Help me choose between a GTX770 and GTX780

newbcake · Jun 4, 2013

I am looking at these two GPUs

Right now I have an EVGA 560ti.

I am looking at

Gigabyte GTX 770 OC Windforce
MSI GTX 770 Lightning
EVGA GTX 770 Superclocked ACX

Or

EVGA GTX 780 ACX

I would rather spend less money and most I would be gaming at is 1920x1080 (have a 1680x1200 right now)

Is the 770 enough for my needs or is the extra 200 worth it ? No dual monitors and I play games like Borderlands, BioShock, and want to play Remember Me, AC3, stuff like that. Not many shooters really. Not even Metro or Crysis.

slomo4sho · Jun 4, 2013

newbcake :

Go with the GTX 770. Each of those three have their benefits and pitfalls so pick the one you can get the best price. Also, if you plan on overclocking have you considered the HD 7970?

airborn824 · Jun 4, 2013

Radeon 8k series will be out soon, these cards barely run with the 7970 and cost much more, wait it out and see what happens. lets see what VALUE AMD brings. The 7970 as far more than enough for what you are doing.

slomo4sho · Jun 4, 2013

airborn824 :

Any support for this claim? Or are you referring to the HD 9000?

newbcake · Jun 4, 2013

airborn824 :

Good idea. I'll wait it out a month or so.

But while at that what is the best of the 3 770s? Seems like the only one I can find in stock for 400 is the Wind force. Is it a good card that is considered high end?

airborn824 · Jun 4, 2013

Too soon to tell thus far.

airborn824 · Jun 4, 2013

slomo4sho :

should have been more specific. the new GTX barely run with the 7970 so either get a 7970 for what you are gaming or wait for the next AMD series out later this year. AMD has been winning most battles in the GPU area as of late ( below $700) as they are better at cost per FPS. up to you, but i myself have a 6950 and am waiting to see whats gonna happen

killerhurtalot · Jun 4, 2013

airborn824 :

slomo4sho :

should have been more specific. the new GTX barely run with the 7970 so either get a 7970 for what you are gaming or wait for the next AMD series out later this year. AMD has been winning most battles in the GPU area as of late ( below $700) as they are better at cost per FPS. up to you, but i myself have a 6950 and am waiting to see whats gonna happen

what lol. the new gtx 770 can keep up with the 7970 ghz edition for $50 less. and it overclocks just as well as a 7970.

slomo4sho · Jun 4, 2013

airborn824 :

I wasn't arguing against the statement that the HD 7970 provides equivalent performance to the 700 series. I was just interested in your speculation of the release date of the next generation AMD cards since there hasn't been anything official for them.

airborn824 · Jun 4, 2013

slomo4sho :

airborn824 :

I wasn't arguing against the statement that the HD 7970 provides equivalent performance to the 700 series. I was just interested in your speculation of the release date of the next generation AMD cards since there hasn't been anything official for them.

read an article on Google that they should be out in Q3

slomo4sho · Jun 4, 2013

killerhurtalot :

What? Looks like the same price to me and includes a game bundle...

airborn824 · Jun 4, 2013

killerhurtalot :

airborn824 :

what lol. the new gtx 770 can keep up with the 7970 ghz edition for $50 less. and it overclocks just as well as a 7970.

7970 is much more powerful in most areas, they are the same price right now on Newegg.com

killerhurtalot · Jun 4, 2013

airborn824 :

Where do you get your information lol.

AMD cards most likely won't be out until around thanksgiving or even christmas....

look lol. i can make unsupported claims too lol.

killerhurtalot · Jun 4, 2013

slomo4sho :

mail in rebates are terrible....

and not to mention overclocking headroom/power consumption/heat geneation is still better in the GTX 770 looking at the reviews...

airborn824 · Jun 4, 2013

killerhurtalot :

its not a mail in, you register your product, which you should regardless, you get emails with in a few hours for all 4 games. ( my brother did it last week for a 7870 tahiti)

killerhurtalot · Jun 4, 2013

airborn824 :

your $400 price point is after a $30 mail in rebate. (and that's only coinciding with a $40 promo discount)

and yes i know the games aren't mail in. it's not even registration of the product... I bought a bioshock infinite/tomb raider/blood dragon card for like $25... and they only require you to go to their website and put in basic info and stuff and they email you the codes.

airborn824 · Jun 4, 2013

killerhurtalot :

coming for a Intel fan that games with a lowely i5 i already feel superior in this argument with my knowledge the 8350 spanks that over priced chip of yours. anyway on to better things and not make this thread an argument about how good a chip the horrid company Intel makes. make your own decision i prefer value, get what you want. the 7970 is better than what you have and give you 4 games for free which is easy to get.

killerhurtalot · Jun 4, 2013

airborn824 :

you can get the games code for $25 off of ebay making the GTX 770 still cheaper lol.

and say what you want. the i5s still outperform the 8350 because the games aren't optimized for 8 cores lol. and the intel performs better clock for clock as well as runs cooler.

not to mention XFX coolers are TERRIBLE..... get a MSI/gigabyte/Asus one...

