** THE BEST GTX 980 DEALS IN UK & NVIDIA REFERENCE 980 IS BACK AT OcUK ONLY!! **

[olliej82]

I know what you mean mate, I'm waiting for the OcUK reference cards to go back on sale and then I'll hit buy on 2 of them. I know there are cheaper alternatives else where but with the OcUK support recently I'd like for them to keep my business.

I bought 2 of the ocuk reference 980's you won't be disappointed they are superb

 

[JediFragger]

I bought 2 of the ocuk reference 980's you won't be disappointed they are superb

 

[Andi-C]

I know what you mean mate, I'm waiting for the OcUK reference cards to go back on sale and then I'll hit buy on 2 of them. I know there are cheaper alternatives else where but with the OcUK support recently I'd like for them to keep my business.

Its so annoying as I've sold off my GTX 780 to find a new one but not buying at the prices now. Happy to stick it out with a lower end card.

Come on Gibbo, lower those cards & watch the flood gates open. Could be a good plan to shift those Nvid's with the emerging AMD line ???

 

[Skiddley]

My strix hasn't even left the warehouse and the price has gone down...

 

[Wizzfizz]

^ Get in touch with CS, 9 times out of 10 they will refund the difference

 

[fordypaul]

The £ going up against the $ last week should filter through to prices in time, it did when it weakened!

 

[Mayh3M]

My strix hasn't even left the warehouse and the price has gone down...

How much was it before?

 

[ICEx21]

I'm hoping the prices do reflect the £'s rise against the $ as I'm still waiting to get the 980, went back to the 290 and man was it loud and hot compared to my 970s :|

 

[Diddums]

Bloody hell, were those Inno3D cards designed for Stevie Wonder?

The Asus is lovely.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Not at all, Well just in the power usage department, Brilliant piece of tech and very powerful it's just that on average it put my electricity bill up by £1 a day compared to even running 2 way SLI 980's.

I used it on average for around 4 hours a day for maybe a few days at max, Might not seem like much but that's £28 extra a month which could be put into something else

According to my killawat I used just shy of 800w with the 295X2 and only a smidge over 450 with SLI 980's when I had the chance to test with a mates 980, That's a butt load in my book.

Emm,according to this review there is a 150w to 200w difference:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-980-sli-review,4.html

Even at 350w(which seems rather high),at 20p a kWh(which is on the high side of the uk average) that works out as around 28p a day.
That works out at around £100 to £110 a year if you played 4 hours a day everyday for a year.

I don't know anyone who would be gaming everyday of the week for a year.

Consider that dual gtx980 cards cost £800 to £900 at least and that the r9 295x2 is around £500ish IIRC,it will take at least three years to get the money back and in reality much longer.

 

[Andi-C]

Consider that dual gtx980 cards cost £800 to £900 at least and that the r9 295x2 is around £500ish IIRC,it will take at least three years to get the money back and in reality much longer.

Have you seen the price shift on the 295x2 ? They move between £50-£100 weekly & sometimes daily, xmas you could bag one sub £500. Now they are sub £600 ??? ... Crazy shifting !

 

[krooton]

Emm,according to this review there is a 150w to 200w difference:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-980-sli-review,4.html

Even at 350w(which seems rather high),at 20p a kWh(which is on the high side of the uk average) that works out as around 28p a day.
That works out at around £100 to £110 a year if you played 4 hours a day everyday for a year.

I don't know anyone who would be gaming everyday of the week for a year.

Consider that dual gtx980 cards cost £800 to £900 at least and that the r9 295x2 is around £500ish IIRC,it will take at least three years to get the money back and in reality much longer.

You also have to factor in buying a new PSU.

I can SLI 980s on my 750w, I could crossfire 290s (not Xs) but not overclock them. Also, the 980s run cooler, which is important for my mATX case.

 

[Rroff]

Emm,according to this review there is a 150w to 200w difference:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-980-sli-review,4.html

Even at 350w(which seems rather high),at 20p a kWh(which is on the high side of the uk average) that works out as around 28p a day.
That works out at around £100 to £110 a year if you played 4 hours a day everyday for a year.

I don't know anyone who would be gaming everyday of the week for a year.

Consider that dual gtx980 cards cost £800 to £900 at least and that the r9 295x2 is around £500ish IIRC,it will take at least three years to get the money back and in reality much longer.

There is a £200 difference between the cheapest I could find the 295X2 and GTX980 - which is a lot of electricity however I can easily believe you can make the difference in power use over a year through if your running the PC for several hours a day or 24x7 and do a fair bit of gaming every day - especially if your using higher resolution/Hz displays where your gonna have to forgo the power saving states the 900 series can do to keep the 295X2 stable at the bandwidth levels required.