gtx 980ti

[ibehymer]

i got a gtx 980 ti hybrid two weeks ago. i want to get another 980 ti in the future for sli. so should i send the hybrid back and get a reference? or keep the 980 ti hybrid and when i do get another 980ti ill just put in a custom watercooling loop? i dont know what to do guy.. lol

[Nonco]

tbh sli hybrid cards would be good if you have the space for the coolers

[GDRRiley]

i got a gtx 980 ti hybrid two weeks ago. i want to get another 980 ti in the future for sli. so should i send the hybrid back and get a reference? or keep the 980 ti hybrid and when i do get another 980ti ill just put in a custom watercooling loop? i dont know what to do guy.. lol

The hybrid would work good with any other 980Ti because of less internal heat output.

[ibehymer]

The hybrid would work good with any other 980Ti because of less internal heat output.

so i would be able to sli a 980 ti hybrid with any other 980 ti?

[X99stattrak]

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[X99stattrak]

so i would be able to sli a 980 ti hybrid with any other 980 ti?

Yep, but I'd run the hybrid as the lower card as you don't have to worry about the temperatures with the top card restricting airflow. If you have room, definitely get a second hybrid and keep it all nice and quiet

[ibehymer]

Yep, but I'd run the hybrid as the lower card as you don't have to worry about the temperatures with the top card restricting airflow. If you have room, definitely get a second hybrid and keep it all nice and quiet

how much of a performance loss would there be if i took the hybrid back and got a reference 980 ti?

[X99stattrak]

how much of a performance loss would there be if i took the hybrid back and got a reference 980 ti?

Evga doesn't factory overclock the hybrids, so the only thing you'll really be losing is acoustic and thermal performance. Why would you want to take it back? You can sli and vendor's as long as it's the same gpu

[GDRRiley]

so i would be able to sli a 980 ti hybrid with any other 980 ti?

Yes any of the same card from any vender will SLI

[ibehymer]

Evga doesn't factory overclock the hybrids, so the only thing you'll really be losing is acoustic and thermal performance. Why would you want to take it back? You can sli and vendor's as long as it's the same gpu

okay. well how much of an increase would there be if i got another 980 ti hybrid to sli?

[X99stattrak]

okay. well how much of an increase would there be if i got another 980 ti hybrid to sli?

You should be able to play anything maxed at 1440 and very very high if not max most at 4K.

[ibehymer]

You should be able to play anything maxed at 1440 and very very high if not max most at 4K.

and if i were to get a custom watercooling loop, what waterblock would i need to get for the 980ti hybrid?

[X99stattrak]

and if i were to get a custom watercooling loop, what waterblock would i need to get for the 980ti hybrid?

Ek Titan x block is a direct fit.

[X99stattrak]

and if i were to get a custom watercooling loop, what waterblock would i need to get for the 980ti hybrid?

What resolution and games are you playing that require two 980ti's. If you have the room just go with two hybrids as they're super quiet and mine overclock pretty well for a reference pcb.

[ibehymer]

What resolution and games are you playing that require two 980ti's. If you have the room just go with two hybrids as they're super quiet and mine overclock pretty well for a reference pcb.

ive tried to overclock my hybrid. i cant get a good, stable, overclock

[ibehymer]

What resolution and games are you playing that require two 980ti's. If you have the room just go with two hybrids as they're super quiet and mine overclock pretty well for a reference pcb.

and i will be getting triple 1080p monitors

[X99stattrak]

ive tried to overclock my hybrid. i cant get a good, stable, overclock

What numbers are you trying? Currently I'm at +150 core 500mhz on memory, and plus 29mv.

[ibehymer]

What numbers are you trying? Currently I'm at +150 core 500mhz on memory, and plus 29mv.

140 on the gpu, 80 on the memory. and 12 on the mv. which wasnt stable. it was close. but not quite.  i didnt really get really far on overclocking. this was a first for overclocking anything for me.

[X99stattrak]

140 on the gpu, 80 on the memory. and 12 on the mv. which wasnt stable. it was close. but not quite. i didnt really get really far on overclocking. this was a first for overclocking anything for me.

Try 120 core , 400 memory, and 20mv

[ibehymer]

Try 120 core , 400 memory, and 20mv

it works thank you much!

[X99stattrak]

it works thank you much!

One thing you can do if that stock fan gets loud is buy something like a fractal Venturi static pressure, or a sp120 and put it on your motherboard to control and have it set at a static 900rpm for the Venturi, it'll be silent, and run cooler than the stock fan. I had the stock fan pulling for a while with a low noise adapter in line from the graphics card until I replaced it with a thermal take riing. That stock fan is pretty bad for acoustics. Moves air though.

[ibehymer]

Try 120 core , 400 memory, and 20mv

well for some reason now the overclock isnt stable. i was just playing need for speed most wanted and it started lagging. but last night it was running just fine. and i ran 3dmark fire strike benchmark and it worked like an hour ago. but now its not working. 

[X99stattrak]

well for some reason now the overclock isnt stable. i was just playing need for speed most wanted and it started lagging. but last night it was running just fine. and i ran 3dmark fire strike benchmark and it worked like an hour ago. but now its not working.

Did you update to the newest drivers? They seek to be causing stability problems

[ibehymer]

Did you update to the newest drivers? They seek to be causing stability problems

i did that and it works now. thank you

[Cheddle]

i got a gtx 980 ti hybrid two weeks ago. i want to get another 980 ti in the future for sli. so should i send the hybrid back and get a reference? or keep the 980 ti hybrid and when i do get another 980ti ill just put in a custom watercooling loop? i dont know what to do guy.. lol

 

get another hybrid - ggez - I wouldn't bother with a custom loop... unless you go sub 30 degrees there is no clocks to be gained from water cooling... the hybrids are quiet enough to not warrant a custom loop.