Awesome power for sure..Truth.
I'm a little dissuaded by the crop of games though..
It really doesn't seem like anything coming out these days that Warrants the expense..
You'd buy this card, and crysis is still the best looking game out there.. and guess what,, the world still just plays dota and cs go..
so like, what was the POINT of it all...
BUhhh... if You had a 24 core server... you could do ur own VPN... and probably transcode 1080p blurays. in REAL TIME....
Not worth the upgrade from 780 sli... but yay new hardware!!!
I've been wanting to build a new PC since 2006.
Every year I say I'm going to do it but wait.
Especially because of the small changes in gpu cards every year.
This is the first one I wanted because of the power savings.
I wanted to get the 980 direct cu version. Its over clocked by a good amount out of the factory. Hopefully, will be quieter than reference.
The problem is that being overclocked and quieter means the card is designed to take up 3 slots.
Yep! I love looking at custom cooling and I like my own but... once the corsair AIO for gpus is out, I'm done.I've been wanting to build a new PC since 2006.
Every year I say I'm going to do it but wait.
Especially because of the small changes in gpu cards every year.
This is the first one I wanted because of the power savings.
I wanted to get the 980 direct cu version. Its over clocked by a good amount out of the factory. Hopefully, will be quieter than reference.
The problem is that being overclocked and quieter means the card is designed to take up 3 slots.
dude.. don't get the direct CU..
There was this corsair thing at the trade show..
They're making water cooling brackets for (Reference Cards)
So on High Power Gpus like the 980 R290 780 780Ti Titan..
You should get reference, and wait for the corsair bracket.. (which covers the vrm)
OR you could cut into the default cooler and mount the AIO coolers on your own..
(I would do that ^^) but some other people have trouble and baby their hardware hindering them from releasing its true potential..
I mean.. seriously the Hardware's sole purpose is to generate more FPS, what good is babying your hardware, it's just depreciating, and becoming rapidly obsolete..
Yep! I love looking at custom cooling and I like my own but... once the corsair AIO for gpus is out, I'm done.I've been wanting to build a new PC since 2006.
Every year I say I'm going to do it but wait.
Especially because of the small changes in gpu cards every year.
This is the first one I wanted because of the power savings.
I wanted to get the 980 direct cu version. Its over clocked by a good amount out of the factory. Hopefully, will be quieter than reference.
The problem is that being overclocked and quieter means the card is designed to take up 3 slots.
dude.. don't get the direct CU..
There was this corsair thing at the trade show..
They're making water cooling brackets for (Reference Cards)
So on High Power Gpus like the 980 R290 780 780Ti Titan..
You should get reference, and wait for the corsair bracket.. (which covers the vrm)
OR you could cut into the default cooler and mount the AIO coolers on your own..
(I would do that ^^) but some other people have trouble and baby their hardware hindering them from releasing its true potential..
I mean.. seriously the Hardware's sole purpose is to generate more FPS, what good is babying your hardware, it's just depreciating, and becoming rapidly obsolete..
Maintaining a loop makes me want to hang myself... ugh
Very tempted by this but will probably go with the 970 so it doesn't destroy my wallet, my GPU is the oldest part of my computer still have a 5870 :) running with a 4.5ghz i7 so it's about time I upgraded.
Did Corsair officially confirm they were making this? Or, was it just proof of concept?I've been wanting to build a new PC since 2006.
Every year I say I'm going to do it but wait.
Especially because of the small changes in gpu cards every year.
This is the first one I wanted because of the power savings.
I wanted to get the 980 direct cu version. Its over clocked by a good amount out of the factory. Hopefully, will be quieter than reference.
The problem is that being overclocked and quieter means the card is designed to take up 3 slots.
dude.. don't get the direct CU..
There was this corsair thing at the trade show..
They're making water cooling brackets for (Reference Cards)
So on High Power Gpus like the 980 R290 780 780Ti Titan..
