GeForce GTX 780

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I received my GTX 780 SC yesterday but I haven't opened it yet. I just wanted to peruse the GTX 770 reviews this morning now that the embargo is lifted. It looks like a nice card, though I think people who tend to hold on their hardware should wait for 4GB OC variants. Anyway, now that the reviews are out and prices haven't shifted drastically, I'm keeping the 780 and hope to install it tonight or Saturday.

I spent a portion of last night benchmarking some of games with my soon to be replaced GTX 560 Ti. I'll post my review and benchmarks as soon as I can. Do you guys think I should post a review here, or would it be more appropriate to make a separate topic?
 
12thgear
I think people who tend to hold on their hardware should wait for 4GB OC variants.
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Yeah, can't wait to watch 4k porn in 3D on 3 monitors.
 
12thgear
Do you guys think I should post a review here, or would it be more appropriate to make a separate topic?
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Well, it is a 780 so this thread seems appropriate enough methinks.

I'm seriously curious on the temps you get from it :lol:
 
I can't stress enough that you should keep one hand on the keyboard and one on the mouse. And mind the dangers of static electricity.
 
Make sure you use enough thermal paste to keep everything cool and lubricated.
 
Noob616
Make sure you use enough thermal paste to keep everything cool and lubricated.
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You have to clean off the residue once in a while, though.


Ok, that was a bad one :sick:
 
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Back to talking about my hardware again...

Think I'll probably grab a 770. I just bought a 670 FTW but I'm well within EVGA's step up program so I can trade it in within 90 days of purchase (I have 66 days left) for the difference in price between it and a 770. I just priced it out, and with tax, shipping, and the price difference, I could trade in for $50. Pretty tempting.
 
You mean we weren't talking about your hardware earlier?

Anyway, does that get you the 770 SC ACX? It seems to be quite the performer and I think the upgrade is worth the $50. I'd say do it.

That reminds me, I need to register my new card ASAP.
 
Ok so I have a 680 at the moment, which would you choose: buy another 680 if/when they drop in price, sell it and get two 760Tis when they come out or sell it and buy one 780? Bearing in mind I'd like to have three 1080p monitors hooked up. I think I want another 680... That is if they get close to or under £300. Maybe a used one? But I'd want it to match so it would have to be a Twin Frozr 3. Unless I can just buy that cooler and stick it on any old 680.
 
Noob616
Back to talking about my hardware again...

Think I'll probably grab a 770. I just bought a 670 FTW but I'm well within EVGA's step up program so I can trade it in within 90 days of purchase (I have 66 days left) for the difference in price between it and a 770. I just priced it out, and with tax, shipping, and the price difference, I could trade in for $50. Pretty tempting.
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$50 to switch from a GTX 670 to an upgraded GTX 680? Dude, what the hell are you waiting for?! :lol:
 
Well the 670 FTW is an upgraded 670, factory overclocked to 680 speeds. Waiting b/c I have 66 days to do it and I'd rather have an SSD first :p
 
This post isn't related to the GTX 780 per se, but it's related to the GTX 700 series:

Why aren't any manufacturers selling a reference cooler-based GTX 770? All I see are custom coolers and all of that jazz.

The closest one i've found to the reference cooler so far is this:
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Other than that, it's all custom cooler stuff.
 
I think that's the one I'll be getting if/when I trade up. EVGA usually doesn't let you get the more complicated cards from the trade ins since they would cause stock problems. I want a blower cooler anyway, as I've said before I have headphones on all the time so noise isn't a huge concern, and I want the air exhausting out of the case rather than over top of my CPU, especiallu with how small my case is.

EDIT: Might have to pass on the 770 due to power concerns. My PSU is 500W, and I don't think I have the.voltage for the 770. Might look into getting a 680 if the prices really drop. Yesterday I saw 770's on Newegg for $405-410 and 680's for $500+ :lol:
 
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Probably because the GTX 680 is actually the better card. If I look at benchmarks the GTX 770 doesn't look really all that impressive. Either you save up and go for the GTX 780 at which point you're at the top in terms of single GPU cards, or you could go for a deal on a GTX 670 or a GTX 660 Ti.

I don't know. Now that I've seen the GTX 770 benchmark test on Linus Tech Tips, I personally wouldn't go for a GTX 770. I'd hold out a little longer and go for a GTX 780. That card has nearly the performance of a Titan, for way less money.

Talking of benchmarks, though, why are the GTX 690 and the HD 7990 never included? I know the HD7990 is a dual GPU card, but it costs pretty much the same as a GTX Titan and seems to perform better by quite a margin in benchmarks.
 
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Bram Turismo
I know the HD7990 is a dual GPU card, but it costs pretty much the same as a GTX Titan and seems to perform better by quite a margin in benchmarks.
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Probably because both the 690 and 7990 are dual GPU cards whilst the Titan is the single GPU king. (not the 780 :p )
 
Single or dual GPU, the HD7990 costs the same as the Titan, while performing way better. Which makes it pretty much the best card then.
 
