curiouscharles
Member
that's awesome!
was hoping to hear you were Canadian and bought from newegg's american site regularly w/o having to pay import duty or something...
/backtohigherpricedcanadianrealityforcharles
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Titan X Launch / Review / Tears Thread
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that's awesome!
was hoping to hear you were Canadian and bought from newegg's american site regularly w/o having to pay import duty or something...
/backtohigherpricedcanadianrealityforcharles
I ordered 2
I'll wait abit and see if I want to add to that in the coming months
BOOTY ME$$IAH
Member
Should a 290X be a noticeable upgrade in comparison to a 660ti?
Newegg free shipping is around 5-7 days for me.
Newegg doesn't charge taxes for shipping to Florida. Amazon wasn't either until about a year ago.
I would sell. 4K is going to need more than 4GB of VRAM.
cyberheater
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48GB. LOL.
cleveridea
Member
If I were you I'd go for 980 and wait for a Pascal next year. The 980 would likely drop in price when AMD launches their cards, so that could be a good time.
I'd think that buy the time games come out that use the Titan's VRAM for example, the Pascal would be out thereabouts.
I'm waiting for Witcher 3 to come out and using benchmarks for that, since that looks like a showcase game for what upcoming high end graphics will require.
That's gotta be 2-4 and 4-8GB...rite? :\
48GB. LOL.
A 290X should be about twice as fast. AMD will be replacing those by the 380X relatively soon, but it might be more expensive (and perhaps slightly faster). It's up to you whether you think that's worth it or want to wait a a couple of months.
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
48GB. LOL.
Should be at least 4x as strong as PS4's GPU. Although I think even a 970 or something in that area can play games at 4x console resolution at the same settings.
The user manual posted on their website says "2 GB system memory (4 GB recommended)".
Hawk269
Member
Will they be available tomorrow though? Rumors are suggesting 2 weeks for other outlets other than direct from Nvidia. Even in the EVGA forums a rep said he cant say when they will actually have the cards.
Broadbandito
Member
$999 is too expensive for what I see in those benchmarks.
The Shogun
Banned
This will be mine the second it goes up for purchase
I thought people were saying tomorrow for other vendors. I guess I'll just buy 2 from Nvidia.
cleveridea
Member
I cant justify the price personally, but thats a nice looking card - and I really like that the thermals are so good (like 980)
Looks like a jet engine on there.
Looks like a jet engine on there.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Yeah, hoping they announce their shit and it's out by end of April so come Witcher 3 I can make any moves I might deem necessary.
Dragon1893
Member
Very cool for people who can afford it but my poor ass will be sticking with the 280X which is doing a mighty fine job for me right now.
My man.
BrokenEchelon
Banned
Potentially, but it is also possible that an individual non-Superclocked card can't always reach the same level of OC with the same stability. I believe that the Superclocked cards are tested and guaranteed at a certain speed that you might not be able to achieve with a non-Superclocked card.
Hawk269
Member
Not sure what to believe to be honest. There was a rumor, but when I asked "Rob" he is from Evga on their own forums the question on when will they have them to be shipped he said he could not answer that question. So something seems to be up.
I was debating about waiting for the Hyrdo Cooper versions, but I like to put the blocks on myself so if I ever sell the card and the buyer does not want the Water Block I still have the air cooler to put back on it. This is what I am doing with my original Titans, removing the Water Blocks and putting back the Air Coolers and shipping them off to 2 friends.
I just said "fuck it" and just got done ordering 2 from Nvidia myself. I have never bought (outside of the Lightnings) other than Evga branded cards due to the outstanding service, but since I could not get an answer from Evga, I just went ahead and ordered 2 from Nvidia.
Hawk269
Member
Yes, SC versions from Evga are tested to be 100% stable at the SC speed they put on the card. Weather you can go even higher is dependent on your luck of hitting the GPU lottery and getting a good chip that OC well.
I have had some friends take a Titan Black regular and was able to OC it much higher than another that had a SC edition. All depends on the chip, but the SC versions are guaranteed. Based on reviews I have read so far, it looks like at least a +200 to the core should be doable for any card.
SC speeds tend to be about 10% higher though right? If your reference card can't hit that, return that one pronto.
