GTX 980 / 970 Discussion

smilertoo · 20 Sep 2014 at 15:28

Am i right assuming i could run 2 of these on a much lower rated psu than i would have needed to run 2x780GTX? Or i could add a 970 to my 780....got a 650w psu.

Pelinox · 20 Sep 2014 at 15:29

Gregster said:
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.

Would be very nice if they did, sadly im planning to get a 970 rather than a 980, so i probably won't be able to try it myself.

Bito · 20 Sep 2014 at 16:51

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.

Even if the whole cooler doesn't fit, you could try swapping over just the cooling chamber part. Let us know how you get on

Pelinox · 20 Sep 2014 at 16:55

Bito said:
Even if the whole cooler doesn't fit, you could try swapping over just the cooling chamber part. Let us know how you get on

As I wrote above, my plan is to get a 970, obviously now, i wanna get a 980 and try it out, but it's quite a lot more money to spend

Tonester0011 · 20 Sep 2014 at 16:58

Might pick up a 980 in a few weeks, the multi display perks me.

JGBR · 20 Sep 2014 at 17:16

what happened to the 800 series?

Jono8 · 20 Sep 2014 at 17:18

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

When is this due in stock? Very interested if it comes in at the right price.

Grassy · 20 Sep 2014 at 17:23

which one do you think is going to be better, the gigabyte 970 or the msi ?

pgi947 · 20 Sep 2014 at 17:32

What EK will release...based on previous and current partnerships

970/980...

Reference FC blocks, both long and short pcb (for 970)
970 & 980 striix blocks as this replaces the dcu2 series
980 hydrocopper
980 classified hydrocopper
980 phantom/jetstream

And obviously any 970's that also use any of those 980 custom pcb's.

EK have partnerships with Asus, EVGA, MSI & PALIT (gainward). The only thing we won't see is lightning blocks as it doesn't look like its going to happen

JGBR · 20 Sep 2014 at 17:34

i guess nvidia cant count?

jwsg · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:41

There is a beta 344.16 driver available for 970/980 on GeForce.com

Kelt · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:42

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

Jono8 said:
When is this due in stock? Very interested if it comes in at the right price.

Don't forget, this won't be the full fat Titan cooler.

It's been emasculated and had bits chopped off.

Not to say it's a bad cooler by any means, just not as effective as it could have been, and doubtless cheaper to produce.

smelly_legend · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:43

inverseSquare said:
VXGI = Voxel-based Global Illumination

(Dynamic (no baking), 1 bounce lighting calc)

This for me is a game changer.. IE Star Citizen. This demo is amzing.

A couple of GTX 970s would be baller for the price.

Seemingly hard to run over 1080p?

apb45 · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:50

How does a 980 compare to a 690?

Just curious, the 2GB VRAM has me feeling uneasy recently.

Kelt · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:51

apb45 said:
How does a 980 compare to a 690?

Just curious, the 2GB VRAM has me feeling uneasy recently.

Beats it, from some reviews I've seen.

Jono8 · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:51

Kelt said:
Don't forget, this won't be the full fat Titan cooler.

It's been emasculated and had bits chopped off.

Not to say it's a bad cooler by any means, just not as effective as it could have been, and doubtless cheaper to produce.

Gibbo has said it is the titan cooler though, not the 970/980 cooler

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

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marsha11 · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:51

Using MSI Afterburner to o/c and when i overvolt to +20 (on the slider) i hit OV Max limit (1). If i take it down to +18 it drops down to 0 where it should be. Is there a problem running this close to the limit? I think its about 1.25v.

Captain · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:51

apb45 said:
How does a 980 compare to a 690?

Just curious, the 2GB VRAM has me feeling uneasy recently.

690 is a dual GPU, it will destroy a 980.

Jono8 · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:52

Clov!s said:
690 is a dual GPU, it will destroy a 980.

It certainly doesn't. An overclocked 980 would easily give a 690 a run for it's money. In fact the highest 980 scores in Firestrike already beats the highest 690 scores.... So you are wrong.

Kelt · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:52

Jono8 said:
Gibbo has said it is the titan cooler though, not the 970/980 cooler.

So you think Nvidia are going to fit a better cooler to the lesser card (970) which requires less cooling than the 980?

I think "Titan style" may be a more accurate description.