upgrade to a 980ti

Snookums · 30 Nov 2015 at 11:55

Hey, I was looking at buying a new monitor then realized that between the money I'd spend on a new monitor and sale of my current card I could afford a 980ti, this seems like a better upgrade seeing as I'm running a 3gb card anyway so higher Res's would have struggled. Was gonna hold out for Pascal but that'll likely be out of budget at the time.

Anyway what card would you recommend? I'm thinking of getting one with a reference PCB so I can watercool it. Want to try and spend as little as possible. Thanks.

andicole0 · 30 Nov 2015 at 12:03

I think 980 price reductions are imminent aren't they? I have recently bought EVGA and they seem fine, not sure if they are reference cards.
Andi.

Snookums · 30 Nov 2015 at 12:05

Pretty much yeah, but that also means my 780ti will drop too so either way i lose out.

Yeah I'm pretty certain EVGA cards don't have a reference PCB. Atleast my classy doesn't.

MooMoo444 · 30 Nov 2015 at 12:06

andicole0 said:
I think 980 price reductions are imminent aren't they? I have recently bought EVGA and they seem fine, not sure if they are reference cards.
Andi.

Why would they reduce the price? They are selling well, and since the next highest range is over £500 on average there would be a huge hole.

.:SAmSuNG:. · 30 Nov 2015 at 12:07

Is it really worth it considering the cost you will get for yours and the extra needed for a 980ti?

andicole0 · 30 Nov 2015 at 12:08

MooMoo444 said:
Why would they reduce the price? They are selling well, and since the next highest range is over £500 on average there would be a huge hole.

Thought I'd read it somewhere, cheapest on OCUK has just dropped below £500 now so maybe it's happened.
Andi.

andicole0 · 30 Nov 2015 at 12:09

.:SAmSuNG:. said:
Is it really worth it considering the cost you will get for yours and the extra needed for a 980ti?

LoL, not always about the money, if he wants higher res and faster refresh then he needs to spend something.
Andi.]

andybird123 · 30 Nov 2015 at 12:13

.:SAmSuNG:. said:
Is it really worth it considering the cost you will get for yours and the extra needed for a 980ti?

in my opinion, yes, the 980ti is a brilliant card and with a decent overclock is about 70-80% faster than a 780ti

if we had more info on when the "big" pascal was going to be out then it might be worth waiting, but as things stand it is definitely an upgrade worth doing

only the OP can answer on whether he would then be against upgrading again in the next 1-2 years

Snookums · 30 Nov 2015 at 12:13

.:SAmSuNG:. said:
Is it really worth it considering the cost you will get for yours and the extra needed for a 980ti?

The cost should equal around the same I want to spend on a monitor so either way the money will be spent. It's just what would be more beneficial, a better card or a better monitor?

spikerules · 30 Nov 2015 at 12:42

I went from a 980 SLI system to a 980Ti system and have never been happier. The frame time issues with the SLI cards and the stutter just made me angry. Happier with the consistent albeit slower frames of the 980Ti. Plus the added RAM really does make a difference.

EVGAdominik · 30 Nov 2015 at 13:29

Snookums said:
Pretty much yeah, but that also means my 780ti will drop too so either way i lose out.

Yeah I'm pretty certain EVGA cards don't have a reference PCB. Atleast my classy doesn't.

Yeah, the Classified cards are defently not ref design

but nearly all other cards. From the 980/Ti s only the FTW, Classi and KP cards are not Ref, all other cards do use the Ref PCB layout.

Snookums · 30 Nov 2015 at 13:38

EVGAdominik said:
Yeah, the Classified cards are defently not ref design but nearly all other cards. From the 980/Ti s only the FTW, Classi and KP cards are not Ref, all other cards do use the Ref PCB layout.

Thanks Dom. I presume EVGA's warranty policy is still if you have to original cooler it doesn't matter?

