The GTX 980 Ti owners thread.

arc@css · 7 Sep 2015 at 16:08

Installed and running at a nice 29C.

Valrak40k · 7 Sep 2015 at 16:16

Just got my MSI 980Ti, just wondering - it has x2 8 pin connectors on the card, it was supplied with one wire which isn't a problem but it it doesn't appear to to an 8 pin, can I use this one?

andybird123 · 7 Sep 2015 at 16:30

what power supply do you have? its generally inadvisable to use converters for pcie power, but you can if you absolutely have to, but its a good idea to check how much power your psu is capable of supplying

if that is the cable they supplied with the card then it should be ok to use, pin 8 is only an extra ground, but a bit odd it is missing entirely

Valrak40k · 7 Sep 2015 at 17:00

andybird123 said:
what power supply do you have? its generally inadvisable to use converters for pcie power, but you can if you absolutely have to, but its a good idea to check how much power your psu is capable of supplying

if that is the cable they supplied with the card then it should be ok to use, pin 8 is only an extra ground, but a bit odd it is missing entirely

This is my PSU, is it okay?

XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply

http://www.entaonline.com/product/XFX-Pro-Series-850W-XXX-Edition_PSU-XFX-P1-850X-XXB9.htm

Fanatic · 7 Sep 2015 at 17:14

Your PSU should have 4x 6+2 pin PCI-E connectors. Should be no need to use the cable supplied with the 980Ti.

Hiijinx · 7 Sep 2015 at 17:25

Awesome looking hybrid Boom!

Couple of questions if you don't mind...

Does the AIO fan have any LED's to it? If not, does it look replaceable for one which does?

And does it matter where I mount it? I was thinking of having it on the front of my case where the air comes in but don't know if this would mess up the air flow. I have a corsair 540. Never owned a hybrid before hehe.

Seriously considering buying one of these for SLI in the future.

IceWolf · 7 Sep 2015 at 18:15

What settings would you recommend starting with for a modest overclock on my Evga 980Ti ACX2.0+?

Was going to use EVGA precision as that gave good results on my old 780Ti. I get I need to add maybe 100mhz to core, set thermal target at 75c ish but not got any idea about power target etc...

Boomstick777 · 7 Sep 2015 at 18:39

~Mike~ said:
Very nice Boom.

Is it possible to change the radiator fan? How is it plugged/wired in?

Not sure how it plugs into the actual card bud. Installed now so can't look. Next time I'm in there I will take a look. The fan is really quiet. Wouldn't bother changing tbh unless you want to run push / pull with matching fans. I'm getting max temp of 52C during gaming with single fan low RPM.

Hiijinx said:
Awesome looking hybrid Boom!

Couple of questions if you don't mind...

Does the AIO fan have any LED's to it? If not, does it look replaceable for one which does?

And does it matter where I mount it? I was thinking of having it on the front of my case where the air comes in but don't know if this would mess up the air flow. I have a corsair 540. Never owned a hybrid before hehe.

Seriously considering buying one of these for SLI in the future.

Cheers, no worries. The LED is on the cards shroud. Changes color according to temp I think, I can't see in my case now it's installed. The Windows is against Sub.

You can change the fan to intake or outtake, I would def have it as an exhaust, doing a great job of dumping the heat outside the case. Got mine mounted in the top of case.

The cooler is really good, can't get over that VRM heatsink lol. Think I might stick with Hybrids from now on. So much better getting 52C VS 83C.

Hybrid Pascal with HBM 2.0 next me thinks. Inno3D have won we over with this card, would def buy from them again. Absolute monster.

Dirk Diggler · 7 Sep 2015 at 19:00

Anyone heard anything regarding EKWB blocks for the aftermarket cards? They seem to be taking a while.

Combat Fighter · 7 Sep 2015 at 19:07

JediFragger said:
I'm tempted to switch one of my G1's for one Boom, and your comments aren't exactly helping!!!! I reckon it'll bring the total system noise@load down quite a bit...

Does the fan stop at idle? Or is it really really quiet??

EK Full waterblock for the G1 Ti should be out this week. An EK rep told me that.

Then it will be whisper quiet whilst being a better card.

~Mike~ · 7 Sep 2015 at 19:39

Boomstick777 said:
Not sure how it plugs into the actual card bud. Installed now so can't look. Next time I'm in there I will take a look. The fan is really quiet. Wouldn't bother changing tbh unless you want to run push / pull with matching fans. I'm getting max temp of 52C during gaming with single fan low RPM.

Thanks Boom that would be great. Reason for asking was if you wanted a different colour fan, not everyone wants white, could always paint it I suppose.

shamus21 · 7 Sep 2015 at 20:09

Boomstick777 said:
Not sure how it plugs into the actual card bud. Installed now so can't look. Next time I'm in there I will take a look. The fan is really quiet. Wouldn't bother changing tbh unless you want to run push / pull with matching fans. I'm getting max temp of 52C during gaming with single fan low RPM.

