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Started by Anake | | 6 answers
Found a super cheap 780, go sli or get a 980
Hi all

I've currently got a single gtx 780 and a 1440p monitor.

Now that the 980 has come out, I can get a gigabyte ghz edition 780 for £230. This is in comparison to the ~£460 of the 980.

I can't imagine the 780 price is going to stay this low, so I was wondering if you guys thought I should get it or wait for a few months and get a 980?
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September 24, 2014 9:38:05 PM

Ok cool thanks. I was only thinking of getting the ghz edition because it was the cheapest one. I would personally prefer another reference card, but they are all ~£400
September 24, 2014 9:21:16 PM

No problem pairing the two. The cards will run at the reference cards frequency. You can overclock the cards using Evga precision or MSI afterburner to as fast as the reference card will go without getting artifacts, BSOD's etc. and that is it.
September 24, 2014 9:17:23 PM

Not really.. every will just scale down too your reference card... Clocks speeds will go down to match the reference card etc.
September 24, 2014 9:15:26 PM

The 970 is also ~£230.
OK cool. So the other thing I want to double check is that my current 780 is the reference card. Is there going to be an issue pairing that with the gigabyte ghz edition card?

I would happily get a different one, the problem is the ghz edition is the only one which has seen this large price decrease

Best solution chosen by Anake

September 24, 2014 8:59:11 PM

Getting a 2nd 780 will generally be the least cost / most performance option .... and if anything the 780 will continue dropping.

The 980 is like 20% faster than the 780
Two 780s are about 65% faster than a 780
September 24, 2014 8:48:25 PM

SLI 970s if the prices are comparable to the 780.

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