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[mrklaw]

ebuyer really makes it too easy to buy stuff

They even have saturday delivery, with little notes near the 'buy now' button saying '3 people are about to buy this!' and 'order in the next 3 hours for saturday delivery'

bastards.

Still, if I can get £100 for my old 7950 boost that makes this more palatable. Had no plans to upgrade at all, was expecting the 970/980 to be a complete damp squib


So, 970 now, and then when the rift comes out I'll need to move to a non mini-ITX build to allow for SLI.



edit: Will a Corsair GS600 PSU be ok with a 970? yes its a crappy PSU but thats what it came with.

 

[IronRinn]

Hmmm, thinking I might switch out my two 4GB 670s for two 970s. Might be able to break almost even if I sell them

 

[Jibbajabbawockky]

So I haven't been following these cards that much, but these will basically be the newest cards from Nvidia for the next year or so, right? As in, if I was thinking of upgrading my GPU for The Witcher 3 in February, these would be the ones to look at?


I guess it'll come down to whether upgrading to either the 980 or 970 is worth it coming from a 760, or whether I should invest in a better monitor instead.

 

[Faith]

The Gigabyte 970 shipped from amazon US to Switzerland is cheaper than any EU site I see it listed on..

Sure about that?

391CHF. You get it here for 385.50CHF if you prepay and for 397.45CHF if you pay later.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Yup. The 780 Ti is getting discontinued.

THX. Than the GTX 980 will be the card of choice for my new PC.

 

[derExperte]

edit: Will a Corsair GS600 PSU be ok with a 970? yes its a crappy PSU but thats what it came with.

600W? About double of what you'll need for a whole PC with a 970.

 

[The Janitor]

Other architecture will be supported, also: http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/ar...-improves-your-games-with-4k-quality-graphics Gotta let more people enjoy downsampling, and on VR it's gonna be amazing.

Two questions about DSR: Will you be able to do it at any refresh rate (120Hz?) and does it look sharper that regular downsampling? Because that sometimes looks blurry.

 

[IronRinn]

So the 2 evga 970 on newegg one for 329 and 339. Is the one for 10 more worth it? I mean it is only 10 but figured I'd ask

The $339 is the version I'm getting. It's clocked higher with a higher boost than the $329 version. 1165 base/1317 boost for $339 vs 1150 base/1178 boost for $329.

Also, the $339.00 version has a $10.00 rebate attached to it.

 

[Dryk]

So I haven't been following these cards that much, but these will basically be the newest cards from Nvidia for the next year or so, right? As in, if I was thinking of upgrading my GPU for The Witcher 3 in February, these would be the ones to look at?

Yep, these are the cards for the next year and they outright replace last years. They might announce the 980Ti by then though.

 

[Dictator93]

Other architecture will be supported, also: http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/ar...-improves-your-games-with-4k-quality-graphics Gotta let more people enjoy downsampling, and on VR it's gonna be amazing.

Hey Andy, any support for Fermi?

Also thanks for the response.

 

[megateto]

You need SLI 970s to drive that thing. No ifs or buts, a single card isn't going to be enough.

So no need to step it up to SLI 980s?

And thank you!

 

[Objectively Bad Opinion]

Two questions about DSR: Will you be able to do it at any refresh rate (120Hz?) and does it look sharper that regular downsampling? Because that sometimes looks blurry.

From what I understand DSR uses Nvidia's own scaling method so it'll look slightly different than other downsampling. Better/worse I don't know.

Since all the scaling is done on the card, in theory you should be able to do any resolution at any refresh rate your monitor supports. The monitor shouldn't play into this at all, it'll receive a 1080p (or whatever your monitor is) image in the end.

 

[McHuj]

Just pulled the trigger on the MSI 970 Gaming 4G. I told myself, I'd wait until Witcher 3, but it's done now.

 

[Vuze]

Pulled the trigger on the MSI 970 for 350€ incl shipping. Now to see if somebody wants to buy my 7870 GHz.

 

[Honey Bunny]

Sure about that?

391CHF. You get it here for 385.50CHF if you prepay and for 397.45CHF if you pay later.

You're the best. If that's the kind of price I can expect here I think I'll wait to see digitec's.

edit: and it's up. 404 chf.

 

[crazepharmacist]

Really wanted to order from Amazon as they have Saturday and Sunday delivery but I can't wait any longer for them to get the MSI 970 in stock.

 

[hipbabboom]

The specs I read puts the display port version at 1.2. Is there any chance they can do a driver based update to 1.3?

 

[TronLight]

Pulled the trigger on the MSI 970 for 350€ incl shipping. Now to see if somebody wants to buy my 7870 GHz.

Where?

 

[IMACOMPUTA]

Any chance the 780ti will get a price drop? The thing is frickin obsolete now. I'd like to pick another one up.

 

[-SD-]

Let's have some MOTHER FUCKING ANTI-ALIASING!!!

Teehee.

Seriously, though. Another kick-ass GPU release from NVIDIA. Dat perf/wattits. Dat img kwaliteh. Dat cylent running.

