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**Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti Review Thread**

agnes said:
I can't help but feel I've made a mistake by getting the Base EVGA reference design... I want to go into watercooling in a few months but will the base evga be able to clock well with only a 6 pin and an 8 pin? Hmmm
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Me too, I originally ordered a EVGA GeForce GTX 980Ti Superclocked ACX 2.0

But then someone said in another thread how Reference design cards are better for SLI due to blowing air out of the back of the case and that Reference cards would be easier to sell in the future

So that made me change my order to a Reference design

It's my first time buying a proper high end GPU so I'm still a bit lost as to what card to actually go for
 
Rossuk89 said:
I have a Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case

The hybrid does look very nice but I've never thought about having a watercooled GPU before, looks complicated to set up/maintain!
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chroniclard said:
Whats the longevity on these AIO setups, do they require any maintenance?
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Easy to setup up, you just screw the rad/fan to a 120mm fan slot on your case, no maintenance required.

I think VincentHanna has done it with his Titan X's and the 980 hybrid cooler, his temps are excellent for SLI and it's a lot cheaper than a full custom loop.
 
Rossuk89 said:
I have a Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case

The hybrid does look very nice but I've never thought about having a watercooled GPU before, looks complicated to set up/maintain!
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THere is no maintenance what so ever, its a closed loop so you don't need to do anything. All you gotta do is screw the fan / rad into a free 120mm area on your case, plug in all the headers and you're done
 
Im still unsure whether I should ask to change my order (EVGA Reference 980ti) for a different one like the MSI one for about £6 more. Never bought a reference one before and so not really sure what difference there is?

Also what is the difference between the reference variants? You have OCUK reference, Palit reference, EVGA reference, Inno3D reference, MSI reference, Zotac reference etc, the only difference been brand and warranty?

I like that green GeForce logo on the side which is partially why I went for a reference one (or do all have the logo?), but would it be more wiser to go for the red MSI non-reference for example?

Cheers :)
 
Any recommendations for where might be best to place the Hybrid radiator on a Corsair Air540? Currently using all fan slots but I'll make room for this.

3xAF120 at the front pulling
2xAF120 at the top pushing (rad for CPU here)
1xSP120 at the rear pushing
 
Muska said:
Any recommendations for where might be best to place the Hybrid radiator on a Corsair Air540? Currently using all fan slots but I'll make room for this.

3xAF120 at the front pulling
2xAF120 at the top pushing (rad for CPU here)
1xSP120 at the rear pushing
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Push / pull on the rear.
 
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At the rear as you mentioned?

Cheers. I can always move it if its getting warmer from case temps.
 
Going SLI would be the only reason stopping me from going with an AIO cooler - unless I could go rad-fan-rad-fan with 2 rads sandwitched between 2 or 3 fans :D Just looks messey with 2 single 120mm radiators. They should do an "SLI upgrade" kit with a 240mm rad plumbed into 2x cards.
 
toon_mad said:
Im still unsure whether I should ask to change my order (EVGA Reference 980ti) for a different one like the MSI one for about £6 more. Never bought a reference one before and so not really sure what difference there is?

Also what is the difference between the reference variants? You have OCUK reference, Palit reference, EVGA reference, Inno3D reference, MSI reference, Zotac reference etc, the only difference been brand and warranty?

I like that green GeForce logo on the side which is partially why I went for a reference one (or do all have the logo?), but would it be more wiser to go for the red MSI non-reference for example?

Cheers :)
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reference PCB means the physical cards are all the same underneath, but can have a custom bios for different "stock" clocks.

Reference "model" means they are on the stock bios clocks that Nvidia set out for the standard design, and that they all use the standard blower style cooler.
This cooler vents the hot air out the back of your case through the PCI-E slots, hence it being better for SLI, as custom coolers pretty much always vent hot air into the case, which if you have another card in there, it gets hotter. In this case, the only differences are the brand, warranty, and customer service quality.

If you are going Single card, go custom cooler. It will run cooler and quiter in almost all circumstances - unless you have no airflow through your case.

If you want to go SLI, go reference.

Or, go hybrid in either case for quieter, cooler operation.
 
TallPaul_S said:
Going SLI would be the only reason stopping me from going with an AIO cooler - unless I could go rad-fan-rad-fan with 2 rads sandwitched between 2 or 3 fans :D Just looks messey with 2 single 120mm radiators. They should do an "SLI upgrade" kit with a 240mm rad plumbed into 2x cards.
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They could stick on some QDC fittings, and additional holes in the cooler. Have it cost a little bit more and call it the SLI edition.

Then when you add a second card you QDC some tubes, add some others and have a nice little dual pump dual rad loop.

Problems would be tube lengths, and case support of dual rads isn't as good.

But, you could also just do it properly ;)
 
Ch3m1c4L said:
reference PCB means the physical cards are all the same underneath, but can have a custom bios for different "stock" clocks.

Reference "model" means they are on the stock bios clocks that Nvidia set out for the standard design, and that they all use the standard blower style cooler.
This cooler vents the hot air out the back of your case through the PCI-E slots, hence it being better for SLI, as custom coolers pretty much always vent hot air into the case, which if you have another card in there, it gets hotter. In this case, the only differences are the brand, warranty, and customer service quality.

If you are going Single card, go custom cooler. It will run cooler and quiter in almost all circumstances - unless you have no airflow through your case.

If you want to go SLI, go reference.

Or, go hybrid in either case for quieter, cooler operation.
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Good info thanks a lot :)
 
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