Best GTX 780 Ti?

IRONBATMAN

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They're all the same. Some offer higher clock speeds, which you can overclock yourself, while some offer less noise. But your environment affects it too so you'll have to research further for the best cooling system from which manufacturer.

but to keep things simple, just buy the cheapest one.
 

Shneiky

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Asus:
- runs cool and quiet
- the better cooler gives you more OC space (if you wish to go that way)
- in my own experience, Asus cards live longer.

Zotac, Palit, PNY, Powercolor, Inno3D and etc, are brands I would keep away from. Better spend few more bucks for Asus, Gigabyte, Sapphire and MSI or EVGA, XFX (not particular fan of MSI, XFX or EVGA but I cant deny their high tier GPUs are top notch)
 

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Thanks for the quick answers, guys.
I don't think I'll go for the 3 fan ones, I've heard they're really noisy.
As of now, I'm liking the Asus DC2 model (it's the coolest and quietest)?
What do you guys think has better overclock/cooling capabilities out of the EVGA SuperCharge ACX model vs the ASUS DirectCU II model?
I don't care about noise :)
Again, thanks
 

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Did you even bother to read that review I posted the link to? Check out the noise levels on the ones tested and not just take someones opinion that they're noisy. Strange at the end you say you don't care about either.

Just in case you missed it.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_geforce_gtx_780_ti_windforce_3x_review,10.html

When it comes to overclocking an already overclocked card results can differ greatly. One EVGA Supercharge may overclock+ better than another. Review samples can be hand picked so there is no guarantee the one you buy based on it will get to the clocks the reviewer got. Best to get the fastest with decent cooling and hope you can overclock further for a bonus.
 

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I've got the exact ASUS card you're looking at and can't recommend it highly enough.

It's quiet, cool and very fast. The stock clocks maybe lower than it's competitors but with Nvidia's "GPU Boost 2.0" at stock clocks it overclocks itself to nearly 1100MHz, so performance isn't an issue. With the default fan profile it's near silent, although I run a more aggressive fan profile as it's hot where my PC is.

I also always hear positive things about the EVGA 780 Ti's. I'd go for an ASUS or EVGA card. Or if you can wait a few weeks ASUS will be releasing the 780 Ti Matrix Platinum!!!