Im having trouble deciding whether to get this or the EVGA Geforce GTX 780 ACX cooling. and also i have a PCIe 2.0 x16 slot
59574
PCIe 2.0 does not necessarily imply an older CPU. All AMD boards that you'll find on the market are going to have 2.0, even AM3+ gaming-oriented boards. Moreover, you will hardly notice the difference between 2.0 and 3.0. 2.0 x16 is roughly the equivalent of 3.0 x8. As for the GPU, I would highly recommend the 780. EVGA is a stellar company and I've personally had a much better experience with NVIDIA drivers. AMD does have a great program when it comes to free games. That can save you a load of money in and of itself. You might go that route if they offer some of the games you're interested in playing.
59575
With using the ATI Catalyst Overclock: Maximum Overclock runs at about 79 degrees Celsius. Average full load temperature without Overclock 71 degrees Celsius. Both are stable. I installed a liquid cooling block, now runs at 45 degrees Celsius max OC on full load.
59576
PCIe 2.0 implies you're still on an older generation of CPU... so I guess the 780 as I think while you might even be bottlenecking that, I'm sure you'd probably be bottlenecking the 7990. If you can reply with more details about your setup (including rez of monitor) and what you want from the card (gaming, design, etc.) that would definitely make it easier to answer though. It's possible the 7990 would be better for your needs, but not knowing what they are makes it tougher to advise.
59577
Both are great cards, However this one comes with 8 free games from sapphire, AND 3 more from amazon. It does perform slightly better than a gtx780
59578
Save your money from buying a EVGA and buy the PNY GTX 780. Performance wise, the 7990 is better with a dual gpu in one card but the card runs hot and has a shuttering issue. The GTX will run cooler and more handle today's games.
59579
PCIe 2.0 does not necessarily imply an older CPU. All AMD boards that you'll find on the market are going to have 2.0, even AM3+ gaming-oriented boards. Moreover, you will hardly notice the difference between 2.0 and 3.0. 2.0 x16 is roughly the equivalent of 3.0 x8.As for the GPU, I would highly recommend the 780. EVGA is a stellar company and I've personally had a much better experience with NVIDIA drivers.AMD does have a great program when it comes to free games. That can save you a load of money in and of itself. You might go that route if they offer some of the games you're interested in playing. PCIe 2.0 does not necessarily imply an older CPU. All AMD boards that you'll find on the market are going to have 2.0, even AM3+ gaming-oriented boards. Moreover, you will hardly notice the difference between 2.0 and 3.0. 2.0 x16 is roughly the equivalent of 3.0 x8.As for the GPU, I would highly recommend the 780. EVGA is a stellar company and I've personally had a much better experience with NVIDIA drivers.AMD does have a great program when it comes to free games. That can save you a load of money in and of itself. You might go that route if they offer some of the... » Read More PCIe 2.0 does not necessarily imply an older CPU. All AMD boards that you'll find on the market are going to have 2.0, even AM3+ gaming-oriented boards. Moreover, you will hardly notice the difference between 2.0 and 3.0. 2.0 x16 is roughly the equivalent of 3.0 x8.As for the GPU, I would highly recommend the 780. EVGA is a stellar company and I've personally had a much better experience with NVIDIA drivers.AMD does have a great program when it comes to free games. That can save you a load of money in and of itself. You might go that route if they offer some of the games you're interested in playing. « Show Less
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Personally. I would say stay with you EVGA gf GTX660 s2 than upgrading to the 760. However, Overall yes its better but the bump you get from it is like going from a 3ghz processor to a 3.5ghz processor. On paper ya its faster. Its better. But will you notice it right now in games. Probably not. I would wait for the next generation cards. IE the Geforce 860(dunno if thats gonna be the name but you follow what im saying) or even the 960. I went from the EVGA GTX 460 to this. So, dunno if this helps but thats my 2 cents worth.
1464562
I was weary buying another card with two fans since my experience with the GTX 580 TI (with dual fans also) ran too noisy for my tastes. It was just a preference this time around. If I could have the chance to listen to the fans on the 780 first, then it may have set my mind at ease. The dual fans also blow the exhausted heat straight into your case so if your case is not vented enough, you'll have some heat issues. So far the single fan version has not given me any heat increases either on the card or in the case.
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I used a GA-Z87X-UD5 TH. It fits but you don't have a lot of room. I ran as much wiring as I could first, then the mobo, then installed the 240mm (120mm sbs) liquid cooler and finally the gtx 760 card. You will not have a lot of room with a cooler like I described, and if you plan to install a fan at the top of the case you're going to be tight against some graphivs cards. I installed an Nvidia GTX 760 (02g-p4-2765-kr) and it's a very close fit.
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I've had no experience with the Asus model, but I can tell you that even a little digital image manipulation results in a hell of a lot of fan acceleration, both on the video board, the comuter case fan, and the CPU fan. The short EVGA model dumps its hot (very hot air) out right into the Mobo RAM...just where it's needed :( Additionally, I've had a difficult time getting the optimal NVidia driver to install, but that very well may be a Mobo issue. Hope this helps. NOTE: If you buy the "longer" Asus model, make sure you have room in your case.
