780ti SLI or 980sli?

[Legionarius13]

i have one 780ti classified but thinking of buying a second reference 780ti to run in SLI can pick a second hand one up on eBay for £300, I have atx bored so the reference should help with temp..

Or should I get 2 980s evga reference cards there £505 eatch and sell classy?
But I want to up grade when the 1080 comes out when will that be (September I guess)
I play in 2k I will upgrade to 4k in September

 

[Coolboy951]

no go with the 780ti SLI

 

[loki1944]

I have two Matrix 780Tis in SLI and they chew everything up pretty much. In some cases the 780TI actually beats the 980, but overall even when the 980 wins it isn't by much so it's more of a sidegrade than an upgrade. You'd save a lot by just getting another 780TI rather than getting 2 980s.

 

[Nextg_Rival]

You can see the difference between a 780 Ti and a 980 here: http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=1920&gid2=1700&compare=geforce-gtx-780-ti-vs-geforce-gtx-980-4gb

I would recommend a 970 SLI, actually, because it's much cheaper and effective than a 980 SLI, plus it has almost the same performance. Although, both a 970 and a 980 SLI will be more optimised for games than the outdated 780 Ti.

 

[loki1944]

Actually R9 290s in CF would be the best price/performance. But since he already has a 780Ti, he's definitely better off getting another one than going for two 970s; particularly given that 780TI SLI will beat it http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1072?vs=1355.

 

[Legionarius13]

Okay thankS guys I'm I'm running a corsair 350d ATX case so do you think one classy n one reference card will get to hot? The cards will be very close?

That's one reason why I'm thinking of getting to 980s reference cards as the heat will be going out the back
And eBay is a bit hard to buy a card off, they have no warranty one there
I could get to 980s and sell me 780ti classy for 300-350 on eBay.. So new cards would only cost 650 the 2ed hand 780ti are 300?

 

[Coolboy951]

Okay thankS guys I'm I'm running a corsair 350d ATX case so do you think one classy n one reference card will get to hot? The cards will be very close?

That's one reason why I'm thinking of getting to 980s reference cards as the heat will be going out the back
And eBay is a bit hard to buy a card off, they have no warranty one there
I could get to 980s and sell me 780ti classy for 300-350 on eBay.. So new cards would only cost 650 the 2ed hand 780ti are 300?

that case is fine, for heating issues it wont be to bad,

 

[Legionarius13]

i do have h100i with noctuas 2000rpm industrial 120mml fans, 1 more on back taking air out
2 nouctas 140mm 1500rpm fans on front bay as intake

 

[Harv33]

If you are going to be going 4K eventually then 780Ti's will be hindered by 3GB VRAM. You will want to get a pair of Palit GTX 980 Jetstreams http://www.amazon.co.uk/Palit-GeForce-Jetstream-Graphics-... if 4K is your goal. I've currently got a pair of 980's and also had a pair of 780Ti's at 1440p on a ROG Swift and the 980's are the way to go.

 

[Legionarius13]

If you are going to be going 4K eventually then 780Ti's will be hindered by 3GB VRAM. You will want to get a pair of Palit GTX 980 Jetstreams http://www.amazon.co.uk/Palit-GeForce-Jetstream-Graphics-... if 4K is your goal. I've currently got a pair of 980's and also had a pair of 780Ti's at 1440p on a ROG Swift and the 980's are the way to go.

wow there cheap i really like evga cards the reference cards are £505 at scan.co.uk
im thinking of going in that direction tbh
what difference did you see in the 780ti v 980

 

[Coolboy951]

If you are going to be going 4K eventually then 780Ti's will be hindered by 3GB VRAM. You will want to get a pair of Palit GTX 980 Jetstreams http://www.amazon.co.uk/Palit-GeForce-Jetstream-Graphics-... if 4K is your goal. I've currently got a pair of 980's and also had a pair of 780Ti's at 1440p on a ROG Swift and the 980's are the way to go.

