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Prerequisite: This is my very first build and I've been compiling a list of the parts that I want for a little while now, if you are interested here they are:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1rnm8
So, I've been trying to decide on a video card for a while because my PC tis mainly going to be used for gaming. In my research I've decided to go with the EVGA GTX 780 ACX, but I'm increasingly interested in the ASUS GTX 780 Direct CU II. I've seen comparisons of these two cards along with the MSI and Gigabyte versions and the ASUS always comes in last at it's stock frequency. But, when overclocked, the card quickly jumps ahead of the pack by about 3 frames per second (which i know doesn't make MUCH of a difference). Would this be a reason to buy it rather than the first place in most tests at stock frequency (that still has the warranty), the EVGA solution?
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/62915-asus-gtx-780-directcu-ii-oc-review-10.html
I won't be getting into much CPU overclocking, maybe 4.2 or 4.3 ghz, but I feel as if I'll be needing to do a little more to get the GPU to run at close to the performance rates that I see in reviews. Are you playing the same lottery with GPUs as you are with CPUs and your just lucky if you get a good overclocking GPU? Is it worth voiding your warranty over the extra performance and future performance with updated drivers and such? Lastly, does anyone have any experience with this GPU before and after overclocking? I would love to hear your results in some games/benchmarks.
Thanks so much for reading, I hope to hear from you soon!
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1rnm8
So, I've been trying to decide on a video card for a while because my PC tis mainly going to be used for gaming. In my research I've decided to go with the EVGA GTX 780 ACX, but I'm increasingly interested in the ASUS GTX 780 Direct CU II. I've seen comparisons of these two cards along with the MSI and Gigabyte versions and the ASUS always comes in last at it's stock frequency. But, when overclocked, the card quickly jumps ahead of the pack by about 3 frames per second (which i know doesn't make MUCH of a difference). Would this be a reason to buy it rather than the first place in most tests at stock frequency (that still has the warranty), the EVGA solution?
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/62915-asus-gtx-780-directcu-ii-oc-review-10.html
I won't be getting into much CPU overclocking, maybe 4.2 or 4.3 ghz, but I feel as if I'll be needing to do a little more to get the GPU to run at close to the performance rates that I see in reviews. Are you playing the same lottery with GPUs as you are with CPUs and your just lucky if you get a good overclocking GPU? Is it worth voiding your warranty over the extra performance and future performance with updated drivers and such? Lastly, does anyone have any experience with this GPU before and after overclocking? I would love to hear your results in some games/benchmarks.
Thanks so much for reading, I hope to hear from you soon!
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