Nvidia has been very responsive since this article went viral, and I’ve received great feedback. However, there have been some naysayers who question my faith in the GTX 780 Ti’s cooling system:
“Did you try pushing it as hard as you could?”
I did. I tried overclocking the card to its maximum rated speeds, which most other reviewers had already done. That said, I found that the temperature was still consistently higher than what Nvidia rated for this card at stock speeds. Overclocking the card didn’t dramatically change results either way; the 78C delta is still pretty impressive for a $700 video card (or more!). But if temperatures were a problem, I would have noticed an increase in performance or a decrease in noise output.
“Did you overclock it on a different board?”
No, I used an ASUS R9 280X DirectCU II STRIX-OC-DC2 GAMING graphics card with 4GB of GDDR5 memory and a core clock of 925MHz (reference speed 1GHZ). My motherboard is also on par with reference designs; it is the ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution with all-new Intel XMP 2.0 features, including EIST enabled, and supporting DDR3L 1333MHz memory modules to 1866MHz CL10 (which should be plenty of headroom). Besides, there is no reason why you should be able to push your video card harder than its manufacturer recommends! If you are worried about cooling your graphics cards properly, feel free to contact me directly via Facebook or Twitter (@Bryan_Kirby), so we can set up local testing where I can test your systems together for accurate world results!
Please visit GeForce.com or contact your local gaming retailer for further assistance.
If you have a question, please visit GeForce.com or contact your local gaming retailer for further assistance.
GeForce.com is a website that sells video cards, software, and other products related to computer hardware and software. The site offers technical support as well as information about how to use its products correctly to get the most out of them over time; if you don’t know what you’re doing with your GTX 720 Video Card, we recommend that you check out our guide before contacting us with any questions about fixing it yourself!
You may contact Nvidia by phone at 888-NFORCE (636-6333) or go to www.nvidia.com/angry to submit a Technical Support case.
You may contact Nvidia by phone at 888-NFORCE (636-6333) or go to www.nvidia.com/angry to submit a Technical Support case.
Nvidia is a good company with a long history of making excellent video cards. It has been around for many years and has helped many people get incredible results when they play games on their computers, laptops, or tablets.
It’s okay to ask for help.
If you need help with what to do next, or if your card is overheating and causing other problems, it’s okay to ask for help.
The best place for this would be the Nvidia GeForce Forums. There are plenty of knowledgeable users on there who will be happy to help!
I hope this helps someone if you have any other questions feel free to ask in the comments.
The opinions expressed here are purely my own and not those of any other entity, nor are they intended to suggest that I am presently employed by or otherwise affiliated with Nvidia Corporation. This post is provided “AS IS” with no warranties and confers no rights!
And finally, thank my buddies at The Official NVIDIA GeForce Forums for hosting this thread and enabling us to reach out and help people worldwide! __________________And finally, a shout out to my buddies for hosting this thread and enabling us to reach out and help people all over the world!
