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I may have read more than 50 articles/reviews/forum discussions/benchmarks/number comparisons etc. etc. combined, but still ambiguous about it. There are many discussions here on tom's too but as usual, largely out of context for me. So here it is,
Reference models:
- are generally considered better if SLI is on the horizon;
- could possibly achieve better overclocks than factory-OC'ed models, but then they tend to overheat a lot more in comparison;
- may not sit too well with positive airflow due to their DHT/blower-type cooler;
- of Asus and EVGA are exactly the same specs wise, except for the 300W max. power draw of Asus vs. 250W of EVGA (http://www.gpuzoo.com/Compare/ASUS_GTX780TI-3GD5__vs__EVGA_03G-P4-2881-KR/#perf). Also, this gpuzoo comparison shows EVGA having reference PCB, while newegg images show the custom one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487001&cm_re=evga_gtx_780_ti-_-14-487-001-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121822
1. Is all the above correct?
2. EVGA reference is not available to me, but is there a big possible performance difference between it and Asus's reference?
3. Not only I do plan to SLI in future, but the cost difference between the reference and dcu-ii is drastic. I may get a second-hand reference card from a good source for $630, but the new DCU-II will surely cost me minimum $800. Is it worth paying $170 for the DCU-II?
4. Is a WB necessary to OC the reference model?
5. I read many bad things about 780 Ti WindForce 3 GHZ and OC models (including newegg user reviews). But still if I had the WF3 OC available too for $630, would it have been a better choice over Asus reference?
Or should I just stick to my GB 770 2gb and get a little bit better performance out of it by installing windows 8/8.1
). Now this surely will sound stupid and completely out of context, but some people do suggest that windows 7 has some ugly issues in terms of gaming performance.
Thanks very much.
Reference models:
- are generally considered better if SLI is on the horizon;
- could possibly achieve better overclocks than factory-OC'ed models, but then they tend to overheat a lot more in comparison;
- may not sit too well with positive airflow due to their DHT/blower-type cooler;
- of Asus and EVGA are exactly the same specs wise, except for the 300W max. power draw of Asus vs. 250W of EVGA (http://www.gpuzoo.com/Compare/ASUS_GTX780TI-3GD5__vs__EVGA_03G-P4-2881-KR/#perf). Also, this gpuzoo comparison shows EVGA having reference PCB, while newegg images show the custom one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487001&cm_re=evga_gtx_780_ti-_-14-487-001-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121822
1. Is all the above correct?
2. EVGA reference is not available to me, but is there a big possible performance difference between it and Asus's reference?
3. Not only I do plan to SLI in future, but the cost difference between the reference and dcu-ii is drastic. I may get a second-hand reference card from a good source for $630, but the new DCU-II will surely cost me minimum $800. Is it worth paying $170 for the DCU-II?
4. Is a WB necessary to OC the reference model?
5. I read many bad things about 780 Ti WindForce 3 GHZ and OC models (including newegg user reviews). But still if I had the WF3 OC available too for $630, would it have been a better choice over Asus reference?
Or should I just stick to my GB 770 2gb and get a little bit better performance out of it by installing windows 8/8.1
). Now this surely will sound stupid and completely out of context, but some people do suggest that windows 7 has some ugly issues in terms of gaming performance.Thanks very much.
.
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