The GTX 980 Ti owners thread.

Geeman1979 · 17 Jul 2015 at 12:41

BS Dave said:
i know i know. It's new card excitement - plus i want to make sure i haven't bought a lemon. So same volts but +200 seems ok after a quick 30mins on bf4.

I just wanted to check i wasn't missing anything after the joining the 980ti party late.

Good stuff enjoy!

Plenty fall into the trap of instantly blaming instabilities on the driver rather than their Overclocks or Overclocking software conflicts.

Dirk Diggler · 17 Jul 2015 at 12:43

beasty54 said:
About 5mm , hence my problem. I did actually phone overclockers and they said it would be fine which I found strange. If I could use my 3rd pci express slot id have 45mm. I don't even mind buying a new motherboard but ill need one that doesn't limit me to using the top 2 slots. Apparently the msi z97 gaming 7 can comfortably take 2 " triple-wide cards " according to techreport.com

5mm as you know will never be enough.

As I say, I know for sure the z87-oc supports slots 1 and 3 so it isn't unheard of.

Good luck.

GARMFIELD · 17 Jul 2015 at 12:45

Any news on the EVGA Hybrids? Had mine preordered for a month almost and I think customer service are tired of hearing my voice.

beasty54 · 17 Jul 2015 at 12:48

String said:
5mm as you know will never be enough.

As I say, I know for sure the z87-oc supports slots 1 and 3 so it isn't unheard of.

Good luck.

Nope, I'm actually suprised overclockers support said my board would be fine, I've got an msI gaming 7 board on the way anyway, it has more space betwen slots 1 and 2 for triple cards.

elmarko · 17 Jul 2015 at 12:49

What does +200 boost to, that's about 1350/1400?.

Do you have much on the memory, as if you push that too high it can add to instability - for me I tend to use the following for very stable clocks.

+0 Volts
+10% Power
+245 Core
+450 Memory.

I used to run +500 on the memory but noticed the odd crash, but since dropping the memory down to 450 it seems more stable.

Dirk Diggler · 17 Jul 2015 at 12:49

Just about to pull the trigger on the MSI 6G and I noticed by the picture that the heatsink is sitting out about 20-30mm more than normal, meaning it'll clash with my reservoir!

Back to the drawing board...

whyscotty · 17 Jul 2015 at 12:51

String said:
Just about to pull the trigger on the MSI 6G and I noticed by the picture that the heatsink is sitting out about 20-30mm more than normal, meaning it'll clash with my reservoir!

Back to the drawing board...

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-288-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1402

Dirk Diggler · 17 Jul 2015 at 13:03

whyscotty said:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-288-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1402

Does that have a backplate?

Geeman1979 · 17 Jul 2015 at 13:06

thefogo · 17 Jul 2015 at 13:32

Mine didn't come with a backplate. You have to pay extra for the backplate one

Dirk Diggler · 17 Jul 2015 at 13:33

Geeman1979 said:
Yup

It might be the only contender as the AMP Extreme has a protruding heatsink too... Dam you Gigabyte and your coil whine!

How does the EVGA OC? I've always ruled the sc out in the past because surely they save the best chips for the Classy? Does it run cool?

Lastly, why are there 2 versions of the SC with a fair price difference, I can't see any other difference.

Cheers.

Dirk Diggler · 17 Jul 2015 at 13:34

thefogo said:
Mine didn't come with a backplate. You have to pay extra for the backplate one

Ah, is that why there's a more expensive version?

thefogo · 17 Jul 2015 at 13:35

String said:
Ah, is that why there's a more expensive version?

Yeah, the only difference is the backplate.
I was slightly disappointed as I expected one, but it's not a big deal.

Geeman1979 · 17 Jul 2015 at 13:37

String said:
It might be the only contender as the AMP Extreme has a protruding heatsink too... Dam you Gigabyte and your coil whine!

How does the EVGA OC? I've always ruled the sc out in the past because surely they save the best chips for the Classy? Does it run cool?

Lastly, why are there 2 versions of the SC with a fair price difference, I can't see any other difference.

Cheers.

The majority seem to be doing 1500+ so odds are you won't get a bad one.

One with the backplate one without, Is why there's a price difference + the none backplate one is currently on offer. Normally the difference between the two is only a tenner.

Dirk Diggler · 17 Jul 2015 at 13:46

Cheers for the info.

Could the backplate be bought separately?

Twirlywoos · 17 Jul 2015 at 14:12

String said:
Why? What does it have over the others?

andybird123 said:
Binned chips and dual bios if overclocking is your thing, its also cheaper than the amp extreme at the current offer price... If I didn't already have an msi I would get the Hof at that price

Pretty much this, but one user got unlucky with the silicon lottery on the high speed binned chips the hof has and got 1460 max oc, he did praise the cooler though.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1558474/wccf-gtx-980-ti-hof-announced/90#post_24160144
http://www.overclock.net/t/1558645/official-nvidia-gtx-980-ti-owners-club/4350#post_24179126

Divine Pain · 17 Jul 2015 at 15:10

only the "Superclocked+" versions has a backplate and yeah you can purchase the backplate separately but not from here

Ravenger · 17 Jul 2015 at 15:23

Seen some reviews saying that some of the Zoltac cards suffer from coil whine. Anyone experienced this? I'd hate to buy the Amp Extreme then have to return it, after having to return my G1.

PrinceNelson · 17 Jul 2015 at 15:54

Would the AMP Extreme fit in a Corsair 200R? I love my case and would hate to change it.

Aikon359 · 17 Jul 2015 at 16:04

Ravenger said:
Seen some reviews saying that some of the Zoltac cards suffer from coil whine. Anyone experienced this? I'd hate to buy the Amp Extreme then have to return it, after having to return my G1.

Im running the amp! Edition at the moment and cap wise, there is zero coil whine. Not a peep, really chuffed!.

My only bugbear is the fan closest to the back of the card near the ports, gives off an annoying rattling sound at certain speeds.

That aside Im bowled over by how awesome this card is.