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EVGA GTX 970 Backplates have arrived!

Chelsi_Gamer
By Chelsi_Gamer
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Any one know how long the wait is on shipping? Just ordered a 970 FTW and am gonna request a backplate when the card arrives in the next couple days.

STOP using prime95 with Haswell CPUs!

Main Rig:

CPU:i5 4690k @ 4.6GHz, Motherboard:ASUS Z97-A, GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW, PSU: EVGA Supernova 1000 G1, CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M w/ Noctua NF F12s, Case: NZXT S340, Memory: 16GB (4X4GB) G Skill Ripjaws X 2133MHz, Storage: Samsung 840 Evo 256GB boot drive & Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 2TB

Secondary/Folding Rig:

CPU:FX 8320 @ 4.6GHz @ 1.344 v., Motherboard: ASUS M5A99FX, GPU: MSI R9 290 Gaming, PSU: Corsair HX 750, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Case: NZXT Source 530, Memory: 8GB (2X4GB) G Skill Ares 1600MHz, Storage: Samsung 840 Evo 128GB
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Hey man, even with the 344.16 driver the clockspeed underclocks to 1354Mhz instead of the stock boost 1367. Should I RMA it?

The stock Boost on the G1 is 1329, I think your card is fine honestly. My stock boost on Crysis 3 is 1342 on both cards. I have seen 1354 on other games like you card. If it is rated at 1329 then anything more is a bonus.

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The stock Boost on the G1 is 1329, I think your card is fine honestly. My stock boost on Crysis 3 is 1342 on both cards. I have seen 1354 on other games like you card. If it is rated at 1329 then anything more is a bonus.

Oh... :P The bad thing is that sometimes undervolts to 1.870 :/

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I got my evga card in like 3 or 4 days. The backplate took about 2 or 3 days to come in.

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Clock speed fluctuations are sometimes a game issue. Have you tried using EVGA precision x's k boost? It forces the cards to run at max speed all of the time.

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Clock speed fluctuations are sometimes a game issue. Have you tried using EVGA precision x's k boost? It forces the cards to run at max speed all of the time.

Yes, that K thing caused a BSOD and didn't let me disable it. I had to uninstall the driver and Precision X in Safe mode in order to get everything back to normal.

The first time I installed the 344.48 was fine, 120FPS in Crysis 2. Then I made the K Boost thing and today it's like the 8th time I reinstall Nvidia Drivers because it seems that I left something that now I get 100Fps or less in Crysis 2.

FUUUUUU

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I got my evga card in like 3 or 4 days. The backplate took about 2 or 3 days to come in.

 

Cool. Thanks for the info. Getting more excited for my card to get here.

STOP using prime95 with Haswell CPUs!

Main Rig:

CPU:i5 4690k @ 4.6GHz, Motherboard:ASUS Z97-A, GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW, PSU: EVGA Supernova 1000 G1, CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M w/ Noctua NF F12s, Case: NZXT S340, Memory: 16GB (4X4GB) G Skill Ripjaws X 2133MHz, Storage: Samsung 840 Evo 256GB boot drive & Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm 2TB

Secondary/Folding Rig:

CPU:FX 8320 @ 4.6GHz @ 1.344 v., Motherboard: ASUS M5A99FX, GPU: MSI R9 290 Gaming, PSU: Corsair HX 750, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Case: NZXT Source 530, Memory: 8GB (2X4GB) G Skill Ares 1600MHz, Storage: Samsung 840 Evo 128GB
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The ACX 2.0 is loud but from my experience so far at my 1500+ core and 1900 memory it doesnt get loud at all and stays under 70 Celsius. It's in an H440 case so it basically has nonexistent airflow. If you set a crazy manual fan curve it can get loud at about 50 to 60% speed.

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Got mine today.  I know backplates aren't supposed to help with cooling, but my card is running about 6 degrees cooler now. :huh: Could be ambient. 

 

 

I bit the bullet and ordered another sc 970 from amazon. :( I really like this card lol Picture26_zpsd634ac98.jpg

i5 2500k@4.2GHZ       / Hyper 212 Evo     / GTX 970 (EVGA) 1410Mhz core     / GTX 970 (EVGA) 1410Mhz core      / ASROCK z77 extreme 4 / Seasonic X series 1050w     / Azza Spartan case       / 2x4GB Kingston 1600mhz      / Toshiba Crucial 256 SSD     / Hitachi 3tb storage drive    / Hitachi 1tb storage drive / WD My Passport 1tb storage drive       / Corsair K90 Keyboard      / Corsair M65 FPS mouse      / Asus vw246h 24" monitor       / Asus vs247h-p 23" monitor.

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