Caporegime
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I have 82% and 59% on my MSI's ![Stick Out Tongue :p :p](/styles/default/xenforo/vbSmilies/Normal/tongue.gif)
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My reference 780 is %61 and happily runs at 1250Mhz.
My 970 ASIC is 81.6% and runs to 1600Mhz on stock volts.
I have had low ASIC before of other cards and they was rubbish clockers so i believe there is some truth to it.
Just ordered the Zotac 970 and EK FC670, should be here Friday.
What are the best 970s for 3 or 4 way SLI?
Do any 970s have the Titan style cooler?
Some advice please. I've got a GTX 580 and a 600w power supply. Would I need to upgrade it to run a 970?
Oh and I'm running a i5 on a mini itx board.
I have been wondering about my idle temps too, especially after so many reviews are quoting around 28-30c idle.
At present ambient room 20c, mobo 25c, cpu 28c & gpu idle 36-38c (Corsair 450 with H100i)
With the fan in auto it does not even come on till around 55c I believe. Max temp I have seen has been 68c with fan at 50%.
I have not even tried OC'ing it yet simply because it's tearing through anything I throw at it lol.
If it runs a 580 then a 970 should be no problem.
600w should be ok providing its a decent brand? i'm running a 680w with an i7 with mine
Thanks
It's a Silverstone Strider Plus modular 600W about 2 years old. Maybe I do need to upgrade?
GeForce GTX 980 - 30A and a 500W PSU minimum
GeForce GTX 970 - 28A and a 500W PSU minimum
Model SST-ST60F-P?
If that is it then your PSU have 42A +12V rail.
I managed to find GTX 970 and 980 power requirement from MSI.
https://forum-en.msi.com/faq/article/printer/power-requirements-for-graphics-cards
28A so you will be fine.
Just noticed GTX 580 on the list stunned to see it used 40A, GTX 970 used less than 40A.