980 Reference EOL Already ?

[Vertigo]

I strongly urge anyone who is scared (for want of a better word) of water cooling to take the plunge. It's the final frontier as far as PC building goes, and trust me mate, you won't look back.

BTDT - it's a complete pain in the backside.

It's a cool hobby and, if you're a mad overclocker and want the absolute best cooling power possible then yes that's it. For most people it's a waste of time though. Air cooling has become so efficient that you don't need water to create a powerful yet quiet PC. It's also a pain to upgrade graphics cards as you need new blocks then have to drain, refill and bleed the loop all over again.

 

[Dicehunter]

If NV are producing GM200 now if/which is the reason then it could potentially be out by Christmas which is frankly outrageous, but nothing surprises me any more


I think they'll be holding it back for AMDs launch next year though

My prediction is Titan II/Black by Feb and new 1080 or whatever they call it by august/september

 

[Kaapstad]

BTDT - it's a complete pain in the backside.

It's a cool hobby and, if you're a mad overclocker and want the absolute best cooling power possible then yes that's it. For most people it's a waste of time though. Air cooling has become so efficient that you don't need water to create a powerful yet quiet PC. It's also a pain to upgrade graphics cards as you need new blocks then have to drain, refill and bleed the loop all over again.

Or you could invest in some quick disconnects to get the GPUs out quick and easy.

 

[Dicehunter]

Or you could invest in some quick disconnects to get the GPUs out quick and easy.

Or they could keep manufacturing rear exhaust coolers for those of us who don't want the hot air dumped inside our case and don't want to buy into watercooling either.

 

[Kaapstad]

Or they could keep manufacturing rear exhaust coolers for those of us who don't want the hot air dumped inside our case and don't want to buy into watercooling either.

Watercoolers like rear exhaust reference cards as they are normally the first to get waterblocks available.

 

[Dicehunter]

Watercoolers like rear exhaust reference cards as they are normally the first to get waterblocks available.

Well watercoolers are in for a let down if reference/rear exhaust cards are to be a thing of the past with this line of cards.

 

[Kaapstad]

Well watercoolers are in for a let down if reference/rear exhaust cards are to be a thing of the past with this line of cards.

Not really as waterblocks for the non ref cards will be available soon.

 

[Dicehunter]

Not really as waterblocks for the non ref cards will be available soon.

True but this mainly affects air coolers which are the majority of the market compared to WC.

 

[triss]

I don't think you'll see a 980Ti. Not sure why people keep assuming there will be lol. GM204 is a full die, whatever is coming next won't be under the 980 branding - will most likely be twice the price as well

+1 while the 970's and 980's are great cards they are at top end prices imo so i can see the new full fat maxwell being a new tier of prices

 

[Dicehunter]

+1 while the 970's and 980's are great cards they are at top end prices imo so i can see the new full fat maxwell being a new tier of prices

£599 for a reference model is my prediction for a non Titan *Less VRAM* full fat Maxwell.

 

[Silent_Scone]

No GM200 cards ?

?

 

[Kaapstad]

?

Will you be looking to get any when they launch.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Oh,

...Probably lol

 

[LambChop]

I don't think you'll see a 980Ti. Not sure why people keep assuming there will be lol. GM204 is a full die, whatever is coming next won't be under the 980 branding - will most likely be twice the price as well

I don't think 980Ti either, Titan 2 most likely

 

[Simon Belmont]

Doing a wait and see near Christmas?

 

[Kmodo]

Tempted by the 980 reference on today only.

Apologies if this has been asked a thousand times but how much faster on average is a 980 over a 970 if both are overclocked?

 

[Simon Belmont]

Tempted by the 980 reference on today only.

Apologies if this has been asked a thousand times but how much faster on average is a 980 over a 970 if both are overclocked?

I think it's like 10% not worth buying a 980, but the today price for the ref 980 is the lowest you'll find

 

[thefogo]

Tempted by the 980 reference on today only.

Apologies if this has been asked a thousand times but how much faster on average is a 980 over a 970 if both are overclocked?

Around 10-15% I think.

 

[Kmodo]

I think it's like 10% not worth buying a 980, but the today price for the ref 980 is the lowest you'll find

Thanks I thought it might have been even less!

 

[Azrael1]

Oh I forgot to mention MSI are doing a blower type model called the GTX 980 OCV1.

http://www.msi.com/product/vga/GTX-980-4GD5-OCV1.html#hero-overview

Quoted

"MSI announced a pair of minimalist lateral blower-equipped GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970-based graphics cards, under the OC V1 series. The two don't feature flashy TwinFrozr cooling solutions, or even over the top features, but offer PCBs that are close to NVIDIA's reference design, albeit with MSI's own copper channel-flow heatsinks. "