You should get reference, and wait for the corsair bracket.. (which covers the vrm)
OR you could cut into the default cooler and mount the AIO coolers on your own..
(I would do that ^^) but some other people have trouble and baby their hardware hindering them from releasing its true potential..
I mean.. seriously the Hardware's sole purpose is to generate more FPS, what good is babying your hardware, it's just depreciating, and becoming rapidly obsolete..
Did Corsair officially confirm they were making this? Or, was it just proof of concept?I've been wanting to build a new PC since 2006.
Every year I say I'm going to do it but wait.
Especially because of the small changes in gpu cards every year.
This is the first one I wanted because of the power savings.
I wanted to get the 980 direct cu version. Its over clocked by a good amount out of the factory. Hopefully, will be quieter than reference.
The problem is that being overclocked and quieter means the card is designed to take up 3 slots.
dude.. don't get the direct CU..
There was this corsair thing at the trade show..
They're making water cooling brackets for (Reference Cards)
So on High Power Gpus like the 980 R290 780 780Ti Titan..
You should get reference, and wait for the corsair bracket.. (which covers the vrm)
OR you could cut into the default cooler and mount the AIO coolers on your own..
(I would do that ^^) but some other people have trouble and baby their hardware hindering them from releasing its true potential..
I mean.. seriously the Hardware's sole purpose is to generate more FPS, what good is babying your hardware, it's just depreciating, and becoming rapidly obsolete..
The 980 was just announced. Is it already confirmed to work with the 980 reference card?
I found a "Corsair hg10" online. Is that it?Did Corsair officially confirm they were making this? Or, was it just proof of concept?I've been wanting to build a new PC since 2006.
Every year I say I'm going to do it but wait.
Especially because of the small changes in gpu cards every year.
This is the first one I wanted because of the power savings.
I wanted to get the 980 direct cu version. Its over clocked by a good amount out of the factory. Hopefully, will be quieter than reference.
The problem is that being overclocked and quieter means the card is designed to take up 3 slots.
dude.. don't get the direct CU..
There was this corsair thing at the trade show..
They're making water cooling brackets for (Reference Cards)
So on High Power Gpus like the 980 R290 780 780Ti Titan..
You should get reference, and wait for the corsair bracket.. (which covers the vrm)
OR you could cut into the default cooler and mount the AIO coolers on your own..
(I would do that ^^) but some other people have trouble and baby their hardware hindering them from releasing its true potential..
I mean.. seriously the Hardware's sole purpose is to generate more FPS, what good is babying your hardware, it's just depreciating, and becoming rapidly obsolete..
The 980 was just announced. Is it already confirmed to work with the 980 reference card?
ah.. ur right.. not -confirmed-... but if they WERE to make these brackets, it would be for the top end cards..
and these are Full on brackets that replaces the base plate with complete vrm coverage
the issue is.. you kind of NEED to do this.. because you can't lock clocks on nvidia.. they don't let you..
So the only way to get maximum boost is to pull the temperature down by a whole lot..
Or maybe just 50% more FPS?
I found a "Corsair hg10" online. Is that it?
Or maybe just 50% more FPS?
False. This is an very slight incremental upgrade, especially if you have Titan Blacks or 780 Ti's.
If you actually did get 50% more FPS - totally worth it.
I read the review at Anandtech.com, http://www.anandtech.com/show/8526/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-review/17, and for playing video games, which is all I care about, this new GTX 980 will only give you about 10% better FPS than a GTX 780 Ti. That is enough of an increase for me to waste my money, but I'm a fool, especially with computer parts. No normal person should spend $580 for 10% increase in FPS. It's st00pid. But it's st00pid fun.As I said before, for me this card is great.
As I said before, for me this card is great.
Mainly because of the increase in performance along with low heat and wattage.
I'm probably one of the few people overly concerned with my electric bill.
