GTX 970 Owners Club

[Pitythefool]

I bought a zotac 970 for $194.15, did I do good guys? I would have loved to have waited for the new gpu's, but like a ~35% discount seemed pretty good.

[S1dology]

I wondering if the 8gb of vram will really make a difference cause i believe the all the clock speeds on the 390 are lower than the 970......fuck why couldnt they just of made a 970 with 8gb of vram :angry:

 

wait for pascal, i expect the 1070 with 8gb pf gddr5x or 6gb hbm.

 

*sigh* thought we were done with this now.

1: 8GB vs 4GB of VRAM will, in most cases, not make any difference whatsoever. This is because performance is mostly limited by the GPU core, not the amount and speed of VRAM. A 970 with 8GB would not be magically faster than a regular 970.

2: Don't compare clockspeeds between AMD and Nvidia cards - actually don't compare clockspeeds between differen architectures at all. Not all Hertz are created equal, and there are a lot more variables to consider when comparing performance. Look at actual benchmarks and gameplay, and don't look too much into technical specifications.

3: 'wait for pascal' is not good advice. We have absolutely no idea when Pascal will launch (other than 'sometime in 2016'), and we have no idea how it will perform compared to the current generation. See the Pascal mythbusting thread.

[The_KIASER]

Okay so the build is complete and i did end up going with MSI 390, but it has an 8 pin and a 6 pin port for power. I have a cable that is a 6+2 that then splits the wires at the 6 pin to another 6 pin. I'm able to plug into both ports on the card but I'm pulling all of the power through the one cable. Should I keep this config, or should I run two cables to the gpu (one 6+2 and a seperate 6 pin)???...

I'll add photos when I get home of the current config

Thanks ahead for any help... 

[tomaatvk]

Okay so the build is complete and i did end up going with MSI 390, but it has an 8 pin and a 6 pin port for power. I have a cable that is a 6+2 that then splits the wires at the 6 pin to another 6 pin. I'm able to plug into both ports on the card but I'm pulling all of the power through the one cable. Should I keep this config, or should I run two cables to the gpu (one 6+2 and a seperate 6 pin)???...

I'll add photos when I get home of the current config

Thanks ahead for any help...

Shouls be fine, I'm pulling ~300 watt through 1 cable without problem

[arniks8]

Okay so the build is complete and i did end up going with MSI 390, but it has an 8 pin and a 6 pin port for power. I have a cable that is a 6+2 that then splits the wires at the 6 pin to another 6 pin. I'm able to plug into both ports on the card but I'm pulling all of the power through the one cable. Should I keep this config, or should I run two cables to the gpu (one 6+2 and a seperate 6 pin)???...

I'll add photos when I get home of the current config

Thanks ahead for any help...

I'd recommend to use second option.

[HappDrank]

I just got a slightly used ASUS STRIX 970 to start off my first desktop build in a long time. So does that qualify me . I'm also buying a second one once I sell my laptop since I won't need it anymore.

[Doughnutnator]

I just got a slightly used ASUS STRIX 970 to start off my first desktop build in a long time. So does that qualify me . I'm also buying a second one once I sell my laptop since I won't need it anymore.

Are you going to SLI?

[HappDrank]

Are you going to SLI?

why yes yes i am 

[wildgg]

got a evga 970SC running at 1500mhz and i didn't need to add any voltage, do i have a good card and should i see how high i can clock it?

 

also what is recommended how much voltage to add everytime the card will crash under stress tests

[arniks8]

got a evga 970SC running at 1500mhz and i didn't need to add any voltage, do i have a good card and should i see how high i can clock it?

also what is recommended how much voltage to add everytime the card will crash under stress tests

Just bump it to 1.26v and see how far can you go, then just lower voltage by small decreasements until you have found stable voltage for that clock.

[Benji_w]

  :wub:

 

[rfinger]

Just bought an EVGA GTX970 SSC ACX 2.0 last night. Installed it and runs fine. Any tips for stable overclocking for say SW Battlefront?

[arniks8]

Just bought an EVGA GTX970 SSC ACX 2.0 last night. Installed it and runs fine. Any tips for stable overclocking for say SW Battlefront?

Firestrike can be more accurate than valley or heaven for stability testing.

[rasesh]

Hey guys,
If you are making a Skylake gaming PC right now as of January 12th 2016 & want to game at 1440p, which one of these would your personally go with? Biggest reason as to why would be appreciated to!

1) Gigabyte G1 Gaming R9 390            [$436 CAD]
2) MSI Radeon R9 390 Twinfrozr V       [$480 CAD]
3) Gigabyte Gtx 970 Xtreme                 [$525 CAD]
4) Gigabyte G1 Gaming R9 390X         [$555 CAD]
5) MSI Radeon R9 390X TwinFrozr V   [$620 CAD]

I compared each card to each other using the following website:
http://www.game-deba...ing-8gb-edition

The "Gigabyte Gtx 970 Xtreme [$525]" beat them all according to that website.

The build:
Intel i7 6700k
Asus ROG Maximus VIII Impact Mini-Itx
Corsair Carbide air 240
16gb kingston ram
corsair h100i gtx cpu cooler
EVGA 650W G2
GPU: ?

The things i really do often on my machine are the following:
-Autocad
-Engineering work with massive images which need editing
-A-lot of engineering work (mechanical engineering)
-Games: I'm a huge FPS & MMORPG fan. examples) World of warcraft, black desert, tera, bf3, bf4, bf hardline, black ops 3
-A-lot of web surfing

I really like the power efficiency of the Gtx 970 & of-course it being a Nvidia card, etc ... but every time i try to click "buy" on a Gtx 970 my heads like: but the 390 & 390x has 4gb more vram and it's more future proof, wth are you doing spending the same amount on a less future proof type card that costs the same/more.

