EVGA GeForce GTX 980 or OcUK GeForce GTX 980 "Reference Design"

[Bluntwrapped]

If you can afford the extra I would go EVGA. Else the OCUK ref card would be a good choice.

 

[Gibbo]

Hi Gibbo,

Is there any chance the OcUK reference 980s cards are gonna be on sale any time soon? Looking to purchase 2 if it is but if not may have to settle for one at the moment.

Don't make me be one of those 1 card guys again please

Nope, these reference cards are near impossible to obtain unfortunately and getting more before May is looking impossible so price only likely to increase sorry.

 

[Awahwah]

@Gibbo,

Will these be on next weeks 'This Week only'?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-266-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1812

I need the funds to clear from my returned Galax SOC if I'm going to go with that one.

 

[Gibbo]

@Gibbo,

Will these be on next weeks 'This Week only'?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-266-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1812

I need the funds to clear from my returned Galax SOC if I'm going to go with that one.

They will be going up end of today, wont be down in price again for a long time or maybe never if we cant source more.

 

[Admiral Huddy]

After having two previous windforce X3 cards (670 and a R9 290), I've got no complaints having the 980 deference design. Quiet and aesthetically good looking cards.

 

[Awahwah]

They will be going up end of today, wont be down in price again for a long time or maybe never if we cant source more.

That's a shame.

 

[Neil79]

That's a shame.

What's the difference between the SC and the FTW

 

[Neil79]

They will be going up end of today, wont be down in price again for a long time or maybe never if we cant source more.

They went up this morning?

 

[Freddie1980]

Coil Whine
Unbalanced Fan Bearing, far left

Are you saying the KFA GTX980's are actually Trotskyite Communists?

 

[Neil79]

Are you saying the KFA GTX980's are actually Trotskyite Communists?

Anyhoo credit arrived, time to order

 

[modez]

They went up this morning?

Overpriced. I'll come back when it's around £400.

 

[Vimes]

Anyhoo credit arrived, time to order

You could try a 290x...?

What are you ordering....?

Thankfully my KAF2 980 seems great and at just under £400 that I paid there seems nothing close to that now, price wise.

 

[Dicehunter]

Personally I would have gone the OCUK reference route, Blower style fans are always the best to remove the hot air out the case plus the reference just looks damn sexy and mine has zero coil whine.

My 980 does 1500/2000 easily, I've also benched at 1550 but had to drop the memory down to 7600 for stability.

Fan curve wise I have it at a 1:1 ration, If the temp is 20'c the fan is 20% and so on, Not loud and stays nice and cool.

I recently got a relative of mine a Strix 980 for his birthday present and he can't get past 1450 or 7500 on the memory without having issues and has some nasty coil whine.

 

[Vimes]

Personally I would have gone the OCUK reference route, Blower style fans are always the best to remove the hot air out the case plus the reference just looks damn sexy and mine has zero coil whine.

My 980 does 1500/2000 easily, I've also benched at 1550 but had to drop the memory down to 7600 for stability.

Fan curve wise I have it at a 1:1 ration, If the temp is 20'c the fan is 20% and so on, Not loud and stays nice and cool.

I recently got a relative of mine a Strix 980 for his birthday present and he can't get past 1450 or 7500 on the memory without having issues and has some nasty coil whine.

Aren't we distant cousins or something...?

(20th July in case you forgot)

 

[Dicehunter]

Aren't we distant cousins or something...?

(20th July in case you forgot)

Yes of course let me get my imaginary calender out to not mark down that date

 

[Neil79]

You could try a 290x...?

What are you ordering....?

Thankfully my KAF2 980 seems great and at just under £400 that I paid there seems nothing close to that now, price wise.

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Superclock ACX 2.0 4096MB

1) They allow you to remove the cooler add a different cooler, and even send out replacement coolers if fans are faulty, the Galax company doesn't

2) Free 5 year warranty if you register the card before 21st March

3) I've seen reports of people overclocking and not getting above 67C, the KFA2 got into the mid 70's nearly 80's at 90% fan speed!

4) A more known brand, in other words more people will have the card than say a Zotac, better custom bios support

5) High quality fans, not cheap branded like most cards

etc

 

[ICEx21]

Anyhoo credit arrived, time to order

How long did it take for your credit to arrive?

 

[Neil79]

How long did it take for your credit to arrive?

Bailey pushed it through, so card arrived at about 10.20, credit came in about 11am. As for when it appears in your bank/cc usually about three days

 

[Awahwah]

They will be going up end of today, wont be down in price again for a long time or maybe never if we cant source more.

Gibbo,

I was just about to order and can see it's gone back up - thought it would be last thing today??

 

[Vimes]

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Superclock ACX 2.0 4096MB

1) They allow you to remove the cooler add a different cooler, and even send out replacement coolers if fans are faulty, the Galax company doesn't

2) Free 5 year warranty if you register the card before 21st March

3) I've seen reports of people overclocking and not getting above 67C, the KFA2 got into the mid 70's nearly 80's at 90% fan speed!

4) A more known brand, in other words more people will have the card than say a Zotac, better custom bios support

5) High quality fans, not cheap branded like most cards

etc

Hope that it works out for you

I take it that the lure of the red team wasn't enough...?!

I reckon that your KFA2 has just appeared for sale...


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