for the 780 thinking about superclocked acx ($500)or dual ftw acx ($465) and the dual ftw acx has higher core clock
for 290 everyone says sapphire tri x
unless anybody can recommed something better?
also does the 290 really have 5-10 fps advantage in most games compared to 780?
which of these will oc better?
In an attempt to sound neutral, the performance scale is 290<780<290X<780TI. It is worth noting that somewhere it was discovered that the 780's have a higher OC potential, but as said repeatedly, not every GPU clocks the same at all. It's always been a lottery.
As for 290's, everyone recommends the Tri-X, simply because it's the best all rounder from all AIB partners. Cool, quiet, performance. Shame it's yellow...
For any NVidia buyers in the US, I recommend EVGA, simply because their RMA is within the US, so there's no shafting of the customer. Asus RMA is a goddamn nightmare, and Gigabyte have decent RMA, unfortunately all their people are asian and not well versed in the english language. That's all the experience I've had with NVidia sellers. I had 3 Gainward cards, and they performed well and never broke, nothing special.
Also you have 2 threads where you're asking the same thing. Don't do that. Pick one thread and stick with it.