Yeah, fine. It'll just be louder/hotter than the ACX model.
And as a slight change to Zoonami's post, I'd say
Blower for tight SLI spacing and specific ITX cases.
Non reference designs (like ACX) for single cards or generous SLI spacing.
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And as a slight change to Zoonami's post, I'd say
Blower for tight SLI spacing and specific ITX cases.
Non reference designs (like ACX) for single cards or generous SLI spacing.
dr_rus
Member
Well, not in gaming but in video encoding and such it may.
Enthusiasts. It's a hobby.
CyberPunked
Member
Yeahh... just got two 980TIs so there's not much more to do
Depend on your case really, but I'll always get the Blower/reference cooler over evga Acx anytime.
Turbowaffles
Member
So which is the best out of the overclocked versions so far? Is there a certain version people are waiting for?
pettson3816
Member
Has there been any reports of coil whine in the reviews?
molnizzle
Member
That'll depend on the physical size (pixel density) of your TV. On my 50" plasma, yes it is. At 32" or 40" probably not.
Dictator93
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By the way, word to those who care and have Titan X's and are thinking of trading in.
A very special game in my heart uses up to 5.5 Gigs of VRAM at 1080p even though the game is missing numerous rendering features and has entire assets with missing textures.
Be weaaaaaaaaryyyyyyy!
A very special game in my heart uses up to 5.5 Gigs of VRAM at 1080p even though the game is missing numerous rendering features and has entire assets with missing textures.
And it goes above 6 Gigs at 4K...
Be weaaaaaaaaryyyyyyy!
JustProgress
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Need more non-ref's. Where the G1 or ROG at? Hopefully don't have to wait a few more weeks before all of those are out, but maybe we do
finalflame
Member
Solid. I'm rocking a 50" LED panel, will give it a shot.
Thanks, that makes a lot of sense then. In that case, the game is likely not using the insane amounts of RAM people are reporting.
When that game is finally out, we'll have 32GB stacked HBM GPUs to help out.
Can't fucking wait!
GamingArena
Member
Why would anyone want to trade TitanX for 980Ti?
that trade would save you max $200 after selling titan at used price.
For $200 i would imagine any sane person will stay With Titan X
RoninChaos
Member
Well... glad I got my ROG 980 in January I guess? Anyone know how this compares to the ROG Matrix Platinum?
jim2point0
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The savings really add up if you want to go SLI though. If you want more power and have a Single TitanX, you have the option of buying another TitanX OR selling your TitanX and buying 2 980 TIs. The latter is pretty tempting.
Because it looks and plays better when you have a rig to do so. And because, why not?
And 1440p is not "Ultra", that's 2160p. Lol, 1440p... like this is 2013 or something.
Next year with the first real progression in videocards in a while, DX12, win10, proper SLI/Xfire utilization, Rift, 2160 gaming... it's going to feel like a true "next-gen" experience.
EmptySpace
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yoooo this is 830-850 canadian! before taxes!
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Cause it's awesome.
Unknown Soldier
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Yeah I was up at 3 am, saw there were only eVGAs, waited about an hour, and went to bed. I want ASUS STRIX or Gigabyte G1, not this eVGA crap. I've had bad experiences with eVGA in the past.
jim2point0
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O_O
In my experience, EVGA has always been a very solid brand. I've never had a single problem, and as such they're my go-to brand of cards. Not to mention that you get that sweet transferable warranty if you buy them used.
You have about 8% increased performance versus a reference 980 if you haven't overclocked your card.
But, if you haven't overclocked your card, then you should probably do that.
Gigabyte, ASUS, and MSI also offer a warranty based on Serial #. They actually pushed EVGA towards doing that, as that was not the case until a few years ago. Those are definitely the four brands to buy when looking at NVIDIA cards.
Seen a few people actually doing this on other forums. I don't get the logic. Probably people that aren't used to high end GPU pricing or overspent, I dunno. Yeah you'll save $200 or so , but you give up 5-8% performance, and half the VRAM. With the hit you take on reselling the Ti would end up close to the same price/performance as the TX, not to mention time spent on swapping GPUs etc.
There's also the possibility that Fiji could push down prices even more, so don't know why someone would swap for the Ti so quickly.
SLI it may make sense but I'd nab a used TX instead, seen a couple go for $800 on eBay.
digitalrelic
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EVGA is probably the most solid and reputable brand for videocards out there, IMO. Never had any issue myself, and I've never heard anything but praise for them.
