opticalmace
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At 1080p/60 I think the 980 Ti would be way overkill and a 970 would be fine. You should post this in the PC thread though, people will give you other thoughts.
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Nvidia announces the GTX 980 Ti | $650 £550 605
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At 1080p/60 I think the 980 Ti would be way overkill and a 970 would be fine. You should post this in the PC thread though, people will give you other thoughts.
Felix Lighter
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Stuff like the Nvidia gameworks stuff is a wild card. The impact on performance in some cases is so high that the current top end cards struggle to maintain a 60 fps framerate. It's really a case by case basis for that stuff and it shouldn't really be the determining factor.
If you're the sort of person who wants to max out every game, then you probably should go for the 980ti. The pragmatic approach would be a 970 (possibly an overclocked 970) and turn a few settings down to high rather than ultra.
Lovely Salsa
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No it wouldnt. Only ti can max out witcher 3 and likely batman at 1080p@60fps
opticalmace
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He didn't say max out.
Lovely Salsa
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Then whats the point of saying its an overkill?
And I assume he means max out when he mentions he wants to use the nvidia effects
opticalmace
Member
Just my opinion, I would much sooner spend half the amount and turn down some settings a bit than spend $650+ on a GPU for 1080p/60Hz.
You'd be better off getting the 980 ti if you don't have an issue with the extra cost and want to run games maxed out. The 970 won't do that for all games seeing as my 980 can't.
Another benefit of the Ti is you can better use the dsr and improve the image quality even more that way.
Yeah sorry I should have said max out outside of resolution as I will be using TV.
Original question though, should a 4690 be ok with this card?
Yes, a 4690 is fine.
I've figured out that my oc instability was psu related (running on 500w in a hadron air). Don't want to push the the power limit or votlage at all. Stock power and voltage now getting 1262 core and 8000 memory stable. Highest boosts in the low 1400s. 3dmark graphics score in firestrike just under 20k.
Evga reference cooler superclocked version.
Kind of thinking I might need to move to a new case and get a nice big psu. Surprisingly this thing is using more power at load than my 290x.
Evga reference cooler superclocked version.
Kind of thinking I might need to move to a new case and get a nice big psu. Surprisingly this thing is using more power at load than my 290x.
Anyone got a 980ti hybrid? What are the vrm temps with a high/max oc on that? The block doesn't cover the vrm chips I think, so they must be reaching +105c with that slow blower fan under it.
I've heard the gpu stays near 50c with max load at max oc, which is impressive, but that doesn't matter if the vrm is near melting.
I've heard the gpu stays near 50c with max load at max oc, which is impressive, but that doesn't matter if the vrm is near melting.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Did you fix your DP problem yet?
No, there is no fix unless Nvidia puts a fix in their drivers. Just running on HDMI 2.0 for now.
It isn't a gigantic issue - I can use dp for 4k/60hz, I just have to use the TVs osd to switch to sst mode for proper 1080p support. So just inconvenient.
I have a reference MSI 980 Ti. It sags a little because it has no backplate, but not much. The card isn't that huge or heavy.
Also, the reference cooler is ok. I got a +250 core/+400 memory OC out of mine (110% power).
im surprised by this, i only managed to get a stable +140 on the core on 110% power on a acx 2.0 cooler
Robert7lee
Neo Member
Anyone else experiencing driver crash? I've had this happen a few times now whilst playing Witcher 3. Reference msi card not overclocked.
Restarting the pc stops this from reoccurring successively but it pops up again after a few hours.
I wonder if this is a hardware or software issue?
Restarting the pc stops this from reoccurring successively but it pops up again after a few hours.
I wonder if this is a hardware or software issue?
this happened to me the first time i played the witcher 3 after installing the card, but after that i reset the PC and hasn't happened since
I was surprised as well. I've seen some reviews of the reference cards where they managed to hit those speeds though.
My reference cooler does +250 core and +500 memory.
