Swindless

After reading Logan's review of the 980 TI Lightning, I am heavily disappointed.
 
Link: http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/msi_gtx980ti_lightning_review/1
 
 
This may seem like a rant, so I put it in offtopic. Hopefully that's OK.  I just think people should see this and hopefully ask him for more.
 
 
The card is designed for overclocking and built for about anything you can throw at it, whether it be 1000w of power draw under Ln2, or just pushing it to the limits on air or water cooling. 
 
 
His "Overclocking" section ( I'm not even sure if it deserves to be called that ) is just embarrassing and half-assed.  It contains TWO SENTENCES and a GPU-Z screenshot. What the actual hell...?   His LED control section was more detailed than the "overclocking" section.  I understand he may have been busy or had to ship out the card next day, but 2 sentences and a GPU-Z screenshot is pathetic for a card that's literally main focus is overclocking.
 

 
 
My complaint I left on his review page hopefully will be answered by him, and hopefully he has legitimate reasoning for not including actual boost clocks, & his overclocking experience with the card, etc.    
 
I'm super disappointed because usually he goes above and beyond, but this just seemed really lackluster...  I expect more out of a TTL review
 
 
I left this post on his review thread:
 

 
 
 

@MyInnerFred and everyone else of the thread!
 
My name is Swindless, I watch anime regularly some of the recent animes I've watched in the past month or so is Fate Stay Night, Seraph of the End : Vampire Reign, Aldnoah Zero, Food Wars, The irregular at magic high school, Laughing under the clouds, Blue Exorcist, and Rage of Bahamut : Genesis.
 
I'm always looking for a different anime and would love to give my input on future animes to come!

@MyInnerFred and everyone else of the thread!
 
My name is Swindless, I watch anime regularly some of the recent animes I've watched in the past month or so is Fate Stay Night, Seraph of the End : Vampire Reign, Aldnoah Zero, Food Wars, The irregular at magic high school, Laughing under the clouds, Blue Exorcist, and Rage of Bahamut : Genesis.
 
I'm always looking for a different anime and would love to give my input on future animes to come!

@MyInnerFred and everyone else of the thread!
 
My name is Swindless, I watch anime regularly some of the recent animes I've watched in the past month or so is Fate Stay Night, Seraph of the End : Vampire Reign, Aldnoah Zero, Food Wars, The irregular at magic high school, Laughing under the clouds, Blue Exorcist, and Rage of Bahamut : Genesis.
 
I'm always looking for a different anime and would love to give my input on future animes to come!

I don't think I've seen Samsung memory on ref cards. I'm sure Gigabyte will have it and EVGA's higher brands.
I'm gonna do some more testing in a bit and see if I can beat my high score. Pretty good first run followed by mediocre runs.

1949 is pretty good then shame its not samsung. 

what memory does your 980ti have on it?

everything helps

What Lays said, got some Hynix memory.

CPU i5-4670k 4.5 Ghz
GPU 980 Ti 1503 Core 1949 Memory
Score 4392
Setting Extreme HD
 

CPU i5-4670k 4.5 Ghz
GPU 980 Ti 1503 Core 1949 Memory
Score 4392
Setting Extreme HD
 

Superposition Benchmark
Download here: https://unigine.com/en/products/benchmarks/superposition
Link To score sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jvq_--P35FbqY8Iv_jn3YZ_7iP1I_hR0_vk7DjKsZgI/edit#gid=0
RULES
1920X1080: 1080P Extreme Preset
3840X2160: 4K Preset
Same sub score rules as valley.
 
 
Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0

Welcome to the Valley benchmark thread! The place where our forums most (and least) powerful PCs compete. Every PC is welcome here and benchmarking is highly encouraged for all users. Not only to try for that top spot , but to add to our data to our ever increasing scoreboard and spreadsheet. The more scores  we have the more accurate performance data and component classifications we have. So join us! Download the benchmark and start competing now. 

The benchmark can be downloaded here:
http://unigine.com/products/valley/
Link to doc with scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1knE1MXUbQ3tyR48CuD_6K_EfCF3cHHqL9ra5NPt6o8U/edit#gid=543759111
 

Rules
1920x1080p:
The Extreme HD Preset must be used.
 
For 1440P,1600P, 4K (3840X2160), triple screen or 21:9 it should be on maximum settings. that is:
API:               DX11
Quality:         Ultra
Stereo 3D:    Disabled
Monitors:      Single 
AA:               x8
Full Screen: Yes
Resolution:  System/custom
 
720P:
The basic preset must be used. 
 
To submit your score:
You must have a captured screenshot of Unigine Valley running with the score you are submitting. To take a screenshot in Valley, Press F12 while in the benchmark. Valley screenshots are located in C:\Users\YOUR NAME\Valley\screenshots. In your post, include your Valley screenshot of GPU-Z (and preferably of CPU-Z too). 

please post in this format:

CPU
GPU(s)
Average FPS
Score
Screenshot of valley, GPU-Z and CPU-Z
 
Nvidia users: If you want accurate clocks on the scoreboard, use the sensors tab in GPU-Z so that we can get accurate clock readings. 


if you have a link or a photo that is ok, but the above method is preferred.
 
To submit for the average FPS leaderboard:
First, You must have run the Valley benchmark in 1080p, 1440p and 4K with the same PC. Once you have scores for all three tests, put all there in one post and clearly request that these be added to the average FPS leaderboard. Once you have scores for all three tests, put all three in one post and clearly request that these be added to the average FPS leaderboard. Once you have added, you can continuously update your score individually. If you want your scores updated, please mention in your post that you are on the average FPS leaderboard, so we do not forget to update it.   

Tips for getting the best out of your hardware from @KingCry:
 
 
 
 
 

 
if i have made a mistake please let us know. @Jumper118 and @Masada02 maintain this thread. 
 
 

Hi I'm that friend. CPU i5-4670k @ 4.5Ghz
GPU Core 1490.3 Memory 1937.3
Average FPS 101.2
Score 4234
Setting  Extreme HD
 

Yea blower fan op though, the funny thing is it's not even as loud as my sli 780's windforces were.

Hi I'm that friend. CPU i5-4670k @ 4.5Ghz
GPU Core 1490.3 Memory 1937.3
Average FPS 101.2
Score 4234
Setting  Extreme HD
 

Thanks for adding me to the list. I'm glad I did better than Lay's sli 970's

Cpu - 4670k 4.4 Ghz
Gpu's - 780 Windforce SLI 1136.6/1502
FPS - 112.6
Score - 4712

brb, forgot my crystal ball in my closet

One 780 will certainly let you get by long enough to see what the 880 has to offer. I can tell you now its certainly not going to be more powerful than two 780s, but if nothing else 780 prices might go down some. The only conceivable scenario where I would buy an 880 and ditch a 780 rather than SLI it is if the 880 was like 30% more powerful than the 780 ti and sold for les than 450(US) AND I knew someone who wanted to buy my 780.
 
The more likely scenario is that the 880 is marginally more powerful than the 780, while running cooler and drawing less power, and costing more than the 780 initially, with a price drop coming later.

You should wait for the 800 series then buy another 780. Im sure it will drive prices down. They would be shooting themselves in the foot if they come out with cheaper cards that perform the same. 

GTX 780

Personally i would wait for 800 series. 

Just get a 780. The 800 series are rumored to be nearly the same in performance than the 700 series, but cheaper.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EDIT: ninja´d

Honestly, at this point, it makes sense to wait and see what the 800 series will bring.  If it nothing else, then at least you will probably see a price drop on the 780's

Get another, the 800 series are probably  only 10-20% faster, where buying a second card will give you 50-100% more performance