Gigabyte always makes stupid-long cards for some reason, it's one reason I started shying away from them for GPUs. They're a pain in my Fortress-02.
Nvidia Launches GTX 980 And GTX 970 "Maxwell" Graphics Cards ($549 & $329)
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Gigabyte always makes stupid-long cards for some reason, it's one reason I started shying away from them for GPUs. They're a pain in my Fortress-02.
The Bookerman
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Should I see a big jump from a 560Ti to lets say a 960?
There is currently no 960.
Sax Russel
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I'm kind of scared about this but I think I can just have the end of it stick into my HDD bay, lol =X. The power connectors don't seem any further back than the Gigabyte 670 I currently have, the extra length is mostly their heat sink, so that should be fine I hope.
Is it really worth upgrading now? I mean, the dye is still the same size as before right?
Also, I didnt find on the nvidia site if the card has native DX12 support...
I'm tempted to upgrade from my GTX680 but I'm thinking I should just wait until they get the new, smaller chipsets out next year (hopefully)...
Also, I didnt find on the nvidia site if the card has native DX12 support...
I'm tempted to upgrade from my GTX680 but I'm thinking I should just wait until they get the new, smaller chipsets out next year (hopefully)...
I'm a bit of Gigabyte fanboy unfortunately. I love the look and performance of the Windforce design too much.
I think I'm going to just remove my bay if I can't get it to fit and use some adapters to stick extra HDDs in my optical drive bay.
SapientWolf
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Not anymore.
plagiarize
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Says DX 12 support on nvidias website, so I presume so, but who knows if that just means compatible.
I'm not going to wait for 20nm.. there's no guarantee that the first gen will see a significant improvement over these models. And you just know there will be a premium cost for them. I'm really impressed with what Nvidia has done here with the drop in power requirement. I'll now have the option to SLI a 970 later on with my current power supply.
Objectively Bad Opinion
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Apparently Nvidia is supporting Adaptive Sync with these, according to Sweclockers.
I wonder if they'll call it GSync or something else. In any case, good news for people buying a monitor in 2015 (dependent on how good these monitors turn out to be, I guess).
I wonder if they'll call it GSync or something else. In any case, good news for people buying a monitor in 2015 (dependent on how good these monitors turn out to be, I guess).
Well, mine is 2.67GHz -> 4.2GHz with the i7 920.
That's...Somewhat unexpected.
Do you have a 4670 or 4670k? The 'k' version is unlocked and overclockable and can pretty comfortably be run at at least 4.0GHz with a $25 aftermarket CPU cooler.
Objectively Bad Opinion
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Well, it's not confirmed yet, so take it with a grain of salt for now. I don't see why it's unexpected, though?
nkarafo
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I have a non k CPU because i didn't plan on overclocking. I just find it impressive that CPUs can now be overclocked so high...
Nvidia have G-SYNC which I expected them to push at the detriment of any other rival solutions.
Not with a dual core, no, i'd get an entirely new pc at that point.
derExperte
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I did a quick search and GM210 will most likely be the Titan replacement, meaning it'll have enterprise features, be priced prohibitively and so won't be an alternative to the 9xx line for the average consumer. What we've got now are actually the 'full' versions of these specific chips.
nkarafo
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Maybe not a card as powerful as a 980/970 but a friend of mine upgraded his VGA from a 8800GT to a GTX 660 while having the same CPU as yours. And the difference it made was massive. Plus, as i read lately, games will be less and less CPU intensive and much more GPU depended from now on.
crazepharmacist
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Card should be here by Wednesday. I'm expecting some serious performance improvement over my 5 and a half year old 4890 1gb.
Anyone who is planning on getting one of these newer cards should still upgrade to a quad core or at least the Pentium Anniversary edition and overclock that thing.
Save up for a completely new PC, that CPU will limit you.
the question is if the cards are hardware or software DX12.
if hardware, great I might buy. Software, meh.
Terbinator
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I know it will be a Titan replacement although I think Nvidia will reserve the £800+ segment for dual-GPU this time and the 'Big Maxwell' will slot in £650+. With that in mind, I personally consider the ~£470 asking price for the second string 980 to be priced prohibitively for the average consumer but if £200 more is netting you significant more card - prosumer features or otherwise - it would be a sounder buy, I think.
