SLI GTX 780 6GB GB or Crossfire R9 290X
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Vici0us
August 17, 2014 10:05:21 AM
I already own R9 290s in crossfire and they're great but they're HOT! Specially in the summer. I just sold two of my GTX 780 TIs and I want to get EVGA GTX 6GB or SATRIX GTX 780 6GB. I noticed that 290/X scale better in crossfire then SLI. I'm not sure what to do..
- My last 5 GPUs have been EVGA besides these 290s. EVGA has always been loyal to me without any BS. But at the same time.. I do love ASUS. Any suggestions?
- Right now I'm running my Crossfire 290s @ 1440P if I was to get a 780 6GB I would soon buy a 4K monitor.
- Also, R9 290X Vapor-X looks good but I already own two 290s.
-Help me out here. I hear better things about EVGA 780 6GB but STRIX always looks so good.
-Thanks in advance!
- My last 5 GPUs have been EVGA besides these 290s. EVGA has always been loyal to me without any BS. But at the same time.. I do love ASUS. Any suggestions?
- Right now I'm running my Crossfire 290s @ 1440P if I was to get a 780 6GB I would soon buy a 4K monitor.
- Also, R9 290X Vapor-X looks good but I already own two 290s.
-Help me out here. I hear better things about EVGA 780 6GB but STRIX always looks so good.
-Thanks in advance!
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August 17, 2014 10:11:41 AM
Vici0us
August 17, 2014 10:14:04 AM
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August 17, 2014 10:17:34 AM
legend001523
August 17, 2014 10:20:19 AM
Vici0us
August 17, 2014 10:36:41 AM
legend001523
August 17, 2014 10:38:38 AM
Denis Stoikovski
August 17, 2014 10:40:02 AM
trawetSluaP
August 17, 2014 10:42:38 AM
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Vici0us
August 17, 2014 10:43:11 AM
trawetSluaP
August 17, 2014 10:46:29 AM
Vici0us said:
That's too much rather then saving $700 on two 6GB 780s.Can anyone recommend me if STRIX or EVGA (6GB) is better card and better @ overclocking.
I'd avoid the ASUS Strix 780 as it's VRM temps go over 100C which is something I wouldn't be comfortable with.
With regard to EVGA, grab a 780 with a reference cooler and you're golden. You can even go for a SuperClocked version which will come factory overclocked.
EDIT: Having just checked their website it appears EVGA don't do the 6GB 780 variant with a reference cooler, only the ACX. I personally think the ACX coolers are crap but I'd still recommend it over the ASUS card.
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legend001523
August 17, 2014 10:49:54 AM
trawetSluaP said:
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There's a 6gb 780 ti coming out this september I hear, so wait for that maybeThis will never happen, it'd make Titan Black GPUs redundant and kill their sales.
OP, why not stick with what you've got for now until more details are released about the next release of cards.
How... 780 ti's are for gamers, titans are for professionals...
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trawetSluaP
August 17, 2014 10:52:01 AM
legend001523 said:
trawetSluaP said:
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There's a 6gb 780 ti coming out this september I hear, so wait for that maybeThis will never happen, it'd make Titan Black GPUs redundant and kill their sales.
OP, why not stick with what you've got for now until more details are released about the next release of cards.
How... 780 ti's are for gamers, titans are for professionals...
That's completely irrelevant. Nvidia advertise the Titan Black as a gaming card and I'm willing to bet that 90% of Titan/Titan Black sales are gamers, specifically those who want the speed of a 780 Ti, but with double the VRAM.
So like I said, they aren't going to release something that damages sales of one of their flagship cards...
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legend001523
August 17, 2014 10:55:18 AM
Omg... Are you for real
http://videocardz.com/50008/evga-preparing-geforce-gtx-...
Here you go
Thinking titan blacks are for gamers...
http://videocardz.com/50008/evga-preparing-geforce-gtx-...