I read the review at Anandtech.com, http://www.anandtech.com/show/8526/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-review/17, and for playing video games, which is all I care about, this new GTX 980 will only give you about 10% better FPS than a GTX 780 Ti. That is enough of an increase for me to waste my money, but I'm a fool, especially with computer parts. No normal person should spend $580 for 10% increase in FPS. It's st00pid. But it's st00pid fun.#QFT
prolly gonna cost a bomb as well.... :D
Oculus Rift or 1440p triple monitors - need lots of horsepower for that **** :p Out of my budget for now, and my 670 is plenty good enough for the 1080p stuff I play.Awesome power for sure..Truth.
I'm a little dissuaded by the crop of games though..
It really doesn't seem like anything coming out these days that Warrants the expense..
You'd buy this card, and crysis is still the best looking game out there.. and guess what,, the world still just plays dota and cs go..
so like, what was the POINT of it all...
BUhhh... if You had a 24 core server... you could do ur own VPN... and probably transcode 1080p blurays. in REAL TIME....
Not a whole lot worth upgrading for.
Oculus Rift or 1440p triple monitors - need lots of horsepower for that **** :p Out of my budget for now, and my 670 is plenty good enough for the 1080p stuff I play.Awesome power for sure..Truth.
I'm a little dissuaded by the crop of games though..
It really doesn't seem like anything coming out these days that Warrants the expense..
You'd buy this card, and crysis is still the best looking game out there.. and guess what,, the world still just plays dota and cs go..
so like, what was the POINT of it all...
BUhhh... if You had a 24 core server... you could do ur own VPN... and probably transcode 1080p blurays. in REAL TIME....
Not a whole lot worth upgrading for.
Hmm still rocking my gtx590 from 2011.
Should I upgrade hrm.
What's amd currently have.
Ah, another big-ass brick. You know, there have actually been reports of these things being so heavy that the shear forces start to bend and crack motherboards after a couple of years. #urbanlegends
Hmm still rocking my gtx590 from 2011.
Should I upgrade hrm.
What's amd currently have.
Get amd GPU... support Red Team.. against the tyranny of Intel..
290 and 290x are pretty much 85-100% as fast as the 980, but uses about 15-30% more power..
Buhhhhhh...... the 290 and 290x has better video playback capability through Madvr..Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)
Ah, another big-ass brick. You know, there have actually been reports of these things being so heavy that the shear forces start to bend and crack motherboards after a couple of years. #urbanlegends
I'll probably get a gtx970 for my mITX build later this year. I can't really justify the €200 extra right now.
But who knows what will happen. I'd love this little beast of a card.
As someone who is currently running a 460 GTX without problems the newest generation of cards are ' little' beasts ;)
True, but it wasn't until recently that I started running into problems. When I upgrade I will upgrade the entire pc and use the old one as a server or give my parents another pc to work on.As someone who is currently running a 460 GTX without problems the newest generation of cards are ' little' beasts ;)
from a 460 everything above $200 will seem like beasts.. the 7970 (r280) which can be had for $200 round black friday is 2x as fast, almost 2.5x if you add overclocking.
bitter sweet moment
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For my set up(4kscreen) I had two options
1st being,keep 780ti $500 Craigslist used second for sli upgrade psu
Or upgrade to new 980 $500 newegg new second 980 sli keep using psu (Supposedly 80-100watts less power)
I am curious to know, how it's better?
7.1 billion transistor vs 5With those power savings, you'll be able to sleep through your over-night renders without ear-plugs.
the 980 is a toy.. 780ti is the real deal.
Ah, another big-ass brick. You know, there have actually been reports of these things being so heavy that the shear forces start to bend and crack motherboards after a couple of years. #urbanlegends
no it's real..
but the motherboard doesn't crack.. it's the PCIE port overtime it will rip it in half.. like for realzies.. rip in HALF..
Ah, another big-ass brick. You know, there have actually been reports of these things being so heavy that the shear forces start to bend and crack motherboards after a couple of years. #urbanlegends
no it's real..
but the motherboard doesn't crack.. it's the PCIE port overtime it will rip it in half.. like for realzies.. rip in HALF..
