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Nvidia GTX 980 Owners Thread

thefogo said:
I had a PNY 680 that arrived like that. Bent it back with some pliers :p
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If it was just the IO plate then I wouldn't mind and I have straightened it.

But the connections from the plate to the board look bent which means the board doesn't look straight when installed, also the backplate doesn't sit flush.
 
Besty said:
Binning the RAM will be just as important as core this time around.

In fact, if they don't bin the RAM it might turn out to be a weak card.
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Zotac Extreme 980's easily have the best memory clocks, my two samples here both run at 8600MHz rock stable and even attempt to benchmark at 8700-8800MHz. EPIC! :D
 
Sega Mega Dave said:
If it was just the IO plate then I wouldn't mind and I have straightened it.

But the connections from the plate to the board look bent which means the board doesn't look straight when installed, also the backplate doesn't sit flush.
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I wouldn't be happy with that, personally.

Would be RMA time for me.
 
Is it possible to reduce the voltage on a 980?
With 3 cards on air, temps are getting quite high (well, actually they're not bad, but the fans are going like mad).
I'm hoping if I can reduce voltage and keep stock clock it'll tide me over until I watercool.
 
Gibbo said:
Zotac Extreme 980's easily have the best memory clocks, my two samples here both run at 8600MHz rock stable and even attempt to benchmark at 8700-8800MHz. EPIC! :D
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Have you tried there mini USB connection to motherboard and included software to overclock or just afterburner etc
 
Noob question here, but when overclocking with Afterburner, do the idle and video playback clocks remain the same as stock? Does power consumption and temps remain the same at idle too? Overclock only kicks in during gaming?

Also, does anyone think its worth going from a 780 (EVGA superclock) to a stock 980? If I did, i'd just get a reference 980 and try some overclocking.
 
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Gigabyte GTX 980 G1 in SLI with NZXT G10 Water Cooling

Gaming 45c with no vsync.
Furmark 58c.

Buttery Smoothness :) Roll on Far Cry 4 Please!
 
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Easier, cheaper, very standard off the shelf parts, easy to tinker with and upgrade. Never have to buy a water block.

All that costs about 220 quid (3x AIO and 2x G10 Mounting brackets) excluding the fans. That probability the price of just 2 water blocks and nothing else and they can never be reused on other cards.
 
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Thanks. 30c is impressive. For my setup All 120mm AIOs so equivalent to a 360mm rad but the CPU isn't using its much during gaming and I guess it is limited to how much fluid is in the system and a full block can pull more heat away. Was hitting 75 / 60 on the cards before water cooling, both cards match now at 45 or so running flat out on gsync.
 
WesleyBurns said:
Easier, cheaper, very standard off the shelf parts, easy to tinker with and upgrade. Never have to buy a water block.

All that costs about 220 quid (3x AIO and 2x G10 Mounting brackets) excluding the fans. That probability the price of just 2 water blocks and nothing else and they can never be reused on other cards.
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Fair enough, good cooling for a good price!
 
I think I'm still in shock of the new Asus 980 Strix.........whipped out the old GTX 570, plugged the new one in....initial run thought "bugger that's quick", started cranking up the clocks. Hit the top settings of the Asus GPU tweak software @1400, running solid as a brick......ok time for something that will tweak it higher. added +10, no hassles, another +10, started thinking am I dreaming this......added another +10, next thing I know I'm the top 100 3dmark hall of fame for single cards & right up there on this forums fire strike extreme bench scores top 10. Ive had a day with the biggest grin on my face in a long time, & now 2 packs of haribo to consume & all I can say from the depths of my black soul is THANK YOU overclockers.co.uk & community for a EPIC day ill probably never forget :)
 
Gibbo said:
Zotac Extreme 980's easily have the best memory clocks, my two samples here both run at 8600MHz rock stable and even attempt to benchmark at 8700-8800MHz. EPIC! :D
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That's real nice. I am wondering whether populating the extra vrm chips on tv reference cards is having an affect. From the sounds of it it's giving that last 5% out of the chips.
 
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