two new EVGA video cards, the VR edition - GTX980 Ti

[zMeul]

source: http://www.evga.com/articles/00981/evga-geforce-gtx-980-ti-vr-edition/

 

EVGA just launched two new video cards dubbed VR edition:

• GeForce GTX 980 Ti VR EDITION GAMING -  Part Number: 06G-P4-3998-KR
• GeForce GTX 980 Ti VR EDITION GAMING ACX 2.0+ - Part Number: 06G-P4-3996-KR

what makes them "VR edition", well .. this stuff:

Spoiler

so, they basically moved one HDMI port to the back of the card to allow a passthrough cable to a 5.25" front bay unit, unit that delivers two USB3 ports (from your mobo) and one HDMI

 

but the funny thing is, most of the cases today don't offer front bays anymore  yeah ...

I would've done an external box

[Nicko_barbeque]

interesting...

[Centurius]

Plenty of people reuse their cases and a large majority of the most popular cases still offer front bays.

[Josephdalepi]

3 minutes ago, zMeul said:

source: http://www.evga.com/articles/00981/evga-geforce-gtx-980-ti-vr-edition/

 

EVGA just launched two new video cards dubbed VR edition:

• GeForce GTX 980 Ti VR EDITION GAMING -  Part Number: 06G-P4-3998-KR
• GeForce GTX 980 Ti VR EDITION GAMING ACX 2.0+ - Part Number: 06G-P4-3996-KR

what makes them "VR edition", well .. this stuff:

  Reveal hidden contents

so, they basically moved one HDMI port to the back of the card to allow a passthrough cable to a 5.25" front bay unit that delivers two USB3 ports and one HDMI

 

but the funny thing is, most of the cases today don't offer front bays anymore  yeah ...

I would've done an external box

do what i do

mod the fuck out of it

i have a usb port sticking out of random vents on the back of my case, using it for an external power button

[NumLock21]

Yay for drive bays.

[givingtnt]

"tomorrow morning, on linustechtips"

 @Slick

[Fgtfv567]

So far the only thing different about this that I've noticed is

1. An HDMI connector coming out the back of the card
2. A 5.25in bay for the VR headset

[thekeemo]

3 minutes ago, Fgtfv567 said:

So far the only thing different about this that I've noticed is

1. An HDMI connector coming out the back of the card
2. A 5.25in bay for the VR headset

That is kind of the point here.

[NumLock21]

4 minutes ago, Fgtfv567 said:

So far the only thing different about this that I've noticed is

1. An HDMI connector coming out the back of the card
2. A 5.25in bay for the VR headset

The i/o on the gpu are different.

Standard has 3x dp and 1x hdmi

 This has 2x dp, 1x hdmi, 1x hdmi on rear, 1x ext hdmi on the drive bay.

[PlayStation 2]

14 minutes ago, Fgtfv567 said:

So far the only thing different about this that I've noticed is

1. An HDMI connector coming out the back of the card
2. A 5.25in bay for the VR headset

i knew this image would come in handy

[LucidMew]

Interesting that they went on HDMI on the back of the card as well, instead of another DP. Guess they assumed that most people have an HDMI monitor and don't have a DP -> HDMI adapter. Which is probably what they did in hardware to get it to work.

And they should be HDMI 2.0, not 1.4a, with it being Maxwell 2.0 and everything

[AHaskin14]

I think it's a good design and hope to see it on the next generation cards in greater quantity whether or not the front Bay device is included.

[corsairian]

This is pretty cool. I think a display port would of done better for the long run, and justvinclude a DP to hdmi adapter in the box. 

[silberdrachi]

This confuses me so much, why wouldnt the user just get an HDMI extension for a couple bucks and not bother with the rest of this. Or just not bother because most of the headsets coming out have long cables to begin with?

[elkenrod]

The 5.25 in Bay Consortium has been planning this for a while.  Just when you thought cases didn't need front bays....

[Misanthrope]

EVGA seems to love releasing new models at the slightest provocation

[Lethal Seraph]

Gimmicky tbh. I'd rather have my VR headset have a mandatory x-meter long cord than this.

[GeekJump]

Like the idea if you're in the market for an upgrade and planning on getting VR but if you already have a 980 or a decent gpu I don't see the point.

 

Cheaper just to buy extensions for any cables you might need for VR instead of buying a brand new *VR Ready* 980 lol

 

I feel like we have a new "gaming edition"-like trend starting. We already have VR ready PCs and GPUs, soon we will have VR Ready peripherals! For all you Virtual Reality needs  

[iCrushDreams]

Inb4 we get VR-Ready HDMI cables that are super shielded to "prevent any of the 3D from leaking" so you don't get headaches!

[Guest Kloaked]

14 hours ago, Josephdalepi said:

do what i do

mod the fuck out of it

i have a usb port sticking out of random vents on the back of my case, using it for an external power button

You know you don't have to quote the OP right?

[Josephdalepi]

Just now, Kloaked said:

You know you don't have to quote the OP right?

keep forgetting that one

too many message boards have different crap...

[BroliviaWilde]

At last, a GPU that supports VR!  

[patrick1993]

2 hours ago, BroliviaWilde said:

At last, a GPU that supports VR!  

well every GPU can do a VR. Just this one has a little addition to have a front HDMI Output so it's easy to connect a VR Headset instead connecting from the back.

Of course, it would be good to have Specs like this to have smooth playback with a VR https://www.oculus.com/en-us/oculus-ready-pcs/

[BroliviaWilde]

15 hours ago, patrick1993 said:

well every GPU can do a VR. Just this one has a little addition to have a front HDMI Output so it's easy to connect a VR Headset instead connecting from the back.

Of course, it would be good to have Specs like this to have smooth playback with a VR https://www.oculus.com/en-us/oculus-ready-pcs/

I know that, you know that, I'd say that almost everyone that frequents these forums knows that, it was meant to make fun of the branding,  but looking back, I guess I really should have put /s on the end of my comment.