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Couldn't help myself
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970's having performance issues using 4GB Vram - Nvidia investigating
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Couldn't help myself
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Genius.
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Soldato
I paid a total of £289.99 inc VAT, the cheapest 980GTX is about £419.99 then you have to factor in shipping costs, so what, £430+?
That's over £130 in costs, which in my situation is undo-able as I've only just paid the GPU off my card
I'd glady swap if OCUK put in for a courier pick up as I get in a highly stressed state when dealing with certain situations
That's over £130 in costs, which in my situation is undo-able as I've only just paid the GPU off my card
I'd glady swap if OCUK put in for a courier pick up as I get in a highly stressed state when dealing with certain situations
Soldato
let's take Andantech's 1440p results, 980 is on average 15% faster.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1355?vs=1351
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Caporegime
Outside of cost it's not difficult to order a courier online to pick up a parcel, you don't even have to interact with a person (other than the guy who comes to collect it) or leave the house if that's the issue.
Soldato
so 15% for 1/3 increase in cost then, w/e. point was the 980 is faster and its more expensive. But it's not better than the increase in cost would suggest, in fact it's the opposite which is why the 970 was always seen as better VFM.
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Ok pick up a 290 for less and put that towards next upgrade 
Honestly I would not reward Nvidia for lieing through their teeth by returning 970 only to spend more money with them for the 980; when you can have 290 for 200 or 290X lightning for 299....Literally makes no sense to reward this behavior.
Honestly I would not reward Nvidia for lieing through their teeth by returning 970 only to spend more money with them for the 980; when you can have 290 for 200 or 290X lightning for 299....Literally makes no sense to reward this behavior.
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Well, I picked up a B Grade EVGA 970 for a reasonable price the other week and I'm going to stick with it - it's handling games well enough for me at the moment in 1080 and 1440 without all the bells and whistles on and I can wait until the next AMD or even NVIDIA offering. Whichever gets the best write up and recommendation here - after NVRAM etc. has been checked first of course
Soldato
... after NVRAM etc. has been checked first of course
Anyone with half a brain shouldn't be buying a Nvidia card ever again without this (and other specs) being tested first!
I know I won't for sure.
Soldato
It's kind of how the semiconductor industry works anyway
Good high performing parts are binned as premium parts and sold for a premium
Slower parts which run low on power are binned as power saving parts and sold for a premium
Other stuff is sold as middle of the road. Sometimes small bits need to be disabled (if they can).
Although in the case of the 970, it's not a borked part, it's an architectural decision that happens to mess up the performance.
I'm saying it for long time, but it seems like nVidia has got a mole in marketing dept.
and AMD have never done anything wrong, ever
I personally don't trust any company, hell even gaming companies are full of lies and deceit
Got my RMA refunded today so couldn't be happier with the service .
One thing though, How do I go about getting reimbursed for postage? If it was a couple of quid I wouldn't be bothered but since it cost me £11 I'd like to be able to at least get something back.
. One thing though, How do I go about getting reimbursed for postage? If it was a couple of quid I wouldn't be bothered but since it cost me £11 I'd like to be able to at least get something back.
Got my RMA refunded today so couldn't be happier with the service
One thing though, How do I go about getting reimbursed for postage? If it was a couple of quid I wouldn't be bothered but since it cost me £11 I'd like to be able to at least get something back.
Drop me a thread in the C/S forum and I will take a look for you
Bailey
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Just got called from scam.... They are finally giving me my refund... only took them 2 weeks to get in touch with me... Scam Trustpilot -100 stars...
OCUK Trustpilot +1Million Stars...
Top service again Gibbo, Bailey and the OCUK team... Expect a new order from me in the coming days and it will be bigger than just the 1 graphics card I returned.
Peace Out.
Scam Trustpilot -100 stars...
OCUK Trustpilot +1Million Stars...
Top service again Gibbo, Bailey and the OCUK team... Expect a new order from me in the coming days and it will be bigger than just the 1 graphics card I returned.
Peace Out.
I'll be sending my 970s back when I can finally get down the post office tomorrow. I'll certainly be posting on Trustpilot once the refund has gone through - top class service from OcUK on this one as always. I'm currently eyeing up a 980 now (with OcUK of course), but I'm wondering whether to fall back to my stop gap card and hold out a little while longer...
I have gone back to my old gpu and going to stick with that till AMD release their cards or wait and see what else happens with the 970 situation which judging from Nvidia nothing!
either way the new gpu will be through OCUK as always
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If I had a fallback card I would wait, just to see what AMD throw out, I am not sure we will have to wait as long as June/July for the new 300 series. I am pretty sure that is just the *latest* date by which they want to release them. I am in the unlucky position of not having any fall back options... only Intel HD graphics
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