Nvidia Launches GTX 980 And GTX 970 "Maxwell" Graphics Cards ($549 & $329)
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CPU is overclocked to 4.2 but I did not dabble much with it. Maybe I will do that next week as I have the week off.
That is my Heaven result:
Correct. We just had the 680 and the 690 at the top of the line.
If there is an 8GB 980 we won't see it for a long time. Makes more sense for Nvidia to keep churning out 4GB cards.
So I am thinking about finally replacing my good old GTX 460 with a GTX 970. I do have two concerns:
- I have this PSU: http://www.game-debate.com/psu/index.php?ps_id=1161&psu=Chieftec CTG-500-80P will that be enough to power the card?
-My CPU is a i7 870 @ 2,93 ghz. It is also quite old, will this bottleneck a 970 in most games?
- I have this PSU: http://www.game-debate.com/psu/index.php?ps_id=1161&psu=Chieftec CTG-500-80P will that be enough to power the card?
-My CPU is a i7 870 @ 2,93 ghz. It is also quite old, will this bottleneck a 970 in most games?
I'd replace that PSU. It's not a great quality unit and I'd not risk a brand new 970 on it just in case. Whilst it has obviously powered your 460 fine and likely would the 970 too, I'd still not like to risk it.
Your CPU is still a solid one, overclock it and it'll be fine.
You mean replace the PSU, obv?
Yes PSU, my bad!
I recently bought an asus gtx970 strix replacing a gtx280 and my cpu is a Q9550 running @ 2.8. I ran ac unity yesterday and got solid 35-40 fps with ultra settings with a few drops. If you're willing to upgrade the cpu I would say wait and try the new card. You can always upgrade later if you're not satisfied with the performance.
Witcher 2 - 45-60 fps at 4k and everything on Ultra with my 970
Skyrim - 60fps at 4k and everything as high as it can go (no mods)
Those are really the only other games I've messed around with down sampling since I got my card. I've been struggling to hit 60fps with everything maxed at 1080p with most new games (which I'm perfectly fine with
)GAF, I am scared. I just updated the BIOS on my MSI GTX 980 TF. I uninstalled the Nvidia graphics drivers as the instructions stated and I started the BIOS update process. as soon as I started the process the screen went grey and my computer has been unresponsive for about 5 minutes. what should I do?
zero shift
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Take off the CMOS battery on your motherboard for a few minutes then put it back in.It will reset your motherboard's settings.
If you have a modern motherboard or simply a gaming-oriented motherboard, refer to your motherboard manual for instructions on how to reset the CMOS contents.
But before you do that - is your PC otherwise responsive? Can you reset and boot back into the OS?
Mechanized
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Just ordered a 970 the other night. What are some games to try out to see what it is capable of? Right now I have Far Cry 3, Bioshock Infinite, Divinity OS, Sleeping Dogs, and some Total War games ready to go on steam. Also have WoW and D3 which I'm expecting to see some nice framerate jumps in. I also guess I can go nuts with Skyrim and enable all those crazy graphics mods and still play on ultra with a really high framerate.
Going from a 560ti to the 970. My 560 has been struggling to keep up lately. When I picked up Far Cry 3 the other day and Ultra was running at like 25 fps, I then knew it was time. My 560 served me well. It will be remembered fondly like my 8800 and 4870. The fan on it is so loud lately, it's damaged in some way. Time to put her to rest.
Going from a 560ti to the 970. My 560 has been struggling to keep up lately. When I picked up Far Cry 3 the other day and Ultra was running at like 25 fps, I then knew it was time. My 560 served me well. It will be remembered fondly like my 8800 and 4870. The fan on it is so loud lately, it's damaged in some way. Time to put her to rest.
Realized I had to disable the driver itself from device manager. Everything is all good now.
I've been hearing more of the low fps buzz from my new EVGA 970 FTW too It's the reason I RMA'd the ASUS. At least it's not as annoying as the ASUS was.What brand ?
I wouldn't sweat it.
Cool, thanks for the info. Really enjoying the performance increase I got coming from a 760.
CastleBravo
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Got my new GTX 970 Superclocked installed and it's awesome! I'm wondering if some of my benchmarks should be higher though. I'll have to run them again and take some screenshots and post them so I can get some input from you all.
Also, I haven't used an nVidia card for a long time so I'm used to the ATI Catalyst Control Center, but where can I monitor the temperature/fan speed/overclock settings for the 970? With the ATI cards, I could change all that stuff right from the Catalyst Control Center, and I'm not seeing anything like that with the GeForce panels.
Also, I haven't used an nVidia card for a long time so I'm used to the ATI Catalyst Control Center, but where can I monitor the temperature/fan speed/overclock settings for the 970? With the ATI cards, I could change all that stuff right from the Catalyst Control Center, and I'm not seeing anything like that with the GeForce panels.
