GTX 980 / 970 Discussion

enigma27 · 20 Sep 2014 at 11:40

Gibbo said:
Yes our OcUK 970 is a specific Titan cooler version.

when is it due in?

by next Friday?

shaunwil · 20 Sep 2014 at 11:41

EK cooling now listing a 980 specific cooler

End of the month hopefully.

Adrianr · 20 Sep 2014 at 11:52

As long as this allows for a nice cheap 4GB MSI 770 to pair with my current one, I'll be happy.

RanxZy · 20 Sep 2014 at 12:24

Went for the Gigabyte 970. The Asus and MSI seem to have great acoustics but the thought of having passive cooling when idle if I decide to sli just doesn't suit me.

JediFragger · 20 Sep 2014 at 12:26

Kelt said:
What will the price be for this?

If it comes in at £250 it'll sell by the boatload, lots of SLi users and mATX/mITX users awaiting them :cool:

Boomstick777 · 20 Sep 2014 at 12:33

JediFragger said:
If it comes in at £250 it'll sell by the boatload, lots of SLi users and mATX/mITX users awaiting them

More likely to be £280+ for a Titan cooler styled GTX 970.

Kelt · 20 Sep 2014 at 12:35

JediFragger said:
If it comes in at £250 it'll sell by the boatload, lots of SLi users and mATX/mITX users awaiting them

Even though \I'm sad that Nvidia removed the vapour chamber from them, making it (according to what I've read online) more noisy at higher fan speeds, if it came in at that price, I could be tempted.

I was looking at the Galax OC, but according to a review the MSI 970 has better phases (6+2), better warranty, pretty much silent (not sure about the Galax noise levels, though I'm sure it will be good), and arguably better looking (don't like blue PCB's).

Just lacking a back plate.

Kelt · 20 Sep 2014 at 12:37

Boomstick777 said:
More likely to be £280+ for a Titan cooler styled GTX 970.

Yeh, it's a more expensive cooler, lots of aloominum, and that's bound to increase the cost.

If that's the case, I'll probably get the MSI.

RavenXXX2 · 20 Sep 2014 at 12:41

Kelt said:
Yeh, it's a more expensive cooler, lots of aloominum, and that's bound to increase the cost.

If that's the case, I'll probably get the MSI.

TBH you don't want it as they have done away with the vapour cooling tech as seen on the 780/titan. All its going for it is looks.

Danbar · 20 Sep 2014 at 12:54

What's OcUK's policy on removing stock coolers for own brand products?

JediFragger · 20 Sep 2014 at 13:58

RavenXXX2 said:
TBH you don't want it as they have done away with the vapour cooling tech as seen on the 780/titan. All its going for it is looks.

And its heat exhausting powers

JediFragger · 20 Sep 2014 at 13:59

Danbar said:
What's OcUK's policy on removing stock coolers for own brand products?

You get banned from the forums for life

Not sure, a valid question tbh

GravyMonster · 20 Sep 2014 at 14:00

Quick question, can a single 980 drive triple monitors?

stooeh · 20 Sep 2014 at 14:18

Reference 980 I believe has 1 DVI-D, 1 HDMI and 3 DP and iirc 4 can be used at any one time.

Buckster · 20 Sep 2014 at 14:19

RavenXXX2 said:
TBH you don't want it as they have done away with the vapour cooling tech as seen on the 780/titan. All its going for it is looks.

Gibbo said Titan cooler not 970/980 cooler so could be a stonking card dependant on price

whyscotty · 20 Sep 2014 at 14:27

Spunkey said:
Quick question, can a single 980 drive triple monitors?

The new flagship card again supports up to four screens concurrently,
but the display controllers have been upgraded, as it's now possible to run four 4K MST displays, the previous limit being two.
Further, 5K resolutions are now supported – the maximum supported resolution is 5,120 x 3,200 at 60Hz. DisplayPort is still version 1.2,
but HDMI has been upgraded to 2.0. GM204 is the world's first GPU with support for this standard,
which has enough bandwidth to run 4K displays at 60Hz.

source

GravyMonster · 20 Sep 2014 at 14:43

Thanks whyscotty and stooeh, my Google-fu failed me and I wanted to be absolutely sure before I bought it.

Time to get the wallet out then

Danbar · 20 Sep 2014 at 14:59

JediFragger said:
You get banned from the forums for life

Not sure, a valid question tbh

*runs to make dummy account*

Pelinox · 20 Sep 2014 at 15:14

Anyone recon the Titan cooler would fit a 980? I have 2 Titan coolers in the closet, was wondering if they would fit - they would probably offer vastly improved thermals.

Gregster · 20 Sep 2014 at 15:24

Pelinox said:
Anyone recon the Titan cooler would fit a 980? I have 2 Titan coolers in the closet, was wondering if they would fit - they would probably offer vastly improved thermals.

I can't see a reason why it wouldn't fit in truth. I checked the PCBs and they look identical apart from the odd bit.