Packaging & Accessories: 8 out of 10
While the included accessories are certainly lackluster for such an expensive video card what is included is of good quality. The same can be said of the shipping container as it may not be the flashiest of boxes but it is still stylistic pleasing while offering good protection to the card while in transit. More importantly finding room to store this box – in case you need to RMA this lifetime warrantied card – will be a snap. It is actually surprising how much power can be contained in such a small package.
Functionality & Aesthetics: 18 out of 20
Much like the included accessories, the stock cooler does seem rather pedestrian compared to some of Ti’s custom clad brethren; however the nude silver and black styling is still very aesthetically pleasing. More to the point this card will fit in with a wide variety of custom PC builds. Silver with black, silver with red, silver with yellow the color scheme combinations are almost limitless.
The stock cooler may or may not appeal to everyone, but it is a very functional blower that does get the job done. This combined with the downright excellent performance this stock 780Ti has to offer makes for a very functional piece of engineering.
Build Quality & Warranty: 18 out of 20
Once again where PNY has opted for a completely stock 780Ti the build quality is more than adequate if not exactly stunning. On the other hand the lifetime warranty is impressive and goes well beyond making up for the merely average build quality – so much so that we can only deduct two points from this section!
Performance: 29 out of 30
Bleeding edge performance? Check. Decent if not precisely whisper quiet noise envelope? Check? Surprisingly decent temperatures? Check. Surprisingly efficient power usage? Check. Surprisingly good overclocking abilities? Check. This card really does have nearly everything you could ask for in the performance department.
Value: 18 out of 20
Let’s face it, this is an enthusiast grade product and expecting it to have as good a price to performance ratio as the smaller 7-series card is just never going to happen. If you want the best you have to be willing to pay for it. With that being said, when you take into account the lifetime warranty and the amount of performance this card has to offer the value is actually very, very reasonable. This goes double when you take the more expensive GTX Titan into consideration as it goes from being good to a down right bargain! In either case, this card will last for many years before becoming ‘obsolete’ and if it dies an early death before that day comes, PNY will replace it with the equivalent card as its warranty will never expire. This to use means that no matter how you define value this card has it.
Final Score: 91 out of 100
