EVGA 780 Classified SLI vs. 780 Ti Classified

[Vlada011]

I will see what will price say... if not I will buy normal GTX780Ti Classified.
No reason to buy MSI, I don't like their hardware and colors and I follow my rules for interior and yellow sunflower can't to ruined my clean black/red/grey Interior.
I will not buy if card cost 900$...
But GTX780Ti GIGABYTE is 20$ cheaper than GTX780Ti Classified, that's funny difference and gaming card can't be excellent for overclockers, but card made for overclocking because high boost clock can be excellent for gamer...
We will see, I still didn't sell mine 780 Class, must to see price first than to decide... normal or Kingpin...
Imagine install card and poof 1200-1250MHz Boost every game stable and you didn't even install software for overclocking... That's very nice.

 

[barnsley]

Imagine install card and poof 1200-1250MHz Boost every game stable and you didn't even install software for overclocking... That's very nice.

That will make very little difference in gaming. I'm pretty sure there are 780tis out there that have hit those clocks simple. Its evga so you can almost guarantee that anything with a human element to it will make it cost stupid amounts.

 

[Boonstick]

That will make very little difference in gaming. I'm pretty sure there are 780tis out there that have hit those clocks simple. Its evga so you can almost guarantee that anything with a human element to it will make it cost stupid amounts.

Yep, mine (under water tho). I traded (evga step-up) my 780 FTW for a reference 780Ti, flashed it with the superclocked bios, then added a full water block and added it in my custom loop and the got a +160mhz gpu and +550mhz mem overclock. My GPU boost clock is now 1280mhz I have got it over 1300mhz but it was a little bit unstable.

I bet you could probably buy a reference 780ti and build a custom waterloop for less than a Kingpin.

 

[Vlada011]

EVGA TORQ X10 Mouse, Hadron Hydro, GTX 780 Ti Classified Kingpin, & PSUs @ CES 2014 - Newegg TV

http://youtu.be/oK1s7iLfGlM

http://youtu.be/p2685faG_Ng

 

[Dicehunter]

You don't have to justify your lack of common sense by posting more EVGA videos.

The man from EVGA said "Aimed at the ultra high end overclocker".
That means records and competitions, And he mentions it is for ultra high end overclocking quite a few times in the video and also mentions it was built for LN2 cooling.

You will see zero benefit over a 780 Ti classified or even a reference model that you can overclock yourself other than your bank account being a lot lighter.

Want to know why this would be a very stupid purchase apart from all the reasons above ?

The price, I've converted the price of the cards using the latest information to your countries currency.

EVGA GeForce GTX 780Ti = GBP 569.99 = RSD 79,151.23

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-232-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1402


EVGA GeForce GTX 780Ti Dual Classified "KINGPIN Edition" = GBP 739.99 = RSD 102,757.74

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-240-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1402


That's a difference of GBP 171 Or RSD 23,000 over a standard EVGA 780 Ti, The tiny increase in MHZ does not justify the price difference.

I bet you could probably buy a reference 780ti and build a custom waterloop for less than a Kingpin.

+1

 

[NeverBackDown]

Lets tone down the unkindness shall we?

Try to keep the topic on the cards OP has asked for. No sense in arguing cards he is not interested in.. at least thats what seems to be happening???

Also I am fairly certain OP has made up his mind as he has not posted in a while.


OP if you are still looking for an answer please just post so. We'll help you out

 

[Vlada011]

That price is unreal. What they have special sources before one months how card will cost. That's not true... No one know price...
I can bet someone in UK will sell and for 1000e but price in EVGA Europe would be different.
That's as you see some model 300e more without picture or anything before even cards show up. We see that many time...I can bet price will be max 850-860$. I saw many time price in pounds same as dollars for actual model in shop. 90$ is 66e. For that price I can buy 3-4 CORSAIR Fans in Belgrade.
GTX580 Classified ULTRA was 120$ more than stock model. And clock was 900MHz compare to 772 and 790MHz on ASUS DCII. On Aria where price are close to normal EVGA 780Ti SC cost 720e and in Europe is 660e and even less over some retailers in Europe.

I mean card really worth 900$ if they really allow hard mode, something like that is unseen on graphic card market. Only I can't pay so much. But I hope price will be less.

 

[barnsley]

That price is unreal. What they have special sources before one months how card will cost. That's not true... No one know price...
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Overclockers have good sources. They work with pretty much every company so you can say its an accurate price. Its EVGA as well, they'll charge that much and more.

 

[Vlada011]

Jacob say in Kingpin Edition only Samsung Memory, that is now task to buy that card because that's 80% 2000MHz memory 24/7.
I contact yesterday retailers who work with EVGA card to call me immediately when became available because probably will import one or two.
OK I have other source example if cards are not available in Europe if they sell only in USA example but for that I must pay 60-70e over price only for people who import that. I know they have good sources but price of card I can bet knew only 5% of EVGA employers.
We can talk about price and who will be closer to real price.
I say 839-859$.

 

[Dicehunter]

That price is unreal. What they have special sources before one months how card will cost. That's not true... No one know price...

I contacted overclockers and they confirmed that it is the correct price, GBP 739.99 = RSD 102,757.74, But they also said it could be more.

Its EVGA as well, they'll charge that much and more.

