GTX 780 Overkill for 1080p?

[UNhooked]

So I unexpectedly won an auction on ebay and this will go in my HTPC/gaming rig. Overkill you think?

 

[BallaTheFeared]

Nope.

 

[wand3r3r]

Not if you like max settings.

 

[Sohaltang]

I run 2 OC'd 7950's @ 1080P. I love it. Max out everything I throw at it without even a hickup.

 

[Teizo]

Yes, it's overkill...but that is not a bad thing. It will last you quite a while.

 

[NIGELG]

It's not overkill.Good catch.

 

[UNhooked]

Cool now to get a cooler for before I can install it. Bought it without the cooler

 

[wand3r3r]

I hope you got a good deal, there is no warranty without the factory cooler.

 

[UNhooked]

I hope you got a good deal, there is no warranty without the factory cooler.

$460 MSI Gaming edition

I also managed to a get an OEM HS just not the MSI custom one.

Called MSI and surprisingly the PCB is still considered under warranty. So we'll see. Overall the card costed me less than $500 so can't complain.

 

[Face2Face]

$460 MSI Gaming edition

I also managed to a get an OEM HS just not the MSI custom one.

Argh.....:twisted: Great find, lucky man..

 

[UNhooked]

Yep, didn't think I would win the auction. Just casually placed next high bid.

 

[Elfear]

Argh.....:twisted: Great find lucky man..

Seriously. That is a great deal. I would consider hopping the fence for that amount.

 

[moonbogg]

Considering you need two of those to max some games at 1080p, no, its not overkill.

 

[UNhooked]

Considering you need two of those to max some games at 1080p, no, its not overkill.

Wow really? Have any examples?

 

[BallaTheFeared]

Probably Crysis 3 with 8xAA

 

[Dankk]

Probably Crysis 3 with 8xAA

So by saying "some games", he actually means one? maybe two?

 

[hawtdawg]

Not with AA cranked etc, especially if you don't overclock it. @1204mhz mine plays everything with max settings at 60fps+ (except for Crysis 3 of course) @1440p, but that's usually with FXAA, or maybe 2x MSAA. If I throw 4x at it, I usually start dipping below 60.

Also, with the new generation of consoles on the horizon, I'm sure it will be fully utilized before too long.

 

[Jacky60]

780 is the minimum to shoot for at 1920x1080. At 1920/1200 my GPU's have been good enough for three years but they're certainly not overkill and they're quicker. Much more than 7970 or 7950 trifire or 780 SLI would be overkill imo. Why wait years to see how it can look today?

 

[BoFox]

If one has a compulsive need to run every game at absolute MAX (or Ultra, or whatever) settings, then no, it's not overkill for 1080p.

Usually, even new games would look 95-98% as nicely on High/Very High settings without having to go into the menu and change it to a custom pre-set by finding one or two settings that actually can be pushed even further.

I mean, Crysis 2's tessellation pushed to MAX was overkill for the game itself as there was practically zero visually-discernible benefit in terms of how much nicer it looked.

Me, I just want 8x SSAA/TXAA on 5x 1600p (vertically-pivoted screens) without the damn bezels, with perfect Stereo3D - while the game developers work on implementing better next-gen console texture quality, physics, character tessellation, vast content of different programmed animations/movements/actions, plus
SMELL-o-VISION
and
FEEL-o-VISION,
and maybe
TASTE-o-VISION!
Anyway, I just need vastly better interactivity than what a stupid keyboard and a single mouse could provide. Kinect 2.0 / Leapmotion, whatever.. come on!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[skipsneeky2]

Overkill is a greatly overused term,i used to game at 1440x900 and at one point paired a gtx670 with that resolution,applying Msaa in games like Crysis 2 and BF3 tanked below 60fps often,often enough as to where i ran those games without it and only then was it overkill

If your a gamer aiming for a 60+fps experience with msaa enabled,oh yeah the sky can be the limit currently.

 

[UNhooked]

Well I'll be getting the Heatsink today so very excited.

 

[el etro]

Crysis 3 with 8xAA?? GTX 690 can play it at 2560x1440 with 4xSMAA at 50fps avg. 8xAA is a little overkill, i prefer raise the resolution always. 780 plays C3 maxed out without aa below 60FPS most of time(but above 35FPS).

Mine GTX 670 can't max out Sleeping Dogs(plus TR, Metro 1-2 and NFS:MW) at 1080p. Maybe for 2014 the 780 could not be so overkill like is today.

What matters is that by anyway you make an awesome deal.

 

[akahoovy]

I'm waiting on a good sale for a GTX 780, with the hopes of going to a 1440p monitor later on. For now I have the monitor in my sig at 1080p. Maybe I'll look over Ebay for a sale.

 

[toyota]

I'm waiting on a good sale for a GTX 780, with the hopes of going to a 1440p monitor later on. For now I have the monitor in my sig at 1080p. Maybe I'll look over Ebay for a sale.

your power supply would need to be upgraded too because it is barely sufficient for your system with stock 780. and if you get a 780 then it would be crazy not to oc it and your cpu.

 

[akahoovy]

your power supply would need to be upgraded too because it is barely sufficient for your system with stock 780. and if you get a 780 then it would be crazy not to oc it and your cpu.

This is true I got this last week and an open box Maximus V Gene from Newegg, which is why I'm so eager for AMD to release whatever it has planned. I'm hoping that event will trigger some sales, otherwise I may wait a long while and see what happens from NVidia at the beginning of 2014.