Sign in with
Sign up | Sign in

Reply to this thread

Forum question

Started by The_Pianoman | | 5 answers
GTX 760-780 no difference?
My Rig:
FX 8320 Eight Core Processor
GtX 780 (from 760) SC with ACX cooler
8gb Corsair Vengeance RAM
H80i CPU Cooler
Asus M5A99X Evo R2.0
Games Running on Hitachi 1 TB Hard Drive
OS Running on Kingston 32gb SSD
TX650M Power Supply


I just bought a GTX 780 off ebay since now seems to be the time to upgrade. I am coming from a 760. Both were EVGA SC with ACX coolers. I just got it yesterday and put it in. The thing is, I wanted to be able to bump up the video settings but when I got in game (the testing game was mainly Arma II, but also tested with Battlefield 3, Just Cause 2 and Tomb Raider), the FPS's were exactly the same as when I had the 760.

I'm not so sure about a CPU bottle-neck since my friend with GTX 770 SC ACX is getting better frames and he has an FX 6300.

When I put it in I just put popped it in and booted. GeForce Experience said I don't need new drivers but do I? Did I miss a step? Am I being bottle-necked? Is there something wrong with the card?

I find it a little weird that it not only is a lower FPS than expected, but it is getting the exact same as the previous card. This is what is making me think it is a bottle-neck somewhere.




Here is a comparison in Arma II. It's just the first minute. Didn't mean to have the empty space at the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMyPy7Xz-k0&feature=you...

Thanks :/ 
  • By posting on this site, I confirm I am over 13 years of age and agree to abide by the site’s rules.

October 15, 2014 5:35:50 PM

The_Pianoman said:
I completely wiped and re-installed the drivers as well as the software with no luck. I ran a game and the idle temps. They were both 32 C on corsair link and 17 C idle and 31 C in game on MSI Afterburner. I'll give it a shot in my friends and vice versa and see as soon as I have a free moment.




Arma only uses 2 cores basically, so 6 core or 8 core doesn't matter.

Does your friend have a higher clockspeed?



October 15, 2014 3:56:58 PM

I completely wiped and re-installed the drivers as well as the software with no luck. I ran a game and the idle temps. They were both 32 C on corsair link and 17 C idle and 31 C in game on MSI Afterburner. I'll give it a shot in my friends and vice versa and see as soon as I have a free moment.

October 15, 2014 12:26:19 PM

Put the cards in your friends rig and benchmark all three. Should go in order.760,770,780. If not then....?
October 15, 2014 12:23:57 PM

If you're sure you're already running the latest drivers, try a clean install of the drivers. When you run the Nvidia driver setup, it should give you this option.
October 15, 2014 12:20:45 PM

The gtx 780 is 2 tiers better than your previous gpu..

First, update the drivers
Next, verify the Gpu health with msi afterburner to check temps
Next,
Verify positive feedbacks from seller

See all answers