okay here is a few questions in one question hope you can figure out what i am asking lol first one which is better msi or evga right now at the moment building first gaming rig trying to keep cheap as i can and don't have many cases fans i only one...
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The MSI card will throttle the fans to cool down. If you are running too hot generally from overclocking you will blue screen. There are generally two standard case fan sizes 80mm and 120mm. Plus the MSI card is Factory OC'ed but can be pushed further.
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Hey Ken, The 860w will work great. You can get away with a 650w or better if you choose. (running one card)
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MSI has made some good motherboards for high end workstation chipsets for years. They may sell more outside the US, which explains why people haven't seen them much here. I have built several systems on MSI boards and I have no complaints.But that's also a limited statement. I haven't had to contact customer support so I have no idea how good it is or isn't. Their play on ultracompacts is somewhat risky with everything coming to market soon from all the big names. Let's see if beating the rush by a few months buys them some time.
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PCIe x1 - Yes, that was why I picked it. Almost all 1GB cards seem to be x16, but I needed something that would drive dual monitors and fit a x1 slot in a compact case. Plus previous Zotac graphic cards worked well for me.M$ WinXP, not sure, but I would expect it.I don't remember any PSU connection to the card. If there was one it was a generic plugin for the fan
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Get the one with ACX cooling instead.EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked w/ACX Cooler 3GB GDDR5 384bit Dual-Link DVI-I DVI-D HDMI DP SLI Graphics Cards 03G-P4-2884-KR
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asus uses a heatpipe cooling system as opposed to gigabyte's 3x fan system. The only difference between evga asus gigabyte msi version of the 770 is the cooling system and occasionally very slight clock speed differences. This asus card has the best cooling system from what i read and although i got a dud sadly 99% of people say it's a great card.
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bios 1 stock,bios 2 has more head room for overclocking. evga my offer update bios in the future or if you find one that works for your card you have backup bios if something goes wrong.More info on the evga forums.
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For a single monitor I would go with the 780, if you start using multiple monitors, then I would consider two smaller GPU's. The 780 is a fabulous card, but I have two 770's right now because I use four monitors for work.
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I can only comment on the Asus...The Gigabyte does have the tri fan setup and supposedly quiet and runs cool. For me I have a large plexiglass window and asthetics are important and didn't like the lattice on the side and the Asus worked with my current theme. The Asus over clocks to 1300mhz and 8000mhz on the vram raising the voltage up to 1.21v. Runs not over 81*C. Not sure what the Gigabyte card does. Although I did have to RMA the Asus card twice for no display and was not an easy process. I now have the Asus GTX 770 4GB.
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Hmm. Wasn't sure what to think of the MSI Wind. Any pointers to reviews/comparisons?
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I suppose it depends on what you're planning to do. I bought the Sapphire Radeon Vapor-X HD 7770 GHZ OC because I do a lot of gaming. The problem is it takes up two slots, one for the card and one for the vent, so I'm down one PCI slot. I run in mid-to-high quality on FPS games and total HQ for my simulators with the Vapor X.
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Go blindly for 780ti if you have PCIe 3 type motherboard. If you got v2, the 780 still beats the two 560s in regards to resolution and memory bandwidth. However thr 560s would be "faster" if ypu do 3D modeling and stuff. But if you talk gaming wise, go 780ti and later consider upgrading your mobo to PCIe v3.
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They do not run SLI. If you were to buy 2 of these I'd rather spend that money on one GTX 980. The 980 is equal to or greater than, performance wise, than two of these.
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I might work, not sure about the on board Graphic being AMD if that will make a difference. Sure you can shut the on board graphics off in bios. If I where really you, I would go with a 760 or 770 if it's in your price range. They even got out a 750 ti boost that is a great card, but I would go with a 760 or higher if it would work on your board. Could ask Evga. I have 2 of those 660 FTW sig 2 GPU's 2-way SLi. They preform great but even I want to upgrade here soon. Hope this helps in some way.
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Hey Josh, I can't comment on the 1000 of each PSU. My decision is this. My choice was between the Corsair 1200i and the EVGA 1200 P2. I choose the EVGA for a couple of reasons. First off, the 10 year warranty, and almost a hundred dollar difference. Both of these are very good psu's. You can't do wrong with either. However I personally don't care for the (i) interface. To me however, 1200 watts is not an overkill. Simply because my rig is build for the long future (4k). And knowing that my psu has a 10 year warranty. No brainer. Like I said, you can't go wrong with either. However look at the warranty, future, and price. GAME ON, my friend Hey Josh, I can't comment on the 1000 of each PSU. My decision is this. My choice was between the Corsair 1200i and the EVGA 1200 P2. I choose the EVGA for a couple of reasons. First off, the 10 year warranty, and almost a hundred dollar difference. Both of these are very good psu's. You can't do wrong with either. However I personally don't care for the (i) interface. To me however, 1200 watts is not an overkill. Simply because my rig is build for the long future (4k). And knowing that my psu has a 10 year warranty. No brainer. Like I said, you can't go wrong with either. However look at... » Read More Hey Josh, I can't comment on the 1000 of each PSU. My decision is this. My choice was between the Corsair 1200i and the EVGA 1200 P2. I choose the EVGA for a couple of reasons. First off, the 10 year warranty, and almost a hundred dollar difference. Both of these are very good psu's. You can't do wrong with either. However I personally don't care for the (i) interface. To me however, 1200 watts is not an overkill. Simply because my rig is build for the long future (4k). And knowing that my psu has a 10 year warranty. No brainer. Like I said, you can't go wrong with either. However look at the warranty, future, and price. GAME ON, my friend « Show Less
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It depends on what kind of GPUs you'll be using. I tried to push two GTX 780's, and it wasn't enough for benchmarking. It ran for regular games, but you really want more headroom so you're not pushing your power supply so hard.
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The Titan is a more power full card, it will be unitell the titan ultra is released. If you plan on running more than one display get the Titan, I'm running 3 47' hs tv's so I got 3 Titans, I run crysis 3 maxed perfectly across all three screens at a resolution of 5790 x 1080 :) the 780 is also intended for multi display setups. If you sli three or four of them you'll have a bad ass setup! If you use one of these cards across a multi setup you won't be maxing but you will still be able to support a wide field of view. If you plan on just running one screen get the 780, it will be overkill for a few years. The Titan will obviously be maxing games for a longer period of time.... hope this helps The Titan is a more power full card, it will be unitell the titan ultra is released. If you plan on running more than one display get the Titan, I'm running 3 47' hs tv's so I got 3 Titans, I run crysis 3 maxed perfectly across all three screens at a resolution of 5790 x 1080 :) the 780 is also intended for multi display setups. If you sli three or four of them you'll have a bad ass setup! If you use one of these cards across a multi setup you won't be maxing but you will still be able to support a wide field of view. If you plan on just running one screen get the 780, it will be overkill... » Read More The Titan is a more power full card, it will be unitell the titan ultra is released. If you plan on running more than one display get the Titan, I'm running 3 47' hs tv's so I got 3 Titans, I run crysis 3 maxed perfectly across all three screens at a resolution of 5790 x 1080 :) the 780 is also intended for multi display setups. If you sli three or four of them you'll have a bad ass setup! If you use one of these cards across a multi setup you won't be maxing but you will still be able to support a wide field of view. If you plan on just running one screen get the 780, it will be overkill for a few years. The Titan will obviously be maxing games for a longer period of time.... hope this helps « Show Less