Performance wise the extra 100 bucks for the TI is makking it get out of the sweet spot the 780 has, which btw is also easier to keep cool.

Yeah, i would not go much higher then that. The manufacturer set this limit, so they dont get any problems with warranty. If you got the money anyway, you can of course try to experiment and see where it leads you.

Anyway, here is the benchmark:

v2.11.1

EVGA GTX 780 SC

~19 DL :)
~6.1 PT :)
~1.8 ...

Definitely looks llike a case for watercooling or you could submerge it in mineral oil. :P

Another variant you could investigate, is one of these cases that rotate the motherboard 90 degrees, so you get 3 case fans on the very bottom of the case blowing upwards onto the cards above, creating a ...

Thank you very much!

I bought a 780 now. In Cycles i have seen the 970 actually come pretty close to it (7 vs 8 mins with the 5.2 kernel from Nvidia), but yeah. Who knows. Maybe we are still to see what it can do. Right now im not so impressed anymore. One thing where they really managed to put the honey around my mouth ...

Hahahahaha. Very nice.

Flawless.

Oh beautifull.

Super nice pics!

I have also been looking for something like this for quite some time. You could go to NASA or any other obsesvatory and make your own HDRI from the sourcefiles.