wow there cheap i really like evga cards the reference cards are £505 at scan.co.uk
im thinking of going in that direction tbh
what difference did you see in the 780ti v 980

the 980 will handle higher resolutions than the 780ti by a lot

 

[Harv33]

If you are going to be going 4K eventually then 780Ti's will be hindered by 3GB VRAM. You will want to get a pair of Palit GTX 980 Jetstreams http://www.amazon.co.uk/Palit-GeForce-Jetstream-Graphics-... if 4K is your goal. I've currently got a pair of 980's and also had a pair of 780Ti's at 1440p on a ROG Swift and the 980's are the way to go.

wow there cheap i really like evga cards the reference cards are £505 at scan.co.uk
im thinking of going in that direction tbh
what difference did you see in the 780ti v 980

To be honest, I've moved away from EVGA for the Maxwell series. The 980's are quieter, run cooler, use less power, and do not have VRAM bottlenecks on AAA games that I run on Ultra settings. If you're going 4K you need at minimum 4GB VRAM. Palit is the way to go. I wish they were available in the states.

 

[Legionarius13]

If you are going to be going 4K eventually then 780Ti's will be hindered by 3GB VRAM. You will want to get a pair of Palit GTX 980 Jetstreams http://www.amazon.co.uk/Palit-GeForce-Jetstream-Graphics-... if 4K is your goal. I've currently got a pair of 980's and also had a pair of 780Ti's at 1440p on a ROG Swift and the 980's are the way to go.

wow there cheap i really like evga cards the reference cards are £505 at scan.co.uk
im thinking of going in that direction tbh
what difference did you see in the 780ti v 980

To be honest, I've moved away from EVGA for the Maxwell series. The 980's are quieter, run cooler, use less power, and do not have VRAM bottlenecks on AAA games that I run on Ultra settings. If you're going 4K you need at minimum 4GB VRAM. Palit is the way to go. I wish they were available in the states.

i reall want to buy 2 980s and run in SLI but dont want a 980ti or something to come out in 4 months time,

 

[loki1944]

If we are talking 4K, then 290X Xfire outperforms 980 SLI according to this: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/10/27/nvidia_geforce_gtx_980_sli_4k_video_card_review/11#.VMVpG_7F98E

 

[sora]

The GTX 780Tis in SLI in my opinion as it offers almost no difference than two 980s in SLI.

 

[Legionarius13]

i have a classified would it be okay to use any other 780ti in SLI? can i try overclock both of them? to get them back to classys stock 1150mhz??

 

[Coolboy951]

i have a classified would it be okay to use any other 780ti in SLI? can i try overclock both of them? to get them back to classys stock 1150mhz??

yes its fine and if your gonna overclock watch temps but you don't have to have them at the same speed

 

[Legionarius13]

would like to get one more 780ti just finding it hard to buy one people want £300-400 used on ebay i can get a 980 for 450-550
will they not run at the same speed? when i SLI them

 

[Harv33]

If you are going to be going 4K eventually then 780Ti's will be hindered by 3GB VRAM. You will want to get a pair of Palit GTX 980 Jetstreams http://www.amazon.co.uk/Palit-GeForce-Jetstream-Graphics-... if 4K is your goal. I've currently got a pair of 980's and also had a pair of 780Ti's at 1440p on a ROG Swift and the 980's are the way to go.

wow there cheap i really like evga cards the reference cards are £505 at scan.co.uk
im thinking of going in that direction tbh
what difference did you see in the 780ti v 980

To be honest, I've moved away from EVGA for the Maxwell series. The 980's are quieter, run cooler, use less power, and do not have VRAM bottlenecks on AAA games that I run on Ultra settings. If you're going 4K you need at minimum 4GB VRAM. Palit is the way to go. I wish they were available in the states.

i reall want to buy 2 980s and run in SLI but dont want a 980ti or something to come out in 4 months time,

There will always be something new come out. It's the nature of the beast.

 

[Legionarius13]

but want to get one as it just comes out lol

 

[Harv33]

It's not going to be out anytime soon.