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NVIDIA GTX 970 OWNERS THREAD
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Most likely volts ^, with a custom bios volts push past the default of 1.256v and end up at 1.275V but that's Afterburner read out, actual volts at the card will be at 1.3v+
Still though 1530/7600 is fantastic on default bios, with custom bios I reach 1550/8050( Never throttles )
yeah not really worth messing with the bios for a small gain over what i am already getting i think!.. esp when its not mine lol!
I was more curious why the stock boost speed was much higher than the spec says it should be..
I believe they boost until a certain condition is met whether that be tdp voltage or temperature. Mine was also up at around 1400.
Doubt the list is being updated anymore. I think to start with it was just so people could ask questions of the early adopters. So many people have the cards now though, plenty of people to answer questions people might have.
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Has anyone got the galax 970 silent black card, the one that gibbo has had custom made? It's on a this week only special and at only a few more quid than the MSI and free delivery on the entire order to boot it looks a good option!
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Any good 970 gaming custom bios available?
Really enjoyed reading this thread during the quiet period in work the last week.
I'm currently running an AMD FXII x4 955 BE, and a Radeon R9 270x, been toying with the idea of upgrading for a while. Moving ahead with a CPU change to an i5 4690, and had a GTX970 on the cards.
Actually going to hold off until March to see the performance bump I get from my CPU ( and should have some spare cash to make a €300 outlay on a GPU not feel so bad)
But this thread has been a really big help in deciding. Have landed on the Gigabyte G1 gaming card, and my god its taking all my self control not to buy it now alongside the new CPU
I'm currently running an AMD FXII x4 955 BE, and a Radeon R9 270x, been toying with the idea of upgrading for a while. Moving ahead with a CPU change to an i5 4690, and had a GTX970 on the cards.
Actually going to hold off until March to see the performance bump I get from my CPU ( and should have some spare cash to make a €300 outlay on a GPU not feel so bad)
But this thread has been a really big help in deciding. Have landed on the Gigabyte G1 gaming card, and my god its taking all my self control not to buy it now alongside the new CPU
What card do you have? MSI?
Really enjoyed reading this thread during the quiet period in work the last week.
I'm currently running an AMD FXII x4 955 BE, and a Radeon R9 270x, been toying with the idea of upgrading for a while. Moving ahead with a CPU change to an i5 4690, and had a GTX970 on the cards.
Actually going to hold off until March to see the performance bump I get from my CPU ( and should have some spare cash to make a €300 outlay on a GPU not feel so bad)
But this thread has been a really big help in deciding. Have landed on the Gigabyte G1 gaming card, and my god its taking all my self control not to buy it now alongside the new CPU
No reason why you couldn't buy it now and the 4690k later on
What card do you have? MSI?
No reason why you couldn't buy it now and the 4690k later on
Big feeling my CPU is a massive bottleneck, even with my current R9 270x. CPU upgrade defo the priority
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Really enjoyed reading this thread during the quiet period in work the last week.
I'm currently running an AMD FXII x4 955 BE, and a Radeon R9 270x, been toying with the idea of upgrading for a while. Moving ahead with a CPU change to an i5 4690, and had a GTX970 on the cards.
Actually going to hold off until March to see the performance bump I get from my CPU ( and should have some spare cash to make a €300 outlay on a GPU not feel so bad)
But this thread has been a really big help in deciding. Have landed on the Gigabyte G1 gaming card, and my god its taking all my self control not to buy it now alongside the new CPU
Just my 2 cents.
My original PC was a Qx9650 and a 5870. I upgraded to a 3570k and a GTX 670. Now the GPU arrived before the CPU did, so I put the GPU in alongside my Qx9650. I did get a boost in max frames, but when I put my 3570k in, it was like a breath of fresh air for the minimums.
So basically your current CPU will be a bottleneck (quite a bit) but it's not the end of the world. You can buy the gpu first then upgrade cpu later on.
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I've gone the other way around, CPU and motherboard already en route. Although I got the CPU at such a discount, bit part of me wants to go for the GPU aswell right now
Once I get going, I get a serious itchy trigger finger on shopping carts.
I've a few second hand things I'm selling ( not pc related) so if the cash presents itself shortly, I might just splurge out on the GPU also.
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I've gone the other way around, CPU and motherboard already en route. Although I got the CPU at such a discount, bit part of me wants to go for the GPU aswell right now
Once I get going, I get a serious itchy trigger finger on shopping carts.
I've a few second hand things I'm selling ( not pc related) so if the cash presents itself shortly, I might just splurge out on the GPU also.
Probably the right way round!
Probably the right way round!
The self will not to buy this 970 now is unbearable at times haha. I kinda like to get all my buying and building done at once, but with January being a six week month for me, stupid logic dictates I should hold off
Inno3D GeForce GTX 970 "iChill Herculez X4 Air Boss Ultra" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (C97U-1SDN-M5DNX) **OcUK Exclusive**
Getting tired just reading the name? You'll get tired measuring it; sideways.
3 slot card, 4 fans, quite silent.
mention: 25°C ambient.
Getting tired just reading the name? You'll get tired measuring it; sideways.
3 slot card, 4 fans, quite silent.
mention: 25°C ambient.
Cards are not happy being sandwiched. Waterblocks have been ordered. 3dmark will not connect with 3 way SLI. This motherboard is making me peeved. Maybe i need to order a RVE
Sweet score!
These are mine of my Ci7 4930K system at 4GHz and the Gainward cards at 1231/1903Mhz speeds.
SCORE 12479 with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970(3x) and Intel Core i7-4930K
Graphics Score 15525
Physics Score 14954
Combined Score 4589
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/3632752
Your X99 system really makes them 970's shine
What kind of temperatures are those 3x MSI 970cards hitting at max load ?
Firestrike extreme & firestrike normal with single 970.
Nice memory overclock! Which brand?
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Sweet score!
These are mine of my Ci7 4930K system at 4GHz and the Gainward cards at 1231/1903Mhz speeds.
SCORE 12479 with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970(3x) and Intel Core i7-4930K
Graphics Score 15525
Physics Score 14954
Combined Score 4589
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/3632752
Your X99 system really makes them 970's shine
What kind of temperatures are those 3x MSI 970cards hitting at max load ?
On air the middle card hits 75C with 100% fan. Top card 60C, Bottom card barely 50C
Those are GREAT temperatures
! Now I'm really set for going after a MSI GTX 970 Gaming card more and pull out my 3x Gainward 970's and then get them 3x MSI 970 Gaming's into the PC and OC more on the GPU core for better performance.Oooh will have to wait till next month before I can afford doing that