The GTX 980 Ti owners thread.

[Captain]

Amiga what waterblock did you buy for your 980Ti please?

 

[mmj_uk]

I would definitely recommend people put these under a waterblock and do some BIOS modding to get rid of all the clockspeed fluctuations etc, this is what I have so far...

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It clocks so well the line has turned yellow.

 

[Metalface Mark]

New card just turned up - hopefully minus the coil whine..

 

[Kaapstad]

New card just turned up - hopefully minus the coil whine..

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To get on the Roll of Honour all you have to do is post a pic with your user name on it of your 980 Ti.​

 

[Joe!]

I would definitely recommend people put these under a waterblock

How much does it cost to watercool a whole PC? I was looking at it but I was told it's close to £500 which I don't particularly want to spend

 

[Captain]

How much does it cost to watercool a whole PC? I was looking at it but I was told it's close to £500 which I don't particularly want to spend

It can and does get expensive, it cost me around £900 to water cool my whole setup when I had both cards under water, fittings were the most expensive part, some were almost £12 a fitting!

 

[Joe!]

That's what I'm afraid of... I'll stick with air for the time being - I get reasonable temps!

 

[D3K]

I would definitely recommend people put these under a waterblock and do some BIOS modding to get rid of all the clockspeed fluctuations etc, this is what I have so far...

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It clocks so well the line has turned yellow.

I too am able to get my MSI 980 over 1500. Why is 1500 the hard coded limit in the graph for both msi afterburner end evga precision ?!

 

[mmj_uk]

How much does it cost to watercool a whole PC? I was looking at it but I was told it's close to £500 which I don't particularly want to spend

If you're starting from scratch yeah it'll be expensive about £350-400 I'd say including CPU+GPU blocks, well worth it though. I already had most of the parts from before.

 

[D3K]

That's what I'm afraid of... I'll stick with air for the time being - I get reasonable temps!

Or go AIO, much cheaper.

 

[Metalface Mark]

Most of all, the Amp! Extreme has a beautiful "unique" backplate:

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http://imagescdn.tweaktown.com/news...ee-geforce-gtx-980-ti-cards-computex-2015.jpg
Not as cool as their other one though!
http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/graphics_cards/Zotac/GTX GeForce 980 Ti/980-ti-hero-970-80.JPG

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Just to let you know - i got mine today, the backplate is plain space grey colour.

 

[mmj_uk]

I just use £1.20 1/2" barbs with 7/16" ID tubing, if you dip the end of the tubing in some boiled water and then push it on it'll never fall off, in fact it takes a lot of effort just to pull it off yourself. If you go with fancy compression fittings and stuff it can soon mount up.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

Amiga what waterblock did you buy for your 980Ti please?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-824-EK&groupid=962&catid=1520&subcat=2885

 

[mmj_uk]

I too am able to get my MSI 980 over 1500. Why is 1500 the hard coded limit in the graph for both msi afterburner end evga precision ?!

I dunno I've not tried higher yet, maybe it takes it from the bios because the boost table on my card now ends at 1506mhz.

I'm not sure about taking it any higher, I'll probably have to raise the power limit again if I do and I'm not sure if it'll be safe.

 

[kael13]

I just use £1.20 1/2" barbs with 7/16" ID tubing, if you dip the end of the tubing in some boiled water and then push it on it'll never fall off, in fact it takes a lot of effort just to pull it off yourself. If you go with fancy compression fittings and stuff it can soon mount up.

It sure does. Bloody hell I feel like I should mount my case on the wall with spotlights just so I can feel like buying all those Bitspower fittings was worth it.

 

[Joe!]

Or go AIO, much cheaper.

I was thinking about going AIO in the near future (plan to either get a 6700k or a 5820k, depends on mobo costs) - My GPU should still be fine under air though, right?

 

[Neil79]

I'm considering going 980 SLI later this year as I already have a 980 EVGA, how would that rate against the 980 ti and Titan?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I'm considering going 980 SLI later this year as I already have a 980 EVGA, how would that rate against the 980 ti and Titan?

I opted for the 980ti because it's pretty much even performance with the 980 SLI which I already have.

Single card v SLI for same performance = no brainer.

 

[savagesam117]

I'm considering going 980 SLI later this year as I already have a 980 EVGA, how would that rate against the 980 ti and Titan?

Can you not do the Evga step up thing too?

 

[Razor Time]

I just use £1.20 1/2" barbs with 7/16" ID tubing, if you dip the end of the tubing in some boiled water and then push it on it'll never fall off, in fact it takes a lot of effort just to pull it off yourself. If you go with fancy compression fittings and stuff it can soon mount up.

Your right about the cost of some compression fittings, my current setup has hundreds of pounds spent on BP fittings alone, it soon adds up.

Jubilee clips and barbs are far cheaper and just as reliable as a compression fitting although not as pretty to look at. Not sure I would have the balls to do undersized tubing and no clip like you have done even though I know it would probably be ok.