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System Name | hmmm... / lappy (ASUS Scar III) |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-8086K / Intel Core i7-9750H |
Motherboard | ASUS Maximus XI Formula / ASUS G531GW |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15s w/ 2 x Noctua NF-F12 PWM Chromax and 1 x Noctua NF-A15 HS-PWM Chromax Fans / Stock |
Memory | 4x16gb G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 3600mhz / 2x16gb Kingston Hyper X Impact DDR4 2666mhz C15 |
Video Card(s) | 2 x EVGA GTX 1080 TI FTW3 / Nvidia RTX 2070 8gb |
Storage | 2 x Samsung 960 EVO Plus 1tb NVME/ 1tb Intel SSDPEKNW010T8 NVME + 2tb Samsung 860 EVO SSD |
Display(s) | Acer Predator X34P / ASUS 15.6" Screen |
Case | Fractal Design Meshify S2 White-TG + Noctua Chromax Fans / ASUS Scar III Case |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard + Logitech Z623 / Onboard |
Power Supply | Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium 1000W + PROLINK PRO903WS / ASUS ADP-230GB B Power Brick |
Mouse | Corsair Vengeance M65 PRO RGB / Logitech MX Anywhere 2S |
Keyboard | Corsair K70 LUX RGB / ASUS Scar III Keyboard |
Software | Windows 10 Professional x64 / Windows 10 Professional x64 |
OK here it goes. I was so set on buying an MSI R9 290X Gaming OC last week. I contacted the retailer and I just missed out on the last stock. it was at a price of PhP 29,000.00 (+/- USD 650.00). I'm gonna have to wait until late March or early April for the new stock to arrive and it's not guaranteed I'm gonna get one since I'm on a wait list. The price isn't also guaranteed. It might go up or down. I don't really want to go over the PhP 30,000 mark so I never thought about buying the 780 Ti but then I stumbled upon a used reference Zotac GTX 780 Ti being sold for PhP 28,000.00 (+/- USD 630.00). It's 4 months old and still has shop warranty which I like. Regular prices for reference 780 Ti cards are around PhP 32,000.00 (+/- USD 720.00)
I've been reading W1z's reviews and it seems the 780 Ti is the better option, power consumption wise and performance wise. I mostly game and do some Photoshop although I used do dedicate my 7970 to WCG when there were still those GPU work units. I'd go for AMD if those WUs were still available although it seems they won't be coming back soon. I've been using AMD/ATi cards for as long as I can remember so I'm quite reluctant to change over to the "Green " side. Oh and my next upgrade after this will be 2560x1600 or 1560x1440 monitor although I guess it doesn't matter which card it's gonna be.
So which, in your opionion, would be the better choice?
I've been reading W1z's reviews and it seems the 780 Ti is the better option, power consumption wise and performance wise. I mostly game and do some Photoshop although I used do dedicate my 7970 to WCG when there were still those GPU work units. I'd go for AMD if those WUs were still available although it seems they won't be coming back soon. I've been using AMD/ATi cards for as long as I can remember so I'm quite reluctant to change over to the "Green " side. Oh and my next upgrade after this will be 2560x1600 or 1560x1440 monitor although I guess it doesn't matter which card it's gonna be.
So which, in your opionion, would be the better choice?