**Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti Review Thread**

[stulid]

 

[Nexus18]

Was the same thing when titan x launched and many noticed it was louder, yet oddly enough it was barely ever mentioned in the titan x thread. Funny how that works

haha indeed

A bit like the 480/470 as well...

same thing for power consumption too, remember the "need a nuclear power plant to power that thing" comments?

Tbh, both camps have had hot running cards. Gtx 400 series being one of note. As mentioned, probably the cooker used has had its day. Aftermarket ones should be a lot better as with 290 series.

Yup, both sides have had some hot and loud cards when the other side has been cooler and quieter.

Personally I would prefer a cooler and quieter card but bang per buck is always the number one priority for me and if that is superb then I can make do with having a tiny sun in my pc

 

[Klunt Bumskrint]

So is the ti coming up warmer than the TX? Why would this be?

 

[Boomstick777]

So is the ti coming up warmer than the TX? Why would this be?

Not as well binned, build quality maybe not as good. Read some coil whine being reported as well.

Maybe the full TX chip is worth the extra after all

 

[MatTheCat]

600?! I assume you are looking at a 3rd party? mine totalled £661.39 from OC!

To be fair, I am relying on having a German/Euro denominated bank account to get that price. Otherwise the banks would add 20 GBP on it as money changing fees (which is one of the reasons I have a Euro denominated bank account......but does this little bonus compensate for the hit I have taken due to the Euro tanking in recent months....hell no!)

 

[SeeNoWeevil]

Should I be looking to add additional fans to a Fractal Define Mini (1 x20cm front and 1x 20cm rear) to house a reference 980Ti?

 

[RavenXXX2]

Should I be looking to add additional fans to a Fractal Define Mini (1 x20cm front and 1x 20cm rear) to house a reference 980Ti?

Not necessary with it exhausting the hot air out the case.

 

[subbytna]

Hi, sorry if this is stupid, but as a GPU neophyte - is there any problem with a missing back plate? Ie, should I be looking to buy something to fill the gap, or are they ok like that? Are they renowned dust traps or anything?

It just stops heavy cards bending so your mobo PCIe slot doesn't snap or the card break over time

 

[setter]

haha indeed

A bit like the 480/470 as well...

same thing for power consumption too, remember the "need a nuclear power plant to power that thing" comments?



Yup, both sides have had some hot and loud cards when the other side has been cooler and quieter.

Personally I would prefer a cooler and quieter card but bang per buck is always the number one priority for me and if that is superb then I can make do with having a tiny sun in my pc

Had 470 sli here, very hot despite being reference models in a very well ventilated case. Ideally id prefer a reference cooled card this time as I made the mistake of sticking x2 windforce 780's in my current setup. I usually end up running sli later down the line.

 

[waspy88]

Are there any techies who could advise if the TX has some superior electronics? I remember during launch they said it was sporting some super quiet caps etc. Has this carried onto the 980ti?

The noise levels on the ref cards under OC load are near that of a 290x Hopefully the asus Strix / rog can negate that. Even then.. why 3 fans.. this chip must be fond of the heat.

 

[waspy88]

Looks lovely that.. wish that'd have that angry yorkshire lad on it though, since he is number 1 more often

 

[Klunt Bumskrint]

I'm confused about this I saw on TTL's video

The worlds most advanced GPU?

ahem......wtf

 

[SeeNoWeevil]

Not necessary with it exhausting the hot air out the case.

Excellent, thanks.

 

[subbytna]

Reading in a few other forums about some coil whine in the 980ti's too. Wonder will it be an issue like the 970s?

 

[jommy999]

for reviewers unit seem they use the same box as titan x

 

[Yaayuh!]

I'm confused about this I saw on TTL's video
http://i.imgur.com/XZL5oOm.png[IMG]
The worlds most advanced GPU?

ahem......wtf[/QUOTE]

Well, they use the same GPU as the Titan X (before it's nerfed). But probably just the Titan X box.

 

[KiiYzOo]

*snip*

Do want

 

[Razor Time]

If it has coil whine its going back.

 

[Phixsator]

That's so odd as OC3D's OC'd card topped out around at 84-87 and with boost it was at 1410+Mhz on the core to reach those temps.

Then again chassis design, air intake, and ambient temps all have a part to play as well.

Its all housed in a Corsair carbide 540 air with maximum airflow through 3 courgar vortex 120s in the front and SP140 in the top and back. Should be noted that its sunny here and a bit warmer than it normally is.

That is really low graphics score....

is the card throttling?

Edit

Here is a comparison with my OC'ed 980

Spoiler

Ran firestrike again with 80% fan speed. Got 14357 score
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/7174738?
Heres the gpuz after the run(was reset before run). I think its safe to say the card is throttling when the fan is on auto.. Great job nvidia. cant even the darn fan curve right.

Spoiler

 

[Gregster]

The TX also throttles when left to the default NVidia fan profile and a 1:1 fan is quite noisy but never see's the TX throttle, so a trade off. When I am just gaming, I allow the card to throttle to keep the noise down and I can't ever say I have noticed that in games.

For reference, here is my 3DMark Firestrike score

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/4483791