GTX700 series reviews thread

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Everyone has a right to voice their opinion.

Thanks. Now shut up about other people voicing their opinions while you spout off with yours.

 

[ams23]

So 770 is just a bios update?

Technically no, because the GTX 770 has lower voltage (and hence lower power consumption) at it's base operating frequency compared to GTX 680 at the same operating frequency.

 

[Eureka]

Thanks. Now shut up about other people voicing their opinions while you spout off with yours.

Nice to know I can't respond with my own without a chilly reception, considering I've only chipped in once on this topic, and I've generally avoiding talking about pricing in most threads.

 

[skipsneeky2]

If i had a Titan and all of a sudden saw the gtx780 come out like it did,i think i would be pretty pissed.

Having paid $650 for a gtx280 when it came out,i went to the store furious when that price dropped to $500 a week later and got $150 cash back luckily but i bet so many people didn't know about the price drop and i bet so many people didn't get reimbursed that $150 did they?

 

[Lonbjerg]

If i had a Titan and all of a sudden saw the gtx780 come out like it did,i think i would be pretty pissed.

Having paid $650 for a gtx280 when it came out,i went to the store furious when that price dropped to $500 a week later and got $150 cash back luckily but i bet so many people didn't know about the price drop and i bet so many people didn't get reimbursed that $150 did they?

You "think" you would be,...vs I own a Titan and I am not pissed.

You like those odds?

 

[Zanovar]

You "think" you would be,...vs I own a Titan and I am not pissed.

You like those odds?

1 english pounds for every time lonbjerg says hes happy with his titan.are you gonna pay lon?im 4 pounds up

 

[Arkanius]

I just wish AMD gave a decent value competition.
I'm trying to upgrade my GTX 275 with a graphics card at the same price point of that time, but the prices have been rising like hell!

 

[skipsneeky2]

You "think" you would be,...vs I own a Titan and I am not pissed.

You like those odds?

Different strokes i guess,its the principle that a card just a hairline slower is retailing for $350 less that would bug me after just spending $1,000 on another gpu.

 

[tidy]

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[TakeNoPrisoners]

There's the 'knowing you have the best' factor which should never be underestimated. The same drive that had me pay extra for the 2600k, and then filled me with rage when the 2700k was released. It would have been fine if it had been straight to the 3770k, but instead I was robbed of the 'best in generation' comfort. I will always have the 'second best' sandy bridge CPU.

Until you realize they OC the same and it doesn't matter anyway.

100mhz is such a huge difference I don't know how I will ever handle it.

 

[SirPauly]

If i had a Titan and all of a sudden saw the gtx780 come out like it did,i think i would be pretty pissed.

To be fair though Titan also is marketed as a compute sku, too.

For gamers that desired more gaming Gk-110 value over Titan there is the GTX 780 and the Gk-104 derivative sku's.

How many Titan owners are whining? It didn't offer enough value for you and you passed on it -- as I did!

 

[finbarqs]

Well, I'm pretty happy with my GTX 780 SC. I'll say, Now Tomb Raider Runs @ > 60FPS on my max 1680x1050 resolution, with AA on, and TressFX!

Hitman, not so much, but then again, i can disable AA. Max Payne will hit it as well too! My Heaven Benchmark hits > 60 FPS. so does the Valley. Crysis 3 is the one to show off your system to huh?

One thing I noticed, is how quiet this is compared to my GTX 480! And less power draw? Score!

 

[tential]

Btw dont confuse cheap with broke. Two totally different things. I promise you there are many titan buyers that are worse off than the guy that spends $200 max for his video cards. When someone says they bought a titan I see irresponsible and probably broke. When a guy comes in asking about the best price/performance regardless of brand for $200 I think financially responsible and probably sitting on a fat bank account.

Yup. I won't spend over 400 dollars on a Video Card, but my bracelet I'm wearing is 350. That's just leather and brass, and lets not get started on the diamonds. I just don't value Video cards as much. When it comes to hardware actually I'm just extremely stingy. I want a great price/performance. When it comes to things that don't necessarily have performance, and it's all about aesthetics, then all bets are off.

Edit: So what's the thoughts on a price drop on the 7970? Possible or meh?
Edit2: What a surprise, the 4GB versions of the GTX770 are exactly how I thought they'd be. A 50 dollar increase in price. Not the 20-30 speculated. Seriously don't think 2GB will hold past 1 year.

 

[Genx87]

So i was half right about the pricing on these releases. This card sits right where the 670 sits on the price scale. The 780 was out of my predicted range. So the question I have to ask. Will there be a 775 to bridge the gap at 499-549?

 

[tviceman]

So i was half right about the pricing on these releases. This card sits right where the 670 sits on the price scale. The 780 was out of my predicted range. So the question I have to ask. Will there be a 775 to bridge the gap at 499-549?

