cheapest reliable 780ti?

[1832vin]

i live in uk, and i'm gonna be building a new rig for the up comming i7-4790k which i'm anticipating....
i'm happy because it's gonna overclock better, and i can do faster renders

i am going to watercool the card, so it needs to have a compatible block, and i'm talking about the total cost (i mean card + waterblock)

so far, the cheapest i've seen is :
PALit geforce GTX 780ti jetstream OC £479.99
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/.../nvidiagtx780tiseries/ne5x78th10fb-1100j.html
and
zotac 780ti
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-...ddr5-gpu-941mhz-boost-1006mhz-cores-2880-dp-d

are they reliable? and do they overclock well? if not, should i go for the windforce then?

 

[tinytomlogan]

For starters it doesnt matter on the brand youll always end up playing the silicone lottery.

Windforce isnt ref pcb so you cant watercool that. Palit Jetstream isnt ref either.


Sadly fella youve got a fair bit to learn.

 

[MadShadow]

Find the cheapest reference pcb/cooler card you can find. No point in paying for a fancy cooler if it will have a block on it.

 

[Edge]

Aye, don't buy a non-reference model if you're going to put a waterblock on it. Just look for deals on cheap reference PCBs as MaddenShadow said.

 

[1832vin]

Aye, don't buy a non-reference model if you're going to put a waterblock on it. Just look for deals on cheap reference PCBs as MaddenShadow said.

yeah, but the problem is the refrence cards are some reason super expensive
like 50 pounds extra,

 

[MadShadow]

yeah, but the problem is the refrence cards are some reason super expensive
like 50 pounds extra,

For example you could go for a EVGA NVIDIA GTX 780Ti SC, which has a reference pcb, I believe. I found it for £528 on amazon.

 

[barnsley]

If you want faster renders get a xeon or a 6 core intel. What are you upgrading from anyway?

 

[tinytomlogan]

Dont forget render speed also depends on the codec not just the hardware.....

 

[ahimoth]

Amazon EVGA 780 TI
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Superclo...=UTF8&qid=1401817953&sr=1-8&keywords=EVGA+780

 

[Damien c]

Reference 780Ti at a cheap price.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-...r5-gpu-876mhz-boost-928mhz-cores-2880-dp-hdmi

For a waterblock for it you are probably looking at around £70.