I've got a pair of R9 290s watercooled and I'm tired of fiddling with them to get optimal performance. My sli 680s were never this way, so I'd like to go back to Nvidia. However, I don't want to give up performance. Do I need 780ti sli or will 780 sli be as fast as the 290 setup?
Noise is the other big concern. I like my setup very quiet (thus the watercooling). Ideally I could find some good Nvidia cards that are water cooled from the factory, but I only see the evga 780 (no ti) option and they're pretty pricey. So should I go with those? Or get something with a better pcb and watercool myself? Or are they just not that loud aircooled? The 680 (ref) sli setup wasn't bad but it's not water. I like the evga classy, but it looks like it no longer has a blower style cooler to really get rid of heat.
Budget is maybe 1500 total. Less is obviously better and I don't want to blow through diminishing return. Advice is really appreciated. Thanks
Noise is the other big concern. I like my setup very quiet (thus the watercooling). Ideally I could find some good Nvidia cards that are water cooled from the factory, but I only see the evga 780 (no ti) option and they're pretty pricey. So should I go with those? Or get something with a better pcb and watercool myself? Or are they just not that loud aircooled? The 680 (ref) sli setup wasn't bad but it's not water. I like the evga classy, but it looks like it no longer has a blower style cooler to really get rid of heat.
Budget is maybe 1500 total. Less is obviously better and I don't want to blow through diminishing return. Advice is really appreciated. Thanks