The GTX 980 Ti owners thread.

andybird123 · 30 Jun 2015 at 16:01

digitalx said:
Was getting 60fps on batman at 4K, what a beast of a card. Dipped to 45 at the helicopter scene in benchmarking though.

Yep, getting a pretty consistent 90-100fps at 1440, amazing card really.

arknor · 30 Jun 2015 at 16:08

spluff said:
I don't tend to sit there staring at the insides of my computer and a more flexible card wont bother me too much

even if it warps overtime and ends hanging down on one side? could cause card failure

think of all the strain on those tiny solder lines

PullTheTricker · 30 Jun 2015 at 16:11

I just got the 980 Ti G1 from Gigabyte, and I'm annoyed having to use oc-guru software utility in order to customize the LED's color on the card. Then when I reboot, color changes back to default wich is also annoying. I don't like it so far. Is there anything I could do to make it more ''permanent''?

Angst · 30 Jun 2015 at 16:16

PullTheTricker said:
I just got the 980 Ti G1 from Gigabyte, and I'm annoyed having to use oc-guru software utility in order to customize the LED's color on the card. Then when I reboot, color changes back to default wich is also annoying. I don't like it so far. Is there anything I could do to make it more ''permanent''?

Gaffa tape

rossiboy001 · 30 Jun 2015 at 16:18

Is it worth getting a second for SLI on a 2700k at 4.5ghz or is one of these in my case the G1 pushing the limit of this chip?

andybird123 · 30 Jun 2015 at 16:32

rossiboy001 said:
Is it worth getting a second for SLI on a 2700k at 4.5ghz or is one of these in my case the G1 pushing the limit of this chip?

Looking at sli scaling with these it is a bit hit and miss in a lot of cpu dependent games, I'm waiting on DX12 before considering sli

PullTheTricker · 30 Jun 2015 at 16:35

Angst said:
Gaffa tape

LOL!

OC Guru software tool comes in conflict with afterburner. I'm definitely displeased being forced to use it. They advertised the LED's color, and it is their responsibility to offer support for it.

razorpakk · 30 Jun 2015 at 16:39

rossiboy001 said:
Is it worth getting a second for SLI on a 2700k at 4.5ghz or is one of these in my case the G1 pushing the limit of this chip?

Jump on Skylake first, then think about SLI.
At least that's what I would do (since you have the money for another card, moving to a newer platform seems a good idea) instead of building on a weak foundation.

Doco · 30 Jun 2015 at 16:49

Proud owner of a G1 980ti :

(excuse the dusty pc here :O lol)

oldestgregg · 30 Jun 2015 at 16:57

arknor said:
card is stiffer

Milky1 · 30 Jun 2015 at 17:04

machinebummer said:
Wow! and is that with MSAA and the Advanced Graphics on btw?

Also I know my i7 2600 would bottleneck me, but by how much?
Would I gain more frames getting a new cpu too?

I turn MSAA and all AA off as I don't find it necessary with my PPI, and I leave all the 'Advanced' menu stuff off as it destroys FPS, everything in the normal settings menu is maxed bar AA.

Doco · 30 Jun 2015 at 17:09

Asic Quality 81.9% for those that like to know.

machinebummer · 30 Jun 2015 at 17:17

Milky1 said:
I turn MSAA and all AA off as I don't find it necessary with my PPI, and I leave all the 'Advanced' menu stuff off as it destroys FPS, everything in the normal settings menu is maxed bar AA.

Thanks for getting back! Yea MSAA and the advanced stuff is a killer.

Basically I've got a Fury X, and while its a great, quite, cool card I'm struggling to keep above 30fps in GTA 5 at 5760x1080, however this is with the advanced settings on and MSAA's at x2 or 4. So was a tad disappointed and thinking of returning it and getting a G1.

I'll go and do some tests with these settings off.

Also I do think my i72600 is holding me back so if I do upgrade and plan on going dual card route, it may be worth keeping the Fury as I think it would be easier to get another in my case, and the supposed benefits of DX12 etc.

Cheers

setter · 30 Jun 2015 at 17:25

RyanF said:
Is there enough air left in your room after all that intake?

lol. Only issue now is, the card is so quiet compared to my last setup. I'm starting to notice just how loud my cpu fans are at idle. Corsair sp pwm 2350 rpm models. All my case fans are on a controller which allows them to be turned off if required. Eliminate one source of noise and up crops another.

Milky1 · 30 Jun 2015 at 17:29

machinebummer said:
Thanks for getting back! Yea MSAA and the advanced stuff is a killer.

Basically I've got a Fury X, and while its a great, quite, cool card I'm struggling to keep above 30fps in GTA 5 at 5760x1080, however this is with the advanced settings on and MSAA's at x2 or 4. So was a tad disappointed and thinking of returning it and getting a G1.

I'll go and do some tests with these settings off.

Also I do think my i72600 is holding me back so if I do upgrade and plan on going dual card route, it may be worth keeping the Fury as I think it would be easier to get another in my case, and the supposed benefits of DX12 etc.

Cheers

I would definitely recommend turning the advanced stuff off as it doesn't add a lot but destroys framerates!

RanxZy · 30 Jun 2015 at 17:34

rossiboy001 said:
Is it worth getting a second for SLI on a 2700k at 4.5ghz or is one of these in my case the G1 pushing the limit of this chip?

At 5760x1080 you will be pretty GPU bound so I think you would still see a visible improvement in performance. Might be possible to get a Ivybridge CPU for a bit of a sidegrade but the ability to use PCI 3.0 which could help in SLI

Scoobie Dave · 30 Jun 2015 at 17:38

machinebummer · 30 Jun 2015 at 17:40

Milky1 said:
I would definitely recommend turning the advanced stuff off as it doesn't add a lot but destroys framerates!

Well just had a couple of rampages with them settings you recommended and got an avg 84! and your right not much of a diff in visuals thanks!
Hmmn I might just keep this card and get another when they come down a bit then. Although Im still tempted by one of them G1's

Btw do you have the Witcher 3 or Crysis 3 results I could compare?

Thanks again milky!

N19h7m4r3 · 30 Jun 2015 at 18:01

Hey chaps can I get some insight on this Firestrike score. My friends just got the 980Ti ACX and is only getting a score of 8142.

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/7567327

Is it his CPU that's bottlenecking it? It's doing worse than the referenced 970 system,

Although once you look at the detailed scores of FireStrike it's doing better than a 970 by 22fps. It does lose to the i5 and 970 system on all the combined tests though.

Divine Pain · 30 Jun 2015 at 18:08

An i right thinking ref 980 waterblocks work with ref 980 ti?

Need to do something about the ridiculous sauna environment im gaming in and i dont kjow if i should go full wc to help me out or just buy some macho fan