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Nvidia announces the GTX 980 Ti | $650 £550 605
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StarlordDial
Member
Not gonna rush into it yet as the gpu and the monitor will be the last parts i'll be getting
icecold1983
Member
i was able to do some testing with the g1 980ti. in actual games its not faster than my titan x despite clocking higher and never having power limits drop clocks. the g1 runs stable and never drops from 1477. my titan will power throttle down to the low 1300s. memory ocs identically on both. something doesnt add up. my testing doesnt reflect these reviews at all. its faster in 3dmark, but slower in bf4 and witcher 3 so far.
jim2point0
Banned
What did he mean when he said the card achieved a higher boost clock on its own without additional tweaking? How can you see that?
Just run a gpu monitor such as GPU-Z or afterburner and look at the core clock under load.
jim2point0
Banned
Oooooh.
Just ran Firestrike real quick and saw that my EVGA is boosting up to 1430 - 1480. Crazy.
Just ran Firestrike real quick and saw that my EVGA is boosting up to 1430 - 1480. Crazy.
Felix Lighter
Member
You can't expect much more than. As long as it keeps cool and doesn't begin to throttle the boost clocks anything above 1400 is pretty good.
digitalrelic
Banned
Yeah, my OCed EVGA 980 Ti is boosting to 1530. Insanity. Temps have yet to go above 70 degrees Celsius.
Installed my new EVGA 980Ti ACX SC+ last night. It is my first new GPU in 4+ years as I have been running a Gigabyte Radeon 6970 since early 2011.
I am impressed with the look, the build quality, the quiet operation and most of all, the performance. Playing The Witcher 3 with everything turned on Ultra and all of the Nvidia specific features enabled at 1080p at or near 60fps is quite fantastic.
I am impressed with the look, the build quality, the quiet operation and most of all, the performance. Playing The Witcher 3 with everything turned on Ultra and all of the Nvidia specific features enabled at 1080p at or near 60fps is quite fantastic.
0.1.1.2.3.5.8.13.21.34.55
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Techpowerup Review: EVGA SC+ temperatures
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/EVGA/GTX_980_Ti_SC_Plus/34.html
Idle: 54c
Load: 76c
OC: 77c
Techpowerup Review: Gigabit G1 temperatures
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GTX_980_Ti_G1_Gaming/34.html
Idle: 48c
Load: 70c
OC: 71c
They have yet to review the MSi or Strix.
Should we revisit this once they have?
xplicitone
Member
07/01/2015 12:50 A.M. Out For Delivery (past midnight? haha)
AHHHHHHHHHH
The only downside is I'm waiting until the PG279Q to experience 1440p/144Hz but oh well! 1080p max settings is good enough for me until then
AHHHHHHHHHH
The only downside is I'm waiting until the PG279Q to experience 1440p/144Hz but oh well! 1080p max settings is good enough for me until then
xplicitone
Member
I'm glad man!!
I haven't updated my card since 2011 as well, with a GTX 580. So stoked to receive my non SC 980 Ti today and mess with OC'ing for the first time
digitalrelic
Banned
1530 boost bros!
Hell yeah brother! Can't wait to get my second card from my Step Up... Crossing my fingers that I can get as lucky as I did with my first card on OCing.
I'm jelly. Don't think I'll do sli with this card, probably will when the next gen comes out. By then I should be rocking a 4k monitor so It will make more sense. Right now I'm only at 1080p at 144hz. I primarily got the 980ti because I want to be ready for VR. Using 4k DSR will have to do for now.
Is this considered the absolute best 980 TI if you aren't into further OC'ing?
jim2point0
Banned
Well... out of the box, the Gigabyte is still faster. Here are the 2 cards side by side.
http://galax.net/KFA2/980tihofLN2.html decided this will be mine instead of the evga hybrid
Butt_Sanchez
Banned
Decided to buy my birthday gift a week early and order one of the EVGA SC + BP. Can't wait until it arrives
xplicitone
Member
Question about OCing. Why is it that some people can OC more than others, for the exact same card?? I don't get that. And how do you know what your card's limit is? I'm assuming it's based on tempurature for your limit based on feedback I've received previously
Not all silicon is created equal. Some areas of the wafer will simply produce chips of a higher quality compared to other areas. Manufacturers compensate for this by 'binning' chips - testing them themselves and assigning better performing ones to a range of cards aimed at overclockers.
You know your card's limit by creeping up your overclock and stress testing it. Once you encounter problems, you dial back a bit and then you have your limit.
RukusProvider
Banned
I ended up with evga because of my good experiences with them.
I'm not here for benchmark wars so a couple of fps is fine for peace of mind.
While their step up program is hit n miss, their support and RMA process is gold standard.
I'm not here for benchmark wars so a couple of fps is fine for peace of mind.
While their step up program is hit n miss, their support and RMA process is gold standard.
