"the EVGA GTX 780Ti Classified K|NGP|N Edition is an
incredible graphics card that we have no qualms in
awarding our highest praise"
All results were obtained at 4600MHz on an un-optimized Windows 64-bit. These are our results, yours may vary so
only use these as a guideline for a similarly configured system.
Graphics Card
3DMark Fire Strike
3DMark Fire Strike
Extreme
3DMark11
3DMark Vantage
Catzilla: 1440p
EVGA GTX 780Ti
Classified K|NGP|N (OC)
12483
Graphics: 14588
6325
Graphics: 6714
17185
Graphics: 19451
51870
GPU Score: 61640
11130
Hardware: 10749
EVGA GTX 780Ti
Classified K|NGP|N
11674
Graphics: 13581
5887
Graphics: 6217
16370
Graphics: 18019
49859
GPU Score: 57965
10118
Hardware: 9776
NVIDIA GTX TITAN Black
Edition
9668
Graphics: 10896
4822
Graphics: 5010
13857
Graphics: 14335
45626
GPU Score: 50911
8436
Hardware: 8180
1332/1950
will allow you to set VDDC,
PWM switching speed, OCP,
FBVDD and FBOCP at your
discretion over and above
these limits.
Should you not have access
to EVBOT you can still have
tons of fun however, using
four switches at the rear of
the card. These are covered
and are not obvious at first
look. They are very useful
however as they will allow
you to disable both GPU and
memory power protection
mechanisms, allowing
you further overclocking
headroom where you’re not
cooling limited. In addition
to these you’ll also find two
more switches which, when
engaged allow you to add a
total of 50mV to your VDDC.
So if you need that little extra
once you’ve hit that 1.35V
limit of the classified tool
you can turn to these DIP
switches for some additional
voltage which is particularly
useful in curbing Vdroop as
well under load.
What is going to matter
more than anything else at
the end of the day is how
much you’re willing to put
into this graphics card, which
isn’t much actually. If you’re
not quite ready for LN2 yet,
do consider water cooling at
the very least with this card.
The EK-FC780 GTX Classy
from EKWB fits this card
perfectly and together with
the tools mentioned above,
you’re very likely to see
speeds above 1,400MHz. Be
it you go this route or straight
to LN2, the EVGA GTX 780Ti
Classified K|NGP|N Edition is
an incredible graphics card
that we have no qualms in
awarding our highest praises
to. There simply isn’t a better
GTX 780 Ti on the market for
overclocking. Go get it!
Summary
There is a great many
GTX 780Ti GPUs on the
market, and each one
with enough cooling and
a beefed up PWM, the
right BIOS and software
will get you to those
stratospheric speeds,
however no other card
gives you all that out the
box like this card. You
want to “bench” GTX
780 Ti as simply and
easily as possible? Then
buy this one, it won’t get
any simpler than this.
The K|NGP|N Edition
is to our knowledge
the best extreme
overclocking GTX 780Ti
there’s ever been.
Would you buy it?
Without a doubt!
[ TheOverclocker ]
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