NVIDIA GTX 970 OWNERS THREAD

[setter]

I moved from sli 670 to a single 780, (similair to 970) max fps were indeed down a bit but min/average were pretty much the same. Wasn't disappointed in any way with the switch.

 

[AshenEdge]

This is what i am doing....although i may go sli straight away

Crzay thing is,...it would draw less power! Dont the 670s have a 170 TDP?

After running 480 Sli for the last 4 years I think I'm going to have to double check my rigs even on when I upgrade

 

[horrorwood]

New to Nvidia... well first Nvidia card in a while anyway. When clocking it seems I can only set 110% power limit, I read the Asus card can be set to 120%?

The reason I ask is furmark seems to report the card is at 109.5% and I wondered if it was limiting it?

This is an MSI card btw.

Ok so I found the answer here:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1514085/nvidia-gtx-970-owners-club/30#post_22877246

So it will be REALLY interesting to see what these do with an unlocked bios!

 

[Reality|Bites]

Don't really care about having the latest tech or power draw (within certain limits)

selling those 670 will fund me 970 easily, my real concern is if it will be at least the same FPS. I don't game that much anymore, so not sure if I'll ever again SLI.

So why upgrade to a new card if you don't game that much anymore? I'm the same really, only game I play these days is SSFIV and even then I go weeks without having a game. I'm still using a GTX 285 and it does the job for me still. I'd like to upgrade to newer faster components but after the initial new toys buzz wears off I would just be doing the same as I am now and wouldn't use it to it's full potential. Wasting my money really.

 

[kefan77]

So why upgrade to a new card if you don't game that much anymore? I'm the same really, only game I play these days is SSFIV and even then I go weeks without having a game. I'm still using a GTX 285 and it does the job for me still. I'd like to upgrade to newer faster components but after the initial new toys buzz wears off I would just be doing the same as I am now and wouldn't use it to it's full potential. Wasting my money really.

because not gaming that much doesn't mean I don't like to upgrade and play with rig itself, and also it would be a free upgrade considering for how much I can shift current GPUs.

 

[rob77]

Does anyone else's MSI 970 show lower clocks in GPU-Z? The default base clock should be 1140Mhz and boost to 1279MHz but mine shows this:



But then when I am in game and using rivatuner to view it boosts well past what is stated on the MSI website. Something in the region of 1354Mhz.

 

[Deehjay]

Does anyone else's MSI 970 show lower clocks in GPU-Z? The default base clock should be 1140Mhz and boost to 1279MHz but mine shows this:



But then when I am in game and using rivatuner to view it boosts well past what is stated on the MSI website. Something in the region of 1354Mhz.

Isn't it something to do with when your PC is idle/not under much stress the clock will automatically lower itself for less power consumption? It's the same with processors as well; if my PC is idle then my cpu will run at something like 1.3ghz

 

[Ayahuasca]

That's normal rob77, if you go to the sensors tab on GPU-Z and set it to read the max reading for core, run a game then check it, it will report the full boost clock.

 

[almighty15]

These heaven scores are not that impressive considering the clock speeds.

I can hit 60fps average with my 290 only at 1175Mhz.

Much lower core clock then some of these 970's.

Think I might cancel it's auction.

 

[Ayahuasca]

Just played an hour of BF4 at 1500/2000 everything maxed 1080p, no artifacts, no stutters or hitches. Lowest FPS I saw was 91, really impressed.

 

[Geo-Gamer]

Just played an hour of BF4 at 1500/2000 everything maxed 1080p, no artifacts, no stutters or hitches. Lowest FPS I saw was 91, really impressed.

Lowest ?

Can't wait to get mine on Monday and test it on bf4 with a 144hz screen. Going to be awesome!

 

[Blackwhite]

Gigabyte or MSI?
Does Gigabyte improve Windforce coolers at all?
Price of MSI is tempting, but card is ugly as hell.

 

[Ayahuasca]

MSI, the red and black goes with my motherboard.

Not sure on the new windforce cooler, the one on my 780 was loud whereas this MSI is barely audible even at 100%

 

[ubersonic]

except the 295X2 rad isn't ideal ........... it only just cools it

Yeah that's the point I was making, a slim 120mm aluminium rad can just about cool a card that puts out almost double the heat of SLI 970's, so for SLI 970's the rad space needed from regular thickness copper/brass rads would be minimal and extra rad space would allow the fans to be turned way down

I am going to be replacing a single over clocked GTX780 with SLI 970's and don't expect it to affect loop temps much at all.

 

[Pelinox]

Those who have a card, does the card throttle during long game/bench sessions? I have read elsewhere, that those boost clocks are misleading, cause the power limit on the cards will kick in and reduce the boost.

 

[wazza300]

windforce are one of the best coolers you can get,but so is the msi twin frozr haha

it only throttles if it overheats? far as im aware

 

[setter]

Just played an hour of BF4 at 1500/2000 everything maxed 1080p, no artifacts, no stutters or hitches. Lowest FPS I saw was 91, really impressed.

91? That's about what I get on sli 780's, 1920x1200 x4 msas and full ultra settings.

 

[almighty15]

91? That's about what I get on sli 780's, 1920x1200 x4 msas and full ultra settings.

Then something is wrong with your system.

 

[setter]

91 ono is my minimum in online play on a lag free server. On a bad one you will get pretty severe drops into the 40's on this game.

 

[Blackwhite]

windforce are one of the best coolers you can get,but so is the msi twin frozr haha

it only throttles if it overheats? far as im aware

I know they good, but I think a bit louder than Twin Froz - am I right?