what is a reference card? should I get standard or overclocked..games only motherboard: ASRock H61M/U3S3, Intel Core i5 2500 @ 3.30GHz Sandy Bridge
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A reference card is the card that either Nvidia or AMD present to the board partners to create. The board partners can make the exact one or they can put their own tweaks into it ie. MSI twin frozer. The overclocked one provides better cooling but the drawback is that you can't put a waterblock on it if I can recall. The overclocked one would be better for lower Temps unless it's going to use water.
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It is SLI ready for sure, but I would check the power draw on sli 770s first. I'm currently running an over-volted fx-8350 with an R9 280x overclocked and it is perfectly stable. According to an article I read awhile back, the wattage requirement listed with the card regards to the maximum draw when over volted, so you don't actually need near as much. Try posting on Tomshardware.com to see if anyone has run it with sli.
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Get whatever's validated by Asus to use on the board. If you can afford 2400 and don't mind the marginal performance difference over 1600 (do you really need 2400?), then get 2400. I'm just fine with 1600 until I upgrade my system to a new socket and ddr4.
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The Evga Ftw 780 is factory overclocked @ Boost Clock: 1033 MHz and Memory Clock: 6008 MHz Effective... You would have to compare those stats to To the Asus model you are looking @... I feel the Evga model is the way to go for quality though. I've had an Evga In my system since the 480, went to the 580, then a 670 FTW, and now the 780 FTW and have had zero problems with non beta drivers ( hope this Helps ) Also the cooling on the EVGA Dual FTW works perfect for my system, and doesn't add any non needed noise
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bios is 80.10..... all of them are no update yet from nvidia.. for gaming they have some weird issues.. but I use mine for the Vram painting textures with Mari so i really don't care about the gaming specs.. I need Vram and I can't afford the 12 gig card they make so 6 suits me just fine.. ;-) 80.80.. is for 780 gtx I think.. you can get a modified (at your own risk bios if you want..) good luck
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It just means that the clock speeds are a little higher than factory. If you plan to overclock your card on your own, there is no need, but if you prefer to have a faster card without the effort of overclocking, then this will give you slightly better performance.
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Alot of these cards are mostly compatible with certain speed specifications, and i am guessing the mo-board is not on the same level... Go to asus and look for upgrades on your model and then Google that specific item and chips to match... I have put this card in 4 different cases from custom to hp, and dell... All different generations and all were plug and play on AMD or Intel
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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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I am looking to upgrade my old card to use with this board. I won't go past $200 for a single card so the best option might be a GTX660 (Nvidia). I'm sure you can get a better card that won't be bottlenecked, but some people i know who bought this board also bought the GTX560 series cards. Hope I helped.
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I have a GTX 770, which as I understand is basically a GTX 680 chip that has already been overclocked by nVidia. Therefore, there really isn't much headroom for OC'ing the 770, but I'm sure some have tried. Google is your friend... :) I have OC'd previous nVidia cards and have good stable success, just be patient and do it slowly, stress the card (hopefully with game) and monitor temps all the time. It isn't a procedure for the lazy who want to shortcut... Good luck.
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It's the OC. I just received this video card on Friday. I thought I received the regular one, but there's a small white sticker on the side that indicates that is is the OC. Installed it and confirmed it is running at OC spec'ed speeds.
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Seth, there too many to list. What is your goal in asking this? Do you have a motherboard that you want to get this memory for, or do you have this memory, and are trying to find a motherboard to put with it? If the latter, maybe you could specify your requirements... i.e. Price is most important, or performance, or best gaming for the buck, etc.
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my system has a 350W power supply..does that mean i am ok getting this card? or do i need a separate 300w supply? sorry i am new to this... any insight would be appreciated... thanks
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Most of the non-reference 780's stock or with a slight overclock are yes. If your looking at this one though you may want to wait till the 780TI is released this next week.
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Only if you are a "hardcore" overclocker. (Or interested in OC'ing now or anywhere down the line)Both cards are really great but both only truly shine when OC'ed.
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Everything in my other comment stands, but I just noticed the huge money you're putting into the card. Do a lot of research before buying. Talk to a lot of gamers. I guess you already have a build using this mobo, and are upping the video card. I would think all should work well, especially if you have not had the flaky stuff that's happened with mine. Make sure you have a strong power supply.
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As the Black Edition is overclocked, it *might* use a chip that has been tested to be able to overclock, but I don't know if that's the case. The stock overclock is good for a few fps in testing but I can't say I've noticed the difference in any game I play. When I bought it, the price differential was a few % so I didn't pay much extra for a chip that might be more stable when overclocked. I've not had any problems running with the stock overclock, but YMMV.