Geforce Titan rumours.

[Kaapstad]

Cheers for the heads up. I will probably look for loads and then cherry pick the ones that I like the most (joking) but I will want to see a few.

We have heard of one OC of 1150Mhz but I want to see if this is what we can expect or if this is just a one off.

I think from what I was reading somewhere yesterday big overclocks are possible but if you go too far this can have bad effects on the life of the card.

 

[Jakus]

If I am honest, the fan with the reference EVGA 680 was pretty poor. I have great airflow in my case and the temps were never great.

I will be swapping over the coolers as soon as the waterblocks are ready

Well with a few mods to the exhaust my 680 will stay under 65c @ it's stock factory overclock and volts...so the fan will be about 65% which is not a nasty noise. I would say that was good ?

Water cooling is always going to be a better solution if you want to lean on it

 

[ALXAndy]

Every market is catered for atm. Let's see how AMD respond.

I highly doubt that they will.

In the eyes of most of the world the 7970 is 30% slower and costs 70% or so less. Why would you bother to change that?

If anything Titan will achieve one thing, and that is to make every card below it seem like better value for money including the 690.

I doubt that AMD have anything to beat the Titan so there's no point just coming close and then having to drop the prices of all of your cards below it. They still need to recoup cash from Tahiti and have had to seriously lower prices of late.

Edit. Although the thought is quite exciting

 

[Gregster]

I think from what I was reading somewhere yesterday big overclocks are possible but if you go too far this can have bad effects on the life of the card.

That is pretty much a given on any card. If you go big, only do it for a quick bench and then back off. Chip degredation will happen with big overclocks or big volts should be the term.

 

[Jakus]

I think from what I was reading somewhere yesterday big overclocks are possible but if you go too far this can have bad effects on the life of the card.

That's a fact of life for all electronics, Heat is the killer

 

[andybird123]

That is pretty much a given on any card. If you go big, only do it for a quick bench and then back off. Chip degredation will happen with big overclocks or big volts should be the term.

At least they've said so far that overclocking is covered by warranty - so if you pop your chip within say 2 years, you'll still be covered

 

[Gregster]

Well with a few mods to the exhaust my 680 will stay under 65c @ it's stock factory overclock and volts...so the fan will be about 65% which is not a nasty noise. I would say that was good ?

Water cooling is always going to be a better solution if you want to lean on it

When I got 2 680 Lightnings, I realised how bad temps were. The Lightnings sat at 55C with a 60% fan profile. I found I had to push the fan to 85% to keep it under 70C on the ref cooler. I may have just had some bad TIM though and didn't worry about it.

The guy who bought my 680 changed the cooler for the Accelero that Matt loves and it performs much better.

At least they've said so far that overclocking is covered by warranty - so if you pop your chip within say 2 years, you'll still be covered

Yer, that is a proper touch.

 

[Jakus]

I highly doubt that they will.

In the eyes of most of the world the 7970 is 30% slower and costs 70% or so less. Why would you bother to change that?

If anything Titan will achieve one thing, and that is to make every card below it seem like better value for money including the 690.

I doubt that AMD have anything to beat the Titan so there's no point just coming close and then having to drop the prices of all of your cards below it. They still need to recoup cash from Tahiti and have had to seriously lower prices of late.

Edit. Although the thought is quite exciting

I actually feel for ATI , If they did have something and wanted a slice of the big buck action, they would get slated seems they are forever doomed to the value for money category to me !...totally unfair

 

[LtMatt]

The guy who bought my 680 changed the cooler for the Accelero that Matt loves

Not just me, we have own own little fan club. http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=23400453#post23400453

Sadly most of the old regs have either retired from the thread or their card has died. Just an unfortunate coincidence i hope.

 

[Bacon?]

Thats a tasty cooler Matt, wonder if it fits onto a 6850

 

[Jakus]

When I got 2 680 Lightnings, I realised how bad temps were. The Lightnings sat at 55C with a 60% fan profile. I found I had to push the fan to 85% to keep it under 70C on the ref cooler. I may have just had some bad TIM though and didn't worry about it.

The guy who bought my 680 changed the cooler for the Accelero that Matt loves and it performs much better.



Yer, that is a proper touch.

Wow, that's poor, hot and noisy always thought Lightnings were about the best
The Tim actually varies very little between average and best, more likely bad contact or lifting off with the weight if the heat pipes were cooler than the die.

 

[Hilly]

Unfortunately the almost complete lack of decent moderation in this forum makes the end results pretty inevitable...

I'll think you'll find that the moderation in this forum is very active, as you can judge by Huddy's post deletion.

I also have read every post in this topic; So, sorry, but you're wrong. Just because you can't see the inner workings, doesn't mean that this forum isn't moderated well. It is.

 

[Admiral Huddy]

Just to follow on from hilly's post.

Firstly, everyone has a part to play in running these forums. You can use the RTm system to report bad posts or you can email me directly (not guaranteed you'll get an instant reply ).