Yup, that's why I named GM200/210 specifically.
My pair of 5850s was serving me quite well (somewhere between 7950/7970 in perf.).. but I'm getting destroyed by VRAM requirements lately. I'm just putting up with the stuttering basically. :/
paperspace
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I just installed these two bad boys.
Both are 35°C in idle atm, gonna start up some Minecraft now.
Seriously. I won't be able to slide the G1 into my case, I'll have to put it in the case diagonally before plugging it. Thankfully the depth is about the same so it won't be a problem getting it into the socket.
copelandmaster
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Just a heads up:
Do NOT purchase these cards for GPU CG rendering if you use 780s and upwards, unless you want to go two 970's on a limited power budget. Their scores are disappointing. Get a couple of used GTX 5xx/GTX 7xx/Titans instead.
Following the instructions in the thread, on my MSI GTX 780 gaming @ stock:
Direct Lighting
18.68 Ms/sec
Path tracing
5.61 Ms/sec
PMC
4.68 Ms/sec
Do NOT purchase these cards for GPU CG rendering if you use 780s and upwards, unless you want to go two 970's on a limited power budget. Their scores are disappointing. Get a couple of used GTX 5xx/GTX 7xx/Titans instead.
Following the instructions in the thread, on my MSI GTX 780 gaming @ stock:
Direct Lighting
18.68 Ms/sec
Path tracing
5.61 Ms/sec
PMC
4.68 Ms/sec
the_firewithin
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get notified evga has 970 SSC in stock. they fuck up taking my CC , redo it , sold out.......
Gigabyte 670 to 970 upgrade here too...
I opened my case up, I have 13 inches before it hits the hdd cage, its just gonna fit. :O
Conkerkid11
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Stuck deciding between the EVGA 04G-P4-2975-KR and the GIGABYTE GV-N970G1. They're both the same price, and of course both out of stock everywhere I've looked at the moment. But the EVGA has slightly higher clock speeds, and I'm assuming it's not as long as the Windforce with 3 fans.
I guess I'll end up with whichever comes back in stock first. Anybody know how long it usually takes for retailers to get more of these cards after release?
I guess I'll end up with whichever comes back in stock first. Anybody know how long it usually takes for retailers to get more of these cards after release?
Damn, I was hoping to reduce my blender render time too with this one.
The review here of the Gigabyte 970 when talking about overclocking it, got it up to stock 980 performace.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_geforce_gtx_970_g1_gaming_review,26.html
Still trying decide whether to pull the trigger on the MSI 970 or not coming from a 2500k/GTX 570. Seems like a no brainer but the local price is pretty bad ($519AUD) and I don't fancy importing a video card.
FYI Australia are getting the other cards in this week too.
EVGA is ~$450 for the normal, $480 for the super clock.
Asus is $500.
Gigabyte $550.
FYI Australia are getting the other cards in this week too.
EVGA is ~$450 for the normal, $480 for the super clock.
Asus is $500.
Gigabyte $550.
mordecaii83
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Look further on in the thread, after updating drivers they're getting double the Titan score.
Edit: Nevermind, looks like I need to read further in the thread...
I've been wondering this too, they seem to be the only cards in stock anywhere, and while I've been holding out for one of the quiet Asus/MSI cards, my patience is starting to wear thin.
Their cards are just as good as anyone other vendor. I've had cards from them before and they are great.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Fellow FT02 owner here. What card do you have in it now? Do you try to use only reference blower style to avoid the heat pipe orientation problem? If you are using a heatpipe cooler on your GPU, does it work how it's supposed to?
Wow... You killed it. Get a better game that will really test your cards.
Just aren't as well known I think. They have to price it cheaper else people wouldn't buy them over the more well known brands.
I had a GTX 260 Zotac card before my current 660 TI and it was fine. They also offered a 5 year warranty if you registered your card within a month in the UK(not sure about elsewhere). How good their RMA services are, I don't know since I never had any issues in the 3 years I used it.
Dusktildawn48
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