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Vici0us
August 17, 2014 10:56:36 AM
legend001523
August 17, 2014 10:57:11 AM
trawetSluaP
August 17, 2014 10:59:12 AM
legend001523 said:
Omg... Are you for realhttp://videocardz.com/50008/evga-preparing-geforce-gtx-...
Here you go
Thinking titan blacks are for gamers...LOL!
A five month old article with no release date. I suppose you'll be telling me that MSI are planning to release the 780 Ti Lightning to the general public next!
Your ignorance is beginning to get tiresome.
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legend001523
August 17, 2014 11:00:22 AM
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
Omg... Are you for realhttp://videocardz.com/50008/evga-preparing-geforce-gtx-...
Here you go
Thinking titan blacks are for gamers...LOL!
A 5month article with no release date. I suppose you'll be telling me that MSI are planning to release the 780 Ti Lightning to the general public next!
Your ignorance is being to get tiresome.
yes I do apologise, the EVGA website do lie about products they will never sell, they do that all the time
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/6gb-version-of-the-gef...
Oh guru 3D says it's happening but they're all wrong, it's all lies obviously, all lies
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trawetSluaP
August 17, 2014 11:03:15 AM
legend001523 said:
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
Omg... Are you for realhttp://videocardz.com/50008/evga-preparing-geforce-gtx-...
Here you go
Thinking titan blacks are for gamers...LOL!
A 5month article with no release date. I suppose you'll be telling me that MSI are planning to release the 780 Ti Lightning to the general public next!
Your ignorance is being to get tiresome.
yes I do apologise, the EVGA website do lie about products they will never sell, they do that all the time
If you bothered to read your own article you'd realise it's about the release of the 780, NOT the Ti. It also says according to an "EVGA Rep" who is never named and could be ANYONE that the 780 Ti 6GB's are scheduled for release in May/June of this year. So where are they smartarse!?
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legend001523
August 17, 2014 11:06:08 AM
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
Omg... Are you for realhttp://videocardz.com/50008/evga-preparing-geforce-gtx-...
Here you go
Thinking titan blacks are for gamers...LOL!
A 5month article with no release date. I suppose you'll be telling me that MSI are planning to release the 780 Ti Lightning to the general public next!
Your ignorance is being to get tiresome.
yes I do apologise, the EVGA website do lie about products they will never sell, they do that all the time
If you bothered to read your own article you'd realise it's about the release of the 780, NOT the Ti. It also says according to an "EVGA Rep" who is never named and could be ANYONE that the 780 Ti 6GB's are scheduled for release in May/June of this year. So where are they smartarse!?
Other link
If you read carefully, it actually says 780 Ti
Are you getting angry? I feel like you're getting angry, oh, read the guru3d link too, cause you know, titan backs are gamers only :') But guru3D lie too, you own nvidia and stuff so you'll know more than us
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JUICEhunter
August 17, 2014 11:07:44 AM
Why not water-cool your 290s, you already had better performance with the 780tis. Some recent reviewes show that 780ti sli is still the fastest 2x gpu @4k (OC models of course).
We all wish 780ti had 6gb but nvidia is too close to 880 launch which will cost consumers less and yield a higher profit margin for nvidia.
We all wish 780ti had 6gb but nvidia is too close to 880 launch which will cost consumers less and yield a higher profit margin for nvidia.
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trawetSluaP
August 17, 2014 11:08:22 AM
legend001523 said:
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
Omg... Are you for realhttp://videocardz.com/50008/evga-preparing-geforce-gtx-...
Here you go
Thinking titan blacks are for gamers...LOL!
A 5month article with no release date. I suppose you'll be telling me that MSI are planning to release the 780 Ti Lightning to the general public next!
Your ignorance is being to get tiresome.
yes I do apologise, the EVGA website do lie about products they will never sell, they do that all the time
If you bothered to read your own article you'd realise it's about the release of the 780, NOT the Ti. It also says according to an "EVGA Rep" who is never named and could be ANYONE that the 780 Ti 6GB's are scheduled for release in May/June of this year. So where are they smartarse!?
