Just Purchased 980 Strix...

[4Strings]

So I looked in on Amazon today and found that they had 4 GTX 980 Strix (Strixs? Strixes?) in stock...

 

So I splurged and bought one.

 

This will be my first Nvidia GPU (at least for the desktop, I have a 765M in my Gigabyte P35, but that doesn't really count), so I'm rather excited. I kinda feel like I'm betraying AMD or something, as all my past desktop GPUs have been AMD/ATI (all the way from a Rage 128 Pro), but the efficiency of the Maxwell GPUs (compared to the R9 290s), especially since I'm running an FX-8350, is just too much of a temptation. Not to mention that my XFX 7950 is starting to show its age, God rest its soul.

I'm just hoping for a good overclocker, as my 7950 crashed with even a 25MHz increase...

 

 

Just sharing,

 Cheers,

  4Stings

[Jade]

Best of luck to you, enjoy the card and its silence.

[eelnico09]

Make some tests and tell us if you have a bottleneck when you can.

[ViruZ_HUN]

 

TRAITER!!!!

 

 

(just kiddin, enjoy your new GOU:)

[DeViLzzz]

Well when you play The Witcher 3 and some other titles you will now get to play games the way they were meant to be played.  Enjoy the PhysX!

[LmeAde2]

I've got the ASUS GTX 980 STRIX http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O4S9NY8 and love it! You will too! It runs fast, quiet, and cool. It's also an excellent overclocker, at least mine is.

[4Strings]

Wow you guys were fast!

I'll be sure to run some before/after benchmarks. Any particular tests I should run?

Best of luck to you, enjoy the card and its silence.

 

 

Make some tests and tell us if you have a bottleneck when you can.

 

 

TRAITER!!!!
 

 

(just kiddin, enjoy your new GOU:)

Lol... That's kind of how I feel, deep inside...

 

Well when you play The Witcher 3 and some other titles you will now get to play games the way they were meant to be played.  Enjoy the PhysX!

I'm a HUGE Witcher fan, so that was definitely part of my reasoning...

I've got the ASUS GTX 980 STRIX http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O4S9NY8 and love it! You will too! It runs fast, quiet, and cool. It's also an excellent overclocker, at least mine is.

Yeah, at first I considered getting the EVGA, buy the fin/heatpipe configuration of the cooler doesn't do very well in 90-degree rotated cases (like my FT02), so I was just waiting for an DCUII-type cooler to pop up.

 

Also, did you get the free game with your 980 from Amazon?

[Najuno]

Grats to your purchase and don´t forget to benchmark your card once OCed, we´re missing in the LTT 3D Mark thread a GTX980 paired with a FX8350 CPU .

[4Strings]

Grats to your purchase and don´t forget to benchmark your card once OCed, we´re missing in the LTT 3D Mark thread a GTX980 paired with a FX8350 CPU .

Coo'! Can I get a link to the thread?

[Inkz]

Wow you guys were fast!

I'll be sure to run some before/after benchmarks. Any particular tests I should run?

 

 

 

 

Lol... That's kind of how I feel, deep inside...

 

I'm a HUGE Witcher fan, so that was definitely part of my reasoning...

Yeah, at first I considered getting the EVGA, buy the fin/heatpipe configuration of the cooler doesn't do very well in 90-degree rotated cases (like my FT02), so I was just waiting for an DCUII-type cooler to pop up.

 

Also, did you get the free game with your 980 from Amazon?

If you have the LTT extension for chrome or Firefox you receive notifications instantly.

[4Strings]

If you have the LTT extension for chrome or Firefox you receive notifications instantly.

Already use it...

[Najuno]

Coo'! Can I get a link to the thread?

 

But of course

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/212222-ltt-3dmark-thread/ there you go .

[Real_PhillBert]

Congrats! Good buy. I have had my 980 Strix for a few weeks now and dam very happy with it. I managed to OC mine to 1555MHz, but I think I have a better than average one based on what others have gotten. From what I have seen if you can hit 1500 you are doing good, and 1525 is well above average.

 

Good luck. I hope you can get yours even higher than mine

[Dango]

So I looked in on Amazon today and found that they had 4 GTX 980 Strix (Strixs? Strixes?) in stock...

So I splurged and bought one.

This will be my first Nvidia GPU (at least for the desktop, I have a 765M in my Gigabyte P35, but that doesn't really count), so I'm rather excited. I kinda feel like I'm betraying AMD or something, as all my past desktop GPUs have been AMD/ATI (all the way from a Rage 128 Pro), but the efficiency of the Maxwell GPUs (compared to the R9 290s), especially since I'm running an FX-8350, is just too much of a temptation. Not to mention that my XFX 7950 is starting to show its age, God rest its soul.

I'm just hoping for a good overclocker, as my 7950 crashed with even a 25MHz increase...

Just sharing,

Cheers,

4Stings

60c without fans, gl...

[Demozwolf]

Congrats on the new card got my 970 and loving it

[4Strings]

I've been using Afterburner for years now, both to (try) to overclock my 7950, as well as for monitoring GPU stats and framerate in-game.

My question, if I want the best possible OC from the 980, could I keep using Afterburner, would Asus's GPU-Tweak be preferred?

[Timmy-P]

I've been using Afterburner for years now, both to (try) to overclock my 7950, as well as for monitoring GPU stats and framerate in-game.

My question, if I want the best possible OC from the 980, could I keep using Afterburner, would Asus's GPU-Tweak be preferred?

They all fetch the same thing from your card, ie the limitations specified by your VBIOS. Use whatever you prefer.

[4Strings]

They all fetch the same thing from your card, ie the limitations specified by your VBIOS. Use whatever you prefer.

Okee... Thanks!

[Wherestheanykey]

I too just purchased one cant wait to get overclocking... enjoy your card =)

[4Strings]

CARD JUST GOT IN!!!

 

It's really cold outside, so I'm gonna let it acclimate to room temp before I put it in. I also want to find a stable OC for my 8350 and run a few benchmarks before I take out the 7950.

 

Also, I've been using my PB278Q with the Dual link DVI cable, should I switch to DisplayPort on the 980 to to stick to DVI?

[Timmy-P]

Also, I've been using my PB278Q with the Dual link DVI cable, should I switch to DisplayPort on the 980 to to stick to DVI?

Either should suffice for that resolution and refresh rate.

[4Strings]

Congrats! Good buy. I have had my 980 Strix for a few weeks now and dam very happy with it. I managed to OC mine to 1555MHz, but I think I have a better than average one based on what others have gotten. From what I have seen if you can hit 1500 you are doing good, and 1525 is well above average.

Good luck. I hope you can get yours even higher than mine

What OC did you get on the memory?

[eelnico09]

Tell me how's the change from a 7950, i'm upgrading from a 7950 to a gtx 970, i know 980 is more powerful, but still

[4Strings]

Tell me how's the change from a 7950, i'm upgrading from a 7950 to a gtx 970, i know 980 is more powerful, but still

It's a pretty big difference... In 3DMark Firestrike, I went from a score of 6325 with the 7950 to a score of 10550 with the 980. I was using an "unsupported" beta AMD driver, so that might have reduced my score, but there's still a noticeable FPS increase in almost all applications.

[Real_PhillBert]

What OC did you get on the memory?

Mine will only go up to 1898MHz without artifacting.