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Poll Which 780Ti should I pick?

Col. Gaspar

Col. Gaspar

The 47 Ronin
I have spent several hours reading between the two of them... So I am going to ask the community which is the better card

In one corner we have the EVGA 780TI ACX

In the other corner we have the Gigabyte 780Ti OC with windforce 3

Pro evga:
-semi full under plate adds to stiffness and cools all vrm and ram
-most reviews have this cooler keeping temperatures down to 65-70C
-fast, light and powerful fans
-$3.99 one day shipping from Amazon

Evga cons:
-6+8 pin power connection, not 8+8
-not significantly quieter then stock solution
Price at $729

Pro gigabyte
- very quiet
-vrm and ram heat sinks are soldered to main cooler
-3 fan similar to accelero xtreme 3
-$699 price tag same as stock fan
-side bracket to stiffen card

Con gigabyte
-1 day shipping costs $25.99
-Temps closer to 75C
-6+8 pin power connection


Both cards oc to 1200mhz gpu and 7.8Ghz ram... Both would end up costing the same after shipping and handling... Both have the same vrm configuration and use the same type and number of heatpipes.... I am lost and just wanting some input from those who might be more versed in brands and warranty and other things concerning this type of purchase

I will be buying two 780Ti's Thursday.... I just don't know which one

Feedback fellas... I need some experts to point my wallet in the right direction

@Hunter

Feel free to drag in anyone who might be able to help

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It appears that msi and gigabyte are known for using much higher quality parts in their builds... Better efficiency and stability in overclocks... Better temps...

The more reading I do the more I lean towards gigabyte

Wednesday is kinda decision day... Got a +1 for gigabyte

Anyone else want to chime in?

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i picked gigabyte because I have bought a few of their products and i've never had any issues with them.

and the 3 fan setup they have works great from what i have read.
 
Evga warranty is much easier and easier for resale because they warranty by the serial# of the card.
Some MFG will void warranty even if you remove the stock cooler
Save your money on the SC, the none- SC will OC to that speed anyway.
My none-SC actually oc better than the SC lol
 
My main interest is the aftermarket solution for cooling... I haven't found the non sc with the acx cooler anywhere... I know it exists and there is really no difference between the two... Just wanting the enhanced cooling solution

And my titans sold in three days and them being evga did help

So +1 for each...

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After further investigation into cooling system design I feel that the evga acx and its 4 8mm heatpipes have a higher cooling capacity based on internal volume and surface area calculated.

This was hard for me because I know how quite the windforce 3 cooler is and how well it cools

Big things for the evga win is definitely the customer service and hassle free warranty... Hell if I fried one of my titans they would swap it out with out a problem

I hate going with an unknown, the acx cooler, but it must be good because they threw it on the kingpin edition... And if I want to upgrade to that when it comes out I can with the step up program

With a good fan profile it should be silent under normal circumstances...

Thanks for the valuable imput, it isn't that I can't make decisions by myself. I just try to do as much exhaustive research and read on what I am about to drop $1,500 on. It was a no brainer o the titans bc nothing was faster until last month

I'll post a review of the cards with good pictures and an objective review on overclocking and the temps... So maybe somewhere someone might have all their answers in one place

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Fuck this card can get loud, sounds like my computer is about to fly off at mach 3... The Gigabyte card would have been silent... I will say pegging the fans at 100 percent keeps my 1200mhz core oc sitting at 52*C which is very impressive... I will have to tweak the fan profile and see at what temperatures it starts to throttle

No telling where the temps would be with the Gigabyte 780Ti but I could tell you that it would have been silent at 100 percent duty cycle because my brothers 7970 windforce 3 is silent... I would bet the temps would be comparable and wouldn't throttle

Gonna keep it just because it will resale quickly

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