Uh hey, say there's a game I want to play that doesn't really agree with the latest drivers, but the 980ti I just bought only is rated to work with the newest drivers out.
Can I rollback and be okay, or am I mostly screwed from ever being able to play that game in optimal conditions unless nvidia fixes the problem (which they probably won't, as old as it is now)?
And as far as oc'ing goes, I managed to get my core clock up to 1415 stable and +500 stable mem clock without adjusting the power at all.
Can I rollback and be okay, or am I mostly screwed from ever being able to play that game in optimal conditions unless nvidia fixes the problem (which they probably won't, as old as it is now)?
And as far as oc'ing goes, I managed to get my core clock up to 1415 stable and +500 stable mem clock without adjusting the power at all.
bobby2times
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Newegg is selling it on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GIGABYTE-GV...009?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43de39c5f1
CyberPunked
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Just got mine yesterday. What overclocks have people been able to achieve on a stable level?
I managed to get a quite nice 1400MHz core, and 2000Mhz memory, which was stable in all the Firestrike tests I ran, but would cause crashes in other games such as AC: Black Flag or Lords of the Fallen.
I managed to get a quite nice 1400MHz core, and 2000Mhz memory, which was stable in all the Firestrike tests I ran, but would cause crashes in other games such as AC: Black Flag or Lords of the Fallen.
Unknown Soldier
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Try looping Heaven for a few hours, it produces a constant load and is a better stress test than 3DMark in some cases
Are you talking 1415 boosted? Or without boost? That's crazy.
So not stable at all, lol. Dial down that core clock to 1250 and you'll be good.
Felix Lighter
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Be sure to report it to Nvidia if you haven't already. Might even want to PM the Nvidia rep that posts regularly on here.
Boosted. I got the evga superclocked reference, which came with a factory overclock, so I didn't have to push it much more to get it to 1400+, and when I say stable I mean that I ran fire strike for a few hours at the extreme setting and didn't have any problems. As far as games go I haven't had the chance to try a prolonged session, just sputters and spurts here and there, so it might fail there once I try playing witcher 3 or whatever for an extended session lol
And yeah, it shocked the hell out of me that I was even able to push it that far at all considering evga pushed it pretty far just out of the box. Non-ref cards are going to be scary shit once the hardcore crowd gets ahold of them.
To the other guy, yeah I didn't even think about messaging Andy. Next time I see him around I'll def drop him a pm!
Wait, what about this guy? Can I tell him about the 4k mst driver issues?
PlayALLtheGames
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Yo, this Inno3D card tho
EroticSushi
Member
That looks slick. There are too many damn options for this card.
What to go with!?
As someone with both and who had the former well before the other, gsync unquestionably should be your first priority unless you're planning on upgrading your monitor in the near future to 1440p or higher as the prices on gsync'd higher res monitors atm is kind of crazy, and are bound to come down with a years' time. Plus, I really don't think jumping to 1440p+ on a 770 is going to be very pleasant :x
980ti is just more power. Gsync is a total game changer on all fronts. Not to mention if you get yourself a gsync monitor it'll naturally give your 770 a little longer legs as the added benefits from having playable framerates anywhere 30+ gives you more breathing room to work with newer games.
piratepwnsninja
Member
OK, I missed something...why is everyone wanting the G1 over the other options?
Theonik
Member
People saw out of context OC'd benchmarks where it was beating Titan X and went bananas.
But most non-ref designs are likely to have better cooling and be higher bin parts so you should expect them to perform much better, especially if you OC.
Felix Lighter
Member
The 4 cards I'd be most interested in personal would be the Gigabyte G1 Gaming, MSI Lightning, EVGA Classified and the Asus Strix. The Gigabyte G1 gaming is showing up available to purchase so it's getting a lot of attention.
piratepwnsninja
Member
OK, so like, going with the ACX would be just fine, then.
Felix Lighter
Member
It's a very good card. It's very quiet and it's cooling is much better than the reference. The G1 Gaming appears to have better cooling but is much louder. Most other air cooled non-reference cards haven't been reviewed yet.
