980 Ti G1 Gaming vs Xtreme Gaming

[DaKi_B]

I'm not quite sure which one is better, they both cost the exact same amount.

[Aytex]

13 minutes ago, DaKi_B said:

I'm not quite sure which one is better, they both cost the exact same amount.

One is watercooled, the other isnt

i'd go for the Aio one

This isn't always the case but Watercooled ones sometimes have lower temps then aircooled thus letting you have more room to overclock

[DaKi_B]

11 minutes ago, Aytex said:

One is watercooled, the other isnt

i'd go for the Aio one

I was referring to the GeForce GTX 980Ti Xtreme Gaming, not the GeForce GTX 980Ti Xtreme Gaming WaterForce. The WateForce one is £60 more expensive, would it be worth it then? Considering I do not plan to do some crazy overclocks if I even end up overlocking at all.

[Aytex]

4 minutes ago, DaKi_B said:

I was referring to the GeForce GTX 980Ti Xtreme Gaming, not the GeForce GTX 980Ti Xtreme Gaming WaterForce. The WateForce one is £60 more expensive, would it be worth it then? Considering I do not plan to do some crazy overclocks if I even end up overlocking at all.

Oh, my bad. Well the refrence one is basically the "newer" version of the G1 gaming so you should see a small improvement in terms of preformance. But feature wise the Xtreme looks sick with the feature of "rgb" fans

you should be able to get a nice overclock as well

[Sinakaru]

If they're the same price, then go for the Xtreme one. It's a step above the G1 in Gigabyte's product lineup, and the LED rings on the fans look fantastic too. It is more than a dual-slot card, so make sure you have room for it as well.

[ADM-Ntek]

                             G1                                                                                                                   Extreme gaming

 

Chip:	GM200-310-A1 "Maxwell"	GM200-310-A1 "Maxwell"
Chip clock:	1190MHz, Boost: 1291MHz	1216MHz, Boost: 1317MHz
Memory:	6GB GDDR5, 1750MHz, 384bit, 336GB/s	6GB GDDR5, 1800MHz, 384bit, 346GB/s
Shader Units/TMUs/ROPs:	2816/176/96	2816/176/96
computing power:	6702GFLOPS (Single), 209GFLOPS (Double)	6849GFLOPS (Single), 214GFLOPS (Double)
Manufacturing process:	28nm	28nm
Power consumption:	250W (TDP), 12.8W (idle, measured)	250W (TDP), 12.8W (idle, measured)
DirectX:	12.0 (Feature-Level 12-1)	12.0 (Feature-Level 12-1)
OpenGL:	4.5	4.5
OpenCL:	1.2	1.2
Shader model:	5.0	5.0
Interface:	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Construction:	dual-slot	dual-slot
Cooling:	3x Axial-fan (90mm)	3x Axial-fan (90mm)
Connectors:	2x DVI, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	DVI, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
external Power supply:	2x 8-Pin PCIe	2x 8-Pin PCIe
Dimensions:	295x129x43mm	295x129x43mm
Special features:	NVIDIA G-Sync, 4-Way SLI, factory overclocked, Zero-Fan mode	NVIDIA G-Sync, 4-Way SLI, factory overclocked, RGB-LEDs
Warranty:	two years	two years

 

the extreme gaming is marginally faster but keep in mind these are estimated values and are not a fact.

[DaKi_B]

2 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Oh, my bad. Well the refrence one is basically the "newer" version of the G1 gaming so you should see a small improvement in terms of preformance. But feature wise the Xtreme looks sick with the feature of "rgb" fans

you should be able to get a nice overclock as well

That's what I though, but now you've peaked my interest for the WaterForce one, do you think it would be worth an extra £60?

[Aytex]

Just now, DaKi_B said:

That's what I though, but now you've peaked my interest for the WaterForce one, do you think it would be worth an extra £60?

Eh, i'd go for a EVGA hybrid if the price is about the same b/c i've actually worked and used a hybrid b4 and its pretty damn good

If not then yea go for the waterforce one, you will have lower temps and less noise

[DaKi_B]

9 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Eh, i'd go for a EVGA hybrid if the price is about the same b/c i've actually worked and used a hybrid b4 and its pretty damn good

If not then yea go for the waterforce one, you will have lower temps and less noise

I just looked at it, the price for the Hybrid and WaterFroce are exactly the same. But the WaterForce one seems better.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980Ti Xtreme Gaming WaterForce 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Core Clock: 1216MHz, Boost Clock: 1317MHz, Memory: 6144MB 7200MHz GDDR5, Stream Processors: 2816, SLI Ready, VR Ready, PhysX/CUDA Enabled, 3 Years...

£629.99*

EVGA GeForce GTX 980Ti Hybrid 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (06G-P4-1996-KR)

Core Clock: 1140Hz, Boost Clock: 1228MHz, Memory: 6144MB 7010MHz GDDR5, Stream Processors: 2816, SLI Ready, VR Ready, PhysX/CUDA Enabled, 3 Years...

Was: £649.99\£629.99

[Aytex]

Just now, DaKi_B said:

I just looked at it, the price for the Hybrid and WaterFroce are exactly the same. But the WaterForce one seems better.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980Ti Xtreme Gaming WaterForce 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Star Rating

Core Clock: 1216MHz, Boost Clock: 1317MHz, Memory: 6144MB 7200MHz GDDR5, Stream Processors: 2816, SLI Ready, VR Ready, PhysX/CUDA Enabled, 3 Years...

£629.99*

EVGA GeForce GTX 980Ti Hybrid 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (06G-P4-1996-KR)

Star Rating

Core Clock: 1140Hz, Boost Clock: 1228MHz, Memory: 6144MB 7010MHz GDDR5, Stream Processors: 2816, SLI Ready, VR Ready, PhysX/CUDA Enabled, 3 Years...

Was: £649.99£629.99

im probabley biased though lol, ive never used a waterforce so i have no idea

both cards have great specs though so I guess its your choice

 

[ADM-Ntek]

the waterforce is faster but have you considered this one https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zotac-geforce-gtx-980ti-amp-extreme-edition-6144mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-zt-90505-10p-gx-091-zt.html

i have one it is quite and faster than both. only downside it is huge. 

[DaKi_B]

4 minutes ago, Aytex said:

im probabley biased though lol, ive never used a waterforce so i have no idea

both cards have great specs though so I guess its your choice

 

I guess in the end it does come down to my choice. Thanks for all the help, I appreciate it.

[Aytex]

Just now, DaKi_B said:

I guess in the end it does come down to my choice. Thanks for all the help, I appreciate it.

[DaKi_B]

1 minute ago, ADM-Ntek said:

the waterforce is faster but have you consideresd this one https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zotac-geforce-gtx-980ti-amp-extreme-edition-6144mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-zt-90505-10p-gx-091-zt.html

i have one it is quite and faster than both. only downside it is huge. 

No, I've only been looking at Gigabyte and Asus cards, since I've used them before and I know they are good. I guess I'm kind of biased towards other cards. However the clock speeds are higher by a small margin so I think if I ever to get the WaterForce one it would be better since I could OC it to even higher than that, and the WaterForce one £30 so I think the WaterForce one is better.