Which 980

[Nosfy]

Hello dudes.

 

Need you opinion. Which 980 would you buy.

 

PNY GTX 980 OC2 Pure Performance NVIDIA Graphics Card 4GB EVGA GTX 980 FTW ACX 2.0 4GB NVIDIA (Maxwell) PCI Express Graphics Card

[DimasRMDO]

I'd get the GIGABYTE G1 Gaming.

[Comessy]

Out of those 2, I would pick EVGA

 

If possible, look into the MSI gaming or Gigabyte

[Nosfy]

I'd get the GIGABYTE G1 Gaming.

 

That is an ugly card.

[Nosfy]

Out of those 2, I would pick EVGA

 

If possible, look into the MSI gaming or Gigabyte

 

Why?

[DimasRMDO]

You can get MSI Twin Frozr instead, it's good looking + great cooling.

[KayTees]

 

Hello dudes.

 

Need you opinion. Which 980 would you buy.

 

PNY GTX 980 OC2 Pure Performance NVIDIA Graphics Card 4GB EVGA GTX 980 FTW ACX 2.0 4GB NVIDIA (Maxwell) PCI Express Graphics Card

 

 

Didn't state a budget so go with the GTX 980 Hybrid by EVGA then UltraClock that sucker.

 

[Comessy]

Why?

Because they are generally better than EVGA

[Nosfy]

You can get MSI Twin Frozr instead, it's good looking + great cooling.

 

The white/silver one looks pretty good.

[deusvult]

Definately EVGA. I personally really like the understated look of the AXC cooler but it also does a really good job at keeping the thing cool and is very power efficient. That combined with the already decent clock speed it has out of the box leaves for some very proper OC'ing headroom.

 

Also by far and large their warranty and customer support is the best in the business. Standard 5 year warranty and you'd be hard pressed to void it. Take the whole thing apart, not a problem. Paint it, not a problem.Not pleased with the ASIC quality, get another one. Return it for whatever reason, not a problem. Then there's the Step-up program, Ear program and many more. When it comes down to things like this they really are a God amongst men. God bless you EVGA. 

[DimasRMDO]

EVGA Hybrid! (If you don't mind the price)

[Nosfy]

Definately EVGA. I personally really like the understated look of the AXC cooler but it also does a really good job at keeping the thing cool and is very power efficient. That combined with the already decent clock speed it has out of the box leaves for some very proper OC'ing headroom.

 

Also by far and large their warranty and customer support is the best in the business. Standard 5 year warranty and you'd be hard pressed to void it. Take the whole thing apart, not a problem. Paint it, not a problem.Not pleased with the ASIC quality, get another one. Return it for whatever reason, not a problem. Then there's the Step-up program, Ear program and many more. When it comes down to things like this they really are a God amongst men. God bless you EVGA. 

 

Hmm that does sound very good. I do like the way the card looks also. Would have to end up painting it white but that is not a problem. Do you know if they are a two slot card. I dont want 2.5 slot as that is too big.

[KayTees]

EVGA Hybrid! (If you don't mind the price)

 

Why?

Might aswell wait for the GTX 980 Ti right?

[DimasRMDO]

Might aswell wait for the GTX 980 Ti right?

Will it be released? When?

[Sauron]

In my opinion neither, get an R9 295x2. Much faster. If the extra 100 bucks are too much for your taste, get 2 290Xs, they should be slightly cheaper than a 980.

[deusvult]

Hmm that does sound very good. I do like the way the card looks also. Would have to end up painting it white but that is not a problem. Do you know if they are a two slot card. I dont want 2.5 slot as that is too big.

 

That is very easily done. Actually I did so myself yesterday. It's a 2 slot card. Other than being relatively short they are also rather slim. Cramming two together increased the temps on the front one by 5 degrees, which is very manageable. 

 

Also it must be said that not every rendition comes with a backplate included. Mostly the newer ones but those are a bit scarce on the 980 model -they do have nifty rgb leds built inside. 

[deusvult]

 

Tek Syndicate did a video of painting the thing white. It's an ACX 1 model cooler but the same principle still applies.

[Nosfy]

Tek Syndicate did a video of painting the thing white. It's an ACX 1 model cooler but the same principle still applies.

I already painted my two Jetstream 980's so doing the same with these would be not be an issue. It actually looks really nice in white so will probs go with these.