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gTX 780 Ti or 980 for 1080p?

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September 21, 2014 3:28:03 AM

Found a good deal for a brand new 780 Ti WindForce OC Card on Overclcockers UK brand new. new stock of this card are expected on the 23rd September. It is only £350, around £100 cheaper than a 980. Is this a good deal and should I go for this rather than the 980 as it is Overclocked out of the box and I am only using a 1080p monitor,

also, u guys haven't seen me on the forums for a long time cos I have been busy building my new rig!
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September 21, 2014 3:47:38 AM

Well, everybody would say that that's overkill for 1080p so you should get a 770 or 970. But maybe in the future you'll buy a 2k or 4k monitor, so the 980 is ideal for it compared with the 780ti, which consumes a lot of energy, so you will pay more for your electricity bill.
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September 21, 2014 3:51:39 AM

gtx 980 its cheaper than the gtx 780 ti and also 15- 20 % better than gtx 780 ti with lower TDP 165 compared to 250.

Now with the 980, Nvidia introduces a few technologies. A new dynamic global illumination called VXGI (Voxel Global Illumination) which calculates lighting as well as ambient occlusion in real time rather than pre rendered. As well as a new AA technique called MFAA, which alternates between AA modes and is 30% more efficient than MSAA, you can enable it in all games from the Geforce Experience panel.

Supersampling or down sampling, is the process by which you can force the GPU to render a higher resolution on to a smaller resolution that is supported by your display hardware. So someone with a 1920x1080 display can play a game at 2560x1440.
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September 21, 2014 4:10:21 AM

The 980 is a bit better than the 780 Ti in most cases (especially gaming) and usually even cheaper at least for now, but since it is that much cheaper, I can't really definitely recommend one way or the other.

Ultimately, it comes down to choosing the 980 for less power usage, a bit more performance, more features and cooler operation (with aftermarket coolers anyway), or going with the 780 Ti since it's quite a bit cheaper.
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September 21, 2014 5:23:58 AM

Farapon said:
Well, everybody would say that that's overkill for 1080p so you should get a 770 or 970. But maybe in the future you'll buy a 2k or 4k monitor, so the 980 is ideal for it compared with the 780ti, which consumes a lot of energy, so you will pay more for your electricity bill.


I never pay attention to the watts, i just bought the highest power supply in my shop which is the 1100 watts so it doesn't ruin my PC, so how much electricity bill does the 780 ti charge an hour? I really never paid attention to my electricity bill.
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September 21, 2014 5:27:26 AM

that's actually a good deal considering it's 100 pounds cheaper that 780ti. that way you can switch on adaptive vsync and rid yourself of screen tearing @ 1080p.
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September 21, 2014 5:41:30 AM

Well, if you're going to stay with a 1080p monitor for 5 years, then pick the 780Ti and problem solved
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September 21, 2014 6:13:07 AM

Well it is 1080p for the foreseeable future, and the 980 prices are at least £100-120 higher than the 780 Ti. Just want something that would last me a while, even if add a second one in a couple of years, and I forgot to mention, the gigabyte card is Overclocked at stock anyways
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September 21, 2014 6:18:50 AM

The 780ti would be the better option. It has enough VRam for almost anything, and the 980 is only slightly better than it is.
So, if the 780ti is cheaper, then that's the best deal.
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September 21, 2014 7:33:02 AM

asim1999 said:
Well it is 1080p for the foreseeable future, and the 980 prices are at least £100-120 higher than the 780 Ti. Just want something that would last me a while, even if add a second one in a couple of years, and I forgot to mention, the gigabyte card is Overclocked at stock anyways


There is nothing more to think, the 780Ti is your product.
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September 21, 2014 10:33:19 AM

Read the OP's post.
He's saying that for him, the 780ti is A LOT cheaper, so please stop insisting that 980 s cheaper.
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September 21, 2014 11:20:03 AM

anbello262 said:
Read the OP's post.
He's saying that for him, the 780ti is A LOT cheaper, so please stop insisting that 980 s cheaper.


980 is cheaper than gtx 780 ti if he is getting the gtx 780 ti or even titan black for less than gtx 980 that is different thing and gtx 980 will beat gtx 780 ti and its not a slight difference plus there are features like super sampeling wich will help one to play at 1440 resolution if he using a 1080p monitor i am not telling that its the reviews and nvidias own word.
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September 21, 2014 5:47:59 PM

Yes, we already know it's cheaper, when talking about retail prices, but that is completely irrelevant here, so stop bringing that up in this thread, as it does not help the OP.