Other link
If you read carefully, it actually says 780 Ti
Are you getting angry? I feel like you're getting angry, oh, read the guru3d link too, cause you know, titan backs are gamers only :') But guru3D lie too, you own nvidia and stuff so you'll know more than us
I ignored that link because it's even older. Only eight months... And it states once the Titan stock empties. The article doesn't even take into account the Titan Black. Give it up.
I'm not getting angry, just fed up of you giving people bad advice without having anything to back up your claims.
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legend001523
August 17, 2014 11:08:27 AM
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-preparing-gtx-780-ti-6gb-edi...
Oh wccftech says it's going to happen, but what do they know, you know that titan blacks are for gamers only
You're like CEO of nvidia so they lie obviously
Oh wccftech says it's going to happen, but what do they know, you know that titan blacks are for gamers only
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legend001523
August 17, 2014 11:09:10 AM
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
Omg... Are you for realhttp://videocardz.com/50008/evga-preparing-geforce-gtx-...
Here you go
Thinking titan blacks are for gamers...LOL!
A 5month article with no release date. I suppose you'll be telling me that MSI are planning to release the 780 Ti Lightning to the general public next!
Your ignorance is being to get tiresome.
yes I do apologise, the EVGA website do lie about products they will never sell, they do that all the time
If you bothered to read your own article you'd realise it's about the release of the 780, NOT the Ti. It also says according to an "EVGA Rep" who is never named and could be ANYONE that the 780 Ti 6GB's are scheduled for release in May/June of this year. So where are they smartarse!?
Other link
If you read carefully, it actually says 780 Ti
Are you getting angry? I feel like you're getting angry, oh, read the guru3d link too, cause you know, titan backs are gamers only :') But guru3D lie too, you own nvidia and stuff so you'll know more than us
I ignored that link because it's even older. Only eight months...
I'm not getting angry, just fed up of you giving people bad advice without having anything to back up your claims.
They're sources, are they not evidence? What do you want? :')
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trawetSluaP
August 17, 2014 11:11:28 AM
legend001523 said:
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
Omg... Are you for realhttp://videocardz.com/50008/evga-preparing-geforce-gtx-...
Here you go
Thinking titan blacks are for gamers...LOL!
A 5month article with no release date. I suppose you'll be telling me that MSI are planning to release the 780 Ti Lightning to the general public next!
Your ignorance is being to get tiresome.
yes I do apologise, the EVGA website do lie about products they will never sell, they do that all the time
If you bothered to read your own article you'd realise it's about the release of the 780, NOT the Ti. It also says according to an "EVGA Rep" who is never named and could be ANYONE that the 780 Ti 6GB's are scheduled for release in May/June of this year. So where are they smartarse!?
Other link
If you read carefully, it actually says 780 Ti
Are you getting angry? I feel like you're getting angry, oh, read the guru3d link too, cause you know, titan backs are gamers only :') But guru3D lie too, you own nvidia and stuff so you'll know more than us
I ignored that link because it's even older. Only eight months...
I'm not getting angry, just fed up of you giving people bad advice without having anything to back up your claims.
They're sources, are they not evidence? What do you want? :')
Yeah, like sources that said the 780 Ti Lightning would be released soon. Then MSI announced that they wouldn't be released to the general public.
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legend001523
August 17, 2014 11:12:36 AM
Actually http://videocardz.com/49417/msi-geforce-gtx-780-ti-ligh... We knew it was only available to like 11 people, we knew it was never going to be mass produced, link me to where it says that people thought a 780 ti lightning was going to be released? Or evidence where a 780 ti 6gb won't be released?
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trawetSluaP
August 17, 2014 11:16:01 AM
legend001523 said:
Actually http://videocardz.com/49417/msi-geforce-gtx-780-ti-ligh... We knew it was only available to like 11 people, we knew it was never going to be mass produced, link me to where it says that people thought a 780 ti lightning was going to be released? Or evidence where a 780 ti 6gb won't be released?I don't need a link. It's common sense.
