CyanideFuse
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I would never dare run two cards unless I can somehow connect my PC to an exercise bike and peddle the bloody power into my machine.
Electric bills are not good in the UK.
I would never dare run two cards unless I can somehow connect my PC to an exercise bike and peddle the bloody power into my machine.Electric bills are not good in the UK.
I would never dare run two cards unless I can somehow connect my PC to an exercise bike and peddle the bloody power into my machine.Electric bills are not good in the UK.
Downsamplng and more stable frames in demanding games. 1080p is fine if you want to push IQ.First time sli user here and my 970s power my rog swift pretty welll. Don't go sli if all you do is 1080p
I chose sli 970s....... I am pleased.
Single GPU is better IMO.
If you game at resolutions over 1080p, want max settings and 60fos then an sli setup is the only way to go.
He'll even if you want to down sample or game at 120fps the sli is needed.
If you need the extra performance and wouldn't mind waiting a few weeks after a game releases for an sli profile in some cases then go for it. Get what you want if you can afford it, don't listen to the irrational negative nancies on here.
The specs of the PC I want to build:
i7-5820K 3.3Ghz 6 Core (Wanting to OC as well if possible)
GTX970 SLI or GTX980
16Gb Crucial 2133 DDR4
120Gb SSD Primary HD
2Tb HDD Secondary HD
Seriously...?
It's a 172 watt difference in power consumption...
Even if you had the PC running at full load 24/7 for every single day of the year it would cost you an extra 220 quid. I doubt you'd even be doing that for a quarter of all hours throughout the year.
I'd recommend the MSI 4G.Godd morning GAF, the time has come for me to pull the trigger and buy me a nice 970, so I am about to add any of these cards and click order right now!, any final recommendation or warning for any of these cards? (Don't get scared of the prices I am in Canada)
I am leaning towards the first EVGA on the list, so if there isn't any objections I'll order it in like 30 minutes.
yeah I remember a few years ago I was worrying that if I was going to get the 580( which I never ended up getting), then my power supply was cutting it close. But now the 970 kicks the shit out of the 580 yet my same psu is easily more than enoughCrazy how technology advances. That reminds me I can put 3 970's in my PC without changing my PSU from 3 years ago lol.
Got a Zotac 970 (ZT-90101-10P) yesterday and I think it has to go back. It has what I guess is coil whine (pitch varies instantly with framerate) at anything over 100 FPS and it's loud enough for me to hear through headphones. On top of that the fans are too noisy for running in the living room, even though they only ever hit 60% speed.
Same model replacement won't be any quieter fan-wise I guess, even if it doesn't whine. Is a pricier model going to have much lower fan noise? If not I guess I'll have to settle for a lower-end card.
Got a Zotac 970 (ZT-90101-10P) yesterday and I think it has to go back. It has what I guess is coil whine (pitch varies instantly with framerate) at anything over 100 FPS and it's loud enough for me to hear through headphones. On top of that the fans are too noisy for running in the living room, even though they only ever hit 60% speed.
Same model replacement won't be any quieter fan-wise I guess, even if it doesn't whine. Is a pricier model going to have much lower fan noise? If not I guess I'll have to settle for a lower-end card.
my Asus strix is dead silent on DAI on ultra. On games like league of legends or idle on desktop the fans don't even turn.I guess I'll give one more 970 model a shot. Is there one with particularly quiet fans? I was using a Radeon 6850 before which was fine, the TDP isn't that different so I didn't imagine the fan noise would change much.
I guess I'll give one more 970 model a shot. Is there one with particularly quiet fans? I was using a Radeon 6850 before which was fine, the TDP isn't that different so I didn't imagine the fan noise would change much.
What PSU would be recommended for a 970?
Quality 600w.
Hm, but that's not for a 970 isn't it. I wouldn't know the numbers to put in.
500w is enough. Hell the GALAX one recommends a 450w psu. 600w is overkill for a card like this.
No, 750 is more than enough for SLI. I run on Seasonic x 750. Might even be able to tri SLI on 750 and 970.Would my Seasonic Gold 750w be cutting it too close for 970 sli?
No, 750 is more than enough for SLI. I run on Seasonic x 750. Might even be able to tri SLI on 750 and 970.
No, 750 is more than enough for SLI. I run on Seasonic x 750. Might even be able to tri SLI on 750 and 970.
Full system draw of a GTX 970 paired with a 4960X at 4.2GHz is about 300W, adding a second card does not double it and I am guessing you are running on Haswell/Ivy/Sandy consumer socket so it will be even less. http://www.anandtech.com/show/8568/the-geforce-gtx-970-review-feat-evga/15Hmm, that's good to hear. I just read that under full load these cards can draw close to 300w, so two of them would be 600...
I think the chart above is for average TDP, not maximum.
is the EVA precisionX software worth using? Or should I just install Afterburner?
So was testing out witcher 2 on my GTX 970.
Settings = Everything maxed out and ubersampling enabled
Resolution= 1080p
FPS= 45-60
GPU load = 99%
Max temperature= 64
Is this performance normal?
Does DP work fine when you just have one monitor hooked up?So I can't connect a second monitor to my Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970. The first monitor connected via DP stays black, no signal. The second monitor connected through DVI-D works fine. It works when 2 monitors are connected via 2 DVI ports. But my ROG only has one DP connection. Is that a software issue or should I return my card?
Does DP work fine when you just have one monitor hooked up?
Yes, it works without any problems.
There are multiple DP ports, right? Try using a different one. Might have to use one specific DP port when you use dual monitors for whatever reason.
It worked, thanks. One of the DP ports didn't work at all, both monitors had no signal.
Ever since I got the MSI 970 I have noticed a lot of screen tearing when watching videos through any media player, even with vsync enabled in the Nvidia settings.
The pc (windows 7) is connected to a monitor and a Panasonic ST50 via HDMI, the refresh rate settings are all fine (both in Windows and Nvidia cp) I also have the desktop cloned instead of extended for convenience when I want to play a game, but this brings up another issue since upgrading.
If I have my desktop displayed on the TV and then launch a game the picture messes up and starts flickering, this is fixed by changing the channel on the TV or avoided completely by simply not switching to the PC input on the plasma until the game has already launched. I never had either of these issues with my old 580.
Downsamplng and more stable frames in demanding games. 1080p is fine if you want to push IQ.
Thinking about either buying my friends 980 depending on his price. Or just 2 970's
Ever since I got the MSI 970 I have noticed a lot of screen tearing when watching videos through any media player, even with vsync enabled in the Nvidia settings.
The pc (windows 7) is connected to a monitor and a Panasonic ST50 via HDMI, the refresh rate settings are all fine (both in Windows and Nvidia cp) I also have the desktop cloned instead of extended for convenience when I want to play a game, but this brings up another issue since upgrading.
If I have my desktop displayed on the TV and then launch a game the picture messes up and starts flickering, this is fixed by changing the channel on the TV or avoided completely by simply not switching to the PC input on the plasma until the game has already launched. I never had either of these issues with my old 580.