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The 6+2 cables that came with your PSU will act as 8 pin supply cables. Plug 2 of them into your card.
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The 6+2 cables that came with your PSU will act as 8 pin supply cables. Plug 2 of them into your card.
Price-wise ASUS has positioned their GTX 980 Ti Matrix $100 above the reference design, at $720, slightly below the MSI Lightning, which will set you back $780. No matter how you look at it, 700-800 dollars is a lot of money for a graphics card. If I had to pick between the two, I'd probably go for the Lightning, despite the higher price, its cooler is just too good. As hardcore overclocker I would be debating whether the memory heater is worth it and what overclocking software I'd prefer to use.
Thanks to the large overclock, out of the box, the Matrix actually offers better price/performance than the GTX 980 Ti reference design, but will most certainly be beat in that metric by cheaper GTX 980 Ti variants that are manually overclocked as all GTX 980 Tis reach roughly the same maximum clocks if you factor in luck of the draw.
I see no reason to buy the more expensive Titan X, which is clearly beat by the Matrix in every regard. Another noteworthy contender is the ZOTAC Amp! Extreme which comes at significantly lower pricing and also offer a big powerful heatsink.
Yeah, paying that much for a 980 Ti is crazy when the cheaper ones are so good.
Speaking of which I've just been playing around with overclocking and I've lucked out. I got +494 MHz on the memory to reach 2000MHz and after some trial and error +120 MHz on the core. Coupled with a power limit of 139% and +35 mV the core boosts all the way up to the magical 1500 MHz mark! So happy, any lingering buyers remorse was washed away. With the OC I got a Heaven 4 score of 2639, a full 82% higher than my 970 at max OC! I know that won't translate in most games but damn!
Asus Matrix 980 Ti review @Techpowerup.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_980_Ti_Matrix/
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When paying big money for a 980 Ti people should look at the TitanX.
My EVGA Kingpin 980 ti's are both faster than the Asus Matrix Techpowerup reviewed but I prefer a single TX for gaming as they also overclock very well and come with 12gb of VRAM.
Having said that if someone is looking to spend around £500 then go for a 980 Ti everytime.
If people are going to spend nearly £700 on a 980 Ti they should have a look at a TitanX.
Yeah, paying that much for a 980 Ti is crazy when the cheaper ones are so good.
Speaking of which I've just been playing around with overclocking and I've lucked out. I got +494 MHz on the memory to reach 2000MHz and after some trial and error +120 MHz on the core. Coupled with a power limit of 139% and +35 mV the core boosts all the way up to the magical 1500 MHz mark! So happy, any lingering buyers remorse was washed away. With the OC I got a Heaven 4 score of 2639, a full 82% higher than my 970 at max OC! I know that won't translate in most games but damn!
So i got this nice box before work today Opened it up to find something amazing!
Thought ive got a bit of time lets have a look at this thing
It's quite well packaged and i'm quite amazed at the quality of the card. Just looking at it yells quality. It's quite a beast as well, a 3 slot card which is about 12 inches in length and is quite heavy too which is understandable with how big it is. Which is okay for me as i only ever use a single card but it is big!
Anyway for anyone who is interested I took some pics, thought it needed some justice! Can't wait to try it out as its been a while since iv'e been with a nVidia card.. Feel dirty
Hi guys, new to the forum and looking to buy a 980 Ti.
Will the EK Titan X waterblock and backplate fit on the Gigabyte 980 Ti's?
Have you checked the cooling config on EKWB website?
**** that ****, any Haribo!!!?????????????????
It seems that the EVGA Classified has a full cover block available and is 2x8 pin. That might be the one!
On the OverclockersUK website it says it's 1x6, 1x8 pin though. I'm confused.com!??
Edit - Nope I'm wrong again, the full cover block is only for the KingPin
You do get a full cover block for the Classy.
By full cover I meant one that physically covers the length of the card, not just the GPU, RAM, Mosfets etc.
As far as I can see on the EK site, a full length block on the Classy is only for the Kingpin. Other full length blocks only fit the Titan X PCB.
I will be happy to be proven wrong!
TBH I might just be lazy and get one of the new pre-made options on the OverclockersUK website