Not all processors are manufactured equal, it's just the nature of the industry - some parts aren't as capable as others. Take a look at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_binning
jim2point0
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Lord Phol
Member
So I got a HP PC with 680GTX and it's starting to show its age. Before I bite the bullet on this baby I just want to make sure that it will work with my PC.
This is what I got atm: http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c03446546
I think it works out but I would feel alot more comfortable if someone a bit more computer savvy could give me the tumbs up!
This is what I got atm: http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c03446546
I think it works out but I would feel alot more comfortable if someone a bit more computer savvy could give me the tumbs up!
RukusProvider
Banned
Sweet! so $699 is the price then. Hopefully my amazon order ships soon then also.
Atomic Playboy
Member
I just upgraded from a GTX 680 to a GTX 980 ti myself, so I can tell you three things to be mindful of. First, you need to make sure you have enough space, as the 980 ti will be slightly larger than the 680 (how much varies by manufacturer). Second, you need to make sure your power supply is up to snuff; probably figure at least 50 W above the recommended PSU to run a 680, and that's assuming you keep the 980 ti at stock clocks. Looks like that rig has a 600W PSU, which should be fine. Third, make sure you have the right power connectors. My 680 had two 6-pin connections; my 980 ti has two 8-pin connections. But I got one of the OC 980 ti models; stock models I believe are one 6-pin and one 8-pin. As long as you've got the space and the power connectors, I'd say you're fine to pull the trigger. And believe me when I say that it is a very sizable upgrade.
My card came with adapters to convert from 6 pin to 8 pin, as well as another to convert molex to 8 pin. Just so you know!
Seems my Zotac Amp is quite content at 1420/2025 at stock volts, UK doesn't want to go higher even with added voltage.
It's been 36c here today which might not have helped, but it just didn't want to go further.
Watercooling in month or so so maybe that'll give me a little, but I'm happy there!
Seems my Zotac Amp is quite content at 1420/2025 at stock volts, UK doesn't want to go higher even with added voltage.
It's been 36c here today which might not have helped, but it just didn't want to go further.
Watercooling in month or so so maybe that'll give me a little, but I'm happy there!
Wag
Member
http://www.maximumpc.com/geforce-gtx-980-ti-3-way-sli-overkilling-it/
I was considering getting a 3rd card, especially since I'm gaming in 4k, but this article has me thinking otherwise- at least for now. Maybe when DX12 becomes prevalent I might do it. I'll have to think about it. I might do it anyways, I just don't know at this point.
I was considering getting a 3rd card, especially since I'm gaming in 4k, but this article has me thinking otherwise- at least for now. Maybe when DX12 becomes prevalent I might do it. I'll have to think about it. I might do it anyways, I just don't know at this point.
Received my EVGA 980Ti ACX SC+ from Newegg! Can't wait to see what this thing can do. Upgrading from a 680 GTX ref board. I'm expecting big things. My only real worry was my 2600K, but that doesn't seem to bottle neck the card whatsoever.
Thus begins my slow PC rebuild. Plan to have all new parts by September / October.
Thus begins my slow PC rebuild. Plan to have all new parts by September / October.
Wandering Ronin
Neo Member
You are in for a treat man. I came from 680 x2 SLI setup to a single ref 980ti. The difference was insane. I then went and put a LC module on it and over clocked around 200/300 and it was faster without any change in temp. This card is a beast!
CreepingFear
Member
Wag
Member
Yeah, but the SC version of the card has such a small overclock it hardly even matters- not worth the $20.
Sir Abacus
Member
Boost 2.0 is probably going to let it run just as hard anyway.
CreepingFear
Member
If you are paying $650 for a graphics card, what's another $25-50 bucks?
Unknown Soldier
Member
If you're going to pay that, why would you get a card with a reference cooler when the non-reference coolers are so much better?
xXxDieselxXx
Member
I was able to get this puppy early in the morning.
NewEgg had them available like for 10 minutes then gone.
NewEgg had them available like for 10 minutes then gone.
CreepingFear
Member
Has anyone ever lucked out with those "notify me when available" buttons that sites have when an item is out of stock? That's never worked for me.
jim2point0
Banned
The way it works is..... there's a queue. Let's say 900 people click "notify me" and the site gets 300 in stock. They send out 300 emails (or sometimes maybe only 90%) to those who were first in line.
It can take a while for your number to be called depending on how far down the list you are and how slowly they get stock of that item.
I've never found them to be very useful. You can still get that email and find out you were too slow.... and clicking the button again will put you at the bottom of the list.
(I implement these systems into e-commerce stores all the time)
CreepingFear
Member
In other words, useless. Just as I thought.
I've found they're usually bound to a significant delay (possibly caching reasons?) and/or sent at scheduled intervals - so basically useless when you're up against enthusiasts posting on forums and tiny stock allocations.
N
Noray
Unconfirmed Member
Got the MSI 980 GTX Ti gaming. So far it's handling everything I'm throwing at it at 1080p easily. At 4k it very much depends. Arkham Knight 4k is no problem with the 30fps lock in place, haven't tried uncapping it yet though.