Question 1

Because GIGABYTE went all out on the OC of this card I'm really eager to get this more then any other 780 Ti but my feelings start to get hurt when I'm seeing the reviews stating that this card is "unstable".

I so hope this isn't true!

Would it be safe for me to buy this if I wanted to use it while playing AAA video game titles? When I buy a card I leave it exactly the way it is meaning I don't mess with the voltage, change the cooler, or mess with the clock speeds etc.

Also is this card larger then the reference design? How big is it?

Accepted Answer

I haven't had a single problem with GPU (hardware related) stability while using this card. I often leave my machine on for weeks at a time and haven't encountered any hiccups. I will warn you that there was an issue when I was playing BF4 with this card: The card is literally too fast and needed to be clocked down to remedy a directX issue. This was circa April, so I am sure it has been fixed via DX and Nvidia updates. Other than that the last title I really got into on it was Dark Souls 2, no problems after around 90 hours of playtime.

Yes, if you're buying this card you won't need change anything... its already almost as fast as a 780ti. Tom's Hardware reported that the GPU architecture was nearly at its limit with the way Gigabyte tuned the card. Windforce fans work great for cooling. This wouldn't be the right card to do a liquid swap onto anyway since the Windforce is expensive. The card runs VERY quiet on stock fan settings with sub 65C temps.

Card size is slightly wider than reference. Also slightly longer to cram the three fans and heatsinks. That being said, both reference and windforce cards are very big in terms of video card size.

Question 2

Will this card work in SLI configuration with other GTX 780ti? I do not see any SLI ready or compatible in the description of the item.
Thank you in advance

Accepted Answer

If I understand correctly, 2 and 3-way sli work with any 2 or 3 780ti, regardless of manufacturer.  The buildapc subreddit  over on reddit will have a more in depth answer if you were to ask over there.

Question 3

How much watts does this actually consume? Or is it really 600w per card?

Accepted Answer

With two of these in my system i typically pull around 800w while under load. The max I have seen when running a benchmark was a little over 900w. Other system specs are given below to help out with power usage.

CPU: i7 4770k @ 4.5 ghz
ram: 2x8gb @ 2133 mhx
4x120 fans and 2x140 fans

Just a side note though, I would under no circumstance buy these cards. When they work they are great but are beyond unstable. I have had to RMA them twice to gigabyte for constant crashes at any setting. There are much better options options for better options out right now.

Question 4

why did this get discontinued i just ordered one? are the stoping them cause there bad?

Accepted Answer

I have two of these in SLI and they run 100%. By the looks of things Stan R got cheapskated with a faulty second card. Robert M I suggest that you make sure you have the latest drivers for all components in your machine. If your motherboard drivers are not up to date and functioning correctly your SLI will not work correctly either. Be sure that you have your SLI link securely attached to the top of your cards and that your cards are in the correct PCIe slots on your motherboard if you have more than two PCIe slots. Refer to your motherboard manual and it will inform you which are the correct slots for your config. BIOS updates for your motherboard are also a important factor, if your system is operating correctly then do not update the BIOS (Not that it will create problems if you update but it has been known to happen.) Don't fix it if it aint broke :)

Question 5

If i were to get two of these how many watts would i need? i have looked on several websites and this card only peaks at 299 watts

Accepted Answer

That sounds about right. to be safe, assume they peak at 350 cause if you get good chipsets they will auto boost (thanks to boost 2.0) and could go a little higher then others have experienced. 
with two of these and a high wattage CPU (FX-8350 125W) I would say a good buy would be anything 1000-1400W and an 80plus gold cert or better.

Question 6

What is the idle temperature of this specific card? Also what is the average and max temperature under full load? Gigabyte gtx 780 ti

Accepted Answer

(3930k stock during testing, Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866, Sabertooth X79 mobo). Idle temps for me are at 28C, and usually 73-74C under load. While playing Company of Heroes 2, I could sustain an OC on this card of 106%,+45,+150 with temps about 74-75C. Most other games crash or show artifacts at that OC though. Some games have to be clocked down below stock to be stable, Battlefield 4 being one of them. I bought 2 of these to run in sli, but the second card only ran for about 10 minutes before turning into a paper weight and got sent back. These are sold out everywhere, been waiting a month to get a replacement. The card I do have is very finnicky and somewhat unstable, probably going to send this one back too.

Question 7

Why does this card not have the nvidia holliday game bundle, but all the other Ti's do?

Accepted Answer

it depends on the actual manufacture of card (gigabyte) if they want to honer nvidia's  promotions.

Question 8

Does gpu boost 2.0 work on this card or are the clocks maxed?

Accepted Answer

I happen to own this very card, GPU Boost 2.0 does in fact work on this card and takes it from 1085 to 1150.

Question 9

This card is essentially non-existent on all retailer sites, are they still waiting to be shipped from the manufacturer to retailers?

Accepted Answer

I got mine from Newegg, should have been for Xmas but arrived 2 days late.

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