Cheers, no worries. The LED is on the cards shroud. Changes color according to temp I think, I can't see in my case now it's installed. The Windows is against Sub.

You can change the fan to intake or outtake, I would def have it as an exhaust, doing a great job of dumping the heat outside the case. Got mine mounted in the top of case.

The cooler is really good, can't get over that VRM heatsink lol. Think I might stick with Hybrids from now on. So much better getting 52C VS 83C.

Hybrid Pascal with HBM 2.0 next me thinks. Inno3D have won we over with this card, would def buy from them again. Absolute monster.

Glad to hear you are happy with Hybrid Boomstick777 tried to clock the card higher yet and out interest have you had a look at the ASIC.

Kelt · 7 Sep 2015 at 20:47

Boomstick777 said:
The cooler is really good, can't get over that VRM heatsink lol. Think I might stick with Hybrids from now on. So much better getting 52C VS 83C.

Hybrid Pascal with HBM 2.0 next me thinks. Inno3D have won we over with this card, would def buy from them again. Absolute monster.

Might be interested in buying this from you when you sell it next week.

Kaapstad · 7 Sep 2015 at 20:54

Boomstick777 said:
New card, Inno3D GTX 980 Ti Hybrid Black.

Ref VS Hybrid:

Ref Turbo was 1200MHz, Hybrid Turbo is 1400MHz.

Ref temp during gaming 83C, Hybrid temp during gaming 52C.

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Boomstick777 · 7 Sep 2015 at 22:12

Kelt said:
Might be interested in buying this from you when you sell it next week.

Haha

Ghosteh · 7 Sep 2015 at 22:47

Has anyone had their MSI 980Ti G6 overheat? I've had a bit of a strange problem over the past few days since upgrading the GFX drivers, and it appears that my card my be overheating. I have no idea why because I have changed nothing, except the drivers, but now I keep getting full system shutdowns, not crash, fully turns off. If I try and turn it on right away, I get no video output, whereas if I give it a few minutes, it'll start up fine.

I could do about 10-15 minutes of GTA or MGS before it would crash like this. I just ran GTA with the fan speed set at 100%, which oddly didn't sound as loud as I remember, and no crashes happened.

RPM reports to be at around 2300 @ 100%, not sure if this was always the case or not.
Just wondering if anyone has had anything similar? I've not had time to dig into it fully yet myself.

Dirk Diggler · 7 Sep 2015 at 22:51

Ghosteh said:
Has anyone had their MSI 980Ti G6 overheat? I've had a bit of a strange problem over the past few days since upgrading the GFX drivers, and it appears that my card my be overheating. I have no idea why because I have changed nothing, except the drivers, but now I keep getting full system shutdowns, not crash, fully turns off. If I try and turn it on right away, I get no video output, whereas if I give it a few minutes, it'll start up fine.

I could do about 10-15 minutes of GTA or MGS before it would crash like this. I just ran GTA with the fan speed set at 100%, which oddly didn't sound as loud as I remember, and no crashes happened.

RPM reports to be at around 2300 @ 100%, not sure if this was always the case or not.
Just wondering if anyone has had anything similar? I've not had time to dig into it fully yet myself.

Mine runs hot, but I have 80% fan curve and 2x SP120 blowing on the heatsink so it hovers around low 70s.

Run AB overlay and see what temps you are reaching. I'd expect 90C would be required for system shutdown?

Ghosteh · 8 Sep 2015 at 00:24

String said:
Mine runs hot, but I have 80% fan curve and 2x SP120 blowing on the heatsink so it hovers around low 70s.

Run AB overlay and see what temps you are reaching. I'd expect 90C would be required for system shutdown?

I actually run multiple monitors, so I have usage & temps showing on the other screen. Problem is I get distracted in the game and then stop watching it before it shuts down lol. However, I kept my eye on it somewhat and it was getting into the 80's I think.

I would have thought the standard fan profile would kick in and cool the card down before shutting down mind you, or even lower the clocks.

Twirlywoos · 8 Sep 2015 at 00:32

Is boomstick the new asia2fab? What's with all the 980tis you've been going through lately? I told you go with a hybrid or ref/kraken g10 last time

Joe! · 8 Sep 2015 at 00:35

The card looks beastly, Boom - I'd like to go watercooled with my GPU but I am wondering whether it'd just be better to go full custom loop at this point.

Boomstick777 said:
Hybrid Pascal with HBM 2.0 next me thinks. Inno3D have won we over with this card, would def buy from them again. Absolute monster.

Isn't Pascal due out next year? How are you going to go 12 months without changing GPU?