+1

As a test I told a work friend I was getting a kingpin card, He then asked me "When did you start doing overclocking with LN2 and competing ?"
I told him I didn't, He just called me an idiot for getting it and walked away lol
I then told him I just wanted to see what he would say.

So maybe you can now see where I am coming from I hope.

 

[Vlada011]

When I like something I must have exactly that model.
I live in Serbia and when I saw after many times how best hardware newer show up on our market and how some brands hold complete monopoly as CM, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI, Kingston and no CORSAIR, no EVGA, no Enermax, and others, and some of such brands are 70% of best hardware I was very angry... And I became even more angry when I hear from one source how big distributors even influence on smaller to avoid to import to customers anything what is not from brands available on our market special most expensive and fulfill wishes because than and other will start to ask... Than I decide buying from such companies is unacceptable any more... Example Kingston was some 3 years only RAM manufacturer on our market with small numbers of some garbage from time to time... Than I decide I will pay 3 times more for same quality only not for them and that became personal satisfaction. Maybe you know I had 4GB memory until Dominator Platinum became available next day I go and bought.
OK i could import but I didn't want to pay 30e for import only because everything work and with 2x2GB, it was not necessary or I would import earlier.
And now many people around me know I will not buy MSI because they send supplies first I will choose exactly what my eyes like. If they do everything to talk with retailers to stay exclusive I will pay 100e more to smugglers to import me EVGA. They can't stop retailer with 5% cheaper import price but can't stop black market to earn 100e. First me, than my neighbor, than his brother, than his friend and now we have CORSAIR and EVGA and shops where we can import everything, and big retailers can build rigs for offices and sell laptops.

 

[Dicehunter]

Do you not understand though that your going to be paying GBP 170 / RSD 20,000 more over the normal 780 Ti just so you can overclock a little more which will make very little difference in games.

Dont get me wrong, If your happy with it then good for you and I'm happy for you but your paying a HUGE amount of money and you will see no real gains in games only in benchmarks

 

[Boonstick]

Imagine install card and poof 1200-1250MHz Boost every game stable and you didn't even install software for overclocking... That's very nice.

The out the box clock speeds on this card are 1072MHz base clock and 1137MHz boost. Taken from the EVGA site.

It kinda sounds like you are going to buy this regardless, which is totally up to you but I think you could get equal/more performance and spend less money.
For example, I think I got really lucky with my reference 780Ti. Upon first install I managed to flash the bios to a Superclocked and a +100mhz GPU oc giving me a boost clock of about 1200mhz on air and that was 100% solid and already faster than the proposed speeds of the kingpin on the evga site. With it now watercooled it's even faster and I think looks sexier with the XSPC waterblock.

For me now, the way forward with any GPU is reference and watercooling.

 

[Dicehunter]

The out the box clock speeds on this card are 1072MHz base clock and 1137MHz boost. Taken from the EVGA site.

It kinda sounds like you are going to buy this regardless, which is totally up to you but I think you could get equal/more performance and spend less money.
For example, I think I got really lucky with my reference 780Ti. Upon first install I managed to flash the bios to a Superclocked and a +100mhz GPU oc giving me a boost clock of about 1200mhz on air and that was 100% solid and already faster than the proposed speeds of the kingpin on the evga site. With it now watercooled it's even faster and I think looks sexier with the XSPC waterblock.

For me now, the way forward with any GPU is reference and watercooling.

Sadly some people dont understand anything you mentioned above

 

[Vlada011]

I understand, I will keep card about 24 months and about 7e every months I will need to give more because I will look that fantastic hardware every day every morning...
If they want to sell 50 cards only strictly to people who have LN2 than they will sell for that price.
If different is really really insane I can always order normal version of GTX780Ti Classified for 30e more than clinical dead GIGABYTE GHz Edition but I will not do that until I see price in EVGA Europe shop and Caseking, Alternate,... But many gamers now wait that card and they are ready to pay more than GTX780Ti Classified but not 900 and 1000$. Such price will take 50% customers immediately and even some of them will buy Radeon because they want to overclock without stupid limitations.

 

[Dicehunter]

I understand, I will keep card about 24 months and about 7e every months I will need to give more because I will look that fantastic hardware every day.

Still though, If my arm could reach to Serbia I would slap you with a very large fish called waste of money ^_^

 

[Vlada011]

Ooo on other side I save for something where other people spend money.
Rear upgrade, don't spend money on 16GB + RAM, don't use 27" monitor, no 5-6 expensive fans, I stay on architecture longer, but when I buy something that must be exactly what I want, and because of that I always look on my PC as I build yesterday. Someone spend on watercoooling, I don't want that and similar stuff... We will see no one can predict future....
It's stupid only one source of graphic card price.
Maybe I back even on AMD because better possibility for OC on non reference models.
R9-290X Lightening is faster than any Ti if both use only Afterburner.

 

[Dicehunter]

If you do get the card please do an unboxing video for us

 

[Vlada011]

I don't like to do that. Simply because when hardware arrive testing is most important, I'm not calm until that finish, half day stability tests on fabric clock, loop of different tests, comparing results with official GTX780Ti result, temps,... and....
I will post nice pictures.
I hope EVGA will increase fan speed becasue no matter what people talk many of them use such cards for benchmarks and this card have lot noise space for at least 500RPM more speed.

 

[Boonstick]

Watercool it. Problem solved!