OccamsLightsaber
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Same with my 970 Gigabyte G1 Gaming
CastleBravo
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Thanks for the tip on MSI Afterburner. I also just read an article over at PCGamer and they seemed to like the EVGA PrecisionX software. I might try them both.
Also, I had to do a search on YouTube and watch the LinusTechTips video so I could see what coil whine actually was since I'd never run across it with my old Radeon 5850. So far I haven't experienced any coil whine at all on the new card. Is it something that happens over time or does it usually manifest pretty quickly?
Also, I had to do a search on YouTube and watch the LinusTechTips video so I could see what coil whine actually was since I'd never run across it with my old Radeon 5850. So far I haven't experienced any coil whine at all on the new card. Is it something that happens over time or does it usually manifest pretty quickly?
GearDraxon
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As others have advised, that's totally within the safe range for the card.
I've got the same card, and had a similar heat situation when I first got it. Did some tinkering and finally optimized the airflow in my case, leading to the temps being much more inline with what others are seeing.
I also made a custom fan profile that leaves it on 5% instead of silent, which keeps it a fair amount cooler for longer.
Just play your games and don't look for it. If you look for it and find it, you will never unhear it.
I'm holding out for a 6GB + version.
My current overclocked 280x at 3GB should suffice for another couple years.
This is a bit alarming.
Coil whine across 3 well regarded brands?
My evga 980 has been quiet as a kitten so far.
Allnamestakenlol
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Two G1 970s here with only a slight buzz when fps goes into the hundreds.
UltimateIke
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I got my G1 970 from Newegg today! No coil whine to report so far. The thing just barely fits into my case though; I had to angle the back end of it into the drive bay, so it sticks part of the way in there now. Tight squeeze compared to my 770.
Plan to get an optimal overclock worked out when I have a little more time tonight.
Plan to get an optimal overclock worked out when I have a little more time tonight.
Piercedveil
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This is the card I'm thinking of going with. The thing is massive though lol.
Oh sorry that was the combined score. I'll check tonight to see what the GPU only portion was. I'm guessing you were getting good and correct GPU scores, and somehow glitched CPU. I thought nearly 11000 combined was pretty good since I only have an i7 Bloomfield.
Yep. Just make sure you have enough room in your case if you purchase one of the longer cards.
It should be good. I'm seeing a lot of stuff in stock on Newegg too.
opticalmace
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Just out of curiosity, for comparison's sake:
GPU at stock:
OC:
My video card is almost 4 years old... tempted to get something new and fancy.
GPU at stock:
OC:
My video card is almost 4 years old... tempted to get something new and fancy.
OK thx! Wasn't sure if this was BS supply
I bought a card direct from Amazon on Tuesday with no issues. I had to get the SC version because it was all they had but I was able to get one at least.
broncobuster
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Any chance of a significant 970 deal later this year or go ahead in order when in stock?
My video card is almost 4 years old... tempted to get something new and fancy.
My 980 scores over 16 thousand in that benchmark, so if you get one, it would be over 4 times faster than your current card. Go for it!
UltimateIke
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My current overclock on the G1 970 is +110 core and +600 memory. The core can maybe get more if I keep going, but the memory was definitely giving me graphics glitches around +700, so I dropped it back until I feel like trying again to nail it down to its exact limit.
1500mhz core isn't too shabby, yeah?
1500mhz core isn't too shabby, yeah?
turtlesbonanza
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Is this with extra voltage?
Without upping the voltage I was able to get about +130 - 140 on the core but only +370ish on the mem clock before it crashed in Unigine Heaven.
The core passed Heaven at +175 with no artifacts but crashes in BF4 and Far Cry 4. I'm back to factory OC at the moment until I get a chance to test it at something like +130 core and +250 mem which I'm hoping will be stable.
Temps never got above 62ish C.
I'm a amateur at this stuff. Anyone got any tips on a good workflow for overclocking these? I used a 670 guide that I found on overclockers or guru3d or something.
UltimateIke
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Stock voltage. I will probably keep pushing the core clock to see how far it can go and be 100% reliable.
First run: http://www.3dmark.com/fs/3276520
Compared to my 770's run eleven months ago: http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1414634
8137 -> 11317 isn't too bad after changing only a single part.
zero shift
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What's the average idle temp the GTX 970 suppose to have?
I get 42 degrees.
I get 42 degrees.
UltimateIke
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http://www.3dmark.com/fs/3276781
+160 core, +625 memory. Think I'm done fiddling with it for tonight.
Which model 970 do you have? My G1 is sitting at 26 right now in fairly cool room. Might even go lower if I would leave it alone long enough.
+160 core, +625 memory. Think I'm done fiddling with it for tonight.
Which model 970 do you have? My G1 is sitting at 26 right now in fairly cool room. Might even go lower if I would leave it alone long enough.