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Will a gigabyte r9 290x OC perform better then a stock evga 780?

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June 19, 2014 4:44:06 AM

Hey in just bought a gigabyte 290x OC. I use to have an EVGA GTX 780 but sold awhile ago. Will the OC 290x perform better then my old stock 780?

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June 19, 2014 4:47:13 AM

A 290x running at stock will beat even an overclocked GTX 780.
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June 19, 2014 4:56:24 AM

yes it will perform better, but honestly the cost for performance gains aint worth the outlay.
the 290x still runs comparatively hot, is very noisy(stock blower) and uses more power.
to get it to run cooler your looking at another £60/$90 on top of the bare bones model's price for a 3rd party cooler or a none reference cooler. which really does deminish the value compared to what you already have.

my advice would be to wait till the end of the year or beginning of next and pick up a 880ti which is touted to be cheaper, just as powerfull as the 780ti and will likely consume way way less power due to being on the maxwell architecture (rumored).
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