Geforce Pascal Review thread

Lokken86 · 17 May 2016 at 16:52

JediFragger said:
Thanks for that!! They compare an overclocked Ti (Zotac Amp! Extreme) to a stock 1080 and it looks like I'm pretty much on a par with my overclock (as I suspected).

That'll do me for a bit

Oh yeah well I can overclock to 1100mhz so there!

fish99 · 17 May 2016 at 16:52

SkeeterUK said:
Long as the 1070 beats a 970 it will be a winner for less money well hopefully less money.

We already know it's likely to cost more, so it's gonna need to beat the 970 by a good margin to be worth the upgrade for 970 owners.

implosiveturnip · 17 May 2016 at 16:53

I know it's a long way off yet, but I can't wait to see how well the likes of the classifieds, lightnings and HOF variations of these cards clock under water.

Five.Stars · 17 May 2016 at 16:56

pioneer2000 said:
Really?! You sure about that?

I thought it was more like 80ish degrees?

??

Yes I am 100% sure, having owned both a Titan X and a 980Ti for over a year (the Ti slightly less)

Here is a thread discussing the very issue (apologies admin if link is not allowed please remove) http://www.overclock.net/t/1561166/gtx-980-ti-throttles-at-65-degrees

studulike · 17 May 2016 at 16:56

with Nvidia try to sneak the price up. AMD need to come up with something killer or else it will be bad for consumer.

TwsT · 17 May 2016 at 16:57

tommybhoy said:
Some have been refused warranty on MSI bought from here because they removed the cooler.

Warranty is at manufacturers discretion.

I have never had a single issue with any stock cooler removal. if you don't break anything then there shouldn't be an issue with warranty.

easiest thing to think is that if the cards have warranty stickers over screws, these tend to be manufacturers that are strict with warranty voiding products.

brands I have personally owned in the past and removed stock coolers without issue:

Sapphire
Gigabyte
Asus
EVGA
MSI
KFA2
HIS
VTX3D
XFX if you are very careful and reinstall the stock cooler perfectly.

essentially, if you have a sticker over any of the screws, then the company is generally a pain when it comes to stock cooler removal.

The truth is that most manufacturers now, especially ones that OCUK deal with are fine with cooler removal. They have to be in this day and age.

some may publicly go on record as being against it but as long as you don't send your card back for a warranty claim with it looking like a bag of smashed crabs then you will be fine.

pioneer2000 · 17 May 2016 at 17:06

Five.Stars said:
Yes I am 100% sure, having owned both a Titan X and a 980Ti for over a year (the Ti slightly less)

Here is a thread discussing the very issue (apologies admin if link is not allowed please remove) http://www.overclock.net/t/1561166/gtx-980-ti-throttles-at-65-degrees

My 980ti reports 1500Mhz at full pelt at over 70c, so unsure if i'm missing something...?

Does that only affect reference boards? Several other sites suggest 84c as the temp throttle. So that's quite a contradiction.

Mei · 17 May 2016 at 17:10

TwsT said:
some may publicly go on record as being against it but as long as you don't send your card back for a warranty claim with it looking like a bag of smashed crabs then you will be fine.

i duno why u would smash up crabs in a bag >.<;

Five.Stars · 17 May 2016 at 17:10

pioneer2000 said:
My 980ti reports 1500Mhz at full pelt at over 70c, so unsure if i'm missing something...?

Does that only affect reference boards? Several other sites suggest 84c as the temp throttle. So that's quite a contradiction.

Is 1500 the max boost prior to 70c

As far as reference, I am unsure. My Titan X was obviously a reference (MSI) and the 980Ti is a MSI Gaming.

Five.Stars · 17 May 2016 at 17:12

https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/3w9w9e/anyway_to_stop_980ti_from_throttling_at_65c/

Another thread discussing the lower temp throttling phenomena (which admittedly may not effect all cards as I perhaps incorrectly intimated)

Cosimo · 17 May 2016 at 17:12

Do pre-orders start on Friday or will it be the 27th?

pioneer2000 · 17 May 2016 at 17:13

Five.Stars said:
Is 1500 the max boost prior to 70c

As far as reference, I am unsure. My Titan X was obviously a reference (MSI) and the 980Ti is a MSI Gaming.

I've kept an eye on it whilst running RealBench and at 70c I didn't notice any downclocking. Weird, will have to double check.

Mine's a Gigabyte Xtreme gaming.

Five.Stars · 17 May 2016 at 17:18

pioneer2000 said:
I've kept an eye on it whilst running RealBench and at 70c I didn't notice any downclocking. Weird, will have to double check.

Mine's a Gigabyte Xtreme gaming.

The fluctuations in boost clock are very minor (13mhz is 1 step I believe), but then that allows the temp to subside enough to then regain that 13mhz. On the Titan X I would just set fan to 100% and wear a headset if I wanted to run it with a fairly aggressive overclock (1400+) and for it to be able to maintain that clockspeed.

smilertoo · 17 May 2016 at 17:19

Such a shame nvidia got greedy as per usual, at the prices i'm seeing on reviews nvidia can insert their new gpus up their bottoms. I will have to wait for price cuts.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 17 May 2016 at 17:31

SS-89 said:
Decent but will keep my Titan X until the 1080Ti as frankly it chews up most games at 1440p. The pricing is becoming quite obscene though and that's coming from someone who droped 900 on the TX at launch.

My thoughts as well, I'll stick with my TX till the next Ti or Titan which ever comes first. @1500mhz theres a maxium 10% gain to be had if you get lucky with the O/C on a 1080.

@ Gregster - what's your TX O/C to? Will be looking forward to some good bench results with a high O/C TX and a 1080 maxed out as much as possible.

D.P. · 17 May 2016 at 17:31

I think some people need a lesson in inflation:
http://i.imgur.com/SE3TNqZ.png

$700 is historically the going rate for the fastest card.

sand_dune · 17 May 2016 at 17:40

Very poor card with limited performance jump over 28nm, not worthy of investment, it's a mid range card priced very high. if I was a keen gamer I'd be more interested to buy a top range card even if it costed more than 1080 will cost.

And of course competition has to release their offer for better comparison.

Gregster · 17 May 2016 at 17:45

sand_dune said:
Very poor card with limited performance jump over 28nm, not worthy of investment, it's a mid range card priced very high. if I was a keen gamer I'd be more interested to buy a top range card even if it costed more than 1080 will cost.

And of course competition has to release their offer for better comparison.

Well sadly there isn't any competition and this is what allows these prices. I guess the world could stand up and say no but then again, I also thought World Peace was possible....

abui1806 · 17 May 2016 at 17:46

sand_dune said:
Very poor card with limited performance jump over 28nm, not worthy of investment, it's a mid range card priced very high. if I was a keen gamer I'd be more interested to buy a top range card even if it costed more than 1080 will cost.

And of course competition has to release their offer for better comparison.

how is it a "limited performance jump"?

Troezar · 17 May 2016 at 17:49

I wouldn't get too excited until we know what is normal for a 16nm GPU. The 1080 could be exceptional or just ordinary. Until we have a comparison it's impossible to tell. You have expected a decent increase though going from 28nm...