Here's the Titan Black's official page on Nvidia's site -
http://www.geforce.co.uk/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-...
Not the part which reads "GTX TITAN Black is the ultimate gaming GPU for a pure gaming experience—the perfect balance of sleek design, uncompromising performance, and state-of-the-art technologies."
They aren't then going to release a card that out performs this card and costs 60% of the price when people are buying them to game with!
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legend001523
August 17, 2014 11:19:59 AM
trawetSluaP
August 17, 2014 11:22:43 AM
legend001523 said:
So.. If the titan range is for gamers, would you agree on that?It's not a case of if I agree or not, it's how Nvidia are marketing the card. They won't want to damage sales of a card like the Titan Black.
But to answer you question, the titan CAN be for gamers. If you want a card with the power of a 780 Ti but 3GB of VRAM isn't enough and want to say green it's the only logical choice.
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legend001523
August 17, 2014 11:23:13 AM
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legend001523 said:
So.. If the titan range is for gamers, would you agree on that?It's not a case of if I agree or not, it's how Nvidia are marketing the card. They won't want to damage sales of a card like the Titan Black.
But to answer you question, the titan CAN be for gamers. If you want a card with the power of a 780 Ti but 3GB of VRAM isn't enough and want to say green it's the only logical choice.
hmm... so the titan black is better than a 3gb 780 ti you say? yes or no?
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August 17, 2014 11:23:57 AM
legend001523 said:
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
So.. If the titan range is for gamers, would you agree on that?It's not a case of if I agree or not, it's how Nvidia are marketing the card. They won't want to damage sales of a card like the Titan Black.
But to answer you question, the titan CAN be for gamers. If you want a card with the power of a 780 Ti but 3GB of VRAM isn't enough and want to say green it's the only logical choice.
hmm... so the titan black is better than a 3gb 780 ti you say? yes or no?
If clocked the same then yes. The only difference is the default clocks and amount of VRAM.
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legend001523
August 17, 2014 11:24:39 AM
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
So.. If the titan range is for gamers, would you agree on that?It's not a case of if I agree or not, it's how Nvidia are marketing the card. They won't want to damage sales of a card like the Titan Black.
But to answer you question, the titan CAN be for gamers. If you want a card with the power of a 780 Ti but 3GB of VRAM isn't enough and want to say green it's the only logical choice.
hmm... so the titan black is better than a 3gb 780 ti you say? yes or no?
If clocked the same then yes. The only difference is the default clocks and amount of VRAM.
http://www.pcgamer.com/uk/2014/05/08/gtx-titan-black-th...
Read it in full then reply to me please
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August 17, 2014 11:29:43 AM
legend001523 said:
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
trawetSluaP said:
legend001523 said:
So.. If the titan range is for gamers, would you agree on that?It's not a case of if I agree or not, it's how Nvidia are marketing the card. They won't want to damage sales of a card like the Titan Black.
But to answer you question, the titan CAN be for gamers. If you want a card with the power of a 780 Ti but 3GB of VRAM isn't enough and want to say green it's the only logical choice.
hmm... so the titan black is better than a 3gb 780 ti you say? yes or no?
If clocked the same then yes. The only difference is the default clocks and amount of VRAM.
http://www.pcgamer.com/uk/2014/05/08/gtx-titan-black-th...
Read it in full then reply to me please
Nice article but I still stand by what I've said. How do you know that with different drivers the story wouldn't be different? Plus the (negligible) difference in FPS is down to the 780 Ti's factory overclock.
At the end the day Watch_Dogs uses 5GB VRAM on Ultra textures for me (with full AA). The 780 Ti just couldn't hack it.
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August 17, 2014 11:31:48 AM
legend001523
August 17, 2014 11:36:29 AM
You say, that nvidia won't release a 6gb 780 ti because it costs less and outperforms the titan black, correct?
You said : This will never happen, it'd make Titan Black GPUs redundant and kill their sales.
