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[Compsiox]

It's a pre order direct from EVGA webstore. The cards might not be out until end of April or May for all we know.

I meant the general release for ALL manufacturer cards.

 

[Xyber]

Prepare to mash F5!

Woo, a date for when I can preorder! But still nothing on when we can actually expect them..

 

[oO_CurrY_Oo]

Just got my Acer Predator XB271HU IPS model and my msi gtx 970 isn't performing too bad atm. I just hope they hurry up with the faster memory 1080 models. I might pick up a ti depending on the price difference.

 

[Compsiox]

Just got my Acer Predator XB271HU IPS model and my msi gtx 970 isn't performing too bad atm. I just hope they hurry up with the faster memory 1080 models. I might pick up a ti depending on the price difference.

Volta cards will probably be the first to get HBM2

 

[oO_CurrY_Oo]

Volta cards will probably be the first to get HBM2

Probably won't be able to wait that long

 

[paskowitz]

Volta cards will probably be the first to get HBM2

Small Volta will likely have GDDR5X (from the faster 1080) and a process improvement. I wouldn't expect HBM2 (or maybe GDDR6) until big Volta, which won't show up until late this year to early next year (Titan). Nvidia putting HBM2 in an 1170 would be pretty surprising (but awesome).

 

[Weevilone]

Volta cards will probably be the first to get HBM2

He's referring to the upcoming 1080's with GDDR5X that's 10% faster than before, not HBM2.

 

[oO_CurrY_Oo]

He's referring to the upcoming 1080's with GDDR5X that's 10% faster than before, not HBM2.

Also this.

 

[Compsiox]

Msi armor on sale

 

[Alo81]

Msi armor on sale

You're a good duder. Thanks.

 

[Compsiox]

You're a good duder. Thanks.

We're in the same boat, np

 

[Kadey]

God dammit it's all going to be gone before I get home.

 

[The Janitor]

So after installing the card I'm hit with two problems. Apparently you have to update Windows to install Pascal drivers, and my monitor doesn't have a displayport. The DP to DVI adapter you get only allows 64hz.

What kind of adapter do I need for 4k @ 120Hz?

 

[dr_rus]

I realize we don't have benchmarks yet for third party cards, but is the cooling impact so large such that they're running at temps lower than 1080s? Or is the cooling "good," but you should still expect a temp increase commensurate with the TDP increase?

This remains to be seen but I think that temps will be higher on custom 1080Tis although not by much.

Guh, why are all these designs going backwards? The exposed heat pipes were easily the best part about the Maxwell MSI card.

Exposed heatpipes are way worse for cooling than heatpipes going through a radiator.

Looks like it. I wonder when stock will appear.

Says "In stock" for me at the moment.

So after installing the card I'm hit with two problems. Apparently you have to update Windows to install Pascal drivers, and my monitor doesn't have a displayport. The DP to DVI adapter you get only allows 64hz.

What kind of adapter do I need for 4k @ 120Hz?

What's your current resolution?

For 4K@120Hz you'll need a DisplayPort 1.4 or HDMI 2.1 connection. DVI won't work at all: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort#Resolution_and_refresh_frequency_limits_for_DisplayPort

 

[Wallach]

If the STRIX shows up anytime soon I'm still buying one. Someone here can pick up my FE at a small savings if interested.

 

[GodVegeta]

Oh my gawd i need the MSI on EU i missed the Mindfactory one any other sites who have it to order still ?

 

[The Janitor]

What's your current resolution?

For 4K@120Hz you'll need a DisplayPort 1.4 or HDMI 2.1 connection. DVI won't work at all: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort#Resolution_and_refresh_frequency_limits_for_DisplayPort

Well I was able to downsample from 4K @ 120hz with my old card. It's a dual link DVI-D connection I believe.

EDIT. I guess DVI and DVI-D are different things, should have clarified.

 

[Saren is Bad]

Well I put my order in...hopefully it's for real and ships soon.

 

[Felix Lighter]

I'll wait for a card that I've seen reviews for at least.

 

[dr_rus]

Well I was able to downsample from 4K @ 120hz with my old card. It's a dual link DVI-D connection I believe.

EDIT. I guess DVI and DVI-D are different things, should have clarified.

Downsample to what? Downsampling is performed on the card so it doesn't matter from what you downsample, only which resolution you output in the end. I think that dual DVI should be able to handle 1080p@120Hz at least?

DVI-D and DVI are the same, it's just that there's DVI-D and DVI-I with the latter transmitting analogue signal as well and thus being compatible with VGA/D-SUB via a simple converter. DVI-D is purely digital.

 

[The Janitor]

Downsample to what? Downsampling is performed on the card so it doesn't matter from what you downsample, only which resolution you output in the end. I think that dual DVI should be able to handle 1080p@120Hz at least?

Oh didn't know that, yeah I'm downsampling with DSR from 4K to 1080P.

So I would need an active DL to DVI-D dual link adapter right? Those are like $120 where I live, goddamnit....

 

[Alo81]

Downsample to what? Downsampling is performed on the card so it doesn't matter from what you downsample, only which resolution you output in the end. I think that dual DVI should be able to handle 1080p@120Hz at least?

DVI-D and DVI are the same, it's just that there's DVI-D and DVI-I with the latter transmitting analogue signal as well and thus being compatible with VGA/D-SUB via a simple converter. DVI-D is purely digital.

