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Nvidia Titans?

Emjay86

Emjay86

Emjay86

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Hey guys,

Im looking at getting a new graphics card in the near future (hopefully before xmas if not just after) and im curious as to what the hell the Nvidia titans are all about.

They are massively priced in comparison to other cards but I have no idea what the specs are all about!

Im also interested in how they fare against the new maxwell tech cards that nvidia have just released. Surely this super tech makes the titans a little dated?
 
snips86x said:
I wouldn't go for a Titan with the release of Maxwell. Go for 970 in SLi or a single 980.
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In SLI? Are you kidding!

I dont have that kind of money! :mad:

Im currently running 2 GTX 580's in SLI (I know, lol).

Unfortunately I have them on the same loop as my CPU and as such I havn't been able to overclock anything. They still everything ive tried at high settings but of course theres a big lack of support for SLI in gaming these days it seems.

How do the 970's fare with heat generation in comparison to the 580's would you say?

I recently bought Fifa 15 and of course there is no SLI support so only 1 card runs the game and even though it does a fine job it does get to 50 degrees which is way more than I want it to. Also it heats up the room massively after an hour or so of gameplay (seriously its like a sauna in here!).

I have a triple and single rad for the loop but ive been thinking perhaps I need to add another rad to the loop which would mean I probably need to upgrade the Corsair 800D to a 900D which would then mean I probably need to upgrade my desk to fit the thing on (good job im moving house I guess).
 
Here is a little insight to the difference with a single card:

580 vs 970

The TDP of the 970 is significantly lower than the previous generation. Tests from forum members have shown even with Sli 970's, temps are no higher than 60c while gaming.

50c is nothing, my 290 runs at 85c playing BF3 and Borderlands 2. Anything under 75-80c with the pre Maxwell generation on both sites (AMD and nVidia) is normal.
 
Oooh and they are a more eco option! That pleases the treehugger in me.

Well thats all pretty good.

The next step then is to ask is it really worth getting 2 for SLI?

Its not often I find games supporting my 2 580's as it is.
 
Gregster said:
Well if you can't afford SLI 970s, you can't afford a Titan, so is there any point to the thread?
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I was more curious tbh. They have a huge price tag and with the new maxwell cards it seemed a little odd to have them priced as they are, especially the titan Z when the newer tech may well be better.

Of course I will be saving for whatever I pick but im just getting an idea of what I need to save up in order to get there.

As I said im moving house atm so money is a bit low especially after just paying £300 out in vetinerinary bills yesterday!
 
Emjay86 said:
I was more curious tbh. They have a huge price tag and with the new maxwell cards it seemed a little odd to have them priced as they are, especially the titan Z when the newer tech may well be better.

Of course I will be saving for whatever I pick but im just getting an idea of what I need to save up in order to get there.

As I said im moving house atm so money is a bit low especially after just paying £300 out in vetinerinary bills yesterday!
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What is the rest of your system? The Titan is actually slower than a 970 but the Titan is getting old now and new tech has to take the lead. Why not look at getting a 970, which is faster than a pair of 680s in some cases and see how that fairs in your system.
 
CPU
Intel Core i7 2600K @ 3.40GHz
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z68X-UD7-B3 (Socket 1155)
Graphics
BenQ XL2410T (1920x1080@60Hz)
1535MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (EVGA)
1535MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (EVGA)
ForceWare version: 344.11
SLI Enabled

I probably need to upgrade more than just the graphics :p
 
Oh and for the games I play im currently mostly on Company of Heroes 2, Wildstar, Rome 2 TW and Fifa 15. Couple of other games but nothing any more demanding than those listed.

The only game ive noticed a performance drop is Fifa 15 which stutters every time I or the other team take a shot at goal which may actually be the game rather than my machine (probably is my machine though).
 
I just sold my GTX Titan for £400. I would not get them now with the new 900 series. A high overclocked MSI 970 will beat the standard titan and even the titan black in some cases.

The only reason to get them now is if you really need 6GB VRAM and double precision computing.

I see no reason why a gamer would get a titan over a OC'd 970.
 
Nothing wrong with your system and the 580s were/are good cards but a 970 will leave them standing. Good price on those as well.
 
Emjay86 said:
Yea the pricing seems really reasonable. Do you think its worth saving for two of them?
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Why not just go one on air and see how that copes? If you feel you could do with more, grab another later on when you have the funds. That's what way I would go in truth and the rest of your system is great btw. No problems there with a bottleneck :)
 
Thanks for the replies guys.

Presumably looking at the stats provided earlier it wouldn't be an issue to add one to my watercooling setup either. Perhaps I can save up for the OCUK watercooled version. The first and last time I put a block on my 580's was an absolute nightmare. A job I thought that would take a short amount of time kept me going for 2 hours... I wish they at least came with pre-cut thermal pads! (thats what took so long!)
 
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