GTX 980 / 970 Discussion

[Robert]

Hmm to get the EVGA superclocked or normal version? One has 1126 core, the other has 1241. Difference is about £40.

 

[Wizzfizz]

Just get the normal and overclock it yourself, save yourself the ££

 

[carrot1401]

Hmm to get the EVGA superclocked or normal version? One has 1126 core, the other has 1241. Difference is about £40.

Goes for faster one, pay the premium and hope the core is better? Course given everyone's overclocking results, I think most cores are doing pretty well!

 

[Captain]

Looking at price vs performance I may change and go for 3 970's instead.

 

[RavenXXX2]

I'm still on the meh boat, not excited at all by this release

Can't help but be impressed by how power efficient these are, an 980 beating out the 290x whilst using 140 watt less is amazing. AMD are in serious trouble.

 

[Robert]

Ordered a stock EVGA one for £429.

 

[darkblueslider]

What's the reckoning on PSU required for two 980s in SLI given the low power use? 750w? potentially less?

 

[Wizzfizz]

Ordered a stock EVGA one for £429.

Good choice, no point spending the extra when these seem to be easy to overclock

 

[Robert]

Good choice, no point spending the extra when these seem to be easy to overclock

Yes, was leaning toward the stock, but wanted to double check.

 

[ubersonic]

What's the reckoning on PSU required for two 980s in SLI given the low power use? 750w? potentially less?

Basically the same as it would be for CF R280/HD7950.

 

[kablooey]

I will replace my 670 with a 970, I was thinking about getting a 980 but just cant justify the price over the 970...Looks like a decent upgrade.

 

[elrasho]

I always get the bigger brother of these cards but this to,e round the 970 seems a better option for 1080 gaming

 

[Martini1991]

Seriously can't get over how efficient these are! I never expected that on 28nm, seriously, Nvidia's next die shrink cards will be very interesting.

Still very meh over the 980/970, they're good cards in their own right, but we've still stagnated.

I still want one though!

 

[andybird123]

Going by all the reviews I feel the same, Even some reviewers have said if you have a 780 Ti there's no point in "upgrading", Would be a sort of side grade for the extra GB of memory and less wattage used.

Honestly one of the most underwhelming GPU launches to date, That I've seen anyway.

From a 780/titan owners point of view, no it isnt enough to make me want to upgrade

But from an interest in technology point of view, this is a good solid release at great price points, and no doubt nvidia have left themselves some wiggle room on the 980

 

[your evil twin]

GALAX 970 OC, or MSI GTX 970 Gaming Edition?

Galax: Core Clock: 1126MHz, Boost Clock: 1266MHz

MSI: Core Clock: 1140MHz, Boost Clock: 1279MHz

I think the galax looks much nicer, haha. Though my case doesn't have a window so perhaps looks don't matter too much...

I'm putting together a complete system in system configurator, doing a "pro-gamer" midi-tower system. For the power supply is a Super Flower Leadex Gold 850W good enough? How about if I go for SLI? At these prices I'm actually tempted to do SLI for the first time.

Normally I'd assume I'd need a bigger power supply and go for the 1000W, but given how energy efficient these 970s are supposed to be I'm wondering if the 850W might do the trick.

Then again... maybe it is worth going for the 1000W just to be safe, it's only £25 more. I assume the system will only use what it needs, so a 1000W PSU won't cause me a higher electric bill than an 850W unless I'm actually using more than 850W. Am I correct thinking this way?

 

[Supernaut91]

Does anyone know if the 780/780ti has this 4K Downsampling feature the new 970/980s do?

I feel like surely it's just software enabling this option like it has been done in the past, but now they are pushing it out in nvidia driver releases for the masses?


Gonna be annoyed if it is locked to 970/980. Good marketing strategy though..

 

[domiThorn]

Basically the same as it would be for CF R280/HD7950.

So... Is that as a yes to a 750w psu?

 

[Secret_Window]

Think I'm gonna wait for the gigabyte gtx 980 g1 to appear. The 970 g1 looks great.

 

[waspy88]

I was reading 30% faster than 780ti before launch.. thank god I didn't sell it!

Time to buy another 780ti I think.

 

[elrasho]

From gtx680 owners point view and who games at 1080 the 770 is brilliant. It will best any game at 1080 for some time and then you could always SLI too.