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Ahh my bad fellas the sale must have ended on them, a couple of days they were on sale for that much. I was gonna buy one but I got a 980 for $430 instead
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EVGA 970 FTW is an awesome card and has been on sale on Amazon for $299. Every time the get more they sell out so you have to wait for it, it will be sold by Amazon at that price not some other reseller. Other then that I like the MSI cards followed by Gigabyte
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Try unplugging you GPU and plugging it back in
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What motherboard have you got and are they short or long beeps?
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Did you clear the BIOS with the jumper? http://www.wikihow.com/Reset-Your-BIOS
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I have seen some 92x15mm fans but other then that I'm limited the stock AR06 fan or the Notcua one. Yeah it has been really difficult to find a cool to suit a theme style build in this case. I'm going try and get one of the ID-Cooling IS-40 Pro coolers as it is only 44mm high and then get a decent 92x25mm fan for it. But the postage is almost impossible. Out of those cooler the AXP100 is the only one that will fit height wise but it's still too wide and will either foul on my RAM or VRM heatsink
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Anyone on my friends list from the US?
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I wouldn't be able to use the Pallas but the Zelos might be worth considering. The Scythe 92mm wont fit in the case on the AR06. I did find a really nice cooler the ID Cooling IS-40 Pro. The only problem it doesn't deliver to Australia
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Trying to find a CPU cooler for a Silverstone RVZ02 which has a cooler limit of 58mm. I'm restricted to a 92mm fan type or smaller for a few reasons. My motherboard is an EVGA Z87 Stinger and has a really tall VRM heatsink, I'm running high profile RAM and because I will be able to see inside the case for cosmetic reasons I don't want something blocking to much of my other parts. I know there is the Silverstone AR06 and Noctua NH-L9i that both fit and are capable coolers but I'd really like one that is black or black and red. The CPU is an i5 4670k. While I wont at first as I'll be testing temps in the case I'd like to try and run my current overclock of 4.2ghz @ 1.17v if possible but it's not deal breaking if the cooler won't handle it. I'd prefer something that looks appealing and fairly quiet as it will be on my desk and the only fan that will run consistently. Thanks
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Yeah thanks I can see the confusion looking back and I'm also sorry for being an ass. I'm just tired of people telling me what to get, calling me an idiot and a fanboy.
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What? Clearly you have the issue here. All I said is I don't want an AMD card. Simply because I have had two threads in the last couple of days hi-jacked buy people telling me not to go Nvidia and to go AMD. You might think I'm a fan boy but in reality if I'm one so are you because you are being as one sided. Do you realize the Fury for me once delivered is $751aud and the 980 was only $616, the normal list price on that card here is about $770. If I was looking at an AMD card the max my budget would have allowed for is a 390X. I spent every dollar I could put together to go for a higher tier card and the 980 was the best card around my price range. Some of the thing that worry me about Fury is if it had coin whine because that's a thing or some other reason I needed to RMA it I'd have to ship to the US out of my own pocket. Yes, I know it's the same deal with the 980 but I've seen a lot less on people RMA Maxwell over the Fiji. AMD is buy far the best for budget builds, I can get an alright preforming 4 core or more AMD CPU or APU with a motherboard for less then I can buy an Intel 4 core CPU. I build a lot of systems for my brothers friends who are either in high school or have just left. They don't have money for an Intel system so I'll recommend AMD every time because AMD have better budget parts but that doesn't mean they can't have high end parts as well. It just means I can't afford them.
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The cheapest Fury is $525 so $95 more expensive then the 980 I brought. I literally used all the spare money I could to step up to the 980, there is no way I would have been able to buy one even if I wanted. I'm actually in Australia so the $95usd is more like $135aud and I'm already paying $620aud including shipping. The way I look at it the price of me importing a 980 from the states works out about $80aud dearer then a mid range 970 is worth here. I haven't seen anything on the crimson drivers and I will go have a look. I know I have had plenty of first hand issues with AMD drivers. My last card was a 270X, while I know it's an average card I was between work and it was on special and the best thing in my budget. But when I have trouble running some games that friends with 650 and 550 weren't I was a little annoyed as they have lower specs all round. Also don't get me started on crossfire. I picked up another cheap 270X later on for a bit more performance but the issues I was having on a lot of games with it not working at all or running worse was crazy, I ended up pulling the second card out. Don't get me wrong I like AMD and I hope they pull through the hard times. People that want a budget system I always recommend AMD, probably 90% of the systems I have built are AMD powered APU, CPU and GPU. Right now I want something different and the 980 is it.
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Also the cheapest Fury card is over 100 more expensive then the 980
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I brought the 980. Thanks everyone
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I'm not a fanboy to either I have always had what suited my best needs and price range. The reason I want Nvidia is I'm getting a Gsync monitor and they have far better driver support lately IMO. Plus the AMD drivers seem to be coming few and far between and with their current state how long till they start cutting back even more or all together for some games. The last Nvidia card I had was a 9800 GX2 dual GPU card and From what I've seen the Maxwell series are something that interests me
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As the title says a MSI 980 Gaming for $430USD or either a ASUS Strix 970 for $230 or a EVGA 970 SC for $290 I'm leaning towards the 980 as it is on sale for a really good savings. While it puts it closer to the performance to dollar as the 970 it still doesn't beat it. The MSI cooler is the best visually appealing for my own tastes. I'm going 144hz 1080p and will be playing games like these hopefully maxed out Fallout 4 GTA V Metro LL Overwatch Shadow of Mordor MGS V Battlefront What are peoples thoughts? No I'm not buying an AMD card... I'm going back to Nvidia after having multiple AMD cards over the last few years
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Agreed Linus shows it happen in this video
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I pretty much have decided that it will be an open air style cooler. Yeah I didn't really see it as all cards are recommended to have a blower style but at least it is under the limit and not an oper air 980Ti or something crazy. I'm planning on running 1450rpm EK Vardar pwm fans as well like the picture above in the sub 1000rpm range at idle to keep it quiet
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970 TDP 145 by Anand and 148 by Tech Power Up http://www.anandtech.com/show/8568/the-geforce-gtx-970-review-feat-evga/2 http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2620/geforce-gtx-970.html Ncase M1 recommended TDP 150 in the capability menu https://www.ncases.com/ While I like AMD and have been using their cards for years I'm not really interested in one for this PC and I don't like reference blower style coolers, they are ugly and loud
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Here is a 970 FTW+ in it and I want to do the same thing with some really quiet low rpm fans
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The max TDP for an open air flow design cooler is 150 and the 970 just scraps in at 145 so I'm willing to risk it. Plus I have air con so my room is always at a decent ambeint temp
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Yeah so have I and I really like the cooler design but the biggest issue for me is the size. The EVGA cards are a lot smaller and will fit in without any worry. Also I can get the EVGA cards for under $300USD were as the MSI card is about $350
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I'm hoping to upgrade to pascal once that launches anyway. My 270X I was using died from a power surge and I'm borrowing a 660 till I get another card
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This is the size of the case so a 390 will be way too hot for my liking in such a small and restricted environment .
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I'm actually going back to Nvidia after running AMD for fair while. Last Nvidia card I had was a 9800GX2 so it's been a while. Really what I want is something that runs fairly cool as the Ncase is really, really small and I want a powerful card that won't heat the whole case to crazy temps. Yeah pretty much hit the nail on the head. The 3.5gb of the 970 should be plenty for me as I'm getting a 144hz 1080p screen eventually.
