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Nvidia GTX 980 Owners Thread

S2KIP said:
My single 980 is fine at 3440x1440 so I'd have thought at 1440p it would be fine.
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Hi there :D Could i ask what monitor you are using and what games you play at that res and with what settings please ? I'm thinking of going to that res but it would be usefull to know beforehand what sort of fps you get at what settings ect. Cheers !
 
Darren777 said:
Hi there :D Could i ask what monitor you are using and what games you play at that res and with what settings please ? I'm thinking of going to that res but it would be usefull to know beforehand what sort of fps you get at what settings ect. Cheers !
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Monitor is LG 34UC97, I also have a Dell U2713H but I game on the LG.

So far I've tried:
Titanfall
SWTOR
BF4

All settings max, max AA, 3440x1440.

Titanfall is mid 60's, BF4 is mid to high 60's/70's and SWTOR is mid to high 50's sometimes in the 60's.

Most importantly everything is smooth, my gaming experince compared to my old Crossfire'd 290X's has much improved. Very happy with the 980 and I had considered getting a second, but I don't see the need with the results I've had so far. Honestly, it's like having a whole new PC, I couldn't be happier with the 'downgrade'.

I have this card, so clocks are a little higher than standard ones:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-265-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914

It seems to boost to around 1490 on the core and 1750 or so on the memory. I can get 1630/2030 ish when benchmarking but no need for games.
 
Darren777 said:
Damn thats one hell of a 980 you got there ! I should be absolutely fine with 2 hof's then and thankyou very much for the info you have convinced me to go for it ;)
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Oh she's a beast. Genuinely over the moon with it. I can probably get more but it's early days and I've been boozing all weekend. :)
 
XavierCastiel said:
Purchased a single 980 Gigabyte card yesterday with a I7 4790K 4.5GHz with Motherboard and RAM and a 1000W Evga PSU as partly recommended by some very nice users on the forum.

Definitely enough for SLI. I made a decision yesterday not to order a second due to it surpassing my initial budget on the hardware front. Then I took another look at things and thought should I just order the second as I've already spent loads anyway, to get the maximum performance from my machine.

Is the SLI option definitely worth it? Looking to play and record footage at 60 FPS with my 1440P screen. My only sticking point apart from the increased budget is how long can the SLI 980 setup last? Is waiting for a reduced price or even waiting for the new cards to hit the market a sensible option?. Not AMD the next NVIDIA cards.

Help appreciated as always.
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Don't go SLI if you want to be gaming at 1440p with max settings. Your limiting factor will be vRam, and going SLI will not increase it from 4gb. You'll run out of vRam before you run out of grunt. Plus you have the annoyances that come with SLI to contend with.

My single 980 gets close to 60fps on the most demanding games @ 1440p. When I see frame rates hit 40-50, I also note that my vRam is maxed out. I'm using G-Sync so my games are smooth with the single card.

When 8gb cards come out, I'll consider going SLI again depending on the grunt that comes with the new cards.
 
Radeon123 said:
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Thanks for that ! Glad you like them, how bright is the logo on the side of the card ? Every time I try to find a picture online its ether Blinding on the camera or the power is off when thay taken it ?

I'm in favour of the gigabyte over the other but I do like the strix too looking wise.

I see that the boost clocks are about advertised, my old 670 & the 780 were way over the amount they said (not that's a problem more of a bonus).

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Hi, thanks for your response...
I have a windows case too & its beside me on the besk.

Looks are a bonus but not a necessity.

Performance is key I guess as my 1440p oc (to 90hz) hazro needs some extra power to achieve the frames in fps games ! A long warranty is also a need in case an issues & helps sell on.

I would like a back plate as I find without the GPU will sag, that's the only thing letting down the MSI...

Does the Strix logo light up ? I read the review & they state it does not but it seems to glow in your photo... A lighting up logo isn't high on my list but as I won't look into my cade while gaming...
 
S2KIP said:
EVGA warranties are being bumped to 5 years at the moment.
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Good to know, they always were brilliant with the length of their warrantys... Shame their cards don't come with a backplate, only the FTW & classified do :(

I do find their coolers lacking compared to other brands, I don't know if it the plastic cover but I'm sure the heatsink under it is good !

I'll add that to the watch list...
 
Andi-C said:
Good to know, they always were brilliant with the length of their warrantys... Shame their cards don't come with a backplate, only the FTW & classified do :(

I do find their coolers lacking compared to other brands, I don't know if it the plastic cover but I'm sure the heatsink under it is good !

I'll add that to the watch list...
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I bought the HC edition so it's got a backplate.

Not a cheap card though. :(
 
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