX]

YOU'RE A FAILURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yup

[d33g33]

really depends on what you're priorities are. 

 

LTT and TTL got a 33% increase on a Ti over a normal 780 BUT at a 30% Price increase but they were overclocked Ti results over a stock 780 result. Price per dollar, no its not worth it.

 

Single card? Depends on what your upgrading from. Dual cards? Very expensive, it would be responsible to get 2x GTX780's instead or AMD. AMD are still offering the best card for price but for me, NVidia Shield is a real Thing I want to get my hands on so its nvidia for me still. Im just not sure which way to go. Dual GTX780's, Single 780Ti or if I can stretch it, 2x 780Ti's.

[FluffyNuggets]

No, you're better off saving $150 for the 290x. Ask yourself this, is paying $150 for a better cooler worth it? If so then you should be watercooling because you have money to waste. 

[FernandoTeixeira]

if one 7970 is not enough for you....  780ti or 290x will not be enought too. So get another 7970...

[FernandoTeixeira]

Linus tested that actually, and you will see a performance difference. I'd just get the 780 Ti if you wanted to spend the money on it since it's like ~50% faster than the 7970 from all the benchmarks I've been looking at.

 

not even 35% better.... and high difference of fps only in a few titles

[hehehehhehehehe]

I'm crazy... I just got a 290X and now I'm looking at selling for the 780ti... (I really want Shield compatibility)

[AlwaysFSX]

not even 35% better.... and high difference of fps only in a few titles

Yeah I saw the number wrong, but it is significantly faster than the 7970/280x

(for example)

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7492/the-geforce-gtx-780-ti-review/8

[Exotath]

Really we are at a point where both sides are offering comparable performance. This statement will be more true when aftermarket coolers come from AMD partners for the 290 series. The 290X and 780 Ti are pretty damn close to one another imo.

 

You could pick up either one and get the same gaming experience.

 

Ultimately what you need to decide on is features.

 

AMD: Raptr / Mantle / Gaming Evolved and Gaming bundles

 

NV: Geforce Experience (shadowplay) / Gsync / Shield

 

 

If you have no budget limit I say consider them both. But something to consider is that at 1080P all of them offer more than enough to provide a solid gaming experience. IMO Currently there is no better value than the R9 290 (non X) for $399. You just have to put up with a bad reference design cooler.

 

It is a good time in the world of PC graphics cards.

[SlaughterSmurf]

No, you're better off saving $150 for the 290x. Ask yourself this, is paying $150 for a better cooler worth it? If so then you should be watercooling because you have money to waste. 

Uhhh the 780 outperforms the 290x, I would not get that over the 780 especially since my case is isn't sound dampening..,.....

[EpicGeekonFire]

Stick with what you got cause its not that bad. IMO 780ti is another outrageously priced piece of hardware that isn't really needed to enjoy a game a ultra settings....  Just one of those crazy enthusiast things 

[ViruZ_HUN]

I want to upgrade my 7970 ghz edition. I was thinking earlier seeing the benchmarks and thought "huh, if I am going to upgrade may as well go for the bigger difference besides the price" What is your opinion on this idea? I would get a 780 otherwise and I would like to run games 1080p max settings 60fps for at least the next year. Can the 780 do that? Or would I need a 780ti for that?

 

edit: No I cannot CF since my MOBO only has 16x and 4x PCIE slots.....

I would recommed you to Crossfire. even if you have a 4x slot, erghh, it will work.

 

BUt if you want something new and your Money says YES. get 780 TI. You can even SLI 780 TI when prices goes down. But i think that you need a new mobo then..