Comparing 4 gtx 780 ti from 4 different brands, input?

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http://www.amazon.com/Asus-GTX780TI-DC2OC-3GD5-ASUS-Graphics-Cards/dp/B00HSY1RVC/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1391575064&sr=1-4&keywords=gtx+780ti

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Superclocked-Dual-Link-Graphics-03G-P4-2884-KR/dp/B00GMTGJIU/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1391575064&sr=1-2&keywords=gtx+780ti

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GTX780-GDDR5-3GB-Graphics-GV-N78TOC-3GD/dp/B00GFZPE5A/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1391575064&sr=1-7&keywords=gtx+780ti

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-780Ti-GAMING-3G/dp/B00HPS4B3M/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1391575428&sr=1-1&keywords=MSI+gtx+780ti

Also I was thinking about buying an aftermarket cooler for these from artic or are the stock ones good enough?
 
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Either ASUS or EVGA, the asus cooling solution is a tad better than the evga one. I personally though went with the gigabyte when I bought my 780, but that was the GHz edition, which comes with a backplate, only reason I mention that is because the cooler is some sort of metal and it makes the card sag a lot of doesnt come with the backplate. So yeah, ASUS or EVGA.
 
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No, you should only bother getting an aftermarket fan if you bought a reference blower cooler model and wanted better temps + noise. These third party vendors' coolers are already good enough for the most part, no need to waste money on something like an Arctic Accelero Extreme unless you REALLY want to lower noise by a few decibels.

Between these 4 cards, personally, I'm partial to EVGA; however, I've heard that the Gigabyte Windforce cards are the best overall values as they combine excellent cooling, good overclock ability, and good acoustic performance. To top it all off, they are also usually the cheapest. Even though I own PNY and EVGA 780s, I'd definitely recommend trying out one of the Gigabytes based on all the positive reviews I've seen online, with the runner up being the EVGA model.
 
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All GPU brands make decent cards, that's how they stay in business, it mostly comes down to preference. ASUS cards tend to have a slightly higher clock, but they are heavy which can cause cards to bend or sag from the weight. MSI and EVGA are my favorite brands, my EVGA 770 idles a bit higher because it has ball bearing fans. Ball bearing fans last longer, make less noise at higher rpm, but at low rpm they make a bit more noise so they only go down to 30%. My card also came with a free backplate which keeps the card from bending or sagging. EVGA is also known for having the best customer service but I've never needed to contact them. MSI cards ten to run the quietest and coolest, and have neat features like fans that spin backwards on boot up to suck out dust. Me and my friends have all bought MSI cards almost exclusively for a very long time now and the only one that ever went bad was my own 7770.

You will NOT need an aftermarket cooler unless something is terribly wrong with your card which would require an RMA. Aftermarket coolers are usually bought for old cards that are past their warranty when they start to have problems.
 
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The gigabyte is extremely quiet, and will offer the best cooling out of the 4 ( I've got one). Reason I said get the asus is because unless you get the GHz edition from gigabyte, which comes with the backplate the metal shorud around the fans WILL make the card sag more than you'd want. As far as I've seen the most desirable 780s have been EVGA and ASUS.
 
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I'll look into the GHz than for that reason to see about the backplate. Do all of the 780ti's OC the same, or do they clock to a different speed based on brand. I'm aware cooling always affects it, but im just entering the OC research so having massive OC power isnt a must. My main concern is cooling and quietness, also how much is brand name that differs in the price.
 
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How far they OC will not be down to the brand, but by the batch of of the GPUs. Its the same as the CPU game, some folks get lucky with the silicon lottery and get a extremely good overclocker and then there are those who dont. Thats all it comes down to, the base speeds of the cards wont matter much if you're planing to OC, seeing as the top 2 cards are clocked the same anyway.

EDIT:As far as the backplate goes, dont worry about it on the cards other than gigabyte, gigabyte is the only one of them that has a metal fan shroud and it makes it very heavy.
 
