GTX 980 / 970 Discussion

Terrier_Jimlad · 21 Sep 2014 at 17:00

Anyone else on latest drivers and a 970/980 getting game crashes with this in log:

Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered.

Getting quite annoying! I'm on latest which were a fresh clean install

Psymonkee · 21 Sep 2014 at 17:08

Nothing like that but locking up in games and on windows desktop. I suspect my problem may be more than a bad driver though.

Ayahuasca · 21 Sep 2014 at 18:22

Terrier_Jimlad said:
Anyone else on latest drivers and a 970/980 getting game crashes with this in log:

Getting quite annoying! I'm on latest which were a fresh clean install

That's usually to do with overclocking. Was the card at stock?

JaseUK · 21 Sep 2014 at 20:02

JaseUK said:
I am looking at the EVGA 980 and see they have an SC version too. Is this just a factory overclocked card and does it mean it will overclock better than the normal 980? Is the cheaper card exactly the same but without the factory OC?

Anyone able to answer this please?

thefogo · 21 Sep 2014 at 20:04

JaseUK said:
Anyone able to answer this please?

Yes the only different is the factory oc, and it won't mean it will overclock better.

JaseUK · 21 Sep 2014 at 20:06

thefogo said:
Yes the only different is the factory oc, and it won't mean it will overclock better.

thanks. I wonder why they even do this then as overclocking graphics cards is nothing more than moving a slider.

Geeman1979 · 21 Sep 2014 at 20:07

JaseUK said:
Anyone able to answer this please?

It just means it's factory clocked. There's no guarantees it will clock any better than any of the other brands. Ultimately you'll be bound by the silicon lottery.

thefogo · 21 Sep 2014 at 20:08

JaseUK said:
thanks. I wonder why they even do this then as overclocking graphics cards is nothing more than moving a slider.

It's because it's guaranteed I guess. Some people just like to plug it in and go.

Geeman1979 · 21 Sep 2014 at 20:15

JaseUK said:
thanks. I wonder why they even do this then as overclocking graphics cards is nothing more than moving a slider.

Going by what we've seen so far, they all seem to be reaching high clocks, so just go with whichever brand you prefer.

ViperVenom · 21 Sep 2014 at 20:43

kaku said:
My main issue with the "0db" stuff is that it's only silent when it's idle and doesn't matter.
As soon as you start gaming and put load on it the temperatures will rise fairly sharp-ish and then you're back to the same problem with air cooling (although admittedly the Strix cooler is supposed to be very quiet at load, for an air cooler).

I am ridiculously picky for fan noises, I hate hearing my PC at all and I made my fan profile on my HIS 7950 as slow as possible, I would rather have gamed at 90+ degrees than put up with the fan on 50-60% (and this was suppose to be one of the quieter cards!) when browsing/idling the loudest part of my pc by Far was when the HDD would spin up after falling asleep and without that you needed to really focus/move closer to tell it was even on.

I can't say how loud this MSI 970 gets as I've not bothered to ramp the fan up manually but its nothing like other/older so called quiet cards, I've been monitoring afterburner in Grid Autosport (alright not the most demanding game in the world but..) The fastest the fans gone is 44% and with the speakers off, still couldn't hear a thing, this was bringing the temps down to mid 50's and the fans was switching off again (not that I could tell without looking)

edwarhys · 21 Sep 2014 at 21:26

arc@css said:
Get an intel cpu + new mobo. It'll be worth it.

No thanks out of budget and motherboards only 6 months old ,

Mal X · 21 Sep 2014 at 21:53

my fav 270 is the Zotac Amp

jwsg · 21 Sep 2014 at 21:56

The smaller size of the base Zotac 970 can be seen in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9iocIq_ljM

ubersonic · 21 Sep 2014 at 22:07

jwsg said:
The smaller size of the base Zotac 970 can be seen in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9iocIq_ljM

It's a reference card with a twin fan cooler instead of a blower, Inno3D have done the same IIRC.

Terrier_Jimlad · 21 Sep 2014 at 23:10

Ayahuasca said:
That's usually to do with overclocking. Was the card at stock?

No it had a slight overclock, not a lot though, think it was +75 and +450 and it still crashed, seems fine on stock.

Nelly · 21 Sep 2014 at 23:48

Those Zotac 970 AMP Omega Edition / 970 AMP Extreme editions are 3 slot coolers, maybe an issue if choosing for SLI.

Bet they clock like mad though, both use 2x 8-pin connectors.

Mal X · 21 Sep 2014 at 23:59

Nelly said:
Those Zotac 970 AMP Omega Edition / 970 AMP Extreme editions are 3 slot coolers, maybe an issue if choosing for SLI.

Bet they clock like mad though, both use 2x 8-pin connectors.

yea the cooler hangs down but the other Zotac is ok

stulid · 22 Sep 2014 at 00:12

So come October when the custom designs arrive ive nailed it down too,

Gigabyte GTX980 G1
Galax SOC
Zotac AmP Extreme.

ubersonic · 22 Sep 2014 at 02:00

A thought's just occurred to me, 970 reference is the same design as 760/670 reference right. So how much work would ASUS have to do to turn their dual 760 card into a dual 970 card? /drool.

Orangey · 22 Sep 2014 at 02:09

Maxwell power reg is a whole different ball game I think. Don't think they could just drop 970s in the sockets. But I'm not an electrical engineer so no idea really.