Nvidia Launches GTX 980 And GTX 970 "Maxwell" Graphics Cards ($549 & $329)

So does anyone have any information on the EVGA 970 FTW model?

I can't find anyone selling them; I'm not sure if its just due to the high demand or that they haven't actually started selling it yet.

Plus their website has been hit or miss over the past two days.
 
Just grabbed a new case to go along with the 970. My current case dates back a few years so it seems like a good time to go with something nicer. Went with the Phanteks Enthoo Pro, which I've heard nothing but glowing things about.
 
So how does the GTX 970 (im assuming this is the cheapest one - hard to tell with fucked up number series Nvidia uses) to say a GTX 770 card? Better, worse, similar, not worth the update, 10% gain? Whats the deal here? Is it better to get one of these instead of a GTX 770?
 
Darknight said:
So how does the GTX 970 (im assuming this is the cheapest one - hard to tell with fucked up number series Nvidia uses) to say a GTX 770 card? Better, worse, similar, not worth the update, 10% gain? Whats the deal here? Is it better to get one of these instead of a GTX 770?
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Much better deal than a 770. 25% faster.
 
plagiarize said:
Well, why the hell wouldn't we be? So quiet. So cool. So overclockable. So easy. Only $100 or so.


Well, that's obviously a good reason not to got that route. Sorry to hear that.
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And combined with a GPU that turns the fans off at idle, and a PSU that does the same, you have a lovely quiet PC
 
Darknight said:
So how does the GTX 970 (im assuming this is the cheapest one - hard to tell with fucked up number series Nvidia uses) to say a GTX 770 card? Better, worse, similar, not worth the update, 10% gain? Whats the deal here? Is it better to get one of these instead of a GTX 770?
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The 970 will be at least 25-33% faster while consuming much less power. Plus it has 4GB RAM (only some 770's do), and all those new features. :)

Edit: Edited to account for cards with no OC on them.
 
Darknight said:
So how does the GTX 970 (im assuming this is the cheapest one - hard to tell with fucked up number series Nvidia uses) to say a GTX 770 card? Better, worse, similar, not worth the update, 10% gain? Whats the deal here? Is it better to get one of these instead of a GTX 770?
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970s seem to be about the same price as the 770 4GBs, so no point in going with a 770. It's still not exactly a cheap card, but if price is an issue I'd probably wait to see what the 960s are like.
 
Can anyone who has the new cards test if DSR works with Metal Gear Rising? It's locked to 1080p in the menus, but I've got a 1440p monitor.
 
schennmu said:
On the plus side, I can run FC3 maxed out with 8xMSAA at 1080p (1440p no go) now. Which is still kinda crappy if you think about it. Ubisoft magic.
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Well that is something anyway lol. I'm kinda hesitant buying ubi games on PC now. Might just go with the PS4 versions though I'd rather not.
 
Evo X said:
Can anyone who has the new cards test if DSR works with Metal Gear Rising? It's locked to 1080p in the menus, but I've got a 1440p monitor.
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I'll tell you right now that it won't, without testing.
It works in the exact same fashion, from the application side, that any downsampling does. As such, it depends on the resolution being supported.
 
Durante said:
I'll tell you right now that it won't, without testing.
It works in the exact same fashion, from the application side, that any downsampling does. As such, it depends on the resolution being supported.
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So DSR works with 21:9 monitors as long as the game support the resolution too?
 
Zeliard said:
Just grabbed a new case to go along with the 970. My current case dates back a few years so it seems like a good time to go with something nicer. Went with the Phanteks Enthoo Pro, which I've heard nothing but glowing things about.
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Nice case. I really like that it is moddable(no rivets) and has filters. That may be my next case after I get sick of my old HAF.
 
mordecaii83 said:
The 970 will be at least 25-33% faster while consuming much less power. Plus it has 4GB RAM (only some 770's do), and all those new features. :)

Edit: Edited to account for cards with no OC on them.
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Any idea how much better it is compared to my old gtx670 2gb?

I am thinking 40-50% improvement?
 
Why is everyone acting like the 7xx series is absolute garbage now? As if there is anything out right now that would put that through it's paces, let alone the 980/970 now.

I get that it's better...but what PC games are there that actually tax these things? Playing LoL at 2560x1440? Why wouldn't most people jump on the super cheap 770/780 train right now and take advantage of the price drop.


Star Citizen is the only PC game I know coming out that will require a pretty hefty computer to play well, and that's still at least 2 years off at this point.
 
LAUGHTREY said:
Why is everyone acting like the 7xx series is absolute garbage now? As if there is anything out right now that would put that through it's paces, let alone the 980/970 now.

I get that it's better...but what PC games are there that actually tax these things? Playing LoL at 2560x1440? Why wouldn't most people jump on the super cheap 770/780 train right now and take advantage of the price drop.


Star Citizen is the only PC game I know coming out that will require a pretty hefty computer to play well, and that's still at least 2 years off at this point.
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Multiplats with taxing PC enhancements will put those cards to work.
 
LAUGHTREY said:
Why is everyone acting like the 7xx series is absolute garbage now? As if there is anything out right now that would put that through it's paces, let alone the 980/970 now.

I get that it's better...but what PC games are there that actually tax these things? Playing LoL at 2560x1440? Why wouldn't most people jump on the super cheap 770/780 train right now and take advantage of the price drop.


Star Citizen is the only PC game I know coming out that will require a pretty hefty computer to play well, and that's still at least 2 years off at this point.
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I'm not upgrading again until oculus cv comes out.
 
Canis lupus said:
The EVGA GTX970 FTW is awesome

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/74853-evga-geforce-gtx-970-ftw/?page=6

Near 980 performance.
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Just did a comparison to the Grid Autosport benchmark. http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/74853-evga-geforce-gtx-970-ftw/?page=7

My score with overclocked 970.
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After some debate I just went and grabbed a reference design GTX 980 (Gigabyte's, which was in stock along with Zotac's on Newegg when I ordered it). Will be selling my GTX 780 when I get it, so in the end the upgrade will "only" be about $150-$200, which is no problem for me.

Went with the 980 as I play at 1440p, and newer games have been showing quite clearly that as good a card the 780 is, you just can't get 60fps at 1440p with it without heavy sacrifices, in part no doubt due to the 3GB VRAM limitation that I KNEW would be trouble. Benchmarks seem to show the 780 is just fine at 1440p though so here's hoping. Also, SLI isn't an option for me as I plan to switch to a mini ITX build whenever the next Intel CPUs come out.

The big design for me was reference cooler vs aftermarket, but again because of my mini ITX plans I just went reference since they are much better in SFF cases. ...Also there pretty much aren't any aftermarket 980s available yet, and I totally am not impatient. Nope.

So hey, if anyone wants that EVGA GTX 780 Superclocked w/ ACX cooler...
 
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