But, a 620 dollar gpu, the pny 780 ti, has already beaten it, in every test in that article, so what you said would never happen, has already happened, therefore, you're saying that nvidia will allow a 620 gpu to beat it, but won't allow a more expenisve 6gb be released?
I quote from pcmag http://uk.pcmag.com/evga-gtx-titan-black/32560/review/e...
The best-use case for the Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan Black, therefore, is the same as it has been since the Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan launched. This is a card for people who have a mixture of scientific computing workloads and heavy gaming, who want a card that can excel in both, and who plan to use CUDA in a programming environment alongside its gaming applications. Oh, and are willing to swing more than a grand for a single GPU. The majority of high-end gaming PC owners are better off with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 TI or the Nvidia GeForce GTX 780, our Editors' Choice for high-end graphics cards.
So we can conclude from that that the titan black is not a gamer's gpu, the 780 Ti is, as the titan black excels in gpu demanding applications.
You said : This will never happen, it'd make Titan Black GPUs redundant and kill their sales.
But, a 620 dollar gpu, the pny 780 ti, has already beaten it, in every test in that article, so what you said would never happen, has already happened, therefore, you're saying that nvidia will allow a 620 gpu to beat it, but won't allow a more expenisve 6gb be released?
I quote from pcmag http://uk.pcmag.com/evga-gtx-titan-black/32560/review/e...
The best-use case for the Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan Black, therefore, is the same as it has been since the Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan launched. This is a card for people who have a mixture of scientific computing workloads and heavy gaming, who want a card that can excel in both, and who plan to use CUDA in a programming environment alongside its gaming applications. Oh, and are willing to swing more than a grand for a single GPU. The majority of high-end gaming PC owners are better off with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 TI or the Nvidia GeForce GTX 780, our Editors' Choice for high-end graphics cards.
So we can conclude from that that the titan black is not a gamer's gpu, the 780 Ti is, as the titan black excels in gpu demanding applications.
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August 17, 2014 11:37:10 AM
Vici0us
August 17, 2014 8:14:47 PM
Point is it'a obvious 780 Ti 6GB won't be coming around. It would be identical Titan Black and they would lose money. For the next few years 780 6GB & 290X will be enough to play at high resolution (specially if you run more then one GPU). I just wish they would release 780 MSI Lightning 6GB. 3 780 6GB doesn't give us a lot of options. Thankfully EVGA & ASUS were the ones that took part in this. Also, EVGA 780 6GB overclocks better then 780 STRIX? Also, which has better temps and quieter at full load?
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August 18, 2014 1:04:10 AM
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Point is it'a obvious 780 Ti 6GB won't be coming around. It would be identical Titan Black and they would lose money. For the next few years 780 6GB & 290X will be enough to play at high resolution (specially if you run more then one GPU). I just wish they would release 780 MSI Lightning 6GB. 3 780 6GB doesn't give us a lot of options. Thankfully EVGA & ASUS were the ones that took part in this. Also, EVGA 780 6GB overclocks better then 780 STRIX? Also, which has better temps and quieter at full load? After all the links I've posted, you still think it won't? nvidia advertise the titan black as a gamer's gpu but only 15% of its sales are from the gaming sector, it was on eteknix I think. That's why the most powerful supercomputers use titans, it's not a gamer's gpu. There will be a 780 6gb coming out... There already is one I think
http://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=06g-p4-378...
If you look at it from a marketing point of view, they will only release the 6gb 780 ti AFTER the release of the 800 series, that's the same story with the 780's they were only allowed to release 3gb models until the 780 ti was released I think, as well as that, sapphire already have a 8gb r9 290x, so would you not think it's a sensible choice for them to release a 6gb version? I prefer evga, I've heard there was something with the STRIX's regarding temps,
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August 18, 2014 1:33:15 AM
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August 18, 2014 1:35:05 AM
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August 18, 2014 2:32:01 AM
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August 18, 2014 2:40:04 AM
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