EVGA GTX780 Classified vs Asus GTX780 DirectCU II OC?

[aduman]

Hi!

Simple question: Which card is better overall? Why?

Any other suggestions are welcome.

Thanks in advance!

 

[sancco]

290x

 

[aduman]

290x

Thanks for the answer. I can't decide for that one yet. It looks pretty unstable and is pretty loud right now with reference cooling and stuff ( I care too much about silence lol. ) . It is a great price/performance product and even outperforms 780 in most of the benchmarks but when overclocked I still think the 780 and r290x is very very close. I don't want this thread to turn into a AMD-Nvidia war so please guys stick to the question. In the end we are the winners anyway

Thank you.

 

[Raheel Hasan]

ASUS have the better cooling so if the price difference is not big then go with asus. Check this thread

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1785644/asus-gtx-780-directcu-evga-gtx-780-superclocked-acx-cooler.html

I will recomend u to wait for few days as the release of 290x will lower the prices of 780

 

[aduman]

Do not worry I'll definitely wait for the price drops. Thanks for the reply btw. I already checked that thread but thanks anyway man The question still remains guys. I'm just collecting opinions here. Another question: Which would be the best non-reference card for using stock. (no overclocking.) Is overclocking safe on these non-reference cards? Does it void the warranty? I have a Corsair ax860 psu.

Thank you.

 

[moggnogg]

+1 for the ASUS DirectCUII GTX780-DC2OC-3GD5 http://amzn.to/Hk3oA2 The DCUII is an amazing cooler which will allow for great OC'ing performance.

 

[aduman]

+1 for the ASUS DirectCUII GTX780-DC2OC-3GD5 http://amzn.to/Hk3oA2 The DCUII is an amazing cooler which will allow for great OC'ing performance.

Thanks for the answer. I think I'll go for the asus but I am still not sure... Still collecting opinions Thanks.

 

[aduman]

Btw guys don't worry I will wait for price drops.

 

[kieranO]

You wont void the warranty so long as you dont overvolt the card, it has regulations to stop you doing this, so unless you use custom BIOS and overvolt you should be fine to overclock!

 

[ParkerD5]

I would go with the ASUS GTX 780 DCUIIhttp://amzn.to/Hk3oA2. ASUS uses a custom PCB and the DCUII cooler is the most efficient cooler. You will get much better performance from the ASUS card and the ability to reach much higher overclocks if you decide to overclock.

 

[GreedyMuffin]

BullS¤tt, Evga Classifeid is the Best OC card with Exstra Phases, Can go opp to 1410 on air, 8ofc with fans at 100%)

 

[azzazel_99]

haha better performance with the asus? Sure the asus is a good card but the classified if made for overclocking. The asus cards are not made for overclocking. Sure they will overclock but the evga classified normally are the highest quality and clocked cards and the acx cooler right now is the best 2 fan cooler on the market. There are reviews all over the net agreeing with that statement. Not bashing asus because they do make a good card but in this case the classified is the better card.