GeForce GTX 780 gets tested - Comments (Page 2)

#4602523

Silent_Takedown

2013-05-23 16:03

Oh man. To order or not to order? That is the question.

#4602526

Noisiv

2013-05-23 16:05

Good review and decent card tbh. Scan have a good prices i see OCUK have bumped them up to £600 as usual. Still not worth me going to 2 of these from the 690, the performance gains would be minimal.

OK I understood when you had to defend 690 vs Titan. 690 is proly the best dual ever built, but also - if given a choice 90% of people would chose Titan. But nvm... but now you're _REALLY stretching it. spoiler bellow 🙂 [spoiler] http://tpucdn.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GeForce_GTX_780_OC/images/perfrel_2560.gif[/spoiler]

#4602527

pbvider

2013-05-23 16:05

Geez,dunno what to do!Should I go from a GTX 680 OC SLI to a GTX 780?I game on 1080p. Whats u opinion guys?

#4602529

Scerate

2013-05-23 16:07

Geez,dunno what to do!Should I go from a GTX 680 OC SLI to a GTX 780?I game on 1080p. Whats u opinion guys?

if i were you i would stay on the 680s they aren't that weak and you should wait for maxwell

#4602531

Darren Hodgson

2013-05-23 16:08

In case anyone is interested. EVGA GeForce GTX 780 w/ ACX Cooling Overview

I know it isn't everything but the improved cooling does mean the GTX 780 loses its premium looks with the glowing logo on the side and all that.

#4602536

Darren Hodgson

2013-05-23 16:11

Geez,dunno what to do!Should I go from a GTX 680 OC SLI to a GTX 780?I game on 1080p. Whats u opinion guys?

That's what I've done. I play games at 1920x1200 (and may even buy a new 1080p monitor). I guess you have to ask yourself if you're happy with SLI or not. I felt that SLI was a waste for me at 1920x1200 and v-synced 60 fps plus I've been getting annoyed by games lately that require me to disable SLI because they don't work in single GPU mode (e.g. Book of Unwritten Tales, Trials Evolution, Zack Zero and so on). I think only about 20-25% of the games I play actually benefit from SLI and then not all of them need it as they'd run at 60 fps anyway so I'm more than happy to switch back to a more powerful single GPU card. I may even use my old GTX 580 as a PhysX card, we'll see.

#4602537

PhazeDelta1

2013-05-23 16:12

I know it isn't everything but the improved cooling does mean the GTX 780 loses its premium looks with the glowing logo on the side and all that.

True. 🙂

#4602540

Silent_Takedown

2013-05-23 16:13

Do we know when Maxwell is coming? I'm reeeeeeeeally tempted by a 780.

#4602542

Scerate

2013-05-23 16:15

That's what I've done. I play games at 1920x1200 (and may even buy a new 1080p monitor). I guess you have to ask yourself if you're happy with SLI or not. I felt that SLI was a waste for me at 1920x1200 and v-synced 60 fps plus I've been getting annoyed by games lately that require me to disable SLI because they don't work in single GPU mode (e.g. Book of Unwritten Tales, Trials Evolution, Zack Zero and so on). I think only about 20-25% of the games I play actually benefit from SLI and then not all of them need it as they'd run at 60 fps anyway so I'm more than happy to switch back to a more powerful single GPU card. I may even use my old GTX 580 as a PhysX card, we'll see.

SLI support really that bad, i know a friend of mine owns a 690 he has in TERA negative scaling e.g. but that only 20-25% games are really working great with SLI thats just wow :3eyes:

#4602546

Noisiv

2013-05-23 16:17

Do we know when Maxwell is coming? I'm reeeeeeeeally tempted by a 780.

cca a year from now

#4602547

slickric21

2013-05-23 16:18

Sheesh, the EVGA GTX 780 I bought for £549 is now showing on the Scan website as £595!!! I'm glad I ordered when I did! I do find it amazing that these expensive cards are not shipping with a games pack of some kind like AMD cards have.

Thats because those con artists at clockers have listed all their in stock models at £599. Scan always follow suit and up their prices to match. Good quick buy on your part !!@

#4602548

PhazeDelta1

2013-05-23 16:18

SLI support really that bad

Yes and no. I personally don't have a problem with it. And if I do run into a game that doesn't support it, I just disable SLI via NVCP.

#4602549

RavenMaster

2013-05-23 16:18

Just ordered 2x EVGA GTX 780's to be delivered tomorrow <3 Can't believe shops stocked them so fast but its actually happening =D Gonna sell my Titan on ebay and make back most of the money I just spent too but end up with almost twice the performance. Win

#4602551

pbvider

2013-05-23 16:19

I only play BF3 and Diablo3 and waiting for BF4.I would really like to buy a GTX 780 but I think that in BF4 I`ll be better whit the GTX 680 SLI,until Maxwell.

#4602553

Darren Hodgson

2013-05-23 16:21

I only play BF3 and Diablo3 and waiting for BF4.I would really like to buy a GTX 780 but I think that in BF4 I`ll be better whit the GTX 680 SLI.

That is the more sensible option obviously but if you have money to spare you could buy a GTX 780 now and another later on when Battlefield 4 is released (if you need it). It depends on much you want a new card really. After all no-one really needs to buy a GTX 780.

#4602556

Silent_Takedown

2013-05-23 16:23

cca a year from now

A year from now? I could use a 780 for a year. Sold! Sadly not that easy. I'll have to think about it some more.

#4602559

Mufflore

2013-05-23 16:25

Nice card, too expensive. I'm waiting to see what comes out over the next year thats under £400, going on £600 is silly. ps very informative review, cheers. I miss CPU performance graphs though, having them on the most CPU intense games would be really useful.

#4602570

pbvider

2013-05-23 16:29

That is the more sensible option obviously but if you have money to spare you could buy a GTX 780 now and another later on when Battlefield 4 is released (if you need it). It depends on much you want a new card really. After all no-one really needs to buy a GTX 780.

I also have a customer for my SLI...it is soo hard to make a decision!!!

#4602571

BLEH!

2013-05-23 16:29

Good card, but not worth the price bump over a 7970 which has the same amount of VRAM.

#4602572

Darren Hodgson

2013-05-23 16:30

SLI support really that bad, i know a friend of mine owns a 690 he has in TERA negative scaling e.g. but that only 20-25% games are really working great with SLI thats just wow :3eyes:

No, SLI is actually pretty good... if a game and the driver supports it. And to elaborate, I mean that 70-75% of the games I play really don't need SLI to be playable on maximum 1920x1200 settings as at 60 fps as most PC games are lead developed on consoles. It's only the major releases like Tomb Raider, BioShock Infinite, Battlefield 3, Crysis 3 and Metro: Last Light that get proper SLI support but even then not all of those need SLI to run at 60 fps maxed out at 1920x1200. Maybe if you're a 'twitch' online gamer who prefers 120+ fps then SLI is a worthwhile investment. SLI is certainly better than CFX in my view. I got a second GTX 680 more out of curiosity than anything else as I wanted to try it for the first time and see how it compared with my HD 5870 CFX experience. On reflection, it was nice to have but most of the time my second GTX 680 is wasted (although it is nice to have lower temperatures due to each GPU sharing 50% of the workload in supported games).