Thanks.

[Gofspar]

Get the 390X MSI Gaming card.

[arniks8]

Hey guys,

If you are making a Skylake gaming PC right now as of January 12th 2016 & want to game at 1440p, which one of these would your personally go with? Biggest reason as to why would be appreciated to!

1) Gigabyte G1 Gaming R9 390 [$436 CAD]

2) MSI Radeon R9 390 Twinfrozr V [$480 CAD]

3) Gigabyte Gtx 970 Xtreme [$525 CAD]

4) Gigabyte G1 Gaming R9 390X [$555 CAD]

5) MSI Radeon R9 390X TwinFrozr V [$620 CAD]

I compared each card to each other using the following website:

http://www.game-deba...ing-8gb-edition

The "Gigabyte Gtx 970 Xtreme [$525]" beat them all according to that website.

The build:

Intel i7 6700k

Asus ROG Maximus VIII Impact Mini-Itx

Corsair Carbide air 240

16gb kingston ram

corsair h100i gtx cpu cooler

EVGA 650W G2

GPU: ?

The things i really do often on my machine are the following:

-Autocad

-Engineering work with massive images which need editing

-A-lot of engineering work (mechanical engineering)

-Games: I'm a huge FPS & MMORPG fan. examples) World of warcraft, black desert, tera, bf3, bf4, bf hardline, black ops 3

-A-lot of web surfing

I really like the power efficiency of the Gtx 970 & of-course it being a Nvidia card, etc ... but every time i try to click "buy" on a Gtx 970 my heads like: but the 390 & 390x has 4gb more vram and it's more future proof, wth are you doing spending the same amount on a less future proof type card that costs the same/more.

Thanks.

For 1440p 390(x) will be better than 970. I don't know if applications you use can benefit from CUDA, if so, then 980 could be the GPU. But from your listing I would say 390x.

[tomaatvk]

It finally became cold where I live (-3°C), I put my pc outside and started overclocking, got slightly better clocks and way better results:

My previous record was 11179 @CPU: 5,0GHz, RAM: 1866MHz, GPU: 1556,7/3946MHz (max CPU temp: 99°C, max GPU temp: 50°C).

[OlliHolli]

This 1.3v Bios really upped my oc   from 1505 core and 7650 VRAM to 1555 core and 7762 VRAM. Thanks and go on doing that (i know its not so hard but still helpfull).

Btw: Im running on air and i had like no Temp increase, so i dont suffer from it in any way

[tomaatvk]

Thanks to the modded bios and the shit you guys tought me I reached place 170 when it comes to single 970+3770k on the fire strike benchmark (worldwide). The score was 11985 after day 2 of -3°C overclocking.

 

I will recieve my SSD tomorrow and if it will still be cold thursday I might do a 3rd day to push to the 12k but I'm not sure.

 

The speeds were 1557/4112MHz on the GPU (took 10MHz off the core to gain ~150 on the memory), 5.2GHz on the CPU and 1800MHz on 2 value 4GB ddr3 sticks.

 

The GPU temps did not exceed 40°C.

[arniks8]

Thanks to the modded bios and the shit you guys tought me I reached place 170 when it comes to single 970+3770k on the fire strike benchmark (worldwide). The score was 11985 after day 2 of -3°C overclocking.

I will recieve my SSD tomorrow and if it will still be cold thursday I might do a 3rd day to push to the 12k but I'm not sure.

The speeds were 1557/4112MHz on the GPU (took 10MHz off the core to gain ~150 on the memory), 5.2GHz on the CPU and 1800MHz on 2 value 4GB ddr3 sticks.

The GPU temps did not exceed 40°C.

It's like -15°c here, you gotta come over here .

[tomaatvk]

It's like -15°c here, you gotta come over here .

 

Several years ago that wouldn't have been necessary, when I was little it was -20°C at least several days a year, now we have to be lucky to get 5 days below 0 every year.

[Pa3555]

hi all

 

im only with my gtx 970 stable at 1617 MHZ gpu ? i try to have a custom bios to up my voltage beyond the EVGA limit ..... for go higher  but i not see other  go beyond 1505 mhz 1570 mhz ???  you what is ur best with ur card ?  i have EVGA GTX 970 SSC ACX2.0+

and for now no GDDR5 OC i not have the backplate so i dont want my gddr overheat with no heatsink

 

and NO im not on vista lol im on Win10 Pro

 

sorry for my write english lol

 

[arniks8]

hi all

 

im only with my gtx 970 stable at 1617 MHZ gpu ? i try to have a custom bios to up my voltage beyond the EVGA limit ..... for go higher  but i not see other  go beyond 1505 mhz 1570 mhz ???  you what is ur best with ur card ?  i have EVGA GTX 970 SSC ACX2.0+

and for now no GDDR5 OC i not have the backplate so i dont want my gddr overheat with no heatsink

 

and NO im not on vista lol im on Win10 Pro

 

sorry for my write english lol

 

My G1 is at 1580Mhz@1.275v, 1.3 gave it more juice, but scores were lower and so smarter was to back up a little. My hynix memory is shit, so that's also holding me back.

[Pa3555]

My G1 is at 1580Mhz@1.275v, 1.3 gave it more juice, but scores were lower and so smarter was to back up a little. My hynix memory is shit, so that's also holding me back.

me my score go up but i hit my factory voltage limit at 1.256V.....  and over 1617mhz i crash it is why i want up my voltage i dont hit my 115% TDP set by evga lol  only 79.6%  TDP and me is ELPIDIA memory  and my gpu keep cold

[Bhav]

I've not been following these forums much, can I ask for a link to the 1.3v BIOS plz? Will it work with Gigabyte Windforce OC cards (cheaper G1s with same PCB, weaker cooler and no lights).