GTX 980 / 970 Discussion

dangel · 23 Sep 2014 at 13:57

MooMoo444 said:
980 sli is tempting but I know it'd just be wasted money as theres no good games to stretch the legs on them atm.

Yes I agree entirely.

Whoopsie..

Mal X · 23 Sep 2014 at 14:01

ubersonic said:
That's my point, the contact on the GTX760 was the same and nobody whined about it (including the reviewers who are trashing the 970 for it).

it's definitely a cold card compared to mine :eek:

so i wouldn't worry about it too much..............BUT i deffo wouldn't buy an EVGA seeing that, unfortunately i dont know what Palit or Zotac looks like either, i bet its the same cooler but a different shroud, it would be interesting to know.

ßeorn · 23 Sep 2014 at 14:50

What's the best setup for GTX 980's in sli? Titan style cooler or an aftermarket version?

i've heard titan in better but has anyone actually got this setup to confirm temps etc?

ubersonic · 23 Sep 2014 at 15:07

ßeorn said:
What's the best setup for GTX 980's in sli? Titan style cooler or an aftermarket version?

Water

dangel · 23 Sep 2014 at 15:16

ubersonic said:
Water

Yup, agreed and blocks are on order

They already come with a titan style cooler (it's very nice).

Things change I've changed · 23 Sep 2014 at 15:38

No sign of the EVGA 980 SC's coming in today then?

ubersonic · 23 Sep 2014 at 15:51

lowrider007 said:
No sign of the EVGA 980 SC's coming in today then?

Yeah I can see the sig- oh wait it's just the bat signal

SS-89 · 23 Sep 2014 at 15:54

lowrider007 said:
No sign of the EVGA 980 SC's coming in today then?

Gibbo said they were coming in on Wednesday not today didn't he?

Things change I've changed · 23 Sep 2014 at 15:56

SS-89 said:
Gibbo said they were coming in on Wednesday not today didn't he?

Oh silly me of course, got my dates mixed up

I think I'm just a bit overexcited

ßeorn · 23 Sep 2014 at 16:28

dangel said:
Yup, agreed and blocks are on order

They already come with a titan style cooler (it's very nice).

;p typical. How about without water chaps? xD

Orangey · 23 Sep 2014 at 17:19

Top card ref, bottom card custom?

Gibbo · 23 Sep 2014 at 17:36

lowrider007 said:
Oh silly me of course, got my dates mixed up

I think I'm just a bit overexcited

Still on schedule for tomorrow!

So keeping fingers crossed couriers keep to their ETA.

ViRuS2k · 23 Sep 2014 at 17:54

might just put £200 towards my watercooled R9295x2 and get 2x 980s with waterblocks

i know there wont be much of a difference though mostly its just to change sides and try out green for once haha lol

psychas · 23 Sep 2014 at 19:07

how come 980 / 970 don't have game bundles i guess because they selling without them pretty quick ?

Ayahuasca · 23 Sep 2014 at 19:08

Basically they don't need any added incentives to sell them.

whyscotty · 23 Sep 2014 at 19:13

Anyone else tried 4K 120hz using DSR?

Ayahuasca · 23 Sep 2014 at 19:14

whyscotty said:
Anyone else tried 4K 120hz using DSR?

You mean at 1080p? I've used the 4x option so 3840x2160 and it worked at 144hz. When I tried downsampling in the past I couldn't even get 120hz to work at that res.

whyscotty · 23 Sep 2014 at 19:19

No, got 3840x2160 in BF4 options set to 120hz (on a ROG swift)

Ayahuasca · 23 Sep 2014 at 19:21

Ah right I can set it to that in BF4 as well at 144hz, obviously that res will look better on the swift though as it's a higher res to start with.

Orangey · 23 Sep 2014 at 19:23

Sorry for being lazy but what does DSR actually do? I flicked through the vid on mute, it looked like it required game support (different parts of screen rendered at different rez)?