This was the second reason I bought the case I did. The video card hangs vertcally from the top of the case. The bottom has 3 180mm fans that just shoves all the heat straight up and out. Plus it takes 95% of the weight of the card off the slot.
Considering you can get the 290 for $400 and 290x for $480ish both w/ 3 free games.. (good games)
Probably a better deal than 980..
Again.. this is politically motivated, as I don't want intel becoming the new world order. Umbrella corporation... dun dunn dunnnnn....Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/eaten-alive-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862501)
I have an aftermarket cooler on mine, so even with a 5° dissadvantage over proper orientation I am still running cooler than a stop setup in proper orientation.
I will never run a performance video card for long on stock cooler after my experience with the 280. For me the cost of an aftermarket cooler far exceeds the extra lifetime gained from cooler operating temps.
Why skip 800 series :I #800seriesthedream
My GTX 275 had temps around 85°c under load with a stock cooler, whereas a pretty cheap 3-fan aftermarket solution got that down to 60°c and much less when idle, including a decent overclock.
Those single-fan, blow out the back plastic encased coolers are just lousy enough that even a LOL physics solution will make a marked difference. Nice custom job though.
My GTX 275 had temps around 85°c under load with a stock cooler, whereas a pretty cheap 3-fan aftermarket solution got that down to 60°c and much less when idle, including a decent overclock.
Those single-fan, blow out the back plastic encased coolers are just lousy enough that even a LOL physics solution will make a marked difference. Nice custom job though.
the reason they keep the single fan solution as reference is because so many people have poor airflow in their case,
so if they used the triple fan type, the case would heat up so badly, everything would burn down.
My GTX 275 had temps around 85°c under load with a stock cooler, whereas a pretty cheap 3-fan aftermarket solution got that down to 60°c and much less when idle, including a decent overclock.
Those single-fan, blow out the back plastic encased coolers are just lousy enough that even a LOL physics solution will make a marked difference. Nice custom job though.
the reason they keep the single fan solution as reference is because so many people have poor airflow in their case,
so if they used the triple fan type, the case would heat up so badly, everything would burn down.
unless you're gigabyte and you're absolutely sure your triple fans won't do it! lol
EVGA isn't as hardcore yet, only 2 fans for them
if anyone wants to buy me like one or four i wont deny ur offer
btw the GTX 970 from EVGA has a faulty heatsink design
1 of the 3 heatsink pipes barely touches the core.
well i fell downhill at about the speed of a car recently and everything hurts like hell (true story) and also i am super cool so i think i deserve them because i am good (shoutouts to people that think this, every single one of me)if anyone wants to buy me like one or four i wont deny ur offer
you can't just say that , I'm sure people would buy it for you if you had a compelling reason..
well i fell downhill at about the speed of a car recently and everything hurts like hell (true story) and also i am super cool so i think i deserve them because i am good (shoutouts to people that think this, every single one of me)if anyone wants to buy me like one or four i wont deny ur offer
you can't just say that , I'm sure people would buy it for you if you had a compelling reason..
hey can you find a gif of a guy with his entire right arm covered in blood n ****well i fell downhill at about the speed of a car recently and everything hurts like hell (true story) and also i am super cool so i think i deserve them because i am good (shoutouts to people that think this, every single one of me)if anyone wants to buy me like one or four i wont deny ur offer
you can't just say that , I'm sure people would buy it for you if you had a compelling reason..
This doesn't count
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hey can you find a gif of a guy with his entire right arm covered in blood n ****well i fell downhill at about the speed of a car recently and everything hurts like hell (true story) and also i am super cool so i think i deserve them because i am good (shoutouts to people that think this, every single one of me)if anyone wants to buy me like one or four i wont deny ur offer
you can't just say that , I'm sure people would buy it for you if you had a compelling reason..