About performance, yes, your point is valid. I still believe that the performance difference isn't big enough to justify a big proce difference in this case.
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September 21, 2014 6:35:17 PM

Farapon said:
asim1999 said:
Well it is 1080p for the foreseeable future, and the 980 prices are at least £100-120 higher than the 780 Ti. Just want something that would last me a while, even if add a second one in a couple of years, and I forgot to mention, the gigabyte card is Overclocked at stock anyways


There is nothing more to think, the 780Ti is your product.


anbello262 said:
Yes, we already know it's cheaper, when talking about retail prices, but that is completely irrelevant here, so stop bringing that up in this thread, as it does not help the OP.

About performance, yes, your point is valid. I still believe that the performance difference isn't big enough to justify a big proce difference in this case.


The GTX 980 would be your choice, if £100 is not a problem to you, i wouldn't mind spending another few bucks to get a greater graphic card which would also make up the £100 on your electricity bill in a few weeks. Think about it, The GTX 980 is new, it has better performance, the cuda cores are 40% better than the Gtx 780 ti, it uses less watts which means less heat and better over clocking. But that all depends on you, a great deal depends on yourself, if you have money or not. The GTX 780 TI price dropped for a reason. No point in buying unless you're in need of money.
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September 21, 2014 6:41:16 PM

Farapon said:
asim1999 said:
Well it is 1080p for the foreseeable future, and the 980 prices are at least £100-120 higher than the 780 Ti. Just want something that would last me a while, even if add a second one in a couple of years, and I forgot to mention, the gigabyte card is Overclocked at stock anyways


There is nothing more to think, the 780Ti is your product.


Just because the GTX 780 Ti is cheaper that doesn't mean its his product, it all depends on him. If he has money or not. I would personally go with the GTX 980 since it is only £100 more, which would only take you a couple of hours to earn that and it gives you better performance, and all these new features. The price difference is not that great, GTX 980 has better performance, and if money worries you, then GTX 980 is your product. It will save money on your electricity bill and that £100 will be saved on the bill. You will see.

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September 21, 2014 7:11:01 PM

About the electricity bill part, that's mostly untrue in most cases. The amount of energy you would save by getting the 980 is negligible, given that neither acrd would be running at 100% 24/7. And even if it was, it would take years to make up for the price difference.
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September 21, 2014 7:27:02 PM

anbello262 said:
About the electricity bill part, that's mostly untrue in most cases. The amount of energy you would save by getting the 980 is negligible, given that neither acrd would be running at 100% 24/7. And even if it was, it would take years to make up for the price difference.


But i would personally go with the GTX 980 it is only 100 euros apart, for a better performance and new tech.
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September 22, 2014 1:08:56 AM

I have searched amazon.co.uk for both the cards gtx 980 is £488 and gtx 780 ti is £484 but if the OP is getting the gtx 780 ti for £350 then its a very good deal i have not read the post properly but if the product is refurbished or Used i would suggest to avoid it if not then go for it.
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September 22, 2014 1:49:00 AM

Farapon said:
Well, everybody would say that that's overkill for 1080p so you should get a 770 or 970. But maybe in the future you'll buy a 2k or 4k monitor, so the 980 is ideal for it compared with the 780ti, which consumes a lot of energy, so you will pay more for your electricity bill.


That is not overkill for 1920x1080. There are plenty of games that a 980 or 780Ti cannot average 60+ FPS with max settings and moderate to high AA.

OP, one thing to consider is that games are starting to use a lot more VRAM. A few years ago, idiots on here were saying "2GB is more than enough for the next 4 years bro," yet here we are in 2014, where many games use over 2GB. More games are starting to approach 3GB of usage, even at 1920x1080. I personally play on a 2560x1440 monitor (the beautiful ROG Swift) and games like Assassin's Creed Black Flag use close to 4GB of VRAM. Within the next year, don't be surprised if a few games use over 3GB. Thus, the 980 would be a more future-proof alternative and you could go with an SLI setup without worrying about a VRAM bottleneck.

One other alternative is to simply wait until the GM210 cards are released. Those will leave 780Ti and 980 in the dust, with nobody looking back.
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