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Supposed to help with higher resolutions, I think. Most of what I've read suggests that overclocking the core gives better performance.
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The GTX 980 Ti owners thread.
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Supposed to help with higher resolutions, I think. Most of what I've read suggests that overclocking the core gives better performance.
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Not a huge amount, but I can do +500 easily, most can do +400 with minimal problems so every little helps.
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No crash that I am aware of. Will reboot and try again to be sure.
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No difference. I can get the clock higher using other tests, but this is the first GPU that I have had that caps out at low TDPs, I would expect it to say TDP = 100 and then PerfCap = Power.
This one was using 3dMark.
This one was using 3dMark.
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Fair enough, thats what i wanted to know. Guess i wont bother if it doesnt affect games much.
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Are you using the base bios?.
Seems odd to say power when the perf is low - are you using a good enough PSU?.
Saying that, if you are using the stock bios & getting 1500 your power will be @ 100% or close to, no chance of it being low. For that cap the perf/cap is utilization, not power.
Run it in the background & load up 3d mark & run firestrike - that will use 100% of the card usually. If 1475 had worked before try that - but you should know your cards limits.
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Yeah it is the base bios.
I am using a EVGA 750 G2 - I think that should be sufficient?
Just ran Firestrike Extreme and it is hitting 85% TDP in GPU-Z and 99% in Afterburner, but that happens even if I set it to 111% max.
Something is not quite right here.
I am using a EVGA 750 G2 - I think that should be sufficient?
Just ran Firestrike Extreme and it is hitting 85% TDP in GPU-Z and 99% in Afterburner, but that happens even if I set it to 111% max.
Something is not quite right here.
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Ok guys after much consideration and soul searching I have come over to the dark side and ordered this 980TI. It seems a bit of an unknown quantity and I could only find reviews on the slightly cheaper X3 version. It seems to do very well in several benches/games at all resolutions but particularly 3840X2160 where it wins and loses versus the much vaunted Gigabyte G1, bit of a gamble but Ocuk price on this is too good to miss. Overclocked very well in the review as well and pulled away from the Gigabyte. Also I have to fess up and say I've gone against my promise to not buy Nvidia again but really Amd have forced my hand with having practically no stock and overpricing. Sorry Amd, you gave me no choice I held off as long as I could. 
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Any news on when the GTX 980 Ti classified will be available?
EVGA EU store had them yesterday, so guess others will be getting them real soon.
The extreme is mental looking, seen a pic of it installed into a case and you'd think the pci-e slot was gonna snap, it was sagging like a flaccid donkey wang.
Mine was the same and i had to make a custom jack, I just felt so uneasy leaving it sagging so much.
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Can anyone here with an AMP Extreme chime in on the sag? I'll be getting one soon and it's something I've been worried about given the sheer size of it.
Well with hbm on the way for nvidia cards and die shrinks all around it looks like these insanely sized heat sinks will be a thing of the past next year...hopefully. If not then gpu vendors are going to have to look into ways of reinforcing the pcb's so sag doesn't occur. A metal reinforcement bracket along the pcb can help, or a support bracket that connects to the next 2 pci-e backplanes that runs alongside the card. Its only a matter of time before someones pci-e slot gets damaged and then the mobo and gpu company play the blame game off each other.
Check the pic on the last page. Not my system but shows how bad it can get.
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Would make me want another silverstone raven case if I was running these huge aftermarkets on air.
The vertical motherboard setup on my second system is great for heavy coolers, also better for cooling tbh. It's a shame more case makers don't adopt it, mine was fantastic (just a little too small for the watercooling setup I've got).
The vertical motherboard setup on my second system is great for heavy coolers, also better for cooling tbh. It's a shame more case makers don't adopt it, mine was fantastic (just a little too small for the watercooling setup I've got).
The thing is though its not the recommended type of cooler for those cases, in the manual for the ft02 which is the same layout it actually specifies a cooler that pulls in air and exhausts it out the back like the reference 980ti cooler. Apparently cards that don't exhaust out the back just mess with the airflow. Instead of it going in the bottom and out the top it ends up recirculating more than it should.
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To be honest my arctic accelero on my 7970 sagged that much due to lack of back plate and I had it in my system for a over a year with no problems. In fact it has been in my brothers PC for another year no problems. I wouldn't worry about the sag.
Edit: If you are really worried you can either prop it up with something or string up the end to the top of the case. I would have imagined the card was tested as it is seeing as it has a 5 year warranty.
Edit: If you are really worried you can either prop it up with something or string up the end to the top of the case. I would have imagined the card was tested as it is seeing as it has a 5 year warranty.
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Does MSI AB overlay in game show the correct temps? I was wondering why my clocks go down from 104 to 1491 even though the overlay shows temps below 67 degrees c, however when I click on the graph and see the temps they are much higher when I highlight over the peaks and troughs.
Backplates really don't help all that much for rigidity, they do a little but some cards have backplates and still sag. The asus strix 980 ti has a metal bracket along the pcb which reinforces it from sagging.
Just goes to show there isn't much to worry about
God I won't be able to play with my baby until next week...