Asus GTX 980 Ti Strix stock

[ChrisxIxCross]

I have been holding off for weeks on this card and it's still not available to buy anywhere. It seems every non reference Ti has come out BUT the one I want the most. I just don't understand what could possibly be taking so long. Not to mention the manufacturing process for these cards is fully machine automated so you would think it would come out faster. Anyone else who wants this card getting a bit frustrated?

[Majestic]

Yields probably.

[ChrisxIxCross]

Yields probably.

Idk man I mean the Kingpin has even come out already and that card has been binned for ASIC quality.

[Wildlord12]

I know that feeling, I pre-ordered that card since a month ago and still haven't got it.

Edit:

And the release date is still ETA, Most likely this week or next week .

[Majestic]

Idk man I mean the Kingpin has even come out already and that card has been binned for ASIC quality.

 

Board manufacturers are still dependent on nvidia to provide the chips... Binning only complicates matters.

[sbocky]

I will receive my strix thursday!yay

[Arct1c0n]

I have been holding off for weeks on this card and it's still not available to buy anywhere. It seems every non reference Ti has come out BUT the one I want the most. I just don't understand what could possibly be taking so long. Not to mention the manufacturing process for these cards is fully machine automated so you would think it would come out faster. Anyone else who wants this card getting a bit frustrated?

 

I can't say much but I have an insider at Asus that indicated they are having defect quality problems with the heatsink and have to redo it before sending anymore out

[sbocky]

@Arct1c0n  are u saying that the currents strixes 980tis which are on the market are defect??

[CapricaBuccaneers]

@Arct1c0n  are u saying that the currents strixes 980tis which are on the market are defect??

It's possibly true - I had two separate preorders made one on Ebuyer and the other Amazon. Ebuyer outright cancelled my order a couple of weeks ago and completely removed all traces of the product listing from their website which is a bad sign. I'm not sure if anyone else who ordered through them had theirs fulfilled.

It's a shame if it turns out to be true - but bear in mind Asus only have the reference 980Ti model out at present, so expect them to be working on this issue as a priority because they are otherwise losing sales.

[sbocky]

@CapricaBuccaneers  I live in the netherlands and mine is coming in 2 days

[sbocky]

@CapricaBuccaneers  , if its defect, how would i notice?

@Arct1c0n

[Arct1c0n]

@Arct1c0n  are u saying that the currents strixes 980tis which are on the market are defect??

 

Yes, if you read the reviews, the heatpipes have large gaps on them and that creates major hotspots on GPU die and thus, it runs hotter

[sbocky]

@Arct1c0n will it make a big difference

[Arct1c0n]

@Arct1c0n will it make a big difference

 

You better believe it. Why do you think guru3d's review STRIX model was running at 83c?

[sbocky]

@Arct1c0n so if its above 75c i should return it?

[ChrisxIxCross]

I can't say much but I have an insider at Asus that indicated they are having defect quality problems with the heatsink and have to redo it before sending anymore out

Oh wow well that makes sense since they designed the cooler to fit both the AMD Fury card as well. Kinda similar to what EVGA did to cut corners with the 970.

[Arct1c0n]

Oh wow well that makes sense since they designed the cooler to fit both the AMD Fury card as well. Kinda similar to what EVGA did to cut corners with the 970.

 

Note the gaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note the lack of gaps in the older DCUII version

 

 

 

[sbocky]

Thanks for the info. But how should i know if my strix has this problem? @Arct1c0n

[Arct1c0n]

Thanks for the info. But how should i know if my strix has this problem?

 

 

 

 

If it runs well into the 70c or 80c range even with the fans on a very high speed during a load

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sbocky]

If it runs well into the 70c or 80c range even with the fans on a very high speed during a load

Otherwise i should return it i guess

[Arct1c0n]

Otherwise i should return it i guess

 

If your brave, you can take the heatsink and fan unit off and check yourself

[sbocky]

If your brave, you can take the heatsink and fan unit off and check yourself

But then the warranty will fade right?

@Arct1c0n ???

[ChrisxIxCross]

Note the gaps

Note the lack of gaps in the older DCUII version

Damn... Well good call on Asus deciding to freeze sales before things got bad. Can you ask your friend how much longer its going to take before we see a revised version?

[sbocky]

@Arct1c0n hasnt asus called the gpus back?

[ChrisxIxCross]

Otherwise i should return it i guess

Where did you order your card from?