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Nvidia GTX 780 vs GTX 780 FTW

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September 27, 2014 3:34:37 PM

Hello everyone,

I'm building my first PC gaming rig, and was wondering what the difference is between the GTX 780 and the FTW edition, besides what looks like a minor clock speed increase on the FTW edition. I am choosing the 700 series because I've heard it pairs well with my Intel i5-4690k processor for more resource demanding games.

Model numbers are:
03G-P4-2784-KR
03G-P4-3784-KR (FTW)

Thanks for your advice,
Dregond

More about : nvidia gtx 780 gtx 780 ftw

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a c 94 Î Nvidia
September 27, 2014 3:38:55 PM

The 970 kicks the 780s tail

It's 12 $ faster
It uses less power
It runs cooler
it runs quieter
It overclocks higher
It scales better in SLI
It requires a smaller PSU ($50 EVGA 750 watt B2 is perfect)

See the review here as to why the MSI Gaming is the 970 of choice

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/09/19/nv...

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September 27, 2014 3:41:03 PM

The new GTX 970 edges the previous GTX 780 in most categories while sitting at a much nicer price per said performance currently.

GTX 970 EVGA 4GB
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a c 94 Î Nvidia
September 27, 2014 3:47:10 PM

You don't want the EVGA SC model, it's defective.... heat sink only covers 2/3 of the GPU
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/evga-geforce-gtx-970-a...



It also doesn't have the passive fan mode that all the others have ... (fan shuts off at low temps for quiet operation)

And unlike Asus and even more so MSI ... the power design is a bit light, wityh no premium capacitors and chokes like the other vendors used

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/09/19/nv...

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Examining the PCB reveals a 4+2 phase power design – four phases near the rear I/O for the GPU, and two in the bottom right corner for the memory. This is a slight upgrade from the 4+1 stock specification but unlike MSI and ASUS, EVGA does not use any specially crafted components.

The GPU MOSFETs are directly cooled by the main heatsink, which has a thermal strip on to draw heat up into the fin stack. On the other side of the GPU is a metal contact plate that partirally cools two of the four memory chips on this side, leaving the other two exposed. It also cools the MOSFETs of the power phases serving the memory, but no thermal pads are used, so heat transfer is likely to be limited.








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September 27, 2014 6:46:30 PM

Thanks. I'll be sure to check out the 900 series. Strange, how they are the newer product but are at the same time less expensive than the 700 series.
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a c 94 Î Nvidia
September 30, 2014 9:39:48 AM

I think that's a bit of "predatory pricing" on nVidia's part
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