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Any reason to use 780 Ti over Titan X?

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First post, by Alexraptor

Posted on 2024-10-28, 12:46

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Originally I was determined to avoid messing around with drivers and just stick with getting the best possible Kepler card for my overkill WinXP rig. But then i got my hands on a 980 ti and couldn't help but give into the temptation to try the driver edit myself and so far it's worked out great! Eventually i pulled the trigger on a refurbished EVGA Titan X SC edition gpu, which also has worked great, so far.

But today I got the opportunity to get my hands on an ASUS ROG Matrix GTX 780 Ti Platinum, one of the best cards of it's generation, and I simply could not pass on the opportunity. So now I'm trying to figure out if there is any concievable reason I should downgrade from a Titan X to a 780 Ti? 😅 Like are there any known compatibility issues that may crop up in the future with a Maxwell GPU?

The only practical reason I can figure out is that the Titan X has a blower-style cooler, but that's hardly a chipset-specific issue. 🤔

Thougts?

Reply 1 of 5, by PD2JK

Posted on 2024-10-28, 14:39

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Depends on the CPU I guess. If it's slow enough, you won't notice the downgrade.

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Reply 2 of 5, by Alexraptor

Posted on 2024-10-28, 14:58

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PD2JK wrote on 2024-10-28, 14:39:

Depends on the CPU I guess. If it's slow enough, you won't notice the downgrade.

Well, it is an Ivy-Bridge i-7 3770k.

Reply 3 of 5, by Joseph_Joestar

Posted on 2024-10-28, 15:06

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I prefer to use an overpowered Nvidia GPU for WinXP as that allows me to force 8xSGSSAA (via Nvidia Profile Inspector) in some of the more demanding games from the mid-late 2000s, even while running them at 1600x1200. I really like the clean look of SGSSAA, especially compared to more modern anti-aliasing methods.

For that reason, I'd go for the GTX 980 Ti or the Titan X.

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Posted on 2024-10-30, 13:05

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Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2024-10-28, 15:06:

I prefer to use an overpowered Nvidia GPU for WinXP as that allows me to force 8xSGSSAA (via Nvidia Profile Inspector) in some of the more demanding games from the mid-late 2000s, even while running them at 1600x1200. I really like the clean look of SGSSAA, especially compared to more modern anti-aliasing methods.

For that reason, I'd go for the GTX 980 Ti or the Titan X.

I didn't know that was even a thing. Guess I'll stick to the Titan, and maybe save the 780 Ti Matrix for a secondary XP build, later down the rroad.

Reply 5 of 5, by Joseph_Joestar

Posted on 2024-10-30, 13:23

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Alexraptor wrote on 2024-10-30, 13:05:

I didn't know that was even a thing. Guess I'll stick to the Titan, and maybe save the 780 Ti Matrix for a secondary XP build, later down the rroad.

It's more of an enthusiast thing, and it doesn't work in all games, but the PC Gaming Wiki usually explains how to enable it.

You can read about it here while specific instructions for each game are available on their respective pages.

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