I think there will be a product between the 770 and 780, yes. It'll probably be a 12 SMX GK110 (same as gtx780) with a 320-bit bus and 2.5gb of vram, with the core and boost clocks being about the same as the gtx780. The reduction in bandwidth and ROP's would be more than enough to differentiate it from gtx780, while still providing a little more kick than gtx770. It's only a guess, but it makes sense with the huge price difference between the gtx780 and gtx770.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

gtx 775. They'll add another custom bios with just a hair more voltage and introduce it as the new card.
Then will come the 785. Again another bios mod with a more aggressive fan profile. The possibilities are endless.
Aren't voltage locked cards great?

 

[Rvenger]

gtx 775. They'll add another custom bios with just a hair more voltage and introduce it as the new card.
Then will come the 785. Again another bios mod with a more aggressive fan profile. The possibilities are endless.
Aren't voltage locked cards great?

Or GTX 785Ti

 

[sushiwarrior]

Or GTX 785Ti

GTX785Ti+ Boost Edition plz

 

[3DVagabond]

I'm quite impressed by what GTX770 brings to the consumer. Not in a strictly technical way, it is afterall a GTX680 rebadged with some VRAM tweaks. What I am impressed with is the fact it has come in at the GTX670 original price level and gives a significant ~20% improvement in performance out of the box. It has also resulted in a further price reduction of GTX670 and GTX680 which has been a long time coming.

My fear was that given the ridiculous GTX780 and Titan pricing the GTX770 was going to come in at the original GTX680 price. Thankfully this hasn't happened but this presents the problem that Nvidia now have a very large price gap between GTX770 and GTX780. GTX770 to GTX780 has ~15-20% performance increase and a $250 or 63% price increase.

We are essentially being asked by Nvidia to pay a very, very hefty premium for only a minor increase in performance. Strangely most of the Nvidia fans seem to accept this as the new norm. Nvidia's marketing department should be congratulated for how easily they dupped their fans into accepting the new massive premium for the top end GPUs.

The prices are a joke. As you say though, people seem to be accepting it. If they are waiting for AMD to save them again, they're going to be disappointed. AMD starting price wars doesn't convert the nVidia faithful.

Wild guess here but i wonder if nvidia is gonna have these prices for their gtx870 and gtx880 cards as well as a new norm?

Maybe the days of $500 gtx880 and gtx980 cards at launch are over and the new entry price is about $650?

AMD did something similar a couple gens ago when they created the 6900's above the 6800 series. It was so they could increase prices above the current pricing at the time. Face it, like it ar not, prices are going up. Duopoly, folks.

 

[Imouto]

GTX785Ti+ Boost Edition plz

My bet is GTX 785 Ti Boost 2XXX Cores Limited Edition.

 

[sushiwarrior]

My bet is GTX 785 Ti Boost 2XXX Cores Limited Edition.

And then AMD will counter with 7990Ghz XTX Pro HD Turboprop "Jet Turbine" edition

 

[Smartazz]

There's the 'knowing you have the best' factor which should never be underestimated. The same drive that had me pay extra for the 2600k, and then filled me with rage when the 2700k was released. It would have been fine if it had been straight to the 3770k, but instead I was robbed of the 'best in generation' comfort. I will always have the 'second best' sandy bridge CPU.

Technically the 3820, 3930 and 3960 are the highest end sandy bridge CPUs.

 

[blackened23]

Well, I'm pretty happy with my GTX 780 SC. I'll say, Now Tomb Raider Runs @ > 60FPS on my max 1680x1050 resolution, with AA on, and TressFX!

Hitman, not so much, but then again, i can disable AA. Max Payne will hit it as well too! My Heaven Benchmark hits > 60 FPS. so does the Valley. Crysis 3 is the one to show off your system to huh?

One thing I noticed, is how quiet this is compared to my GTX 480! And less power draw? Score!

1680x1050? Why would you do this to yourself?

If you're balancing your system - why would you pair a 650$ beast of a GPU with a 50$ piece of junk monitor with a resolution straight out of 2005? That doesn't make sense - your display is your entire experience, man. If your display sucks that affects the gaming experience. Just IMHO. Sorry, maybe that sounds rude, I wasn't intending it to come across this way - but I just don't get it. Not to mention, that resolution hardly needs anything more than a 660. Probably less than that, actually.

 

[chimaxi83]

1680x1050? Why would you do this to yourself?

He HAS to be lying. Has to be.... D:

 

[toyota]

I still like 1680x1050 and would not upgrade if I had one. I sure as hell would not buy a $650 card for that res though. and I sure hope he has enough sense to have one heck of a cpu too.