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GTX 780 Gaming 3GB PhysX "Twin Frozr IV" vs Radeon R9 290X 4GB GDDR5

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November 28, 2013 1:49:39 PM

Hey guys i am back again. im still looking for a graphics card. and which one is the best the GTX 780 3 GB Twin Frozr or the Radeon R9 4 GB? i am asking in a matter of durability and power.

More about : gtx 780 gaming 3gb physx twin frozr radeon 290x 4gb gddr5

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November 28, 2013 1:53:18 PM

At a matter of durability and power, the 780. That is until there are partner boards ready with decent coolers on them, at the moment the 290x is a disaster. However, if the partner boards run as well as my Arctic Accelero Extreme III does on the 290x, the 780 will have troubles keeping up.

If you need it right now, go for the 780, if you are willing to wait a bit, wait and see what the 290x partners come out with in the next month.
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November 28, 2013 1:55:27 PM

Best Graphics Cards for the Money November

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-car...

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Flagship Gaming Performance

AMD's Radeon R9 290X set a high bar for single-GPU performance when it launched, earning our Tom's Hardware Elite award in the process. Although Nvidia leap-frogged it with the GeForce GTX 780 Ti, the Hawaii-powered board is no slouch. Even today, it bests the competition's GeForce GTX Titan for $450 less. As with the R9 290, we'd suggest waiting for partners to start shipping Radeon R9 290X cards with custom cooling before you make the leap; a recent driver update increases fan speed, power consumption, and the reference board's noise.
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November 28, 2013 1:56:30 PM

akensai said:
At a matter of durability and power, the 780. That is until there are partner boards ready with decent coolers on them, at the moment the 290x is a disaster. However, if the partner boards run as well as my Arctic Accelero Extreme III does on the 290x, the 780 will have troubles keeping up.

If you need it right now, go for the 780, if you are willing to wait a bit, wait and see what the 290x partners come out with in the next month.


I agree. If you're in the market right now and don't want to wait, the 780 is definitely what you should buy. If you're able to wait a while (I don't know how long) for amd partner companies to come up with their own cooling solutions (i.e. actually apply thermal paste correctly, etc.), the r9 290/290x will be better buys.
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November 28, 2013 1:58:47 PM

the radeon 290-290x i having huge issues with cooling dat beast down, and changing the cooler urself voids the warranty.

id go with a radeon 280x or a gtx 780 :) 

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a b U Graphics card
November 28, 2013 2:01:28 PM

or get a 780ti, overpriced iknow, yet a beast!
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a c 85 U Graphics card
November 28, 2013 2:05:12 PM

radeon 280x is da best deal in town

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a b U Graphics card
November 28, 2013 2:11:28 PM

yeah 280X or an msi 290 and get the actic cooler. msi are really nice when it comes to modding your cards......
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November 28, 2013 2:21:35 PM

i wouldnt recommand doing so corvette as removing and installing a custom vga cooler voids the warranty. big nono

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a b U Graphics card
November 28, 2013 2:23:25 PM

iceclock said:
i wouldnt recommand doing so corvette as removing and installing a custom vga cooler voids the warranty. big nono



I agree entirely, I was scared to do it myself even after having done it more than a dozen times. It's a rather tricky procedure to learn and not something I'd try to learn on an expensive GPU. You risk bricking the GPU and voiding the warranty at the same time.

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November 28, 2013 2:23:56 PM

yes :) 

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November 28, 2013 5:08:10 PM

iceclock said:
i wouldnt recommand doing so corvette as removing and installing a custom vga cooler voids the warranty. big nono



akensai said:
iceclock said:
i wouldnt recommand doing so corvette as removing and installing a custom vga cooler voids the warranty. big nono



I agree entirely, I was scared to do it myself even after having done it more than a dozen times. It's a rather tricky procedure to learn and not something I'd try to learn on an expensive GPU. You risk bricking the GPU and voiding the warranty at the same time.

msi is ok modding your cards as long as if the card is put back to 100% stock. You call yourselves "enthusiasts"

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November 28, 2013 5:08:58 PM

they can see if its been modified.

not worth voiding a 3 to 10 year warranty.

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November 28, 2013 10:53:04 PM

Thanks guys! About when do you think the custom cooling for the amd card arrives? before christmas?
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November 28, 2013 10:56:27 PM

NAd another thing is the Twin Frozr a good cooling for the gtx 780?
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November 29, 2013 1:34:28 AM

yes it is, its 10-15 degrees cooler than reference and silent too
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November 29, 2013 2:11:22 AM

iceclock said:
radeon 280x is da best deal in town



Saw a 770 for 310 and 3games + shield was 100$ off.
Tempted to get it.
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November 29, 2013 10:02:45 AM

Nice I'd get that sick deal
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January 20, 2014 4:04:24 AM

iceclock said:
they can see if its been modified.

not worth voiding a 3 to 10 year warranty.



That is just total total rubbish.

Removing the stock cooler and putting on an aftermarket cooler (air or water) has NO residual evidence once it has been replaced with the stock cooler again unless you do not know what you are doing and broke something or left something off in the removal/replacement process.

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January 20, 2014 6:08:54 AM

AudixDude said:
iceclock said:
they can see if its been modified.

not worth voiding a 3 to 10 year warranty.



That is just total total rubbish.

Removing the stock cooler and putting on an aftermarket cooler (air or water) has NO residual evidence once it has been replaced with the stock cooler again unless you do not know what you are doing and broke something or left something off in the removal/replacement process.



Lots of companies put stickers on the screws to keep you from doing it.
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