Theonik
Member
What Felix said. Whatever card you go with, do consider shelling a bit extra for the OC'd cards, if you are already in for $650 for the GPU, as higher bin parts can be tweaked for significant performance boosts and the hike in price is low.
Unknown Soldier
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I think it's time we put "much louder" into perspective here.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/gr...orce-gtx-titan-black-ghz-edition_4.html#sect0
This is the xbitlabs review of the Gigabyte GTX Titan Black with Windforce 3X. The Titan Black also happens to be a 250W TDP Nvidia flagship GPU, so it should have power dissipation in line with the 980 Ti.
You can see the graphs of Windforce 3X against MSI Twin Frozr IV and ASUS DirectCU II. Note that on the 980 Ti, MSI is now using Twin Frozr V and ASUS is using DirectCU III. Twin Frozr hasn't changed that much over the years, but DirectCU III will now have 3 fans instead of 2. So we can expect the MSI 980 Ti Gaming 6G to perform similarly to this chart in cooling, but we have no idea what to expect from the ASUS Strix 980 Ti except that it will be probably much better than what is shown here. Also note that these noise measurements were taken at a distance of 15 cm from the video cards on an open testbed, now I admit that I play PC games on a comfy couch while looking at a TV so I'm probably further away from my PC than some of you guys are, but I hope nobody here plays PC games with their video card 15 cm away from their ears.
The Windforce 3X is undoubtedly the best of the 3 aftermarket coolers shown, but at 100% fan speed which you'll never reach unless you set it manually it's also by far the loudest. But that's because the Windforce 3X's 100% fan speed is considerably higher RPM than the other 2 coolers. In other words if you limit the Windforce 3X to the same default automatic maximum fan speed that the Twin Frozr IV and DirectCU II have, it's actually quieter than the other two. No matter what, all 3 of these aftermarket coolers are far and away superior to the EVGA ACX 2.0+ cooler, you can buy any of these 3 cards and outperform the ACX 2.0+ with no problems.
Since the MSI and ASUS cards are delayed into July, this is the best comparison I can give you guys. I'll be getting my Gigabyte G1 on Tuesday, then we'll see what's what with the physical product.
ShyGuy0504
Member
I'm waiting until the 16th to see what AMD shows but I'm thinking that it's pretty likely I'll end up going with the 980 ti.
However I noticed that it only has 1 HDMI port and 1 dvi port and that won't work with my current setup.
Will a cheap displayport to hdmi cable work for connecting this card to a monitor?
However I noticed that it only has 1 HDMI port and 1 dvi port and that won't work with my current setup.
Will a cheap displayport to hdmi cable work for connecting this card to a monitor?
some models have two DVI ports. Does that make any difference for you?
ShyGuy0504
Member
That would solve the problem assuming it doesn't replace the hdmi port. I didn't know there were any like that. I've only looked at the specs on Nvidia's website and the EVGA version.
You seem to have an agenda VS EVGA. Perhaps you should define "far and away superior." I have my 980 Ti ACX @ 1440 boost, with no voltage added, and it hovers around 75 degrees at load. Almost every single one of your posts is something vs EVGA and it's just getting old at this point.
Also, in the grand scheme of things, overclocking by another 50Mhz or so isn't going to yield anything of significance.
Turbowaffles
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Unknown Soldier
Member
It's probably because I had 2 EVGA cards die on me back in the day, a 260 and a 470. It's probably just an old grudge but I still don't like them to this day. Maybe they're better now than they were in those days, who knows. But I've never had any video card die on me except those two EVGA's so it's not something I ever forgot.
I've owned video cards going back almost 20 years and those were literally the only two I ever had die on me. The 470 made me especially mad because it was one I bought at launch, it arrived DOA and would crash trying to boot to Windows XP, it couldn't even make it to the desktop. The 260 died after 6 months of use. Ah, memories.