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Video card upgrade! EVGA GTX 980 SC w/ ACX 2.0

jlacy222
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First off, the camera I used is from an iPod 5th Generation, it's fairly terrible.

 

I was lucky to snag this off of Newegg when it was in stock for a matter of minutes.

 

As for benchmarks, I was able to run last night which I don't have the exact numbers on hand at the moment, but I tested Bioshock infinite at a boost clock of 1466, I was able to achieve an average of 120 fps with everything maxed out @ 1080p.

 

I am aware that this a poor way to show the performance of the card with only one benchmark but I thought maybe someone would have found it interesting. For me at least, this was a huge improvement coming from someone who previously had a Gigabyte 7850 1GB GDDR5.

 

My current specifications are:

Motherboard:GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3P AM3+/AM3 AMD 970
CPU: AMD FX-6300 Vishera OC @ 4.4ghz Six Core 1.414 volts vcore
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8gb, 240-pin DDR3 1600
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 SC w/ ACX 2.0
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM
SSD: Kingston V300 120GB
PSU: XFX Pro 750W Xtr Gold Single Rail Full Modular 12V 70A 24PIN ATX PSU 80+ Gold Cert
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
 
If you have any questions feel free to post or PM me, and I'll add you on steam.
On a further note, If I remember I'll post my EVGA precision fan curve graph when I am home, and If you have your fan curve setup I would love to see it. I am still working with mine.

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How about noise? There has been a lot of controversy about the 970 ACX being really loud, is it a case with the 980 as well or not?

My rig: CPU: Intel core i5 4670K MoBo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 2x4GB 1600mhz CL9 GPU: EVGA GTX780 SC ACX SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 256GBHDD: Western Digital RED 2TB PSU: FSP Aurum CM 750W Case: Cooler Master HAF XM OS: Windows 8 Pro

My Build log, the Snowbird (heavy WIP): http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/188011-snowbird-by-lachy/?hl=snowbird

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How about noise? There has been a lot of controversy about the 970 ACX being really loud, is it a case with the 980 as well or not?

 

With the fans at 40%, it is noticeable, but you can turn the fans off in some games and it will run about 75C which is fine, I'll post more later gotta step away for a few hours.

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Nice, I am still waiting for my step up to go through. Can't wait for my 980

                                                                                                                                                      

CPU: Intel I7-4790k | MOBO: Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 | Ram: Corsair Vengance 32GB 1600hz | GPU: EVGA GTX980 Reference

PSU: Corsair EVGA G2 850W  | SSD: Intel 730 Series 480GB, Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB | HDD: WD Black 1TB

 CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 | Case: Corsair 760T (White) | Peripherals: (2)Asus VS247H-P, Corsair M65, Corsair K70 RGB w/ Brown Switches

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Doesen't fx 6300 bottleneck this card?..

The blood on to your heart start pumping faster when you notice me.


But is ok.


Judge me for my nickname, my avatar and for the low amounts of posts I have. I will keep your heart beat raised.

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Doesen't fx 6300 bottleneck this card?..

Nope, from reviews I have seen, the difference is very minimal, a few frames. 

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