 

[Baron_Calamity]

I don't need this. I don't need this. I don't need this. I don't need this. I don't need this. I really don't need this. I really really really don't need this.

*sigh*

 

[Kvik]

Welp, just placed myself in the Amazon queue for 1x GV-N980G1. Nearly changed the quantity=2 but then I remembered the import tax damages :-\

 

[Ricky Ricardo]

I don't need this. I don't need this. I don't need this. I don't need this. I don't need this. I really don't need this. I really really really don't need this.

*sigh*

BUT YOU WANT IT THO, AMIRITE

 

[Faith]

You're the best. If that's the kind of price I can expect here I think I'll wait to see digitec's.

edit: and it's up. 404 chf.

Thanks for the info. Ordered it in both shops

 

[Azzurri]

Hmm 2x 970 or 1 980 for 1440p?

 

[Darkstorne]

4GB? Man, guess the rumours of 8GB Ti variants in a few months are looking much more likely. I can keep waiting until The Witcher 3.

 

[IMACOMPUTA]

Hmm 2x 970 or 1 980 for 1440p?

2! 2! 2!

 

[Azure Dream]

I don't need this. I don't need this. I don't need this. I don't need this. I don't need this. I really don't need this. I really really really don't need this.

*sigh*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA1mbZ_MMh8


I just bit on a Gigabyte GTX 970, with free 2 Day Shipping. Going to try to flip my old card once I'm sure it works.

 

[ashecitism]

Any chance the 780ti will get a price drop? The thing is frickin obsolete now. I'd like to pick another one up.

Well, Nvidia just discontinued it, so you need to look around how the market will respond. Over time it should drop in price.

 

[shuri]

I wonder if an upgrade from sli 670 to a single 980 would be worth it

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I have a feeling all of these will be sold out and then inflated to fuck and back before I even get home from work lol.

 

[Vuze]

Where?

Oh well, it was 55 with shipping not 50 but still: http://www.caseking.de/shop/catalog...ce-GTX-970-Gaming-4G-4096-MB-DDR5::29150.html

 

[Faith]

Edit: Nevermind.

 

[derder]

What performance will I see if I upgrade from two 6950 CF to a 970?

 

[Dictator93]

So is there a general consensus as to which 970 is the best one to pick up for heat/overclockability/loudness?

I am 100% grabbing my brother SLI 970s.

 

[Rootbeer]

why is the gigabyte version more expensive? does it have a nicer cooling solution?

 

[teokrazia]

Mmmh, that 970...

 

[mr stroke]

Got my order in for 2

Now ship em ASAP Egg

 

[Pepiope]

Is there a rational reason to go with the 980? I want it, but I'm having a bit of trouble justifying it because I will be sticking to 1080p.

 

[lordkosc]

why is the gigabyte version more expensive? does it have a nicer cooling solution?

Wondering this myself, I guess the new cooler is $$$$.

 

[Renekton]

why is the gigabyte version more expensive? does it have a nicer cooling solution?

It's their Windforce OC 3x I think

 

[Alcoholikaust]

Is there a rational reason to go with the 980? I want it, but I'm having a bit of trouble justifying it because I will be sticking to 1080p.

get 2 970s like me- 1080 with everything maxed! lol

edit:I usually go 1440p tho

 

[Nickerbocker98]

Dang, just when I bought the 780 Ti.

 

[IMACOMPUTA]

What performance will I see if I upgrade from two 6950 CF to a 970?

I went from 2x6950s to 2x280x and got practically double the performance.

I then went from 2x280x to 1x780ti and lost like 20% performance.

So you'll probably gain like 70% i'd guess.

 

[mephixto]

Damn 2x GTX 970 Gigabyte G1 or 2x GTX EVGA SC ACX?

 

[Pepiope]

get 2 970s like me- 1080 with everything maxed! lol

My psu is only 750w. I don't know if I should push it

 

[AndyBNV]

Two questions about DSR: Will you be able to do it at any refresh rate (120Hz?) and does it look sharper that regular downsampling? Because that sometimes looks blurry.

I believe it works at any refresh rate because it's just another resolution. If your system supports x at yhz it should therefore support DSR at that same specs. Don't quote me 100% on that though, I'm on my notebook at the MOD24 event in another part of Santa Clara HQ

Hey Andy, any support for Fermi?

Also thanks for the response.

I don't have visibility on that at this time, been lost in the launch for the past however long, and this mod stream.

 

[Zeth]

Guys make me feel better about going 680 > 970. I couldn't stomach the extra $200.

 

[DEO3]

Does the Asus Strix cooler have a good reputation?

That Techpowerup review made it look like that's the one to get if noise is at all a concern for you, which for me, it is. They have it as one of the quietest cards they've ever tested I believe.

I already ordered one on amazon but who knows when it'll actually ship, so I'm considering other brands if it means I can get it right away - I've waited long enough to upgrade my 6950.

 

[derExperte]

My psu is only 750w. I don't know if I should push it

That's more than enough, a whole PC with one 970 uses about 300-350W under load.