Posted May 9, 2015 its called the hall of fame and fair enough its the most expensive 970 on the block but GALAX GTX 970 HOF 83.1 GALAX GTX 970 HOF Overclocked 93.1 ASUS STRIX GTX 970 77.2 GALAX GTX 960 46.3 HIS Radeon R9 285 50.4 Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 58.4 are these results better than the 980 [spoiler=Project N|ghthawk] http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/472430-project-nghthawk-black-and-white-hof-build/ Hall Of Fame ♕ Owner's Club http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/408546-unofficial-galax-galaxy-kfa2-hof-owners-club/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 9, 2015 That is, until you overclock the 980, then it's not even a question. The projects never end in my line of work. CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 9, 2015 No, the insane overclock might result in a higher score but 1. You have less high-speed VRAM 2. It has less stream processors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 9, 2015 No they're not. The slowest 980 is still faster than the fastest 970. WITHOUT Overclock. If you overclock the 970 to the wall, then that changes. Updated 2021 Desktop || 3700x || Asus x570 Tuf Gaming || 32gb Predator 3200mhz || 2080s XC Ultra || MSI 1440p144hz || DT990 + HD660 || GoXLR + ifi Zen Can || Avermedia Livestreamer 513 || New Home Dedicated Game Server || Xeon E5 2630Lv3 || 16gb 2333mhz ddr4 ECC || 2tb Sata SSD || 8tb Nas HDD || Radeon 6450 1g display adapter || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 9, 2015 well its better or around the same until you overclock the 980 anyway lol i had a similar revelation a while ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 9, 2015 Author but is it in the same ballpark considering the cheapest 980 is almost £100 more expensive and how badass they look [spoiler=Project N|ghthawk] http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/472430-project-nghthawk-black-and-white-hof-build/ Hall Of Fame ♕ Owner's Club http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/408546-unofficial-galax-galaxy-kfa2-hof-owners-club/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 9, 2015 This is true of most "step up" GPU's. an overclocked 290 can catch up to a 290x. Which is typically why I prefer to recommend the "slightly weaker" cards to most people. For your average person there's very little benefit to an extra ~5-10 FPS, especially when it is going to cost several hundred dollars to see it. That said don't be too disillusioned, an overclocked 980 will completely blow away even the fastest 970. 4K // R5 3600 // RTX2080Ti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 9, 2015 but is it in the same ballpark considering the cheapest 980 is almost £100 more expensive The 970 HOF is 480$. The cheapest 980 is 523$. TL;DR You over pay for parts. Just remember: Random people on the internet ALWAYS know more than professionals, when someone's lying, AND can predict the future. i7 9700K (5.2Ghz @1.2V); MSI Z390 Gaming Edge AC; Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB 3200 CAS 16; H100i RGB Platinum; Samsung 970 Evo 1TB; Samsung 850 Evo 500GB; WD Black 3 TB; Phanteks 350x; Corsair RM19750w. Laptop: Dell XPS 15 4K 9750H GTX 1650 16GB Ram 256GB SSD Spoiler sex hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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