This doesn't count
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thats a more accurate representation
thats now how u do "life ****s on u" analogieshey can you find a gif of a guy with his entire right arm covered in blood n ****well i fell downhill at about the speed of a car recently and everything hurts like hell (true story) and also i am super cool so i think i deserve them because i am good (shoutouts to people that think this, every single one of me)if anyone wants to buy me like one or four i wont deny ur offer
you can't just say that , I'm sure people would buy it for you if you had a compelling reason..
This doesn't count
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thats a more accurate representation
ok... i can imagine how the blood happened.. explain how the p00 got there. LOLOL
thats now how u do "life ****s on u" analogieshey can you find a gif of a guy with his entire right arm covered in blood n ****well i fell downhill at about the speed of a car recently and everything hurts like hell (true story) and also i am super cool so i think i deserve them because i am good (shoutouts to people that think this, every single one of me)if anyone wants to buy me like one or four i wont deny ur offer
you can't just say that , I'm sure people would buy it for you if you had a compelling reason..
This doesn't count
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thats a more accurate representation
ok... i can imagine how the blood happened.. explain how the p00 got there. LOLOL
Eagerly awaiting the release of some non reference 980s, though I'm half tempted to get another 780 instead now that they're so cheap.
Eagerly awaiting the release of some non reference 980s, though I'm half tempted to get another 780 instead now that they're so cheap.
yea that didn't last long..
haha.. 7970 pretty much held the longest $200-300 I've ever seen.. thx to bitcoin.
Eagerly awaiting the release of some non reference 980s, though I'm half tempted to get another 780 instead now that they're so cheap.
yea that didn't last long..
haha.. 7970 pretty much held the longest $200-300 I've ever seen.. thx to bitcoin.
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/evga-geforce-gtx-970-acx-has-misaligned-gpu-vs-heatpipes.html
amazing eVGA QC!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/acvOFnY.jpg)
and i was THIS CLOSE to getting one this past weekend lol
Eagerly awaiting the release of some non reference 980s, though I'm half tempted to get another 780 instead now that they're so cheap.
yea that didn't last long..
haha.. 7970 pretty much held the longest $200-300 I've ever seen.. thx to bitcoin.
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/evga-geforce-gtx-970-acx-has-misaligned-gpu-vs-heatpipes.html
amazing eVGA QC!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/acvOFnY.jpg)
and i was THIS CLOSE to getting one this past weekend lol
Eagerly awaiting the release of some non reference 980s, though I'm half tempted to get another 780 instead now that they're so cheap.
yea that didn't last long..
haha.. 7970 pretty much held the longest $200-300 I've ever seen.. thx to bitcoin.
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/evga-geforce-gtx-970-acx-has-misaligned-gpu-vs-heatpipes.html
amazing eVGA QC!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/acvOFnY.jpg)
and i was THIS CLOSE to getting one this past weekend lol
Wouldn't matter to me. I would have an aftermarket cooler on it inside of a week. But I am the exception that doesn't have an issue changing the warranty. Plus last I checked checked, changing the cooler does not technically void the warranty on EVGA cards. But to have the warranty honored the stock cooler has to be put back on.
Eagerly awaiting the release of some non reference 980s, though I'm half tempted to get another 780 instead now that they're so cheap.
yea that didn't last long..
haha.. 7970 pretty much held the longest $200-300 I've ever seen.. thx to bitcoin.
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/evga-geforce-gtx-970-acx-has-misaligned-gpu-vs-heatpipes.html
amazing eVGA QC!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/acvOFnY.jpg)
and i was THIS CLOSE to getting one this past weekend lol
Wouldn't matter to me. I would have an aftermarket cooler on it inside of a week. But I am the exception that doesn't have an issue changing the warranty. Plus last I checked checked, changing the cooler does not technically void the warranty on EVGA cards. But to have the warranty honored the stock cooler has to be put back on.
yeah but most of the people don't buy aftermarket coolers.