GTX 980 / 970 Discussion

SS-89 · 24 Sep 2014 at 09:10

smogsy said:
it does, i use it with SLi enabled and get 99% on both cards

you can tell the difference because 1 its much sharper 2 afterburner text goes a lot smaller

tested with Black flag,Dota2,Grid

so when click your res in GFE at the top it does not give you a high res than your monitor?

the only game that auto does in by default in my libary is Dota2 the rest i have to click the resolution & change it manually

see here Proof, i have 10 minute video with action i was going to put on Youtube if you wish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbOjZSbRGxY

Odd it was posted on the overclock.net thread that it doesn't work in SLI but if it's working for you maybe they're wrong.

Gibbo · 24 Sep 2014 at 09:11

Hi there

100pc EVGA 980 SC have arrived!

Only 44 units left guys, be quick!!! :eek:

!!!!!!

barmyllama · 24 Sep 2014 at 09:19

When I had SLI enabled, DSR didn't appear as an option in either NV Control panel or NV Experience. After I disabled SLI, DSR was available to select in both. I tried it in Batman AO and it worked, but the game only used one card. As soon as I enabled SLI again, DSR wasn't available to select in NVCP or NVE.

That's with the latest beta driver.

How did you get it working with SLI?

As it seems pretty pointless trying to game at a 4k resolution when single cards still can't hack it.

WesleyBurns · 24 Sep 2014 at 09:19

Gibbo, Any update on Gigabyte 980 G1? I got mine pre-ordered in queue.

Gibbo · 24 Sep 2014 at 09:30

WesleyBurns said:
Gibbo, Any update on Gigabyte 980 G1? I got mine pre-ordered in queue.

Fore some reason I check my system and I set ETA as 10th of October, but website is displaying yesterday as ETA.

Gigabyte have not mass produced any yet so impossible anyone will have any yet, but realistically we look good for early/mid October.

StonedPenguin · 24 Sep 2014 at 09:30

Picked up 2 980's today, Oh and a new x99 setup

Roll on the weekend.

Gibbo · 24 Sep 2014 at 09:32

StonedPenguin said:
Picked up 2 980's today, Oh and a new x99 setup Roll on the weekend.

Rampage V by any chance?

StonedPenguin · 24 Sep 2014 at 09:34

Gibbo said:
Rampage V by any chance?

No too expensive a motherboard for me that is, I went for a Gigabyte Gaming 5 board

whyscotty · 24 Sep 2014 at 10:00

barmyllama said:
When I had SLI enabled, DSR didn't appear as an option in either NV Control panel or NV Experience. After I disabled SLI, DSR was available to select in both. I tried it in Batman AO and it worked, but the game only used one card. As soon as I enabled SLI again, DSR wasn't available to select in NVCP or NVE.

That's with the latest beta driver.

How did you get it working with SLI?

As it seems pretty pointless trying to game at a 4k resolution when single cards still can't hack it.

Doesn't support Sli yet

barmyllama · 24 Sep 2014 at 10:23

whyscotty said:
Doesn't support Sli yet

That was my understanding.

But someone claims they have it working in SLI.

dangel · 24 Sep 2014 at 10:34

ßeorn said:
;p typical. How about without water chaps? xD

...but anything else is madness surely ?

Sorry can't help but I will say the 980 cooler is very good - it really is a thing of beauty. I'm almost saddened to have to strip them off my cards (almost).

stooeh · 24 Sep 2014 at 10:46

DSR seemed to work for me in SLI. Most games I tried had really low performance as the DSR wanted to use 5120x2880 (I'm guessing because I'm on a 1440p monitor)

Here's a shot from borderlands 2 which ran okay (45 ish average fps)

wickfut · 24 Sep 2014 at 10:48

barmyllama said:
That was my understanding.

But someone claims they have it working in SLI.

I have it working in SLI. I'm running on a 1080p screen.

Besty · 24 Sep 2014 at 10:54

dangel said:
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Sorry can't help but I will say the 980 cooler is very good - it really is a thing of beauty. I'm almost saddened to have to strip them off my cards (almost).

I agree, its a really nice piece of kit.

Twirlywoos · 24 Sep 2014 at 11:39

It seems that MSI isn't planning on building a Maxwell-based "Lightning" graphics card.

According to a report on NordicHardware, MSI is holding off building a Maxwell-based 'Lightning' series graphics card. Supposedly, MSI is doing so because it expects an even higher-performing Maxwell part to arrive in the near future.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-maxwell-lightning,27738.html#xtor=RSS-999

barmyllama · 24 Sep 2014 at 12:04

stooeh said:
DSR seemed to work for me in SLI. Most games I tried had really low performance as the DSR wanted to use 5120x2880 (I'm guessing because I'm on a 1440p monitor)

Here's a shot from borderlands 2 which ran okay (45 ish average fps)

I'll have another look tonight, maybe I'm missing something.

Boomstick777 · 24 Sep 2014 at 12:06

dangel said:
Sorry can't help but I will say the 980 cooler is very good - it really is a thing of beauty. I'm almost saddened to have to strip them off my cards (almost).

+1

uksoldierboy · 24 Sep 2014 at 12:07

Gibbo any news on stock for the evga sc 980?

smogsy · 24 Sep 2014 at 12:09

barmyllama said:
I'll have another look tonight, maybe I'm missing something.

all I did was
1.open GFE
2. Look at their Optimal settings (ones suggested by GFE) it just shows your resolution no DSR symbol.
3. click the resolution itself & up pops a box with the resolutions Select the resolution higher that yours, apply it

run game. if you see my video you'll see that its in 4K I only have a 2560x1080 monitor & Afterburner states 99% on both cores

hope it helps

I have 10 minute shadowplay video proving the gfx setting 4K maxed I can upload that tonight if you wish

Besty · 24 Sep 2014 at 12:17

uksoldierboy said:
Gibbo any news on stock for the evga sc 980?

Did you pre-order? From the previous page it looks like 100 units came in and 100 are about to go out.