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Gibbo said:
Remember MSI 970 and Asus Strix are quieter than this at idle as their fans do not even spin. But in actual gaming usage I can see this being the quietest card, especially in a small enclosure for sure. :)
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For my own system I would be making a choice between cases as well. It would probably be something very open/mesh and either micro-ATX size with a big cooler on the GPU, or mini-ITX with a blower/smaller cooler. So in terms of how the overall systems would compare I think the blower would be louder under load.
 
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Trustdesa said:
Fantastic news, I look forward to hear comments about whine! (Good to hear that OC guarantee that in case of whine they will replace it!)
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Yeah the factory has used the NVIDIA spec inductors from the 980 and the plastic containers from 980, so the chances of any whine are greatly reduced. As we state it anyone with whine after 48hrs usage even if not that loud we shall replace. :)
 
Gibbo said:
Yeah the factory has used the NVIDIA spec inductors from the 980 and the plastic containers from 980, so the chances of any whine are greatly reduced. As we state it anyone with whine after 48hrs usage even if not that loud we shall replace. :)
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Yep that is great Gibbo :) You had a brilliant idea indeed as people pay a small extra for quality!

Let's wait and see the first feedbacks :)
 
Gibbo said:
They are normally always built to the highest standards and highest quality, the cooler is without a doubt the highest quality best put together cooler on the market.

Huge NVIDIA fans and want the NVIDIA style and the visualizer.

Then from a performance aspect because they are using a small enclosure or running 2 or 3 cards in SLI right next to each other at which point the reference cooler offers by far the best performance.
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That's funny, I always thought the aftermarket coolers like the Twin Frozr and Windforce etc. were considered better than the reference coolers.
 
I see this card is using 3xDisplayPort, 1xHDMI and 1xDVI. How many of those outputs can be driven at once?
I won't be needing G-Sync or Surround - just as many monitors as I can on one card.
 
firstly this is my first post but needed to as this card is all I hoped it would be and more...received in today and already installed and running.

Fitted in my Node 605 (HTPC/Gaming) and can honestly say this thing is whisper quiet it's running at 32 degree's, unlike my EVGA 570SC it replaces as that thing was warm and loud.

I held of a EVGA 970 ACX 2.0 and i'm honestly glad I did as I was initially worried about heat in the case but ultimately wanted a quiet machine as this is in the lounge and is the media centre hub. However when the missis is out and the lads are over I have the gaming beast..

Also the extra gift of sugary sweets made the unwrapping and installing a bit more fun.....

NICE ONE OCUK...you made this man very happy indeed..
 
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firstly this is my first post but needed to as this card is all I hoped it would be and more...received in today and already installed and running.

Fitted in my Node 605 (HTPC/Gaming) and can honestly say this thing is whisper quiet it's running at 32 degree's, unlike my EVGA 570SC it replaces as that thing was warm and loud.

I held of a EVGA 970 ACX 2.0 and i'm honestly glad I did as I was initially worried about heat in the case but ultimately wanted a quiet machine as this is in the lounge and is the media centre hub. However when the missis is out and the lads are over I have the gaming beast..

Also the extra gift of sugary sweets made the unwrapping and installing a bit more fun.....

NICE ONE OCUK...you made this man very happy indeed..
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Really glad you are enjoying the card m8, have fun! :)
 
Just got my card this afternoon, not had chance to test it yet but will do later tonight.

Took the card out the box to give it a quick check over and noticed a small red ink mark above the LED on the side of the PCB itself. I've no idea what it is, or if it's some sort of quality control mark, or if it's meant to be there (it's a silly place to put it, if so). I've tried removing as much of it as I can, but it looks like it's soaked into the PCB.

Anyway, will report back later with my testing.
 
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Wizzfizz said:
Just got my card this afternoon, not had chance to test it yet but will do later tonight.

Took the card out the box to give it a quick check over and noticed a small red ink mark above the LED on the side of the PCB itself. I've no idea what it is, or if it's some sort of quality control mark, or if it's meant to be there (it's a silly place to put it on, if so). I've tried removing as much of it as I can, but it looks like it's soaked into the PCB.

Anyway, will report back later with my testing.
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Never noticed it on mine, but checked it and there is one there must be some kind of QC mark.
 
I've got most of it off, but it doesn't really bother me anyway. I've just got a good eye for spotting these things :)
 
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