Doubt about 780´s to chose for WC.

[The_Governour]

I currently have the DCUII 780 and I have a mate that has reference 780 from Asus. I want to slap a waterblock on my DCUII but my mate offers me to trade his Asus reference model 780 + a Noctua NH-D14 for my DCUII.

For watercooling a 780 and ocíng it does it matter WHAT 780 it is? I mean, the DCUII should have better components etc or?

What do you think? Would it be a good trade or am I better off WC my DCUII as I would get more out of it than the reference Asus card?

 

[Dicehunter]

The DCUII waterblocks are easy to get a hold of so it's up to you, Personally I would keep hold of the DCUII due to its superior build quality, VRM's etc...

 

[The_Governour]

Asus claims that:

*Acclaimed DIGI+ VRM has been applied via a 10-phase power design that uses digital voltage regulators to minimize power noise by 30%, enhance power efficiency by 15%, widen voltage modulation tolerance, and improve overall stability and longevity by 2.5 times over reference.*

How much truth is in that? And how would that affect my OCíng under water?

 

[Dicehunter]

Asus claims that:

*Acclaimed DIGI+ VRM has been applied via a 10-phase power design that uses digital voltage regulators to minimize power noise by 30%, enhance power efficiency by 15%, widen voltage modulation tolerance, and improve overall stability and longevity by 2.5 times over reference.*

How much truth is in that? And how would that affect my OCíng under water?

What they claim is correct and it would allow for more stable overclocks especially under water as that will alow you to turn the volts up

 

[The_Governour]

ohh and also my ASIC score was 74.8% and his was 72.3% - will that influence anything?

 

[Dicehunter]

ohh and also my ASIC score was 74.8% and his was 72.3% - will that influence anything?

A higher ASIC score generally is better for overclocking, Volts etc...
If I were you I wouldn't even entertain the idea of swapping your 780 DCUII for a reference model.

 

[jameyscott]

I would personally keep the DCUII as it has better onboard components and better quality VRMs than the reference card. This means you are getting cleaner power to the chip. Are you planning on using a custom bios and/or volt mod? The ASUS DCUII would do better at higher volts considering the better onboard components.

 

[Kaapstad]

Keep the DCUII

Get waterblock

Overclock happy ever after.