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Refer to this page to help you:http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=1920&gid2;=949&compare;=geforce-gtx-780-ti-vs-geforce-gtx-560-ti-2win-evga-edition
965294
The reason I went with the Asus card was that the EVGA card I had previously did not work well with my Asus motherboard. I realize it is a flipped circumstance, but is worth noting there were comparability issues between the two. Hope this information is useful for your decision making process.
1178660
I can only comment on the Asus...The Gigabyte does have the tri fan setup and supposedly quiet and runs cool. For me I have a large plexiglass window and asthetics are important and didn't like the lattice on the side and the Asus worked with my current theme. The Asus over clocks to 1300mhz and 8000mhz on the vram raising the voltage up to 1.21v. Runs not over 81*C. Not sure what the Gigabyte card does. Although I did have to RMA the Asus card twice for no display and was not an easy process. I now have the Asus GTX 770 4GB.
1658982
I currently have no extra fan at this location and am using a single EVGA 660ti video card. I would highly recommend a quiet 120 mm installed here if you are running a SLI Graphics system or you are experiencing hi temps during game play.
1375728
I might work, not sure about the on board Graphic being AMD if that will make a difference. Sure you can shut the on board graphics off in bios. If I where really you, I would go with a 760 or 770 if it's in your price range. They even got out a 750 ti boost that is a great card, but I would go with a 760 or higher if it would work on your board. Could ask Evga. I have 2 of those 660 FTW sig 2 GPU's 2-way SLi. They preform great but even I want to upgrade here soon. Hope this helps in some way.
93649
the GTX 780 ACX card is too long to fit inside this case. Also, because the case does not have a lot of airflow, the two-fan cooler setup on this card is not ideal. Silverstone recommends a blower type card that vents all the air at the back of the card.
857860
I honestly don't think you'll notice much difference in performance as their specs are very similar. I chose EVGA because I've had good luck with their build quality over other brands. But if price is a concern, go with the other.
1027521
The cooling on the msi is far superior. It runs nice and cool with its factory oc. I also have the gigabyte windforce and had the nvidia version and this card was the coolest, while being the quietest. Also, MSI has has great software for managing the fans and osd. Get the MSI. That's my opinion from experience.
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Do you have a pci express x16 2.0, 2.1, or 3.0 and a powersuply of more then 400w with either a 6 pin connector or 2 molex connectors? If so, then yes. ------------------ Under further reaserch of the bored you(hopfully) don't yet have I have to say is EXTREAM OVER KILL. that board runs 200 ish here on amazon and you only need all the stuff it has if your trying to run a server while edditing videos/ rendering them. this is a mid-range card an the motherboard you speak of is the low of the high. sooo you would be better of with the gigabyte 270x or up or a duel set up with this card. If you don't know about what I speak (since you don't appear to know much about compatibility ) I would suggest a cheaper first rig, and also something newer. getting a good bored is important but aim for a newer one. reaserch research a d research. and more research. YouTube helps a lot. I hope this impute was helpful, good luck with the build!
1324117
u need a pci-e which It has, its also functioning great when overclocked too with that board id recommend a better card but u wont be the only one running it on that board, go ahead and google it a few others are using it
745630
I'd go with the MSI. EVGA is typically expensive for what you get and they are constantly releasing (and subsequently discontinuing) cards with slight variations. It's more marketing that substance. This MSI runs under a load 24/7 (BOINC apps) and has never even reached 50% fan speed with Afterburner.
1721971
I have more than one of these video cards and they were put in two different computers a Dell and an Asus and a Lenovo and they work fine in all of them. I do not know if the specific computer that you have will be OK. But the computers I put them in are PCI computers. I would be concerned that I had a fan that will have enough power to keep the card cool. I have a 500btu fan in all the computers. Check your motherboard online, but I think you will be OK, if you have the fan power. A lot of people forget that video cards run hot and they need fans to cool them. I have another computer that has the 780TI in it and I have 3 fans and a liquid cooler as that thing will run hot. I have more than one of these video cards and they were put in two different computers a Dell and an Asus and a Lenovo and they work fine in all of them. I do not know if the specific computer that you have will be OK. But the computers I put them in are PCI computers. I would be concerned that I had a fan that will have enough power to keep the card cool. I have a 500btu fan in all the computers. Check your motherboard online, but I think you will be OK, if you have the fan power. A lot of people forget that video cards run hot and they need fans to cool them. I have another computer that... » Read More I have more than one of these video cards and they were put in two different computers a Dell and an Asus and a Lenovo and they work fine in all of them. I do not know if the specific computer that you have will be OK. But the computers I put them in are PCI computers. I would be concerned that I had a fan that will have enough power to keep the card cool. I have a 500btu fan in all the computers. Check your motherboard online, but I think you will be OK, if you have the fan power. A lot of people forget that video cards run hot and they need fans to cool them. I have another computer that has the 780TI in it and I have 3 fans and a liquid cooler as that thing will run hot. « Show Less