[kikicoco1334]

i see, but why is there so little people overclock with the 780i ftw or get a good result with it?

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Imo, the FTW version came right around the time most people got sick of the 780i in general. Many rma's came for that board for many reasons. Another reason was the price.... If I was going to pay that much for it when it came out, I might as well go ahead and grab a 790i.

[kikicoco1334]

Originally Posted by FACE411

Imo, the FTW version came right around the time most people got sick of the 780i in general. Many rma's came for that board for many reasons. Another reason was the price.... If I was going to pay that much for it when it came out, I might as well go ahead and grab a 790i.

i see makes perfect sense..
when i got my 780i ftw it was on ebay for one and two it has a broken sata port so the dude was like free shipping and $68 something like that =)

but what's so bad about the 780i or even the 680i?
some of my friends are using the 680i it looks fine to me...

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The main problem I see with most 780's is a weak-ass mem controller. Also, the chips can be real volt-pigs. Tbh I liked mine, and have had issues, but nothing major during its punishment. I was one of the lucky ones though.

The nb on mine has a bad heat issue now and gets unstable above stock... Hopefully going extreme on it will give me one last run before she dies completely and is off to rma land.

The 680's have stronger mem controllers. The 780's have tri-sli support. Other than that the boards are basically the same.