Bram Turismo
Single or dual GPU, the HD7990 costs the same as the Titan, while performing way better. Which makes it pretty much the best card then.
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It's not so cut and dried. Multi-GPU setups can show frame timing/micro stutter issues. Some gamers are more sensitive to that than others. I'm like that. Once I see something, I can't unsee it and then it drives me nuts.

I generally like the elegance of a single card solution. But there's no denying the raw performance of multiple GPUs.
 
Folks, I do plan on reviewing my GTX 780, but that plan got delayed a bit due to some issues prospective GTX 780 buyers might care about.

My system would not complete POST with the new video card installed. Sure, it might have been DOA, but I decided to do a little research. Essentially, there were incompatibilities between my motherboard (MSI Z68A-GD65 G3) and the new video card. EVGA issued a firmware update May 31st. If you have one of their GTX 780s, it's probably worth updating the video card. EVGA says new cards purchased directly from them are already up to date. In my case it wasn't possible to fully boot the system, so I wound up updating my motherboard BIOS first. After reseting the CMOS and redoing my BIOS settings, I'm up and running now.

Just a heads up, early adopters. You guys might want to do some quick compatibility research and make sure updates are available if you're possibly affected. Here's the EVGA thread about the issue.
 
Here's my 3DMark 11 Performance result. Accurate, but middling: P12650

Though I will add I don't go out of my way to shut down unneeded processes, disable Aero, etc.
 
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Just read through this thread. Thought I'd take a look in this part of the forum since I have my eyes on this 780 beast.

I'm not sure which one to get... Asus? That's what I have now, an Asus GTX 650 Ti. It's alright, but ofcourse very limited. I can get away with 'high' and sometimes 'ultra' but that's on 1 screen, and since I do iRacing on 3 screens I absolutely want everything on 3 screens now :drool:

Or Evga? I haven't experienced something from Evga before but it looks pretty good to me. Is it true the stock versions from Asus and Evga are the same? Because at my local shop the difference is only €13,-. As far as I know that's all from Asus?

Looking further I see this differently styled card from Evga, it's €60,- pricier than their stock version. No changes to spec, so it's just the cooler? I'm not worried on my system getting to hot, but you never know..

Now, the Evga Superclocked version. Looks sweet, 100mhz more than the stock card. Am I going to notice this? Do I need this?

What I want is, playing F1 2012 or Project Cars on 3 screens with at least high quality.

I think (hope) I won't have to upgrade the rest of my system :scared:
Intel i7 3770k
Asus Sabertooth Z77
Corsair Vengeance LP 2x 4gb & Corsair Vengeance LP 2x 8gb
Corsair & Samsung SSD's
 
A lot of the manufacturers are just selling the reference GTX 780 with that gorgeous aluminum cooler. Among those I'd look at the brands that offer the best warranty and have the best reputation. There are some reference designs that are clocked a bit higher. The rest are going to be designs with different coolers and different levels of overclocking. I went with the EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX as the difference was only $10 USD, or less than 2% more expensive. It's clocked higher and the open cooler, while not as striking, works better with my system layout.

Based on the benchmarking I've done so far this card absolutely screams on a single screen. From perusing iRacing forums it seems a single GTX 780 can easily handle 3 x 1080p on high. From other reviews it seems you'll have no trouble running F1 2012 with triple screens either. I'd expect Project CARS will be more demanding, but we can't know for sure until it's final.

The rest of your system is just great. The new Haswell chips don't seem to offer significant gaming improvements so just upgrade that GPU!
 
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Thanks for your reply 👍

With the Evga I'm getting 36 months of warranty and with Asus 'only' 24 months. I guess this is the same world wide. I'm not going to overclock myself, or probably not. And I'm still not sure what I want, the superclocked version, stock, or just with the cooler....

I give myself 10 days to choose. I'll let you know! :)
 
And if you're curious, here's my 3DMark 11 Extreme result: X5009

I've played with overclocking a bit, and I've had a couple of really excellent 3DMark 11 scores, but they were flukes. I was playing with power and temperature targets, so that may be why I couldn't duplicate the success. I'd probably get better results manually tweaking voltage and clocks and keeping the temperature more tightly controlled.
 
12thgear
Here's my 3DMark 11 Performance result. Accurate, but middling: P12650

Though I will add I don't go out of my way to shut down unneeded processes, disable Aero, etc.
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Cool thanks for the post. Details seem to be alright from the run. I think that would put you around 3rd in the 3Dmark11 thread.
 
12thgear
And if you're curious, here's my 3DMark 11 Extreme result: X5009

I've played with overclocking a bit, and I've had a couple of really excellent 3DMark 11 scores, but they were flukes. I was playing with power and temperature targets, so that may be why I couldn't duplicate the success. I'd probably get better results manually tweaking voltage and clocks and keeping the temperature more tightly controlled.
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I must get my heat better controlled too, my CPU is getting a little too hot for my likes. 44C. And I didn't had enough money to buy it this month so it better be next month!
 

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