Dictator93
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I have in my entire life of buying GPUs for man rigs, only had good experiences with EVGA. In fact, I talked with their representatives for hours on the phone and even about casual conversational topics. It is a very friendly company regarding returns, RMA, and customer / technical service.
A shame about Precision being what it is. But for all that, we have the glory that is afterburner!
A shame about Precision being what it is. But for all that, we have the glory that is afterburner!
mysocksarepink
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Started my EVGA step up from 980 -> ti
I wonder how long this queue will take v.v
I wonder how long this queue will take v.v
They did have some crappy acx coolers on the first batch of 970s.
yeah I prefer the EVGA and than MSI after that
Unknown Soldier
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I've had 2 eVGAs die on me. Maybe it's just bad luck. I'm not concerned, there will eventually be ASUS and Gigabyte cards for me to buy.
StarPlatinumTheWorld
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shiftplusone
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with the card having 6 GB of VRAM will I be bottlenecked having 8 GB of RAM with my system?
I had read that around (it was referring to SLI titans specifically) so i'm just making sure
I had read that around (it was referring to SLI titans specifically) so i'm just making sure
Dictator93
Member
Yeah, that was pretty terrible. Good point.
Probably bad luck. I to this day never had a single eVGA card die on me, no fan issues either. That said, they have one of the best warranties in the business as well. Had nothing but good luck with them and Zotac. I read about the 970's fans, probably a bad batch from a supplier I suppose.
Star Citizen?
Turbowaffles
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Sorry about asking another question... I'll shut up after this I swear.
Two 980 Ti in SLI or one Titan X? Which will perform better?
Two 980 Ti in SLI or one Titan X? Which will perform better?
Dictator93
Member
The one and only!
In all the games that support good SLI profiles, the 980 Tis by a good good deal. To the point where 4K 60 is semi realistic in a number of titles.
digitalrelic
Banned
Two 980Ti's in SLI would absolutely decimate a single Titan X.
Two 980 Ti hands down. Most new games these days work quite well with SLI.
I'd really prefer if statements like this could be more specific. At what texture settings? AA level? That sort of thing.
Star Citizen doesn't even cap out my 780 Ti's 3GB VRAM at 1440p. Cause I turn things down.
As it is, to someone who is a total amateur, they'll see statements like that and not even think about the fact that they can turn down settings. It seems natural to assume that people do, but I've seen shit like this just get repeated as fact. I mean, look at all the people that just parrot things about IPS monitors for a great example. Then they make an objectively bad consumer purchase, despite your good intentions of advising them about a possible downfall with their current setup.
I know you have good in your heart, but specificity is super important when it comes to consumer advice.
All the more reason to wait and not buy now.
mercenar1e
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the game doesn't have AA settings yet (other features missing too) .. so most likely Very High at 1080p.
Dictator93
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Jus normal SMAA1x (the default) and the Very high settings in the menu at 1920X1080.
The second shot is at 4K with the same Cvar values above.
I targeted my comment at people with a Titan X looking to go to a 980 Ti (even wrote it in there!). I did try and preface it well I think. But you have a good point, people read posts like mine and probaly think a whole host of things I should probably account for.
0.1.1.2.3.5.8.13.21.34.55
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For those considering the reference blower design, the Techpowerup review indicates the following as a con:
-Runs into the 84°C temperature limit very quickly
The dynamic overclocking feature results in the card throttling its boost clock one temps reach the limit (84°C).
Anyway, I'd suggest reading the review. It is thorough as usual. They have a lot of great things to say about the gpu, but temps are certainly a shortcoming. Non-reference cooling designs will likely perform better with regard to temperature.
-Runs into the 84°C temperature limit very quickly
The dynamic overclocking feature results in the card throttling its boost clock one temps reach the limit (84°C).
Anyway, I'd suggest reading the review. It is thorough as usual. They have a lot of great things to say about the gpu, but temps are certainly a shortcoming. Non-reference cooling designs will likely perform better with regard to temperature.
Felix Lighter
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With this kind of SLI spacing, would a reference blower cooler be better or a non-reference cooler?
Edit: Post above may have just answered that question. Hmmmmmmm... Still thinking about this whole upgrade.
xenorevlis
Member
That is definitely a competitive price. Might finally have a card (and other versions of this release) for me to revive my desktop with, as it's been sitting silently below my desk while the GTX 680m in my laptop has been handling my gaming, video editing, and visual effects work.
Turbowaffles
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Thanks guys! If a game doesn't support/work well with SLI can you disable it without having to take one of the cards out?
I've never SLI'd before if you couldn't tell heh.