To be clear, this is only the case with DSR, or in-game resolution scaling. If you're not using DSR, rendering at 4K-120hz does require the cable bandwidth as well. It was a constant pain earlier in the screenshotting scene when trying to brute force super sample. Sometimes, getting a new cable would mean you could get some obscene resolutions @ 30hz.

 

[Kevin]

So we thinking the majority of custom cards will go up around 11am US/Eastern time on Tuesday the 28th? The founders cards seemed to go on sale around 11.

 

[RedlineRonin]

This remains to be seen but I think that temps will be higher on custom 1080Tis although not by much.

Good to know. Thanks. With heat/space constraints already on my 1080FE, I should probably just be patient for Volta.

 

[Dave_6]

Any thoughts as to what the FTW3 is gonna cost? $799?

 

[Weevilone]

Any thoughts as to what the FTW3 is gonna cost? $799?

I'm not sure they have published it, but I guess they'll go somewhere in between. Maybe $759.99 or something.

Edit: If they're just doing the new ICX then maybe more?

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

Step-up 1080Ti shipped today from EVGA. Expected next Wednesday. Let's go!

EK block and backplate should be here before then but I won't be getting my CPU block until probably week after next, so I'll just use the card stock in my current system until then. I've never run a reference card with stock cooling. Feels dirty.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

What is ICX?

 

[Weevilone]

What is ICX?

http://www.evga.com/articles/01084/evga-icx/

 

[Pagusas]

How much will a used 1080ti FE go for in a few weeks does everyone think? I'll proobably put mine on here for like $650 shipped.

 

[CaptainSmirnov]

Just realized amazon(.ca) accepts returns for gpus. May have to return the FE if I manage to get some custom card, hoping for SC or FTW.

 

[Pagusas]

Just realized amazon(.ca) accepts returns for gpus. May have to return the FE if I manage to get some custom card, hoping for SC or FTW.

When I talked to their support about a different computer part I was told all PC components have to be returned in an unopen, still sealed box or they would charge a restocking fee.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

http://www.evga.com/articles/01084/evga-icx/

Sold.

 

[CaptainSmirnov]

When I talked to their support about a different computer part I was told all PC components have to be returned in an unopen, still sealed box or they would charge a restocking fee.

Really? Damn, I didn't see anything specific on their return policy page.

 

[Xyber]

The Asus Strix is listed on the Swedish site inet.se (one of the biggest here), says it will start shipping in 5 days. Price is 100€ above FE though.

But it starts to look like we should see cards on the 29th then with the pre-orders for EVGA going up on the 28th.

 

[Saren is Bad]

My MSI Armor from Newegg has shipped. Awesome. Thanks to this thread for the bump

 

[Compsiox]

My MSI Armor from Newegg has shipped. Awesome. Thanks to this thread for the bump

No problem

 

[dr_rus]

Oh didn't know that, yeah I'm downsampling with DSR from 4K to 1080P.

So I would need an active DL to DVI-D dual link adapter right? Those are like $120 where I live, goddamnit....

You could use HDMI instead:

A quick google also gives me this cable so it may be possible without an active adapter: https://www.novatech.co.uk/products...dvi-d-dual-link-cable-1-8m-mm/dp2dvi2mm6.html

Another result: http://www.provantage.com/hp-nr078aa~7HPP950E.htm - price is obviously insane here but at least it should be possible.

 

[Compsiox]

MSI armor is now listed as coming with a game.

 

[kuYuri]

Tempting to just order the MSI Armor from Newegg, but I have a ton of store credit for Micro Center, so I must hold out until they get them in.

 

[godofcookery]

I'd guess you can write a simple script that searches for a term in a site, and if the result page contain more than 0 results, then you can collect that link and send an automated email about it. Takes like an hour or less to whip such a script together.

Nowinstock.net is a good bet.

Nice, thanks for the suggestions.
First one sounds fun actually.

 

[The Janitor]

You could use HDMI instead:

Would this really support 120Hz though?

 

[Alo81]

My MSI Armor from Newegg has shipped. Awesome. Thanks to this thread for the bump

Shipped? Awesome. Congrats dude. Mine just finished processing a few hours ago so probably won't ship until Monday unfortunately.

 

[Enduin]

Any reviews for the MSI Armor or real reason to wait on other cards?

 

[Agent_ShortBus]

Any reviews for the MSI Armor or real reason to wait on other cards?

I bought one from newegg this morning but then cancelled it, I'll just wait for the evga or Asus one.

 

[dr_rus]

Would this really support 120Hz though?

I see no reason why it can't. HDMI 2.0 bandwidth is more than enough for this, the only question is will such converter work properly.

 

[El Txou]

So I got the EVGA founders edition, downloaded the EVGA OCX app to monitor the card, not really interested in Overclocking, but I noticed it is running very hot at 84 Celsius constantly, but furthermore, it was clocking at 1750mhz constantly, I thought it only went to around 1500mhz? Does this overclock by default? Am I missing something, I prefer it ran at normal clock speeds and cooler, but even if a press default it goes up to the upper 1700mhz. Can anybody clarify this? Thanks!

 

[Pagusas]

Would this really support 120Hz though?

I do 1080p/120hz to my 4k tv when I want to play high frame rate games, and it works great via hdmi.

 

[RadioactiveLobster]

Man, the NowInStock.net links for the sites go through a shit ton of advertiser sites before just going to the actual store.

uMatrix does not like it one bit.

EDIT: I should state that some of them do, some seem to link direct to the store but others go through hoops to get there.

 

[Compsiox]

I'm going to keep my MSI armor unopened and I'll return it if I get one of the better versions.