The GTX780 ran the GTX Titan very close. Today, courtesy of Gigabyte, we see how the SLI results compare and which is the better buy.
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Gigabyte nVidia GTX780 SLI vs GTX Titan SLI Comparison
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remember300
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It was good to see you prediction from when the 780's came out, which was that unless your doing high res and multiple displays, there is not really any point to buy titans except for bragging rights, the only thing is i guess that when water cooling, maybe the titans with the extra ram will over take the 780's by a larger margin. But for the general person, (like me 
) the 780 will make alot of happy boys and girls if its a single card or more.
) the 780 will make alot of happy boys and girls if its a single card or more.
coolmiester
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Great video as always Tom.......i notice at 20:36 you mention SLI watercooling briefly and suggest series is better and you’re not a fan of parallel which is something i have always been a fan of also but would love to see a video of the two methods back to back while you’ve got the 780’s or Titans in house
............as if you haven't got enough on your plate :wacko:
............as if you haven't got enough on your plate :wacko:
SieB
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Personally i'd be a bit pissed off with Nvidia if i'd bought a Titan only for them to release the 780 for a few hundred quid cheaper.
it's the same with the 680 and 670. Some 670s (Asus DCII) have the same performance and overclock better than some 680s. Not that much of a price difference between the 670 and 680 though, not compared to the 780 and Titan anyway.
Just like the 670s there are a few 780s with aftermarket coolers and factory overclocks which most likely beat the Titan as well.
As Tom said though the Titan is an Epeen card and most people that bought one bought it for that reason. Nothing wrong with that though.
it's the same with the 680 and 670. Some 670s (Asus DCII) have the same performance and overclock better than some 680s. Not that much of a price difference between the 670 and 680 though, not compared to the 780 and Titan anyway.
Just like the 670s there are a few 780s with aftermarket coolers and factory overclocks which most likely beat the Titan as well.
As Tom said though the Titan is an Epeen card and most people that bought one bought it for that reason. Nothing wrong with that though.
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They are both out of the box cards mate.
antihero
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What I mean is the 780 Windforce is slightly factory-overclocked (actually clocked a good ~10.5% higher than reference 780) and has a custom cooling solution while the Titan used in the video is a reference card. When comparing them reference to reference the difference in performance might be enough to see the Titans in front in some of the graphs, if not by a large margin.
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Thanks TTL good to see you back! You forgot the "ding" at the end though. Sniff sniff
@antihero
I know what you mean - it would be nice to see stock Titan compared with stock 780 in SLI with water cooling blocks etc. However Tom is comparing a 780 card that's cheaper than the Titan and showing it has better performance, which is great consumer advice! As an SLI Titan owner, believe me I wish it wasn't the case. In my defence though I bought them before the 780 came along.
Cheers,
Ulijin.
@antihero
I know what you mean - it would be nice to see stock Titan compared with stock 780 in SLI with water cooling blocks etc. However Tom is comparing a 780 card that's cheaper than the Titan and showing it has better performance, which is great consumer advice! As an SLI Titan owner, believe me I wish it wasn't the case. In my defence though I bought them before the 780 came along.
Cheers,
Ulijin.
Top one is pre release. Lower one is the newer retail version
wassupdoc
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Mysterae
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Nice review mate, I have wondered what the difference would be. I'll be honest and say that two Titans were never on my splurge list, but two 780's...perhaps 
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I think it would be a good addition to your review if you added in a third 780, so comparing them on cost per set up rather than physical cards. However, it doesn't take much deducing that it'll be better, I'd just like to know by how much.
I too would like to see this, if only to settle the debate. I think the difference between either series or parallel wouldn't be that large, and would say loop design/placement/aesthetics should be a factor when deciding between. In saying that though, I could either have gone serial and used 2 x8 slots, or parallel and 2 x16 slots. I went parallel. If I had any time I would try the series to compare, but my temps are so good with a 1080 rad (never 50C, oc'd, even in this weather), it's moot.
One last thing - how about a 2560 x 1600 30" monitor? That'll stretch the legs of both set ups, and if a person has the coin for sli such as these, then surely they have the same for big screen gaming. Multi-screen? Nah, tried that, horrid!
.I think it would be a good addition to your review if you added in a third 780, so comparing them on cost per set up rather than physical cards. However, it doesn't take much deducing that it'll be better, I'd just like to know by how much
.Great video as always Tom.......i notice at 20:36 you mention SLI watercooling briefly and suggest series is better and you’re not a fan of parallel which is something i have always been a fan of also but would love to see a video of the two methods back to back while you’ve got the 780’s or Titans in house
............as if you haven't got enough on your plate :wacko:
I too would like to see this, if only to settle the debate. I think the difference between either series or parallel wouldn't be that large, and would say loop design/placement/aesthetics should be a factor when deciding between. In saying that though, I could either have gone serial and used 2 x8 slots, or parallel and 2 x16 slots. I went parallel
. If I had any time I would try the series to compare, but my temps are so good with a 1080 rad (never 50C, oc'd, even in this weather), it's moot.One last thing - how about a 2560 x 1600 30" monitor? That'll stretch the legs of both set ups, and if a person has the coin for sli such as these, then surely they have the same for big screen gaming. Multi-screen? Nah, tried that, horrid!
FeaRdXcisionZ
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Nice review mate, I have wondered what the difference would be. I'll be honest and say that two Titans were never on my splurge list, but two 780's...perhaps
I think it would be a good addition to your review if you added in a third 780, so comparing them on cost per set up rather than physical cards. However, it doesn't take much deducing that it'll be better, I'd just like to know by how much
I too would like to see this, if only to settle the debate. I think the difference between either series or parallel wouldn't be that large, and would say loop design/placement/aesthetics should be a factor when deciding between. In saying that though, I could either have gone serial and used 2 x8 slots, or parallel and 2 x16 slots. I went parallel
One last thing - how about a 2560 x 1600 30" monitor? That'll stretch the legs of both set ups, and if a person has the coin for sli such as these, then surely they have the same for big screen gaming. Multi-screen? Nah, tried that, horrid!
In case you can't do maths, 5670 x 1080 is a higher resolution than 2560 x 1600. If it works on the prior it will work better on the latter.
No it doesn't, it's testing two products prior to any user modifications? It's proving that for much less money, if one doesn't wish to modify, one can have a matching system.
Mysterae
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In case you read a different review, no multi-screen numbers were posted here.
Meh, welcome to OC3D...
SuB
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So you quoted me, said no it doesn't and then backed up my statement...?
A card out of the box, is not user modified dude.
Also, less of the attitude please, not a great first opening post
