NVIDIA GTX 970 OWNERS THREAD

[st@nners]

Why didn't I get some Gaming editions The motor noise on these reference cards is awful.

Fan or coil whine?

 

[thefogo]

Fan or coil whine?

Fan motor. Also a bit of coil whine but that doesn't bother me so much.

 

[barmyllama]

Second card is in.

Can't fit the side of the case back on without removing the fan shroud on the inside of the windowed panel of my HAF X.

These MSI cards are quite deep and the shroud fowls on the heat pipe at the top of the card.

At least the shroud is removable.

Not much to gained running SLI at 1080p in Batman AO. Min, max and average up by around 20-25 FPS. I also get similar results using one card for rendering and one for PhysX.

Time to test at 5760x1080.

Spoiler

image by barmyllama, on Flickr

image by barmyllama, on Flickr

 

[Gibbo]

Went for the gigabyte g1 970 yesterday and the ETA was 23/09/14 now gone up to 29/09/14

Unfortunately the second shipment got delayed due to a typhoon in Taiwan, but they are now on plane so definetely on the way. Fingers crossed no more delays.

 

[thefogo]

This is the noise both my 970's make
I heard that OCUK doesn't give you a full refund under DSR now too

 

[Mal X]

Which budget 970 to go for??

Is the Palit any good, is that reference?

Or is there something better with a better cooler for a bit more cash, I'm so confused having been out the gpu market for ages..

i'm not sure either

i fancy the Palit Jet Stream or the Zotac Amp, i dont want a long saggy card.......... because i'm thinking of another much smaller case

 

[Blackwhite]

Looks like my MSI is faulty.It si only one fan spinning and sometimes without no reason runs at 100%

 

[st@nners]

Zotac card here. Benching just fine at 1500core 1900mem. Temps seem to be around 70

 

[AshenEdge]

What would be a good setup for running 2 gtx 970's ?

Looking to upgrade from an i7 920 - ex58 mobo.

Considering my options as I think gtx970's will be something for me to consider

Hi bear

Great sig (quizzical bear with glasses= )

I've gone 970 Sli on a socket 2011 3930k...got a bargain last year so made the move from a 920 (which is now my backup system) I was running 480 Sli idling approx 260 watts now I'm idling approx 100 watts I have a cool quite system all on air

When I've got some more pennies together waterblocks are the next purchase... time to overclock

Did anyone who purchased the Msi 970's get a mouse pad free? as neither of mine had one? or is that just the 980s?

 

[thefogo]

Asked if I can DSR the cards due to the fan noise, but I'm not sure what will come of it.

 

[setter]

Asked if I can DSR the cards due to the fan noise, but I'm not sure what will come of it.

If the fan is indeed faulty, im sure you could just RMA it? Maybe Gibbo can confirm. But either way i hope you get it sorted.

 

[thefogo]

If the fan is indeed faulty, im sure you could just RMA it? Maybe Gibbo can confirm. But either way i hope you get it sorted.

Both cards have the problem, so I think they may just use cheap fans.
I've seen many people complain about the problem on the 670s.

 

[Gibbo]

Both cards have the problem, so I think they may just use cheap fans.
I've seen many people complain about the problem on the 670s.

Just send them back under DSR as this will be fine as it's due to noise and I'd advice you buy one of the custom cooled cards marketed towards low noise and as such recommend MSI 970 Gaming.

We will b-grade your old cards and someone can grab a bargain. Any issues just show the RMA adviser this post.

 

[thefogo]

Just send them back under DSR as this will be fine as it's due to noise and I'd advice you buy one of the custom cooled cards marketed towards low noise and as such recommend MSI 970 Gaming.

We will b-grade your old cards and someone can grab a bargain. Any issues just show the RMA adviser this post.

Thanks Gibbo Top man.
I'll go for the MSI cards I think, I've seen you say good things about them.

 

[Mal X]

Zotac card here. Benching just fine at 1500core 1900mem. Temps seem to be around 70

that's nothing ( temps)

 

[inverseSquare]

My MSI 970 arrived today!

Though there is one critical problem
...no mouse pad in the box

Had to drown my sorrows in Haribo....



Impressed with the speed (and freeness!) of the OC dispatch & delivery tho!

 

[FeFiDoh]

Unfortunately the second shipment got delayed due to a typhoon in Taiwan, but they are now on plane so definetely on the way. Fingers crossed no more delays.

Here is me complaining about a delay when they have had a typhoon, I mean, that is quite a valid excuse.

Thanks for the update.

 

[{T5K}TT]

I bought the MSI GTX 970, and am very impressed. I had a Gigabyte 560Ti previously, so it was a big upgrade. There's a difference even when playing old games like World of Warcraft. I have an Intel 2500K cpu, and 8gb of ram.
A feature I like is that the card has a smart fan system, which controls fan speed, and therefore noticeably reduces noise. The card fitted without issue inside my Silverstone FT02B case.

 

[Robert]

Did those whining cards have the titan cooler? I've ordered an evga 980, hope I don't get that issue.

 

[thefogo]

Did those whining cards have the titan cooler? I've ordered an evga 980, hope I don't get that issue.

The cooler on the 980 is fine I think.