GTX 980 help

[AkoSiAllen]

Hello! I'm building a Gaming PC. Which GTX should I get (I will SLI)?

If needed, here is how I will rank them:

1. Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme Edition

2. EVGA GTX 980 Classified ACX 2.0

3. MSI GTX 980 Twin Frozr V

4. Gigabyte GTX 980 G1 Gaming

5. Asus GTX 980 Strix

Thanks in advance!

[iAsuno]

budget? where will you buy the components? post the whole build and maybe we can help you further. I'm from the Philippines btw

[I/O]

They are all the same GPU ... Get the cheapest one you can.

[SeanBond]

@AkoSiAllen None of these. Get reference cards for sli. They will be the cheapest and they will be cooler. If you get non blower style cards one will be shooting hot air up into the case and the other gpu causing it to heat up dramatically more. Reference cards blow all the heat directly outside the case.

Edited December 8, 2014 by SeanBond

[I/O]

None of these. Get reference cards for sli. 

If you want thermal throttling then ya get reference blower cooling LOL.

[athesean1]

g1 gaming all the way, they are cherry picked for max overclocking

[RazorStorm]

I would get the number 2 the EVGA GTX 980 Classified ACX 2.0, it has the best cooling, performance and looks like a beast.

[SirRoderick]

If you want thermal throttling then ya get reference blower cooling LOL.

With respect, you have no idea what you're talking about.

 

Blower style cards, like SeanBond explained, are FAR better for confined spaces.

[AkoSiAllen]

I can buy any of those. My budget for GPU is $1000

[AlRayes_BRN]

I'd go with EVGA (used the 780ti from EVGA)

[AkoSiAllen]

@iAsuno I got i7-5960x, RoG R5E, G.skill 16gb.

[I/O]

With respect, you have no idea what you're talking about.

It's called science ... More cooling surface area/Radiator and fans = better cooling. This is not up for debate.

[Geekazoid]

@iAsuno I got i7-5960x, RoG R5E, G.skill 16gb.

Heck! An i7 5960X! Those things aren't cheap.

[iAsuno]

It's called science ... More cooling surface area/Radiator and fans = better cooling. This is not up for debate.

 

and where does the hot air go? that's right, to the next card and inside the case.

[SeanBond]

It's called science ... More cooling surface area/Radiator and fans = better cooling. This is not up for debate.

Please stop. I have a reference 780ti. It's a much hotter card and I don't even get close to thermal throttling. Please stop talking. 

[SirRoderick]

It's called science ... More cooling surface area/Radiator and fans = better cooling. This is not up for debate.

Airflow thermals are also science. One that you appear to have missed the memo on. You are embarrasing yourself.

[AkoSiAllen]

So I decided to order EVGA GTX 980 Classified ACX 2.0 as most of you recommended. Thanks all!

[I/O]

Please stop. I have a reference 780ti. It's a much hotter card and I don't even get close to thermal throttling. Please stop talking. 

Good for your GPU LOL.

 

Airflow thermals are also science. One that you appear to have missed the memo on. You are embarrasing yourself.

Ya more airflow and radiator surface area and fans means better cooling ... how hard is this to understand ?

[Geekazoid]

If you want thermal throttling then ya get reference blower cooling LOL.

  

With respect, you have no idea what you're talking about.

 

Blower style cards, like SeanBond explained, are FAR better for confined spaces.

  

It's called science ... More cooling surface area/Radiator and fans = better cooling. This is not up for debate.

  

and where does the hot air go? that's right, to the next card and inside the case.

  

Please stop. I have a reference 780ti. It's a much hotter card and I don't even get close to thermal throttling. Please stop talking.

Come on guys! Do you really need to start a flame war over this? I think not. Please try to just help out the OP.

[iAsuno]

is this pc just for gaming? this waaaaay too expensive especially here in the Philippines. you sure you don't want to spend your money on something else and get a cheaper PC?

[SeanBond]

Good for your GPU LOL.

 

Ya more airflow and radiator surface area and fans means better cooling ... how hard is this to understand ?

How is it hard to understand the blowing all that hot air into the case will only give the card more hot air to use when it continues cooling the card. Do you think the heat magically goes away once it leaves the cards? lol Reference cards take the heat and remove it from the case.

[SirRoderick]

Good for your GPU LOL.

 

Ya more airflow and radiator surface area and fans means better cooling ... how hard is this to understand ?

I'm trying to explain this as simply as I can.

 

Reference card = Good cooler that puts all of the hot air outside the case

 

Non-reference = Better cooler that puts all of the heat INSIDE the case.

 

Lower air temperatures = MASSIVELY better for cooling.

 

Therefore putting two non-reference cards RIGHT next to each other is going to put them in a situation where it is harder to get air and the air that they DO get is warmer than it should be. And the reference cards will fare better.

[SeanBond]

So I decided to order EVGA GTX 980 Classified ACX 2.0 as most of you recommended. Thanks all!

two people recommended that. lol. Running those in sli is going to be a lot hotter and more expensive than reference. If you were just using 1 card evga all the way.

[I/O]

Reference card = Good cooler that puts all of the hot air outside the case

At the cost of extra internal GPU temps for all components on the GPU. There is a reason for aftermarket open air cooler ... hint it's because they cooler all components on the GPU in a superior fashion.

[SirRoderick]

At the cost of extra internal GPU temps for all components on the GPU. There is a reason for aftermarket open air cooler ... hint it's because they cooler all components on the GPU in a superior fashion.

Sigh...the GPU temps WOULD be better because the air cooling them would be cooler to start with. Reference coolers are actually quite good to start with, especially with maxwell.