EVGA GTX 780 Classified or Msi GTX 780 Lightning?

[Lawson Pugh]

Hi all, I would like to know which graphics card you think I should get? the MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card? ( http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N780-Lightning.html ) or the EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Classified ( http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-3788-KR )

Thanks, Lawson.

 

[AxlFone]

Hi all, I would like to know which graphics card you think I should get? the MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card? ( http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N780-Lightning.html ) or the EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Classified ( http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-3788-KR )

Thanks, Lawson.

This is better. LOT better.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt7020310p

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/59857-zotac-geforce-gtx-780-amp-edition-updated/

 

[SuperGamerBoy]

Neither, wait for the GTX 780 Ti.
If you cant wait then i would get the Evga GTX 780 Classified or if AMD is Ok with you, then R9 290X.

 

[SuperGamerBoy]

The Zotac AMP performs a bit better than the Evga Classified due to the 13 Mhz higher Clock and Turbo speeds, but the difference is negligible. Between these 2, i would get the cheaper one.

 

[AxlFone]

EVGA claasified is not better any way than Zotac.

It is just more expensive
It takes just 235w but Zotac takes over 360w when you OC it max out.
Id say cheaper is better.

But if plan is go for SLI then Zotac AMP needs +1000w psu. If plan is OC to max.

 

[huilun02]

Get a 690 or two?

 

[Lawson Pugh]

I may be getting a second hand GTX 690 with 18 months warranty left.

Thanks, Lawson.

 

[sKorcheD]

Alot of bad and incorrect info in this thread!

The zotac is the best if you want a slight overclock and save a lil money plus not really wanting to overclock very far, lightning and classified are custom PCB with loads more VRM(better voltage), more stability with overclocks and actually way better clockspeed (outperforms titan for half the cost?), in a nutshell the classified and lighting are built like tanks and made to overclock(dual bios one bumps up the thermal and power threshold, 1 is a stock higher overclock), so if you screw up, your covered. Clocks of 1.3ghz are common on the classified(on air!), zotac won't give you that or replace it if you screw it up trying to hit those speeds. The zotac is competing with the superclocked 780 from evga and the twin from MSI, not even the same tier.

TL😀R Classified and lighting are made to overclock to your hearts content, zotac is just a slightly overclocked reference 780 with a better cooler.