Nvidia Launches GTX 980 And GTX 970 "Maxwell" Graphics Cards ($549 & $329)
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Yes for independence....
I don't know how he feels about his Titan, but I'm glad I'm letting my Titan Black go in favor of a superclocked 980. My Titan is noisy, runs hot and is an extremely poor overclocker. It just doesn't feel right to own it any longer. Again, I'm actually happy to see it go, so it's money well spent in my opinion.
Snapshot King
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Anybody got a more specific length on the Gigabyte G1 card? My case can have card 29.5cm in length in it without removing a hard drive cage and the Guru3d review literally says it's "like" 29~30. Should I just remove the cage anyway? I have space in the lower hard drive cage for the hdd I'd have to move. If so, I can just unplug the hdd, then move it, and plug it back in right? Does it matter what plug I use?
EDIT: Toms Hardware puts it at 297mm. Well, that hard drive cage is going. I gotta unplug one hdd and then plug it back in in a lower cage, but because of the positioning of the cables I might have to switch them. That won't switch my drive letters or anything will it?
EDIT: Toms Hardware puts it at 297mm. Well, that hard drive cage is going. I gotta unplug one hdd and then plug it back in in a lower cage, but because of the positioning of the cables I might have to switch them. That won't switch my drive letters or anything will it?
Just move it. Getting HDD cages out of the way of front fans is good in any situation.
I don't think they will introduce a 970 Ti. There's no chip part that makes sense.
Snapshot King
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Cool cool. Do I have to worry about which connectors I use (like, the top, bottom ones etc) for my HDD? It won't change my drive letter or anything right, just as long as it's connected and has power?
jim2point0
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It's quite a bit faster. Just 1 example:
58-75 isn't nothing. And there's more overclock room there...
Here's another. If you're dead set on 60 FPS @ 2560x1440...
48-60.
They aren't Earth-shattering differences, but it's still a good upgrade.
brain_stew
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You're part of the EU. Just find a UK retailer that will ship abroad. Overclockers.co.UK, ebuyer.com and scan.co.UK all have cards listed from £260 listed in stock. If there's not a decent option locally you should be able to find one elsewhere in the EU.
Hellshingu
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Wow a 20fps increase over my 680.... Must resist the urge to upgrade.
Just did a Last Light benchmark. All settings maxed, but no SSAA.
MSI 970. +200 core clock, reaches 1516MHz in boost.
Windom Earle
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Here you go:
Tomb Raider TressFX maxed + FXAA
Metro 2033 vanilla:
2033 Redux:
Last Light Vanilla:
2033 vanilla is still a bitch, especially with the advanced DOF enabled. You really need that second card if you want to enable SSAA for the metro games.
pauljeremiah
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Just after picking the 980 up on Newegg ^_^
Should have it sometime next week.
Should have it sometime next week.
Windom Earle
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@Xyber
lol, good timing. My card for LL was at @~1300 so I guess the results are pretty much in line.
lol, good timing. My card for LL was at @~1300 so I guess the results are pretty much in line.
Nah, I'll get most of the mony back by selling the Titan. As I said, it's still expensive here.
Dave_6
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I'm seriously considering doing the same.
Just don't unplug it from the motherboard as you might have multiple controllers, and you're golden.
If you haven't checked the highest core clock in GPU-Z you should try that. It will go above what it says the boost clock is in the "Graphics card" tab.
My boost should be at 1453, but it can squeeze out some more thanks to the nice temps.
And I'm incredibly impressed with the temps on this MSI card. At 46% fan speed it's still really quiet.
I only got my 7970 because I bought it basically day 1, and there was nothing else better on the market. I've been wanting to go back to nvidia basically ever since. This is a great jumping off moment, IMO.
Oh God, that 980m. If everything is accurate, the power draw, efficiency and nearly 50% performance increase over the 880m are massive. That's nearly a revolution in mobile gaming right there, bearing in mind that my 880m is already fine for Very High settings on most PC games at 1080 (often at 60FPS too).
So buying a laptop with that the second it comes out.
So buying a laptop with that the second it comes out.
Windom Earle
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I think I'll stick with the stock setting for now, with the second card enabled I don't foresee any trouble in the near future.
ss_lemonade
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Wow, 1516? I can't even get my 780 to be stable at 1200Just did a Last Light benchmark. All settings maxed, but no SSAA.
MSI 970. +200 core clock, reaches 1516MHz in boost.
Ah, didn't know you had 2. I'm actually a bit tempted to give that a go myself when I have more money. Never tried SLI before and with the excellent price/performance ratio on these card I might just give it a go.
Wow, 1516? I can't even get my 780 to be stable at 1200
Keep in mind that that's the boost clock. The normal clock is 1314.
29°C with the fans shut down? That's really great.
Just a tip for people who are considering going sli for VR direct thingy, get the reference model (the blower).
if we see what they did last year with 700 series, I guess they'll put a 6GB Maxwell Titan first then a super duper 980 Ti then we'll get a 6GB 980.
if we see what they did last year with 700 series, I guess they'll put a 6GB Maxwell Titan first then a super duper 980 Ti then we'll get a 6GB 980.
Just did a Last Light benchmark. All settings maxed, but no SSAA.
MSI 970. +200 core clock, reaches 1516MHz in boost.
Is it rock-solid at 1516Mhz? That's impressive!
Yeah, mine sits at 35C with a voltage increase. If it wasn't for my 3 fans at the bottom of the case, I wouldn't be able to hear anything at all but the HDD really.
So far, yes. Been playing Crysis 3, some Metro: LL and BF4 and no crashes so far.
michaelius
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Is any company doing 970 with Titan cooler ?
I kinda want it for eventual SLI.
I kinda want it for eventual SLI.
kutthoat5150
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I'm upgrading mine to the same card, looks to be quite an improvement
I was planning to do this later down the line but ordered the MSI one for now. Think I'll be good anyway? I never had a SLI or Crossfire running.
Windom Earle
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It's my first SLI setup too and so far it's been a pleasant experience. The usual Nvidia driver excellence helps. I am sure many more SLI scrubs will follow due to the excellent bang for the buck.
Vulcano's assistant
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seems like I ran out of time to order before 3pm, EVGA page just wont load.
Canis lupus
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Still waiting for the Evga benchmarks. Curious for the performance difference between the 970 SSC ACX 2.0 and 980 stock. Anyone posted about a review about them yet?
TheExhaustedWalrus
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Might have to upgrade my 7870 to a 970. That price point is really tempting.
There doesn't appear to be any reference 970s, there are some blowers but they look really cheap. Are blowers really that important for SLI? These open air coolers seem to provide way more cooling than the cards need. And they're so quiet that even if you have to turn up the case fans a bit I imagine you'll probably have a quieter system overall anyway.
the_firewithin
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Will the 970 run a bit cooler and quiter then a 670 or not much of a difference?
I don't know how he feels about his Titan, but I'm glad I'm letting my Titan Black go in favor of a superclocked 980. My Titan is noisy, runs hot and is an extremely poor overclocker. It just doesn't feel right to own it any longer. Again, I'm actually happy to see it go, so it's money well spent in my opinion.
I guess when all those rationals are combined they all make a good decision. Thanks for telling me. Though even when looking at those benchmarks, I feel it got to be the sell-off cost that will be the major factor.
Asus or Gigabyte
Twenty7KVN
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Thanks man looks great.
Considering the price of the Titan and then the 980, it's really not a good upgrade. The resale value of the Titan is going to tank now. Who would pay anywhere close to even half for something slower.
It's up to the game. We know that games that don't support UI scaling for high resolutions won't be supported by DSR.
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