Bare in mind though, that that everyone is entitled to an opinion. Whether it's right or wrong is irrelevant because it's the basis of debate. The diversity of an open forum means there's always going to be bad advice given so it's up to you if you trust that person and indeed their source but taking the advice is your own responsibility.

We don't however accept personal attacks, pointless bickering and bad language. hence the reason of my recent announcement.

Please get back on topic - thanks

 

[Gregster]

Anyone got any new gossip today then?

 

[Bacon?]

Anyone got any new gossip today then?

Yes. Your wife found out your cheating on her with a pair of SLI Titans

 

[WillWaywell]

Can someone please rename this thread "world vs. Andy"? I come here for Titan rumours (oddly enough) and all I find is bickering.

 

[opethdisciple]

Can someone please rename this thread "world vs. Andy"? I come here for Titan rumours (oddly enough) and all I find is bickering.

You expected any different?

 

[spoffle]

Just to follow on from hilly's post.

Firstly, everyone has a part to play in running these forums. You can use the RTm system to report bad posts or you can email me directly (not guaranteed you'll get an instant reply ).

Bare in mind though, that that everyone is entitled to an opinion. Whether it's right or wrong is irrelevant because it's the basis of debate. The diversity of an open forum means there's always going to be bad advice given so it's up to you if you trust that person and indeed their source but taking the advice is your own responsibility.

We don't however accept personal attacks, pointless bickering and bad language. hence the reason of my recent announcement.

Please get back on topic - thanks

You've mixed up what I meant. I'm saying that when people have said this area isn't being moderated, they're really saying that they want censorship.

Because basically, Andy has been getting jumped on by quite a few people for simply saying things that they didn't like, being called aggressive, offensive and so on, when really he wasn't either.

I'm not asking for censorship, or even saying that the moderation should change, just noting that some people act out and can't handle a difference of opinion.

 

[Gregster]

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-titan-gk110-review,review-32633-7.html

Nobody likes a tease. Unfortunately, Nvidia is asking that GeForce GTX Titan’s benchmark results remain confidential for another couple of days. We’re naturally using that time to generate as much data as possible: comparisons against GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 690, and Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition; two-way and three-way SLI configurations to pit against 690s in four-way SLI; power consumption; heat; noise; and of course, compute performance. Even when we are able to publish the outcome of our testing, GeForce GTX Titan won't be available for you to buy. The company says to expect availability the week of February 25.

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Given the numbers we’ve already run using earlier drivers, along with the information presented today, what can we say about Nvidia’s GeForce GTX Titan? I’ve actually seen enough to draw my conclusions; the upcoming data dump is only going to serve to support my opinion.

Enthusiasts shopping for ultra-high-end cards like this one know they’re not going to get a good deal. Two GeForce GTX 680s sell for about £800. Better still, two Radeon HD 7970s (which are faster) can be had for £700. And as you slide down the scale, every pound spent tends to stretch further. That’s not what the GeForce GTX Titan is about, though.

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Rather, this thing incorporates a GPU currently found in the Tesla K20X (which HP will sell you for around £5K), a cooler clearly derived from the marquee GeForce GTX 690, and a staggering 6 GB of GDDR5 memory. As you’ll soon see, the combination generally falls between a GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition in our benchmarks. That means:
1.Pay the same £800 for a GeForce GTX 690 if you only want one dual-slot card and your case accommodates the long board. It remains the fastest graphics solution we’ve ever tested, so there's no real reason not to favor it over Titan.
2.The Titan isn’t worth so much more than a Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition. Two of AMD’s cards are going to be faster and cost less. Of course, they’re also distractingly loud when you hit them with a demanding load. Make sure you have room for two dual-slot cards with one vacant space between them. Typically, I frown on such inelegance, but more speed for almost £200 less could be worth the trade-off in a roomy case.
3.Buy a GeForce GTX Titan when you want the fastest gaming experience possible from a mini-ITX machine like Falcon Northwest’s Tiki or iBuyPower’s Revolt. A 690 isn’t practical due to its length, power requirements, and axial-flow fan.
4.Buy a GeForce GTX Titan if you have a trio of 1920x1080/2560x1440/2560x1600 screens and fully intend to use two or three cards in SLI. In the most demanding titles, two GK110s scale much more linearly than four GK104s (dual GeForce GTX 690s). Three Titan cards are just Ludicrous Gibs!

We appreciate Nvidia’s continued attention to acoustics. We’re glad to see the GeForce GTX Titan exhausting all of its hot air. And as you’ll see in a couple of days, there’s a lot to like about this card’s performance. Our beef is with its stratospheric price tag, which limits the Titan to small form factor gaming boxes and multi-card configurations in ultra-high-end PCs. Most enthusiasts will rightly balk at this card. But if you’re in its target demographic, the GeForce GTX Titan is essentially unrivaled.

I couldn't agree more.

and not just the bold writing, all of it.

 

[spoffle]

That strongly underlines the point for why this won't set a pricing precedent.