Gigabyte vs Asus 780ti?

[ryouma]

Hi,

Would like to check why is the Gigabyte 780ti OC version relatively much cheaper than the Asus counterpart, even though the former base clock is at 1020mhz as opposed to Asus's lower 876mhz?

 

[royfrosty]

Hi,

Would like to check why is the Gigabyte 780ti OC version relatively much cheaper than the Asus counterpart, even though the former base clock is at 1020mhz as opposed to Asus's lower 876mhz?

Because its an "ASUS". An LV world in gpu and mobo.

 

[skyline72]

Coz its ASUS.

 

[congrade07]

No difference. Actually personally I classified the better brand cards as shown below and also the lower tier cards.
- ASUS
- MSI
- Gigabyte
- EVGA
- Zotac

Lower Tier (brands I try not to get)
- Powercolor
- Sapphire
- Leadtek
- Palit

Even though if Leadtek or Palit come out with 780TI and is cheaper, I would still avoid. Its not because of the branding but more of the Distro support and quality. So far I had good experience with MSI and for Gigabyte I heard great stories about them.

Personally when I purchased 3 pieces of my 780TI, I did consider MSI and ASUS. But for MSI, they had sticker on the screws which I cant get it as I be watercooling them. As for ASUS, to pay $200 more for them is not worth just for the LV status. So I went ahead with Gigabyte as I had great experience with them previously rmaing my mobo.


As for the Gigabyte 780TI OC you wanted is a good deal as it is a non reference design vs ASUS reference design. Good buy!

 

[ryouma]

Appreciate the clarification guys!
Heard that currently only gigabyte 780ti oc carries the non reference fans? And that Reference ones tend to get very hot?

No difference. Actually personally I classified the better brand cards as shown below and also the lower tier cards.
- ASUS
- MSI
- Gigabyte
- EVGA
- Zotac

Lower Tier (brands I try not to get)
- Powercolor
- Sapphire
- Leadtek
- Palit

Even though if Leadtek or Palit come out with 780TI and is cheaper, I would still avoid. Its not because of the branding but more of the Distro support and quality. So far I had good experience with MSI and for Gigabyte I heard great stories about them.

Personally when I purchased 3 pieces of my 780TI, I did consider MSI and ASUS. But for MSI, they had sticker on the screws which I cant get it as I be watercooling them. As for ASUS, to pay $200 more for them is not worth just for the LV status. So I went ahead with Gigabyte as I had great experience with them previously rmaing my mobo.


As for the Gigabyte 780TI OC you wanted is a good deal as it is a non reference design vs ASUS reference design. Good buy!

 

[congrade07]

Appreciate the clarification guys!
Heard that currently only gigabyte 780ti oc carries the non reference fans? And that Reference ones tend to get very hot?

Not really. Max I hit for Dual SLI is top card 88 degrees. Fan noise not as loud as my previous msi 680 twin frozr sli or 7970 xfx double d xfire.

Right now I run with two. Will tried tri sli tonight when i am free

 

[ryouma]

I see..

Looking to upgrade my gpu to 780ti and also Oc my existing processor i52500k 3.3ghz.

Any recommendations for cooler? Liquid cooler better or fans?

Not really. Max I hit for Dual SLI is top card 88 degrees. Fan noise not as loud as my previous msi 680 twin frozr sli or 7970 xfx double d xfire.

Right now I run with two. Will tried tri sli tonight when i am free

 

[congrade07]

Liquid cooler will still require fans. So its your call to use Heat Sink or AIO cooler.