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Any chance you can post a site were I can get more reviews on the various brands of 780ti's? I am looking at the moment for just the coolest and quietess, but mostly cool over quiet since I want the card to last in temp retrospect, obviously there is more than just that variable, but I would like to be safe on that end and hope for a good batch.
 
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Go with EVGA, ive had 2 Asus cards let me down (gtx 670, and most recent 780ti) Both times ive gone back to EVGA and been incredibly happy, so from now on just start there and never look back!!!
 
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Here is a somewhat old video from Linus that shows you the coolers they had back with the first 3rd party cooling solutions. A lot of those cards have been revised somewhat, and better models had been released. I still think the ASUS would be the card to go here, I've had to rma an evga 780 just because I had an issue that many others have with their fans making a grinding noise when near idle fan speeds. I still think your best option out of those will be the Asus, unless you can grab the GHz from gigabyte.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtIl-W4hqrA
 
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That would be the one, imo the best option.
 
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I checked a review that had a comparison of that one and the OC edition and the frame difference was 1-10 frames, but the cooling temp and power consumption was pretty significant. The card runs 7 degrees lower 5 decibels quieter and 59 watts lower. I can still be able to boost the oc to the ghz standard no? Doesn't seem like cards have a boost cap.
 
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You "might" be able to, its all down to the silicon lottery, though the ghz will guarantee that you run a boost clock of 1160 at least. The reason I say not to get the OC version and go for ghz is cause there is not a huge price difference and because that cooler shroud is heavy, you'll notice more sagging than you'd want without that backplate. If you're not worried about that then by all means get whichever appeals to you more.
 
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Can you care go into what you mean by cooler shroud? I can link you the site that did the comparison and def 100% the price difference is mute, you keep mentioning backplates. Is there a way to get the OC with one or purchase an aftermarket? If the price is low enough it would be worth it to me because of the degree drop, noise, and power consumption unless you convince me your cooler shroud theory is worth looking further into. Here is the comparison link to see if it is creditable. http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/63057-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-780-ti-ghz-edition/
 
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Some vendors do sell them, but it has to be a reference pcb which the OC is, its just that you'll spend more money on backplate+OC vs Ghz. I just dont like to see any sag to the card whatsoever and thats what I wanted, though my 3 choices were Gigabyte GHZ, EVGA Classified, MSI Lightning cause at the time I bought all were within 10$ of each other price wise. Its really up to you, you've got decent reviews and whatnot and I'm just speaking from experience and what I have, if something appeals more to you then by all means go for it, after all its your money and it has to make sense to you.
 
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As for the shroud I didnt mention that in my last post, that would be the black part that covers the heatsink and is around the fans. On most if not all cards its just plastic, but gigabyte for some reason are using some sort of metal. There is no reason to get the OC version instead of the Ghz unless the price difference is say 50$.
 
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You'll want to do a little more research on the cards if you're looking to really overclock them.. Seems some people are having some problems getting voltage into these cards per nVidia. I know that the MSI Lightning version had earlier bios that didnt have these limitations or as limited... The v1 bios are available if you google it so if you just want to use the OC software the MSI lightning might be something you want.

You should also do more research on this too I'm just posting because of something i read last month.
 
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An average user really doesnt need to be messing about with installing different bios especially if they are somewhat inexperienced with overclocking in general. Just using afterburner these cards can easily boost well over 1200mhz

 
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No idea on the technical level of the OP. I was simply pointing it out.. and they're barely hitting 1200mhz... from what I've read at the time people were having a hard time breaking a stable 1100. Something OP should look into before making his choice.
 
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I know enough about ocing with afterburner and slowly increasing the clock till instability than increasing the voltage a little to pump out more power, but until I research more about ocing and actually seeing the effects I'm staying away from the voltage. Bios is something I have dealt with and I understand screwing it up means a brick so I don't touch that unless I know 100% how to do it. Im just breaking into this and while I'm taking small steps I want the options when I'm ready for bigger steps and when I feel comfortable.
 
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