WTF? Surprised you didn't immediately return for exchange.
Which flavor you buy?
Curious, any coil whine? I'm sending mine back to step-up to the FTW edition, don't want to have to break it in to get rid of the coil whine like I did on my initial 970 SC.
Curious, any coil whine? I'm sending mine back to step-up to the FTW edition, don't want to have to break it in to get rid of the coil whine like I did on my initial 970 SC.
My 970 SSC had no coil whine, but my 970 FTW was very noticeably whining right away. It may have gotten better over the last few days, and with the case sealed up I can't hear it over the fans anyway.
I haven't heard any so far but I just got the card. I had several occasions where FPS count skyrocketed (from what I understood, with these cards coil whine is most audible at very high frame rates) but I haven't gotten it so far.
Gotta love this guy, 96Firebird is one of the nicest and most helpful people I ever talked to online.
What am I doing wrong here? AB doesn't seem to read my core and memory clocks. And how do I make sure NV control panel doesn't override my in game settings?
Do you guys think a 980 is overkill for 1080p gaming?
its certainly a very poor value.
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Anyone see this or bought it yet? Nvidia GTX 970 (Reference Cooler). Just bought two for SLI online at Best Buy (of all places). Selling $379.99, but had them price-match the ad on Newegg for $353.99 each. I always liked the reference cooler look (similar to my 780 SC) and glad Nvidia included a backplate!
Ugh, still waiting for BB's email letting me know when I can pick up at local store. I want it now!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-g...&skuId=9855169
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814132038
Anyone see this or bought it yet? Nvidia GTX 970 (Reference Cooler). Just bought two for SLI online at Best Buy (of all places). Selling $379.99, but had them price-match the ad on Newegg for $353.99 each. I always liked the reference cooler look (similar to my 780 SC) and glad Nvidia included a backplate!
Ugh, still waiting for BB's email letting me know when I can pick up at local store. I want it now!
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-g...&skuId=9855169
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814132038
Do you guys think a 980 is overkill for 1080p gaming?
I had the pleasure of reading the Asus 970 Strix review and its quite nice for $350.Looks like a excellent go to card for those going outside of the htpc/water cooling department.
Just installed one yesterday and loving it! Having benched or spent a ton of times playing games, but the temps and, more importantly, SILENCE, are wonderful so far.
Good card. Fans off at idle is a smart design idea. Basically a passive card (when not gaming, which is 90% of time for me) and better fan longevity. Not that it amounts to much when we upgrade our cards every year or two, but still.I had the pleasure of reading the Asus 970 Strix review and its quite nice for $350.Looks like a excellent go to card for those going outside of the htpc/water cooling department.
Good card. Fans off at idle is a smart design idea. Basically a passive card (when not gaming, which is 90% of time for me) and better fan longevity. Not that it amounts to much when we upgrade our cards every year or two, but still.
I knew there were higher performing 970s (Gigabyte G1 and MSI gaming) out there when I went for the Strix but didnt care. Been a few weeks with mine and very happy with my choice.
Good card. Fans off at idle is a smart design idea. Basically a passive card (when not gaming, which is 90% of time for me) and better fan longevity. Not that it amounts to much when we upgrade our cards every year or two, but still.
I have fan control disabled in MSI-AB to let the Strix work on its own, but just did a quick test for it to go on at 50c and stressed it a little. Fan came on at 50c and gradually went up to 53% at 63c then slowly went down to zero when temps dipped below 50c. So I guess you can.If you ran MSI AB, could you actually set a fan curve so the fan goes from off at like 54cel and then can go to like 65% when it goes pass 55 cel?I see the card boosts all over the place depending on game but does a aggressive fan curve make any difference?My 770 i can't hear till it gets pass 55% usage anyways and only if i turn off my speakers can i hear it lol.
The off function is nice but having it configurable is icing on the cake.
In forums, have seen far more G1s and Gaming cards outdo the Strix in OC'ing. Especially the G1 where a few users had hit 1600mhz+. Never seen a Strix go near that. I believe these cards have a slight higher VID limits than the Strix allowing them to boost higher.The thing I find most amusing about the comparison of these three cards is that the difference between the factory overclocks is so minimal as to be laughable. You can easily OC the STRIX (lowerst factory OC) to match the G1's clocks (highest factory OC) without changing voltage. And if you get a good GPU (luck of the draw, really) from any of the three manufacturers, the 970 has high OC potential. So the cards are really the same unless you're going for some insane OC with large increases in voltage. That said, the STRIX only has one DP, which doesn't matter for me now, but might be a drawback someday.