http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_780_review,9.html
Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:
GeForce GTX 780 - On your average system the card requires you to have a 550 Watt power supply unit.
GeForce GTX 780 2-way SLI - On your average system the cards require you to have a 800 Watt power supply unit as minimum.
GeForce GTX 780 3-way SLI - On your average system the cards require you to have a 1200 Watt power supply unit as minimum.
If you are going to overclock your GPU or processor, then we do recommend you purchase something with some more stamina.
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-780/specifications
Thermal and Power Specs:
95 C = Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)
250 W = Graphics Card Power (W)
600 W = Minimum Recommended System Power (W)
One 8-pin and one 6-pin = Supplementary Power Connectors
600 watts for system and 1st card + 250 for 2nd card = 850
EVGA has popular step up policies and the Classified is one of the 2 "performance kings " (other being the Lightning) and I am sure that brings a lot of attention to the brand but I see no attraction to the SC series.
Nothing wrong with paying for what ya like aesthetically .... just wanted to point out the better performance and features available for 2/3 the proce.
Had a look on newegg for the msi motherboard and there were 3 reviews, one negative complaining that it didn't work with 7 GPU's.. I'm not going to have that problem.
The R7 AMD cards are considered 7 series but the 7xx series from nVidia are alkso referred to as 7 series cards .... I wonder which one he meant. Can't base much on 3 reviews.... really have to look at the whole series "Gaming X" .... all same basic board with varying features and all have common issues..... believe me, I love MSI in this price segment but the large % of users reporting similar audio and WiFi problems across the line has me concerned. Yes, it could be newbie errors, but I think it may also be "birthing pains" for a new line similar to what we say with Asus and Z87.
Gaming 9 - 100% 3 eggs or less
Gaming 7 - 20% 3eggs or less
Gaming 5 - 33% 3 eggs or less
GD65 = 100% 5 eggs
The GD65 and Gaming 7 boards are very similar, main differences are:
GD65 has 2 more (8) SATA ports
D65 has 2 more USB ports
GD65 has 1 x M.2 / % has 1 x mSATA
Again, don't have anything bad to say about the MoBo other than after my Z87 experiences with Asus, I am a bit shy about new releases of late..... Z97 is here and my Z87 M6F and Hero builds are not fully functional as yet.
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