Just out of curiosity what card would recommend to put a block on? I'm thinking of the superclocked

Snodge · 30 Nov 2015 at 16:56

EVGA Warranty coolers can be removed etc

Overclocking/voltage all good.

EVGA FTW!

EVGAdominik · 30 Nov 2015 at 16:58

In case of RMA you will need to install the originally cooler again. If you do not have this anymore the warranty is not void, you will just need to pay for the cooler which is usually between 40 to 60 EUR. 60 will be for the titan style ones as the material of them is just really expensive. Generally we do also offer the advanced RMA. If you do not have the cooler of the card anymore you can go for the advanced RMA, take the cooler off the replacement you receive and send it back with the faulty unit. Then you can get arround the fee for the cooler if you do not need it again. I would also suggest the SC model. This is 100% ref and every block certified for this will fit. Of the Ti 980s is a SC version with and without backplate available. If you go for watercooling I would go right away for the model with backplate as it helps to strenght the PCB when the block is installed.

Kaapstad · 30 Nov 2015 at 17:50

EVGAdominik said:
Snip.

Hi Dominik

I bought a couple of Kingpin 980 Ti's from your company but they don't come with any free games like other 980 Ti's.

Purgatory · 30 Nov 2015 at 23:23

Snookums said:
Hey, I was looking at buying a new monitor then realized that between the money I'd spend on a new monitor and sale of my current card I could afford a 980ti, this seems like a better upgrade seeing as I'm running a 3gb card anyway so higher Res's would have struggled. Was gonna hold out for Pascal but that'll likely be out of budget at the time.

Anyway what card would you recommend? I'm thinking of getting one with a reference PCB so I can watercool it. Want to try and spend as little as possible. Thanks.

What resolution do you have? My 780Ti was chewing threw games on ultra and high settings at 3440 x 1440 Ultra Wide.. So if you have a 1440p monitor or lower at 60Hz you're wasting your money on a 980Ti.

I have a 980Ti only because I thought it wouldn't be enough to drive the new 3440 x 1440 monitor, both purchased at same time,but tested monitor on the 780Ti 1st and was amazed how well it played the games.

If you are on 1080p,1200p,1440p @60Hz stick with the 780Ti. If you own a 1080p monitor update that to higher resolution before you update the 780Ti.

EVGAdominik · 1 Dec 2015 at 08:23

Kaapstad said:
Hi Dominik

I bought a couple of Kingpin 980 Ti's from your company but they don't come with any free games like other 980 Ti's.

We don't put hard copys to the shipments, you have to register the cards into your EVGA Account and then request the gamecode at the promo page http://eu.evga.com/articles/00961/Bullets-or-Blades/

Uncle Petey · 1 Dec 2015 at 08:28

Purgatory said:
So if you have a 1440p monitor or lower at 60Hz you're wasting your money on a 980Ti.

I don't agree with this.
It really depends on what you're playing and what settings you like to run.

Perhaps you don't want to be constantly skimming or even dipping under 60fps.
Perhaps you want to use DSR.

There are plenty of scenarios where it makes sense.

Kaapstad · 1 Dec 2015 at 18:47

EVGAdominik said:
We don't put hard copys to the shipments, you have to register the cards into your EVGA Account and then request the gamecode at the promo page http://eu.evga.com/articles/00961/Bullets-or-Blades/

Thanks Dominik.

Done and sorted.

Kaapstad · 1 Dec 2015 at 18:54

Purgatory said:
So if you have a 1440p monitor or lower at 60Hz you're wasting your money on a 980Ti.

Uncle Petey said:
I don't agree with this.
It really depends on what you're playing and what settings you like to run.

Perhaps you don't want to be constantly skimming or even dipping under 60fps.
Perhaps you want to use DSR.

There are plenty of scenarios where it makes sense.

This^

If I had to use 1440p I would want to run it on 2 top end cards like a pair of 980 Ti's, or Fury Xs to get max settings @60fps in all games.