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The GTX 980 Ti owners thread.
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Soldato
Pleased with my two 980ti's so far, just had the second one arrive.
Two MSI reference, both clock to 1450/1500 + 500 on the memory nicely & temps sit at around 68c during gaming.
Quick question, is it better to put the GPU in the x16 speed slot, or is the gain from having it further away (therefore much cooler & less prone to throttling) more?. Just did a quick test & getting around 70fps in Witcher 3 4k (ultra all, hairworks+AA off). Looks silky smooth.
Two MSI reference, both clock to 1450/1500 + 500 on the memory nicely & temps sit at around 68c during gaming.
Quick question, is it better to put the GPU in the x16 speed slot, or is the gain from having it further away (therefore much cooler & less prone to throttling) more?. Just did a quick test & getting around 70fps in Witcher 3 4k (ultra all, hairworks+AA off). Looks silky smooth.
Soldato
I really want another one, they would just look so good in my case 
Why is technology so expensive!
Why is technology so expensive!
? Set the power limit as high as you can, that's the first thing to do before starting to overclock.
Soldato
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I really want another one, they would just look so good in my case
Why is technology so expensive!
It would seem so. I have asked this question to a fair few owners and every has come back with a yes.
Yes. That is the first thing I've done, set to max 109. No issue with powerlimit, MSI reads 0 for that all the time under stress.
Voltage limit hits 1 immediately though.
Wondering if that is normal
Caporegime
Have you tried upping voltage yet. Most I can manage is +160, any higher and clock resets during benchmarks. Power limit stays at 0. 160 nets 1489mhz.
Oops I meant 29.5! I think I should be ok
Are the chips on the Amp! Extreme binned? I might order mine today. I'm travellingso won't see it till the first of August
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I have done a lot of reading here are my findings.
All boards can boost to a maximum of 1250mv as set in bios. The maxwell bios tweaker 1.36 does not correctly show the 980ti bios voltage table so you cannot adjust volts yet properly.
All cards will try to boost to max voltage.
Most 6+8pin cards hit power limits before anything else. This can be easily changed in the bios and well within spec to increase max tdp from 275w to 325w+. This gives 130% slider.
8+8pin cards already have a higher power limit so are more likely to hit voltage limits. Note the comment about bios editor not able to properly edit voltages. Unless some has already released a hacked bios with a better voltage cap you are stuck with it. All you can do is max the voltage slider in afterburner.
If your card is not hitting 1250mv ever as happened with my amp. Then the problem is temperature on your core. As already stated once the core gets above 60c it automatically starts to drop its voltage by 25mv every 10c. You cannot stop this and your will get vrel flags. This means the card could give more voltage but temps on the core are preventing it doing so. I have tested this and you can too by setting your gpu fan to 100% and having afterburner open monitoring voltage and temp. Start heaven and watch your voltage. If you have the afterburner voltage at max your card will jump to 1250mv. Watch the temp rise and as soon as you hit 62c it will drop 25mv. It will do the same at 72c and again at 82c. Each time core speed will drop 1 boost bin or 13mhz. So if you want to maintain your cards max boost then keep your temp below 62c. Simple. If the card goes above 62c and drops voltage it will increase voltage again if you temp drops below 62c. This seems to be the normal boost function.
There seems to be no current way to stop this temp control by the card other than provide better cooling and keep the temps low.
Poor case cooling? card always above 82c? well your card will always be 39mhz slower than someone that can keep there card below 62c.
Assuming all cards are equal. Of course the silicon lottery always plays a part! So some cards can just boost higher using lower core volts and then these cards will always be faster.
The whole system is designed with worst case scenario card cooling. The old rules apply want to get the most out of your card without voiding warranty by bios flashing?
Buy an 8+8pin card which removes tdp limit without eediting bios and keep that card cool! Below 62c at full load.
All boards can boost to a maximum of 1250mv as set in bios. The maxwell bios tweaker 1.36 does not correctly show the 980ti bios voltage table so you cannot adjust volts yet properly.
All cards will try to boost to max voltage.
Most 6+8pin cards hit power limits before anything else. This can be easily changed in the bios and well within spec to increase max tdp from 275w to 325w+. This gives 130% slider.
8+8pin cards already have a higher power limit so are more likely to hit voltage limits. Note the comment about bios editor not able to properly edit voltages. Unless some has already released a hacked bios with a better voltage cap you are stuck with it. All you can do is max the voltage slider in afterburner.
If your card is not hitting 1250mv ever as happened with my amp. Then the problem is temperature on your core. As already stated once the core gets above 60c it automatically starts to drop its voltage by 25mv every 10c. You cannot stop this and your will get vrel flags. This means the card could give more voltage but temps on the core are preventing it doing so. I have tested this and you can too by setting your gpu fan to 100% and having afterburner open monitoring voltage and temp. Start heaven and watch your voltage. If you have the afterburner voltage at max your card will jump to 1250mv. Watch the temp rise and as soon as you hit 62c it will drop 25mv. It will do the same at 72c and again at 82c. Each time core speed will drop 1 boost bin or 13mhz. So if you want to maintain your cards max boost then keep your temp below 62c. Simple. If the card goes above 62c and drops voltage it will increase voltage again if you temp drops below 62c. This seems to be the normal boost function.
There seems to be no current way to stop this temp control by the card other than provide better cooling and keep the temps low.
Poor case cooling? card always above 82c? well your card will always be 39mhz slower than someone that can keep there card below 62c.
Assuming all cards are equal. Of course the silicon lottery always plays a part! So some cards can just boost higher using lower core volts and then these cards will always be faster.
The whole system is designed with worst case scenario card cooling. The old rules apply want to get the most out of your card without voiding warranty by bios flashing?
Buy an 8+8pin card which removes tdp limit without eediting bios and keep that card cool! Below 62c at full load.
Oops I meant 29.5! I think I should be ok
Are the chips on the Amp! Extreme binned? I might order mine today. I'm travellingso won't see it till the first of August
I would think so. It seems likely that they would keep their best chips, for the highest clocked card they have. They do need to guarantee that minimum 1355 boost after all.
That almost impossible, unless watercooled.
Are there any 8pin / 8pin that have a waterblock currently or do you have to buy a custom card and remove the heatsink etc.
Hi guys
Looking for some advice. I'm looking to buy 2 980tis to run in sli. It will be on an matx board so the cards are going to be sandwiched together. Which cooler design would be best for this setup, would it be better to go with a reference design? I rally like the look of the MSI gaming but I suspect performance will be impacted with them so close together.
Looking for some advice. I'm looking to buy 2 980tis to run in sli. It will be on an matx board so the cards are going to be sandwiched together. Which cooler design would be best for this setup, would it be better to go with a reference design? I rally like the look of the MSI gaming but I suspect performance will be impacted with them so close together.
If you have the space, 2x hybrids would be best as you sidestep the problem of their close proximity entirely.
The EVGA's are in short supply but you can pick up 2 reference designs and 2 stand alone hybrid coolers if you want to do a bit of DIYing and can warrant the extra cost.
Soldato
G1 with the coil whine going back today, ive ordered the Zotac Amp to replace it - fingers crossed its not as bad!
The Amp! Extreme looks like the one I'm going to order. The only thing stopping me from doing so right now is the fact that I'm away and not back until the 1st of August. How long is the period in which I can RMA if there is something wrong with the card when I get home? There is no one at home who can test it for me, just my brother to take delivery.
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Ocuk offer 14 day satisfaction return.
Actual warranty is 5 years if you register the card. 3 if you dont. You have 28 days to register.