Depends on what kind of I/O you need. They will all be quiet, and they will all probably overclock near the same, not counting the lottery winners and losers.
Nvidia Launches GTX 980 And GTX 970 "Maxwell" Graphics Cards ($549 & $329)
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The 800 series were released as OEMs for laptops. They didn't want to confuse people, so they started fresh with 900 for desktops.
A massive jump. At least 4X-6X the performance.
Very. Very very big.
Huge.
UnrealEck
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I guess you could say 'substantial'.
SneakyStephan
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~5x, more at higher resolutions
Have you slept?
Have you slept?
No sleep, only Maxwell now.
ashecitism
Member
btw wasn't there a rumor the 970 is going to launch in limited supply, because shops rather want to make profit on the 980?
9600GT, eat shit.
Seriously though when I have enough money to get a good solid 1100$ rig my jaw is going to hit the fucking floor. I've been gaming on a Core 2 Duo E8400 and a 9600GT for 6 years.
My F5 button is ready
I'm thinking about this two, but then again, my 660TI can handle pretty much everything. And I'm not sure if upgrading my i52500k would be more beneficial...
No, upgrading your 2500K would not be more beneficial.
Snapshot King
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Im seeing them live on NCIX and Newegg.ca. But which reference card is the best?
In the long term I mean. I can buy another new card in half a year....
Heard that too. I hope it's not true, but my wallet is ready tonight to make the leap. Going fishing for the weekend, and I hope the card gets here on Monday. 4 minutes until the supposed cards go on sale. I'm ready.
Baha, do we really think it'll go up at 3am EST?
I want to be there in the next couple minutes, and make terrible financial decisions that'll make my PC feel glorious again!
Snapshot King
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They're already up! Newegg.ca has the Gigabyte, NCIX.ca has the EVGA cards.
FreezerGeezer
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Been holding onto my 6950s in Crossfire for some time now, might pick up a 970 if it is a big enough difference. If not, will wait another year to build the rig.
Pops Maellard
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Can I order from Newegg.ca in the US?
I miss the free CPU cores days.
This my be off-topic, but I just got prompted to update my Nvidia drivier with the new one via GeForce Experience and upon doing so... I got a black screen and no sound. Just, completely cut off. I had no choice but to hard-reset my PC. Everything seems normal... but WTF caused that?
Zeyphersan
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The GM210 is probably going to be the next Titan, right?
Man, there's a price I don't want to see
Man, there's a price I don't want to see
6950 didn't get a lot of the love the newer AMD stuff got with frame pacing updates. A single 970 would be a huge improvement to your gaming experience.
GM200, but probably yes. $1000 maybe?
ambientmystic
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Damn it, and I just got a brand new Haswell i5 4690K/760 GTX rig too.
Argh, why NVIDIA, why now? Should've waited for the 970 to come out.
Argh, why NVIDIA, why now? Should've waited for the 970 to come out.
Snapshot King
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Hey, the Gigabyte with the windforce seems better than the EVGA card, right? Quieter at the very least.
Computer Base article up with a few 980 and 970 units and setups on test (in German).
http://www.computerbase.de/2014-09/geforce-gtx-980-970-test-sli-nvidia/
http://www.computerbase.de/2014-09/geforce-gtx-980-970-test-sli-nvidia/
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Snapshot King
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Bam, Gigabyte Gaming 970 with Windforce fucking geeeeeet. Not too bad of a canadian markup either.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125684
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125684
Link? Can't find them.
SneakyStephan
Banned
Have you slept?
I stayed up for the conference thing, saw it was 5 am when it finished...
I'm just staying awake else my sleeping schedule is all ruined for the weekend
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Just got the Gigabyte 970 G1 for 440 AUD shipped from Amazon.
Will get it in 10-11 days probably.
Hoping for the best *gulp*
Will get it in 10-11 days probably.
Hoping for the best *gulp*
2002whitegt
Member
Come on Newegg!
You're right on. My entire rig is a "stick it to the man" deal; the CPU has the 4th core unlocked, and the GPU is unlocked since the model of 6950 is identical to the 6970 - minus one of the power slots being an 8 pin, but those extra pins are just for grounding.
Snapshot King
Member
Why're you worried? That's the same card I just grabbed! Should I be worried?!
All out of stock.
The Tofunator
Member
Sold out already... Take my eye off Amazon for one minute...
plagiarize
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Just ordered 3 EVGA GTX 980s.
*gulp*.
I really really hope I haven't made a huge mistake.
*gulp*.
I really really hope I haven't made a huge mistake.
HomerSimpson-Man
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Damn, that's pretty slick. I got the unlocked 6950. It was awesome finding out it had dual bios capabilities and could be unlocked to a 6970. Pretty sure they will never do that again.
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