Well played.
I'll be picking up two as well. It'll actually be my first time running SLI - I've been sticking with the single cards all along. Has anyone done water cooling on their video cards? Wondering if might be worth it for a dual card setup (or the fans are still able to keep up somehow).
I'd be sold too if I didn't already have a 280X
This will be mine the second it goes up for purchase
Same. Any date on this?
The Shogun
Banned
Yeah every card I've ever owned has been EVGA. Fantastic support / card quality in my opinion.
Like I said I'm waiting on Titan X till EVGA launch the SC version
I am partial to MSI myself, but if EVGA launches a SC card first I'll probably go with them this time around.
LordOfChaos
Member
Fair enough, they made a more pure gaming card, The people who bought it for compute were probably a much smaller fraction than gamers, and most pro uses that need double precision performance probably also need ECC memory, which this does not have.
But still, 1/32 DP...$999...Ehh, ah well, I guess I'm not the market by about 600 dollars.
jim2point0
Banned
I would sell and get a Titan X. That way you have better single card performance when SLI doesn't work, is buggy, or doesn't scale well.
Future PhaZe
Member
if thats the case its pretty much a card that is a generation ahead
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
How much you guys think I could get for my regular Titan and waterblock? $600?
Compsiox
Banned
nvm missed part about OC version
copelandmaster
Member
K, after doing a lot reading and watching a few vids, the Titan X is actually looking pretty damn decent.
That GTX 980/R9 290X/GTX 970 eurogamer comparison for Crysis 3 really eye opening. I get around the same frame rates on my Titan Black with light overclocking at 1080p.
Relating to the Titan series only, the Titan X is super expensive but is probably the best value so far for gamers in the series up to this point. Pro-sumer stuff and lower end Maxwell stuff is another matter, but hey what hell, this thing is still pretty neat.
That GTX 980/R9 290X/GTX 970 eurogamer comparison for Crysis 3 really eye opening. I get around the same frame rates on my Titan Black with light overclocking at 1080p.
Relating to the Titan series only, the Titan X is super expensive but is probably the best value so far for gamers in the series up to this point. Pro-sumer stuff and lower end Maxwell stuff is another matter, but hey what hell, this thing is still pretty neat.
Compsiox
Banned
Zonked out on the sofa, my bad 
- Don't know when the cards will be available from EVGA and others. That's a completely different department and I don't have visibility on those decisions
- Custom coolers are in the works from various people
- GeForce.co.uk direct sale availability date TBC, so won't speculate at this time
- The real Smokey has clearly been replaced by an imposter. Real Smokey would have bought 4.
- Anything else I miss?
- Don't know when the cards will be available from EVGA and others. That's a completely different department and I don't have visibility on those decisions
- Custom coolers are in the works from various people
- GeForce.co.uk direct sale availability date TBC, so won't speculate at this time
- The real Smokey has clearly been replaced by an imposter. Real Smokey would have bought 4.
- Anything else I miss?
Zonked out on the sofa, my bad
- Don't know when the cards will be available from EVGA and others. That's a completely different department and I don't have visibility on those decisions
- Custom coolers are in the works from various people
- GeForce.co.uk direct sale availability date TBC, so won't speculate at this time
- The real Smokey has clearly been replaced by an imposter. Real Smokey would have bought 4.
- Anything else I miss?
I know it's OT but where has AC Unity's tessellation gone ?
cyberheater
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Zonked out on the sofa, my bad
- Don't know when the cards will be available from EVGA and others. That's a completely different department and I don't have visibility on those decisions
- Custom coolers are in the works from various people
- GeForce.co.uk direct sale availability date TBC, so won't speculate at this time
- The real Smokey has clearly been replaced by an imposter. Real Smokey would have bought 4.
- Anything else I miss?
Are the requirements correct AndyBNV?
The Shogun
Banned
Yeah reading the reviews / benchmarks totally changed my mind on this card. At first I thought it was overpriced but now I agree with you. For gamers this seems like the best value Titan they've ever released
Dictator93
Member
Yeah, gotta find a way to test out those new Titan X' s
Yeah, benches have turned my head around on it somewhat, especially @ 1440p. 4K is still a graveyard for GPUs though.