Round 3: Best GPU for Linux (290 vs 970)

[BestBOTEU]

I hate the global warming and space heater jokes that AMD gets against them. Do people forget that Fermi was a thing? Hell, the 700 series still gets pretty hot. Yeah, Maxwell did an amazing job at lowering the TDP and increasing power efficiency, but those AMD cards are not too far off when compared to what was considered normal 2 years back. Google "Nvidia Fermi Fire" and look at all the threads on OCN. Hell, they made shirts about it as a joke, lol.

dunno why people are so ignorant when it comes to amd sterotypes, they dont even research, yet open threads on ltt asking if the 290x is worth despite of its "heat" when it actually runs very cool, or they just see a benchmark of a reference or a shitty non reference card like xfx, asus (i had to say it but their cooling is terribad) etc while sapphire and msi actually do really well

[Nena Trinity]

I hate the global warming and space heater jokes that AMD gets against them. Do people forget that Fermi was a thing? Hell, the 700 series still gets pretty hot. Yeah, Maxwell did an amazing job at lowering the TDP and increasing power efficiency, but those AMD cards are not too far off when compared to what was considered normal 2 years back. Google "Nvidia Fermi Fire" and look at all the threads on OCN. Hell, they made shirts about it as a joke, lol.

Well the 780TI was better than 290X in the race to ruin the planet right? =D

 

dunno why people are so ignorant when it comes to amd sterotypes, they dont even research, yet open threads on ltt asking if the 290x is worth despite of its "heat" when it actually runs very cool, or they just see a benchmark of a reference or a shitty non reference card like xfx, asus (i had to say it but their cooling is terribad) etc while sapphire and msi actually do really well

I person I know have a XFX and his card is cool and cooled!

[BestBOTEU]

Well the 780TI was worse than 290X in the race to ruin the planet right? =D

 

I person I know have a XFX and his card is cool and cooled!

well, actually xfx is pretty random with temps from what ive seen, only seen 1 guy with no case get 70 degrees c with his 290x xfx

[Nena Trinity]

well, actually xfx is pretty random with temps from what ive seen, only seen 1 guy with no case get 70 degrees c with his 290x xfx

So they are like the CPUs OC luck huh?

[MageTank]

 

But I wanted to ruin the planet! D:

 

The blower I look at is not exactly the Nvidia model it is modded quite a bit by MSI. =)

Still is it good?

Oh and its OCed as factory default! 

 

Oh gawd in the LTS it works from aditional drivers right? :c

 

I use the exact same model of graphics card, except my card is the GTX 770. My card has the exact same plastic shroud, exact heatsink, same design, and it keeps my 230W TDP card cooled just fine. I even hit my rated boost clock at all times, in an Azza Z ITX case. The GTX 970 has a TDP of 145W, far less than my GPU. I am pretty sure it will be fine, and it should hit its effective boost clock without a throttle at all times. Now, i did have to change my thermal compound after a year (MSI used some pretty terrible thermal compound on my card) but aside from that, no issues what so ever.

 

If you want, you can read some of the reviews of this card on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-970-4GD5-OC/dp/B00OC2CFYG

 

Again, many factors play into what your GPU temp will be. Case design, airflow in the case, ambient temperature of the room your computer is in, etc. I cannot say with 100% guarantee that you will not hit the 80C boost throttle limit, because i do not know much about your geographical location (if you are located in a warmer climate of the world) or if your machine's cooling is setup properly, but i can assume that even in the worst case scenario, this card will run its effective base clock without an issue.

 

Edit: Proof of my PC and its components:

 

 http://prntscr.com/7axd3d

 http://prntscr.com/7axdjf

[Nena Trinity]

 

 

 

I use the exact same model of graphics card, except my card is the GTX 770. My card has the exact same plastic shroud, exact heatsink, same design, and it keeps my 230W TDP card cooled just fine. I even hit my rated boost clock at all times, in an Azza Z ITX case. The GTX 970 has a TDP of 145W, far less than my GPU. I am pretty sure it will be fine, and it should hit its effective boost clock without a throttle at all times. Now, i did have to change my thermal compound after a year (MSI used some pretty terrible thermal compound on my card) but aside from that, no issues what so ever.

 

If you want, you can read some of the reviews of this card on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-970-4GD5-OC/dp/B00OC2CFYG

 

Again, many factors play into what your GPU temp will be. Case design, airflow in the case, ambient temperature of the room your computer is in, etc. I cannot say with 100% guarantee that you will not hit the 80C boost throttle limit, because i do not know much about your geographical location (if you are located in a warmer climate of the world) or if your machine's cooling is setup properly, but i can assume that even in the worst case scenario, this card will run its effective base clock without an issue.

 

Thanks to the global warming the summer is kinda warm but winter is icy cold. And well does it only blow out the rear? What is the stuff on the other side? Cause if it blows out both sides I am kinda worried the case fan will blow into it. x.x

[MageTank]

Thanks to the global warming the summer is kinda warm but winter is icy cold. And well does it only blow out the rear? What is the stuff on the other side? Cause if it blows out both sides I am kinda worried the case fan will blow into it. x.x

 

Yes, it only blows out of the rear of the card. The front is an open fin design so when the fan spins, it is pulling air in from the fan location, and from the front of the card, through the back of it. No hot air is being displaced into the case from the GPU. Air already inside of the case is being used to cool the GPU, and is then blown outside of the case, rather than risk it being recycled by the cpu and your other components. Check my edit in the post above for pictures of my setup.

[Nena Trinity]

Yes, it only blows out of the rear of the card. The front is an open fin design so when the fan spins, it is pulling air in from the fan location, and from the front of the card, through the back of it. No hot air is being displaced into the case from the GPU. Air already inside of the case is being used to cool the GPU, and is then blown outside of the case, rather than risk it being recycled by the cpu and your other components. Check my edit in the post above for pictures of my setup.

That is a awesome looking mini case!

[MOR0095]

you get massive performance drops when you go over 3.5gb and many games use that much now and into the future you don't need a 750w psu to run a single 290 as the tdp is only 75 watts higher than the 970. i recently swapped off a 970 because my frame rates had freezing and stuttering. the r9 290 is a much better option if you don't mind paying an extra 1cent a month for power and get a non reference cooler

[Nena Trinity]

you get massive performance drops when you go over 3.5gb and many games use that much now and into the future you don't need a 750w psu to run a single 290 as the tdp is only 75 watts higher than the 970. i recently swapped off a 970 because my frame rates had freezing and stuttering. the r9 290 is a much better option if you don't mind paying an extra 1cent a month for power and get a non reference cooler

I kinda know a 550w is all I need for it but something says in my head buy 650w minumum!

Also the monthly fee for using it would be at 20kr but I am not using it so often so I guess its about 10kr which is 1.2usd?

[MOR0095]

the 970 has massive performance drops when you go over 3.5 gb. get a r9 290 (X) as it is a much better gpu for gaming once you go over 3.5gb. the 970 is gimped and sucks at 1440p and 4k

[Dabombinable]

the 970 has massive performance drops when you go over 3.5 gb. get a r9 290 (X) as it is a much better gpu for gaming once you go over 3.5gb. the 970 is gimped and sucks at 1440p and 4k

^This guy hasn't taken a GTX 970 over 3.5GB.

[promit ghosh]

970. The better driver support is the #1 reason to go with it.

[Nena Trinity]

970. The better driver support is the #1 reason to go with it.

Yes and no the driver works better but is harder to install in the first place.

 

well that was what the people on the askubuntu forum where saying.