Nvidia GTX 980 Owners Thread

[MOOGLEYS]

It will be unlikely for NVIDIA to release any more high-end cards this year, they simply have no need to do as they still cannot meet demand on 970 and 980. Once they do meet demand all they would need to do is release 8GB version to start the massive demand all over again.

8GB on a 256bit bus is going to cause quite a bottleneck especially at 4k Resolutions. I would imagine anything with 8GB having a 512bit bus tbh but it's Nvidia so who knows......

 

[Dicehunter]

hum, spoke to a guy at ocuk and he said to just bend it back myself.

True you could do that, Would be pretty easy just be careful

 

[Kaapstad]

hum, spoke to a guy at ocuk and he said to just bend it back myself.

No way.

Send it back.

Apart from the obvious that it is not in a brand new condition, you could even void your warranty by bending it yourself.

It may have even got bent by someone they sent it to before you who found out it was a bad clocker and ripped it out of their PC in frustration to RMA.

 

[Dicehunter]

No way.

Send it back.

Apart from the obvious that it is not in a brand new condition, you could even void your warranty by bending it yourself.

It may have even got bent by someone they sent it to before you who found out it was a bad clocker and ripped it out of their PC in frustration to RMA.

+1

 

[triss]

No way.

Send it back.

Apart from the obvious that it is not in a brand new condition, you could even void your warranty by bending it yourself.

It may have even got bent by someone they sent it to before you who found out it was a bad clocker and ripped it out of their PC in frustration to RMA.

+1

+2 If you sent it back in a state like that most retailers would question it ,, No way should you accept a new component in that state

 

[Kelt]

No way.

Send it back.

Apart from the obvious that it is not in a brand new condition, you could even void your warranty by bending it yourself.

It may have even got bent by someone they sent it to before you who found out it was a bad clocker and ripped it out of their PC in frustration to RMA.

Absolutely this. You attempt to bend it back yourself, and you make a mistake and break something on the circuit board, then you've got yourself an expensive door stop.

I can't believe an OCUK employee suggested that to you. Poor form if true.

 

[facboy]

No way.

Send it back.

Apart from the obvious that it is not in a brand new condition, you could even void your warranty by bending it yourself.

It may have even got bent by someone they sent it to before you who found out it was a bad clocker and ripped it out of their PC in frustration to RMA.

well i'm pretty sure it was brand new, it didn't look like it had been opened before.

 

[Thumpsta]

Send it back.

Apart from the obvious that it is not in a brand new condition, you could even void your warranty by bending it yourself.

It may have even got bent by someone they sent it to before you who found out it was a bad clocker and ripped it out of their PC in frustration to RMA.

Get a replacement. In the future will probably try and sell it on and this could effect the resale price.

 

[RichardH754]

No way.

Send it back.

Apart from the obvious that it is not in a brand new condition, you could even void your warranty by bending it yourself.

It may have even got bent by someone they sent it to before you who found out it was a bad clocker and ripped it out of their PC in frustration to RMA.

Another +1

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Just seen the price of the EVGA 980 SC. Blimey that price has skyrocketed! Considering I got mine for £470. It's now a whopping £530...

Did the pound fall into the fires of Mordor when I wasn't looking?

 

[Dicehunter]

Just seen the price of the EVGA 980 SC. Blimey that price has skyrocketed! Considering I got mine for £470. It's now a whopping £530

Same with the 980 Strix, I bought it 2 days ago for £499.99p and now it's £509.99p.

 

[Simon Belmont]

Same with the 980 Strix, I bought it 2 days ago for £499.99p and now it's £509.99p.

I can't make up my mind. gpu's have to be reference. I know 980 reference sli will be overkill and over priced by the look of it so I might go for the 970 reference cards coming in early November.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I can't make up my mind. gpu's have to be reference. I know 980 reference sli will be overkill and over priced by the look of it so I might go for the 970 reference cards coming in early November.

At the rate of these cards increasing in price. I'd get a 970.

 

[fireman999]

Just seen the price of the EVGA 980 SC. Blimey that price has skyrocketed! Considering I got mine for £470. It's now a whopping £530...

Yep, got mine for £468, not here.
Hated spending that much money, but feels like the deal of the century now.

 

[LambChop]

Just seen the price of the EVGA 980 SC. Blimey that price has skyrocketed! Considering I got mine for £470. It's now a whopping £530...

Did the pound fall into the fires of Mordor when I wasn't looking?

It was first out at £445

 

[LambChop]

Bagged myself SLI GTX 980 STRIX. Cant wait for them to arrive tomorrow

 

[Blitzkrieg]

It was first out at £445

I'm pretty sure it was the Standard EVGA Reference card that was £445. Not the Superclocked version. Think the SC started at £460-470 for the first batch.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Yep, got mine for £468, not here.
Hated spending that much money, but feels like the deal of the century now.

Yeah I know how you feel, especially since I got 2 of them. Especially now i've saved my self £120!

 

[Kaapstad]

Bagged myself SLI GTX 980 STRIX. Cant wait for them to arrive tomorrow

Will we be seeing you on the bench threads?

Roll up, Roll up

 

[modez]

Absolutely this. You attempt to bend it back yourself, and you make a mistake and break something on the circuit board, then you've got yourself an expensive door stop.

I can't believe an OCUK employee suggested that to you. Poor form if true.

You have to think twice when you buy from overclockers uk.