NVIDIA 980TI

[xxtomox]

Hi can someone confirm which NVIDIA 980TI I should get? A lot of choice and big price differences

 

[stulid]

Hi,

What PSU, Case etc do you have?

What games and resolution do you use?

 

[TubbyGreg]

Are you loyal to any manufacturers?

 

[xxtomox]

Got a superflower platinum 1000w and Phanteks luxe case. I play star citizen, WOW, GTA, Witcher 3 all sorts really. Just got a 4k Dell but plan to get a second monitor. Not really loyal to anyone just want best for my money

 

[stulid]

These are good value for a 980ti,

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 980Ti "Hall of Fame 8 Pack Approved Edition" 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £519.95
1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 980Ti AMP Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90503-10P) £499.99
Total : £1,029.54 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).



And then heres two with powerful coolers,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £575.99
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 980Ti Hybrid Black Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (C98TP-1SDN-N5HNX) £569.99
Total : £1,155.58 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).

 

[xxtomox]

If I saved money went cheaper cards. Are coolers bad on them?

 

[Randomface74]

It money is a concern don't buy a 980Ti

 

[stulid]

If I saved money went cheaper cards. Are coolers bad on them?

Both are still better than reference design, both still have good coolers.

 

[snips86x]

I've got the MSI 980Ti 6G and it's flawless. Quiet, non-operational fans untill stressed or the card hits 60c...perfect!!

 

[xxtomox]

No not worried bout money. Just sometimes reviews say coolers are better on cards price is more but then on a cheaper 980ti prob not much difference

 

[stulid]

The G1 is certainly a beast and so is the MSI and ASUS Strix.

 

[Gabbatek]

you can't watercool the zotac without voiding the 5 year warranty

 

[Bubo]

I have a couple of questions about the range of 980ti cards regards the difference between the cheaper reference cards and the ones pre-overclocked ones with bigger coolers.

First, is the PCB layout under the cooler the same regardless of brand such that one water block would fit all cards? Which brands if any have non reference designs under the cooler?

Second, do the reference cards have any hardware block to stop you achieving at least the same overclock as the pre-overclocked cards? By this I mean are the reference cards knobbled with an artificial ceiling by the manufacturers to prevent you getting the same overclocks?

 

[Lokken86]

The cheapest one.