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Well its the end of the year and we have completed our best products of the year article.

 

You can check it out here:

 

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/occ_2013_products_of_the_year/

 

As for lack of awards to for CPU's, SSD's etc there just wasn't enough reviewed this year to be fair so we skipped those completely.

 

So tell us what you think :) any things we missed in your mind?

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I would have liked it stated how the winners and runners-up were actually chosen. Was it simply Wesstron making the determination or was there a debate/discussion amongst all the reviewers that reviewed products in a respective category? It would certainly hold a lot more weight if it's the latter.

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There is some other items that are pending to be reviewed right now that may have made our list, but they were not completed in time for this article.

 

However, we may revisit this again in March, if not look around June or July for a half way through the year article.

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Y U NO 290X THO

 

Because the GTX780 Ti performs better, overclocks superbly and doesn't pose a fire hazard like the 290x ?  :teehee:

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Y U NO 290X THO

Because the GTX780 Ti performs better, overclocks superbly and doesn't pose a fire hazard like the 290x ? :teehee:

Spoken like a true fanboi with no link to reality.

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Y U NO 290X THO

Because the GTX780 Ti performs better, overclocks superbly and doesn't pose a fire hazard like the 290x ? :teehee:

Spoken like a true fanboi with no link to reality.

 

 

Did you even read Frank's reviews on the GTX780 Ti and R9 290X ? Because if you did, it's clear that the only fanboy is you.

 

Let's begin shall we ?

 

Stock Idle Temperatures : http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_gtx780ti/15.htm

GTX780 Ti = 29C

R9 290X = 42C

Clear Winner : GTX780Ti 

 

Stock Load Temperatures : http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_gtx780ti/15.htm

GTX780 Ti = 80C 

R9 290X = 94C

Clear Winner : GTX780Ti 

 

OC Idle Temperatures : http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_gtx780ti/15.htm

GTX780 Ti = 27C

R9 290X = 39C

Clear Winner : GTX780Ti 

 

OC Load Temperatures : http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_gtx780ti/15.htm

GTX780 Ti = 65C

R9 290X = 67C

Winner : GTX780 Ti 

 

 

Fan Noise : http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_gtx780ti/15.htm

When you listen to the sound emanating from the GTX 780 Ti at 100% fan speed you fail to reach the level of the R9 290X at 50% fan speed. In short NVIDIA has done their homework and delivered cool and quiet, even at maximum fan speed.

Clear Winner : GTX780 Ti

 

 

Overclocking potential : http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_gtx780ti/images/780ti_oc.htm and http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/powercolor_r9_290x_oc/images/290x_oc.htm

 

GTX780 Ti = Extra 285MHz on the core and extra 190MHz on the memory

R9 290X = Extra 95MHz on the core and extra 150MHz on the memory

 

Clear Winner : GTX780 Ti

 

 

Benchmark/Gaming Total Wins http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_gtx780ti/4.htm

 

1920x1080
GTX780 Ti : 7 wins (Clear Winner)
R9 290X : 1 win
 
5760x1080
GTX780 Ti : 6 wins (Clear Winner)
R9 290X : 2 wins
 
3D Mark Results :

GTX780 Ti : 4 wins (Clear Winner) 

R9 290X : 2 wins
 
Ultra HD Total Wins :
GTX780 Ti : 3 wins
R9 290x : 3 wins
(Draw)
 
Extended Testing at 1920x1080
GTX780 Ti : 4 wins (Clear Winner)
R9 290X in UBER mode : 1 win

 

 
Extended Testing at 5760x1080 
GTX780Ti : 2 wins
R9 290X in UBER mode : 3 wins (Winner)

Power Consumption Stock Load 

GTX780 Ti : 385 (Winner)

R9 290X : 395

 

 

Power Consumption OC Load

GTX780 Ti : 420 (bear in mind that the GTX780 Ti is overclocked 190MHz more than the R9 290X)

R9 290X : 405 (Winner)

 

OCC Conclusion :

 

GTX780 Ti :http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_gtx780ti/17.htm

 

 

Pros:
  • Performance
  • Good Looks
  • Overclocking
  • NVIDIA Technology
  • High Resolution Gaming
  • Low Noise
  • Cooling
  • Game Bundle
  • GeForce Experience
  • ShadowPlay

 

Cons:
  • None

     

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R9 290X : http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/powercolor_r9_290x_oc/18.htm

 

 

 

Pros:
  • Price
  • Performance
  • No noise in "Quiet" Mode
  • Eyefinity connectivity
  • 4K ready
  • PowerTune enhancements

 

Cons:
  • Noise ( When u manually adjust fan)
  • Temperatures
  • Clock speed throttling in Quiet Mode (As Much as 360Mhz)
  • Decent chassis needed to maximize airflow
  • Random Crashing when temps are hit

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In Summary:

Temperature = GTX780 Ti wins

Aesthetics = GTX780 Ti wins

Noise = GTX780 Ti wins

Performance = GTX780 Ti overall winner

 

Therefore, the GTX780 Ti is the deserved and undisputed winner and is undoubtedly the  

  • OCC 2013 Video Card of the Year
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