GTX 980 / 970 Discussion

chaparral · 18 Sep 2014 at 18:51

Igame

8+8 pin on this one

Disco_P · 18 Sep 2014 at 18:52

stulid said:
LOL@MSI.

That looks like crap.

But it will be fine for people who cannot see into their case or are planning on watercooling as I bet it will be the cheapest variant.

Geeman1979 · 18 Sep 2014 at 18:53

Pelinox said:
Strip & paint..

EVGA allow you to paint the coolers, I believe, without voiding warranty.

~>Dg<~ · 18 Sep 2014 at 18:54

stulid said:
LOL@MSI.

That looks like crap.

yeah whoever did that design will shortly be sacked

chaparral · 18 Sep 2014 at 18:55

Asus

Finners · 18 Sep 2014 at 18:55

Sure that MSI will be cheapest type of card, ideal if water cooling.

Seems AIB's have had this chips for awhile, all sort of designs are out.

Shiari · 18 Sep 2014 at 18:55

stulid said:
LOL@MSI.

That looks like crap.

Not a fan of the stickers, but I kinda like the all black.

Wizzfizz · 18 Sep 2014 at 18:56

Yeah I'd be removing the sticker. Actually think it'd look alright in all black

chaparral · 18 Sep 2014 at 18:58

Galax GeForce GTX 970 GC

Pelinox · 18 Sep 2014 at 19:00

Geeman1979 said:
EVGA allow you to paint the coolers, I believe, without voiding warranty.

They do indeed, that picture is of my own card, which is also an EVGA model

It's really simple.

chaparral · 18 Sep 2014 at 19:03

I really see no point in aftermarket coolers for these new cards with the 980 if it does draw around 75 to 100watts less then a 780ti and titan..

kazuya1337 · 18 Sep 2014 at 19:10

And if your going SLI aren't reference blowers better anyway unless you go under water

Jono8 · 18 Sep 2014 at 19:12

chaparral said:
MSI

So again, the Titan cooler is NOT reference and there will still be cards with cheap horrid looking coolers. That one better be cheap

chaparral · 18 Sep 2014 at 19:12

kazuya1337 said:
And if your going SLI aren't reference blowers better anyway unless you go under water

Yes REF blower are meant to be far better for multi card setups..

Boomstick777 · 18 Sep 2014 at 19:12

Bit sneaky comparing this to the 680, are they conveniently pretending the 780 didn't exist?

Geeman1979 · 18 Sep 2014 at 19:13

Pelinox said:
They do indeed, that picture is of my own card, which is also an EVGA model

It's really simple.

Nice job, well done :cool:

Gregster · 18 Sep 2014 at 19:13

I would have no issues buying that MSI, as the cooler would be on till water blocks were released

Jono8 · 18 Sep 2014 at 19:15

Boomstick777 said:
Bit sneaky comparing this to the 680, are they conveniently pretending the 780 didn't exist?

So they claim it is twice as fast as a 680 then, and 33% faster than a 780? That's my 670 sli replaced then,as long as it isn't stupid expensive.

^JP^ · 18 Sep 2014 at 19:15

Perfect for us guys who still have 680s and also managed to ignore the 700 series

Going from 3x680 2gb to 3x 980 4gb is going to be awesome

smogsy · 18 Sep 2014 at 19:15

~Mike~ said:
It sure does, surely that isn't what it's going to look like?

fugly indeed it looks exact same as the kfa2 own ref for thje 780

maybe to make it the cheapest
?