Just because you know nothing about GPUs doesn't mean you should spread lies about them too lol.

And if the OP wants to get a 7970 ghz edition, ($420 before rebate, 400 after rebate)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202001

Sapphire Vapor-X cooler is WAY better than the shit XFX puts on theirs...

newbcake · Jun 4, 2013

killerhurtalot :

airborn824 :

you can get the games code for $25 off of ebay making the GTX 770 still cheaper lol.

and say what you want. the i5s still outperform the 8350 because the games aren't optimized for 8 cores lol. and the intel performs better clock for clock as well as runs cooler.

not to mention XFX coolers are TERRIBLE..... get a MSI/gigabyte/Asus one...

Just because you know nothing about GPUs doesn't mean you should spread lies about them too lol.

And if the OP wants to get a 7970 ghz edition, ($420 before rebate, 400 after rebate)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202001

Sapphire Vapor-X cooler is WAY better than the shit XFX puts on theirs...

My cousin can sell me a MSI 7970 Lightning for $350. It is NOT the GHz. Is this still a good upgrade for me for the price?

killerhurtalot · Jun 4, 2013

newbcake :

killerhurtalot :

My cousin can sell me a MSI 7970 Lightning for $350. It is NOT the GHz. Is this still a good upgrade for me for the price?

Ya. pretty much any of the 300+ cards will be a MAJOR upgrade for you graphics wise.

Well. pretty standard questions before buying used GPUs.
How long has he had it?
Does he clean it regularly?
Did he overclock it? (above the factory overclock)
How long of a warranty is left if any? (MSI lightning edition has a 3 year warranty i think. Unless your cousin has a BE which then has a 1 year warranty)

newbcake · Jun 4, 2013

killerhurtalot :

newbcake :

Ya. pretty much any of the 300+ cards will be a MAJOR upgrade for you graphics wise.

Well. pretty standard questions before buying used GPUs.
How long has he had it?
Does he clean it regularly?
Did he overclock it? (above the factory overclock)
How long of a warranty is left if any? (MSI lightning edition has a 3 year warranty i think. Unless your cousin has a BE which then has a 1 year warranty)

1. About 6 months
2. He cleans it like every other month
3. I don't think so (doubt it)
4. Probably still warranty for another year or so. I don't know what BE is)

killerhurtalot · Jun 4, 2013

newbcake :

killerhurtalot :

newbcake :

Ya. pretty much any of the 300+ cards will be a MAJOR upgrade for you graphics wise.

Well. pretty standard questions before buying used GPUs.
How long has he had it?
Does he clean it regularly?
Did he overclock it? (above the factory overclock)
How long of a warranty is left if any? (MSI lightning edition has a 3 year warranty i think. Unless your cousin has a BE which then has a 1 year warranty)

1. About 6 months
2. He cleans it like every other month
3. I don't think so (doubt it)
4. Probably still warranty for another year or so. I don't know what BE is)

That's a pretty good price then. I'd say go for it. (and just use his information and stuff for the warranty if it does randomly fail)

newbcake · Jun 4, 2013

killerhurtalot :

newbcake :

killerhurtalot :

1. About 6 months
2. He cleans it like every other month
3. I don't think so (doubt it)
4. Probably still warranty for another year or so. I don't know what BE is)

That's a pretty good price then. I'd say go for it. (and just use his information and stuff for the warranty if it does randomly fail)

Someone told me MSI warranties were serial attached. I still need my cousins info?

Also, how do I check if the MSI warranty is still valid?

killerhurtalot · Jun 4, 2013

newbcake :

killerhurtalot :

newbcake :

killerhurtalot :

1. About 6 months
2. He cleans it like every other month
3. I don't think so (doubt it)
4. Probably still warranty for another year or so. I don't know what BE is)

That's a pretty good price then. I'd say go for it. (and just use his information and stuff for the warranty if it does randomly fail)

Someone told me MSI warranties were serial attached. I still need my cousins info?

Also, how do I check if the MSI warranty is still valid?

When he bought the card, he should have registered it with MSI on their website.

newbcake · Jun 5, 2013

killerhurtalot :

newbcake :

killerhurtalot :

newbcake :

That's a pretty good price then. I'd say go for it. (and just use his information and stuff for the warranty if it does randomly fail)

Someone told me MSI warranties were serial attached. I still need my cousins info?

Also, how do I check if the MSI warranty is still valid?

When he bought the card, he should have registered it with MSI on their website.

I don't think he did register it.

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