Wait for 780 Ti Classified or go with SC

Spruzo

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Hello everybody! This is my first post here but I've always come to the forums for help and decided I would finally post my own question.

I am wanting to get a gtx 780 Ti Classified but I can only get it off Amazon. I have a large amount of gift card accrued so I can't really buy elsewhere. Right now I would have to wait till early to mid April for the card to arrive or I could just go with the gtx 780 Ti SC and get it now. Is it worth the wait? If I didn't have all that gift card money I would just go to Newegg or something but sadly, I can't.

If you need to know my build then here it is:
i7-4770k
Maximus VI Hero
12gb of old ass RAM (Upgraded that after the GPU)
gtx 660
Corsair AX860i
Asus Xonar Sound Card
2x 120gb SSD
4.5 tb in HDD

Thanks in advance for you help!

 

Spruzo

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Thanks for the reply! I've been reading reviews and it looks like the Classy's boost clock is about 700Mhz higher than the SC's boost clock. I don't do a lot of overclocking but I plan on doing so in the future to keep it current. So if I wait a month to go with the Classy and I overclock it does it need to be water cooled? If so, then I think I'll stick with the SC just because I'm not too savy with GPU cooling. Is it much harder than CPU cooling?
 

TechDude8

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If you want to get the most out of the Classy then you will want to water cool it but it's not necessary.