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September 4, 2014 8:48:59 AM

I was planning on buying a GTX 780Ti today, but have just read that in about 2 weeks, Nvidia will be revealing the 900 series of GPU.

Should I buy the 780Ti or should I wait to for the announcement?

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This card is for building my first gaming PC, I planned on ordering/purchasing all the parts today, as after 2-3 weeks of planning and working out what parts I want, I got paid and have the money to do so.

What's the best choice? Will the GTX 780Ti reduce in price much after the announcement? and will that include the aftermarket versions, as I was looking at the Asus Matrix Platnium card.

Or will the 900 series be so much better as to be worth the wait cost? ( I read theyre designed to replace the 780 not the 780Ti? )

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September 4, 2014 9:50:09 AM

No way should you be buying a high-end card right now. The latest news out today is saying, as you mentioned, that the GTX 980 is going to slot right into the GTX 780 price point ($500) and it will be higher performing with 4 GB of memory. They were unsure if it would be faster than the GTX 780 Ti, but it will either be faster or about the same.... for a lot less money. Definitely wait it out.
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September 4, 2014 10:03:18 AM

17seconds said:
No way should you be buying a high-end card right now. The latest news out today is saying, as you mentioned, that the GTX 980 is going to slot right into the GTX 780 price point ($500) and it will be higher performing with 4 GB of memory. They were unsure if it would be faster than the GTX 780 Ti, but it will either be faster or about the same.... for a lot less money. Definitely wait it out.


I'm in Australia, so the inflation rate on the card will be massive to begin with, I won't see the rumored low price.
I know I should be waiting, but at the same time, really don't want to, due to impatience :p 
It's a tricky decision.

There won't be any compatibility issues with the new cards though right?
Just with all this new Socket 2011 stuff, that only takes certain parts and DDR4, these cards won't be designed for that chip set will they?
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September 4, 2014 10:21:13 AM

There will be no compatibility issues with universal PCIe standards. Can you even find that 295x2 deal where you are?
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September 4, 2014 10:22:57 AM

17seconds said:
There will be no compatibility issues with universal PCIe standards. Can you even find that 295x2 deal where you are?


You mean the $500 price drop?

I've only seen one store attempt it and they dropped the price from $1,699 to $1,399
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September 4, 2014 12:10:35 PM

Yes, I have heard that the 295x2 price drop is hard to find in any retailers. You may be forced to wait it out until September 19th anyway.
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September 4, 2014 4:23:26 PM

17seconds said:
Yes, I have heard that the 295x2 price drop is hard to find in any retailers. You may be forced to wait it out until September 19th anyway.


Why may I be forced to wait it out till September 19?

I'm getting mixed reviews on whether I should just buy the 780Ti now or not.
I don't know what to do.
I was really looking forward to hitting that buy now button my shopping carts today, but not sure if ill regret it after the announcement or not
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September 4, 2014 7:18:39 PM

Migit78 said:
17seconds said:
Yes, I have heard that the 295x2 price drop is hard to find in any retailers. You may be forced to wait it out until September 19th anyway.


Why may I be forced to wait it out till September 19?

I'm getting mixed reviews on whether I should just buy the 780Ti now or not.
I don't know what to do.
I was really looking forward to hitting that buy now button my shopping carts today, but not sure if ill regret it after the announcement or not

Ha ha, sorry, I got your thread mixed up with someone looking to buy a 295x2.

Here's my take, I have a GTX 780 Ti already and I have no interest in the upcoming GTX 980. Why? Because my card is sufficient, even if the GTX 980 is way faster. The other thing is that I like to wait it out for the improved later versions of a card, rather than be one of the first on the new generation. It's just like with Kepler and the GTX 680, those who waited for the GTX 780 and 780 Ti were well-rewarded, provided they could wait it out.

You are considering an Asus Matrix Platinum, probably the finest iteration of the entire Kepler generation. That'll be hard to beat and a desirable card even after Maxwell comes out. So your options are:
- Get a Matrix Platinum now.
- Wait it out a couple weeks to see if prices go down, or if a GTX 980 is going to be better and a better deal.
- Get the Matrix Platinum now or later and wait it out for the real, real good Maxwell cards on 20 nm, maybe a GTX 980 Ti.

