750 ti to 780 make a difference?

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LordJezo

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Core i5 4690k cpu.

Moving from a 750 to a 780, is it worth about $100?

I figure I can sell the 750 for $80 or what have you bucks and then get a 780 used for $200 or under, so its not that big of an investment. The 780 is only 30 numbers higher than a 750, so will I see an improvement in anything?
 
A better cpu to shoot for in that price range would be a 780ti which is hitting the $200 used price range on the forums. A huge step up from the 750ti for sure.
 
King Icewind said:
Buying a brand new 480 for $200 would be a better option. It releases June 29th and draws only 100w in comparison to 230w for the 780. It will also perform better.
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That, or if you want something now, get a 390 or 970 used, those are regularly hitting $200 due to RX 480 expectations.
 
No one should be buying 7xx series Nvidia cards in mid 2016.

As others have said, if it's an immediate need, pick up a 970 or 390 used. If you can wait, RX 480. Ideally save a little more and get the 8GB RX 480.
 
King Icewind said:
Buying a brand new 480 for $200 would be a better option. It releases June 29th and draws only 100w in comparison to 230w for the 780. It will also perform better.
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A brand new GPU is coming out that will cost as much as an older GPU is going for used right now and use less power and perform better?

But it's AMD and not Nvidia, I havent had an AMD GPU in several years and the last time I did venture over to the AMD side the card actually exploded in my rig, fire came out of the card, and I figured I would never go to AMD again.

What's going to AMD mean for things like PhysX in games?
 
I'd definitely go for a $200 970 or 480.

Physx in most games is supported by AMD and nVidia. GPU Physics, which AMD does not support, is quite rare. Gameworks in general works fantastic on both GPUs. I was surprised (and disappointed, since I had a dedicated Physx card) when the hair in Witcher 3 or Far Cry 4 wasn't even GPU orientated. It didn't' load the dedicated card, worked just as well on AMD or nVidia.

The only game Physx actually supplemented and was GPU Physx for me was Borderlands. Personally it's not a discriminator.
 
If the 480 is as fast as leaked benchmarks indicate it's a winner at the < 250 USD pricepoint.
 
LordJezo said:
A brand new GPU is coming out that will cost as much as an older GPU is going for used right now and use less power and perform better?

But it's AMD and not Nvidia, I havent had an AMD GPU in several years and the last time I did venture over to the AMD side the card actually exploded in my rig, fire came out of the card, and I figured I would never go to AMD again.

What's going to AMD mean for things like PhysX in games?
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There is some bad luck. My AMD cards run 24x7 at full load for years without a failure yet (Mined bitcoin, litecoin, dogecoin, scrypt, x11 and now ethereum). Some of them have a coil whine or fan bearing wearing out but they are still soldiering on. I currently have 10 AMD cards mining with more on the way.

I plan to get 5 AMD 480s because the price for performance is unmatched. A Geforce 780 is a big step up from a 750, but i have to agree with others -- it didnt age well, id probably try to get an R9 480 if you can wait or a geforce 970 / AMD R9 390 if you want something now. Because people like me, i fear the 480 will be sold out quick and the retailers may upcharge to get one. im hitting F12 every 7 minutes waiting for a preorder button. GOOD LUCK :)
 
If you really want a GTX 780 I'd offer ~$150 for it. It is much more powerful than a 750. Is it worth the hassle of a sale and picking it up today? Not to me, but, depending on what you do with it maybe its enough.

But, as others have said - if you can save a bit more you will stretch your performance and add some longevity to your purchase $. ~$250 and you can get a 970 open box, EVGA B-Stock or maybe on a clearance rack, maybe a little less with some patience. These will have some sort of small warranty or at least a return or RMA process if something goes wrong with the card soon. Less risk than a used card. So, $260 - $80 for your 750 is $180 to you. Need to collect some cans for $80. Mow a couple lawns, whatever.

As far as used 970's I've seen them listed locally on CL for ~$200. More performance than what you are looking at in your post for about the same price and risk. So, to sell the old card and spend ~$200 on a used card today, look for the 970. If you get $80 for your 750 then it's $120 or an extra $20 to go from a 780 to 970. That's worth it.

For a new card wait a wee bit to see what the real benchmarks from the new AMD cards look like. Might be worth it, might not. Not long to wait now.
 
I wish I lived in a place where people bought used computer parts locally.

I can't even offload GTX 970's for 170 right now haha!
 
KazeoHin said:
Will it make a difference?

Only a massive, huge, unmistakable one.
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Yeah that is such a ridiculous thing to ask. Even if someone was clueless about hardware, all it would take is a few seconds of looking up reviews. Lol but it is "only 30 numbers higher than a 750" though...:ROFLMAO:
 
I doubt I would pay more than $100 for a GTX 780 at this point. Paying $200 would be crazy now versus $200 for the impending RX 480 which will be under warranty and probably 10-15% faster and uses less than half the power and will be way quieter.
 
jolli said:
I wish I lived in a place where people bought used computer parts locally.

I can't even offload GTX 970's for 170 right now haha!
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It's funny, they're going for $265-$310 on CL in my area. I listed mine a bit high. I figure sell it and use the money on a side-grade 480 for FreeSync. And if it doesn't sell? Keep it and wait for the 490 or 580/590 and upgrade then. Win-win for me.
 
silent-circuit said:
No one should be buying 7xx series Nvidia cards in mid 2016..
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Why? If it's that big of a step up over what I am running now and also much cheaper (used) than anything else out there, what would be wrong with going from a 750 to a 780 if its that big of an improvement?

silent-circuit said:
As others have said, if it's an immediate need, pick up a 970 or 390 used. If you can wait, RX 480. Ideally save a little more and get the 8GB RX 480.
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With all of the suggestions here, outside of waiting for the 480, the price is at least $100 more than I was looking to spend. My goal is to keep it as close to $200 as I can.

For now I will wait to see what the new AMD GPU real world benchmarks come out to be and decide in a few months what to get.
 
LordJezo said:
Why? If it's that big of a step up over what I am running now and also much cheaper (used) than anything else out there, what would be wrong with going from a 750 to a 780 if its that big of an improvement?



With all of the suggestions here, outside of waiting for the 480, the price is at least $100 more than I was looking to spend. My goal is to keep it as close to $200 as I can.

For now I will wait to see what the new AMD GPU real world benchmarks come out to be and decide in a few months what to get.
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I am seeing Geforce 970 used on craigslist for $200. I picked up two 290x for $200 each as well. both of these options outperform a 780 plus have more memory for future gaming needs. It might be blown out of proportion but i have seen a lot of threads where Geforce 600 and 700 series continue to fall behind where as AMD continues to improve their old cards 7970, 280x, etc.

However for the right price id still take a 780 -- maybe $160 tops
 
Daniel_Chang said:
It's funny, they're going for $265-$310 on CL in my area. I listed mine a bit high. I figure sell it and use the money on a side-grade 480 for FreeSync. And if it doesn't sell? Keep it and wait for the 490 or 580/590 and upgrade then. Win-win for me.
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Now that I see NEW 970's going for $220 AR, I've decided to just put them into my HTPC. The 760 in it sucked anyways (which is getting put into my wife's computer to replace a 750 Ti).

Not worth selling them for less than $150 each. Of course, I'm in Idaho so that probably explains part of the problem.
 
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No point getting any cards with less than 6gb of ram If you want it to be semi capable in the near future.
 
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