Buy EVGA 780 Ti then Step Up to 790 Or Wait?

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Emmanon

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I've never used the EVGA step up program before. As clear as I can tell, it's like putting a deposit down. I want another 780 Ti, but I heard the 790 is coming out soon. Should I buy the Ti then step up or wait for the release of the 790?
 
if you have one 780TI then just pick another 780TI.. a 790 will be just like a dual 780 GPU with a shorter or thin bus of 320bits (just by rumor).. so according rumor it could also have 2.5GB or 5GB of Vram.. I would buy another 780TI.
 
Are there any drawbacks to Stepping Up from the Ti to 790. I know manufactures have loop holes in warranties and rebate programs.
 
You only have 90 days from purchase to do a step up IIRC, and you must register your card via EVGA's website. So I guess that brings into question when the 790 is being released...I haven't seen any concrete info on that.
 
Emmanon said:
I've never used the EVGA step up program before. As clear as I can tell, it's like putting a deposit down. I want another 780 Ti, but I heard the 790 is coming out soon. Should I buy the Ti then step up or wait for the release of the 790?
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First wait to see the reviews before you purchase the 790. We don't even know if it's true about the 320-bit video card. For all we know they will release two 780 Tis with 6GB of VRAM each :)
 
I agree with Araxie. Just get an EVGA GTX 780 Ti SC w/ACX http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GMTGJIU and get another one for SLI later.

The GTX 790 likely won't be worth the step up but you should wait for reviews to decide that.
 
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I've stepped up numerous cards with EVGA dating back to 2007 and never had a problem. After shipping/waiting/pricing, etc. it's usually better to wait if you know a new card is imminent, but they're usually pretty good with it.

I bought a 780 Ti in January with the intent to step it up if the 790 turns out to be a killer.
 
I highly, HIGHLY doubt you'll be able to step up from a 780 ti to a 790. The past two dual gpu cards (the 590 and 690) have been limited production and haven't qualified for the EVGA step up program. :(
 
That's information about the Step Up program I was looking for. I knew there was a loophole. It looks like I have two 780s to replace now. Can you run 780 Tis in quad SLI?
 
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Damn, I want your job. Where do you work to get to test quad 780 Tis in SLI? Is that safe? Aren't you afraid of the box becoming self aware? What fps were you pulling?
 
Fixall said:
I highly, HIGHLY doubt you'll be able to step up from a 780 ti to a 790. The past two dual gpu cards (the 590 and 690) have been limited production and haven't qualified for the EVGA step up program. :(
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This would be the only thing making me hesitant to count on stepping up. Other than that, the EVGA step-up process is completely painless.

The only other "loophole" you might want to worry about is that cards purchased through step-up aren't eligible for promo game codes or other goodies.
 
Alright, two loopholes have been identified. Anyone encountered other problems with the Step Up program?
 
Fixall said:
I highly, HIGHLY doubt you'll be able to step up from a 780 ti to a 790. The past two dual gpu cards (the 590 and 690) have been limited production and haven't qualified for the EVGA step up program. :(
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There are a whole bunch of hoops to jump through that make the program essentially worthless.
 
You must register within 14 days (if you don't you have to purchase an extended warranty to step up). Step up valid the first 90 days (basically it works if something better comes within 3 months). Only valid to step up to the base model of whatever you are trying to upgrade to. Limited run cards (like titan) and dual gpu cards are almost never on the step up to list. They take the price of whatever you purchased (minus tax and shipping) and apply that to the retail price of what you want to step up to, and you pay the difference.

On a brighter note they let me step up my 780 to a ti for almost nothing.
 
I'm going to wait for the 790. If the price is too rich for my blood, I hope the Tis drop in price.
Thanks everyone. I'm new here and I'm constantly surprised by the help I get.
 
Emmanon said:
Alright, two loopholes have been identified. Anyone encountered other problems with the Step Up program?
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Just know that your are going to step-up to a card at MSRP, so no deals available in the step-up program. The step-up program is great for certain situations. I bought a cheap gtx 480, but I wasn't sure I would like it. So I bought the extended warranty that allows you to do a step-up, (thats another point, you have to buy an extended warranty to even be able to do it, and the warranty doesn't transfer). The gtx 480 was fast, but loud and hot enough it affected my CPU overclock because of the heat it put into the case. I was happy to do a step-up to a gtx 670 even though I could have done much better if I had just bought the darn gtx 670 in the first place. So...

Pro's - Not stuck with a card you might not like. You can buy a good card to use while waiting for another even better one to become available.

Con's - You pay more in the long run. You can usually only step-up to vanilla cards, not dual cooler, super clock, dual GPU, water cooled, etc cards- but this changes at times, they seem to have more choices now. You can often be on a waiting list for months before the card is available (happened with the gtx 680). You have to send your card in, have it checked to make sure it works before you get your new card. You have to go to a card of a higher level, you can't step-up from a gtx 780 to a 780 super clock but you can step-up from a gtx 780 to a 780 ti. You can step up from something like a gtx 680 to a gtx 760 (a newer but slower card) for no extra money, but you won't get any credit back.

Frankly the step-up program is great for certain situations, but for the most part a waste of time and money IMO.
 
Direfox said:
Con's - ... You can usually only step-up to vanilla cards, not dual cooler, super clock, dual GPU, water cooled, etc cards- but this changes at times, they seem to have more choices now...

Frankly the step-up program is great for certain situations, but for the most part a waste of time and money IMO.
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Just to pull that quote about times changing, they do allow ACX step ups as well.

 
Emmanon said:
I'm going to wait for the 790. If the price is too rich for my blood, I hope the Tis drop in price.
Thanks everyone. I'm new here and I'm constantly surprised by the help I get.
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Do we even have any solid proof a GTX790 will come out? I really want one too, but its already Feb and I assumed we would have more than rumors by now.

Maybe Nvidia goes straight to Maxwell at this point.....:confused:
 
Martha Stewart said:
Do we even have any solid proof a GTX790 will come out? I really want one too, but its already Feb and I assumed we would have more than rumors by now.

Maybe Nvidia goes straight to Maxwell at this point.....:confused:
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Ehh, usually what i see with VC's is that they announce it and it's released like a week or two later.
 
I don't nvidia will do it. I don't think the 7990 would of sold worth shit if it wasn't for mining. Released it so close to 290/290x what was the point ? Oh ya making millions off minors. Won't happen for nvidia tho. Good luck getting 2 ti's on 1 PCB and keeping a tolerable tdp.
 
Damn it. I tracked the source down for the article I read. It is rumor, but I'd say informed speculation. Or wishful thinking on my part:D Here's the link: http://videocardz.com/48533/nvidia-launch-geforce-gtx-titan-black-edition-geforce-gtx-790
Nvidia would need to crop down the GK110s to make a 300w tdp. In theory, that's how they could get 2 GK110s on one card. I have Folding@Home work units to crunch. GPU folding is the most efficient method. I need all the flops I can get per watt:)
 
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