If it was me, I would wait it out until September 19th, because you will certainly have more options and more information. You might even want to go for the Asus GTX 980 Strix card, overclocked and dead silent.
http://videocardz.com/52125/asus-strix-gtx-970-asus-gtx...
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September 4, 2014 7:48:12 PM

17seconds said:
It looks like the price cuts are starting already. The GTX 770 was just reduced to $275.
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-770-receives-15-...


Thanks for that link, I've decided I'm going to buy the rest of the PC and just leave out the GPU until the 900 series is announced. So I can compare them and see the pricing plus hopefully the 780Ti drops in price too (that article seems to think it will).

When GPUs get price cuts, its it just the Nvidia reference cards or do the aftermarket cooled cards from providers such as Asus and EVGA tend to lower prices aswell?
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September 4, 2014 7:54:19 PM

Migit78 said:
17seconds said:
It looks like the price cuts are starting already. The GTX 770 was just reduced to $275.
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-770-receives-15-...


Thanks for that link, I've decided I'm going to buy the rest of the PC and just leave out the GPU until the 900 series is announced. So I can compare them and see the pricing plus hopefully the 780Ti drops in price too (that article seems to think it will).

When GPUs get price cuts, its it just the Nvidia reference cards or do the aftermarket cooled cards from providers such as Asus and EVGA tend to lower prices aswell?

They all tend to get lowered across the board. I think that's a good strategy. You can check out those websites I linked for more updates leading up to September 19th, to help you stay on top of the situation.
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September 4, 2014 8:23:42 PM

17seconds said:
Migit78 said:
17seconds said:
It looks like the price cuts are starting already. The GTX 770 was just reduced to $275.
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-770-receives-15-...


Thanks for that link, I've decided I'm going to buy the rest of the PC and just leave out the GPU until the 900 series is announced. So I can compare them and see the pricing plus hopefully the 780Ti drops in price too (that article seems to think it will).

When GPUs get price cuts, its it just the Nvidia reference cards or do the aftermarket cooled cards from providers such as Asus and EVGA tend to lower prices aswell?

They all tend to get lowered across the board. I think that's a good strategy. You can check out those websites I linked for more updates leading up to September 19th, to help you stay on top of the situation.


I've just ordered everything else.
Thanks for all your help, I'll post again in a couple weeks with the full build, and what GPU I ended up going for.
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September 4, 2014 8:45:01 PM

Don't forget to pick a Best Answer when you are ready to finish up with this thread.
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September 4, 2014 10:34:55 PM

17seconds said:
Migit78 said:
17seconds said:
Yes, I have heard that the 295x2 price drop is hard to find in any retailers. You may be forced to wait it out until September 19th anyway.


Why may I be forced to wait it out till September 19?

I'm getting mixed reviews on whether I should just buy the 780Ti now or not.
I don't know what to do.
I was really looking forward to hitting that buy now button my shopping carts today, but not sure if ill regret it after the announcement or not

Ha ha, sorry, I got your thread mixed up with someone looking to buy a 295x2.

Here's my take, I have a GTX 780 Ti already and I have no interest in the upcoming GTX 980. Why? Because my card is sufficient, even if the GTX 980 is way faster. The other thing is that I like to wait it out for the improved later versions of a card, rather than be one of the first on the new generation. It's just like with Kepler and the GTX 680, those who waited for the GTX 780 and 780 Ti were well-rewarded, provided they could wait it out.

You are considering an Asus Matrix Platinum, probably the finest iteration of the entire Kepler generation. That'll be hard to beat and a desirable card even after Maxwell comes out. So your options are:
- Get a Matrix Platinum now.
- Wait it out a couple weeks to see if prices go down, or if a GTX 980 is going to be better and a better deal.
- Get the Matrix Platinum now or later and wait it out for the real, real good Maxwell cards on 20 nm, maybe a GTX 980 Ti.

If it was me, I would wait it out until September 19th, because you will certainly have more options and more information. You might even want to go for the Asus GTX 980 Strix card, overclocked and dead silent.
http://videocardz.com/52125/asus-strix-gtx-970-asus-gtx...


I only just saw this post, missed it earlier.
Yeah so like I said, I'm going to wait till the 19th and just see what is announced.
But I feel like ill still probably end up getting the Matrix card, unless there is something the Strix card or just the 900 series in general is competitively priced and/or significantly better in performance
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