Looking for a nVidia reference

[TonyTheNain]

Hello!

 

So i want to try my first mod on a gpu (GTX reference).

I'm searching everywhere but i can't find any except the 980ti. 

 

Does anyone know where i can find a reference (except the 980ti)?

 

Thank you

 

P.S: canadian websites please

[Sentryy]

Look on ebay.

[TonyTheNain]

Just now, Sentryy said:

Look on ebay.

I got scammed, so since this time, I'm always scared of buying on ebay.

 

[Sentryy]

1 minute ago, Fourmi Kill3r said:

I got scammed, so since this time, I'm always scared of buying on ebay.

 

https://www.amazon.ca/EVGA-GeForce-Cooling-Graphics-04G-P4-2982-KR/dp/B00NI5DA2E/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461160614&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=gtx+970+reference

[manikyath]

most brands (msi, asus, ..) actually also ship reference cards.

[TonyTheNain]

2 minutes ago, Sentryy said:

https://www.amazon.ca/EVGA-GeForce-Cooling-Graphics-04G-P4-2982-KR/dp/B00NI5DA2E/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461160614&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=gtx+970+reference

Too high price for what i want to do

[Sentryy]

Just now, manikyath said:

most brands (msi, asus, ..) actually also ship reference cards.

Yep, evga and pny i see the most of.

[itsmyjobtoknow]

Directly from nVidia themself

 

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/geforce-gtx-980-ti/buy-gpu

[TonyTheNain]

Just now, itsmyjobtoknow said:

Directly from nVidia themself

 

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/geforce-gtx-980-ti/buy-gpu

I said no 980ti

[Sentryy]

1 minute ago, itsmyjobtoknow said:

Directly from nVidia themself

 

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/geforce-gtx-980-ti/buy-gpu

He literally said anything but the 980 ti, and he is in Canada. 

[HKZeroFive]

1 minute ago, Fourmi Kill3r said:

Too high price for what i want to do

Well, how much are you willing to spend?

[TonyTheNain]

3 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Well, how much are you willing to spend?

300-500... i can go up to 600 max

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, Fourmi Kill3r said:

I got scammed, so since this time, I'm always scared of buying on ebay.

 

Ebay will 99% of the time side with the customer, its unfair really. 

[Sentryy]

1 minute ago, Fourmi Kill3r said:

300-500

Get a 970 or a titan X cooler on ebay, the titan x coolers are not scams. 

[itsmyjobtoknow]

1 minute ago, Fourmi Kill3r said:

I said no 980ti

Whoops, completely misread it nevertheless the Nvidia store still sell the reference 970: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/geforce-gtx-970/buy-gpu and you could probably find the reference 970 in your local best buy if you have one nearby.

 

As for 980: http://www.ncix.com/detail/pny-geforce-gtx-980-xlr8-06-102039.htm

[TonyTheNain]

1 minute ago, itsmyjobtoknow said:

Whoops, completely misread it nevertheless the Nvidia store still sell the reference 970: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/geforce-gtx-970/buy-gpu and you could probably find the reference 970 in your local best buy if you have one nearby.

 

As for 980: http://www.ncix.com/detail/pny-geforce-gtx-980-xlr8-06-102039.htm

Thank you for that 970 link, i'll probably buy that

[TonyTheNain]

3 minutes ago, Sentryy said:

Get a 970 or a titan X cooler on ebay, the titan x coolers are not scams. 

The titan x cooler is on sale for 772$ CAD x)

[Sentryy]

44 minutes ago, Fourmi Kill3r said:

The titan x cooler is on sale for 772$ CAD x)

Do you need the card? Or just the cooler?

[TonyTheNain]

Just now, Sentryy said:

Do you need the card? Or just the cooler?

I need both, but isn't the price too high for just the cooler?

[Sentryy]

1 minute ago, Fourmi Kill3r said:

I need both, but isn't the price too high for just the cooler?

Yes, I though that you were talking about the whole card. But that is a rip off for just the cooler, if it was the full card it would be a good deal though. I saw the coolers for 50$ before though. I would get a second hand 770, 780, or 970 reference. As the 60 class cards don't have the aluminium coolers. But the 770/780/970 all have them. You might be able to find a 690 if you look hard enough. (I liked the 690 cooler best) 

[Sentryy]

1 hour ago, Fourmi Kill3r said:

I need both, but isn't the price too high for just the cooler?

Also if your experiment is to swap the ACX and the reference cooler around, It will work. And if you get a 980 reference you can also SLI it with your 970 ACX 2.0.

[TonyTheNain]

2 hours ago, Sentryy said:

Also if your experiment is to swap the ACX and the reference cooler around, It will work. And if you get a 980 reference you can also SLI it with your 970 ACX 2.0.

At the beginning, i was gonna buy the 980ti from Gigabyte (Xtreme gaming oc edition). Now that i want to mod a reference card, should i get the 980ti reference or still go for the 970 reference for modding? (the 980ti will be the card i'll use for gaming, the 970 is just for modding)

[Sentryy]

14 minutes ago, Fourmi Kill3r said:

At the beginning, i was gonna buy the 980ti from Gigabyte (Xtreme gaming oc edition). Now that i want to mod a reference card, should i get the 980ti reference or still go for the 970 reference for modding? (the 980ti will be the card i'll use for gaming, the 970 is just for modding)

Do the 980 ti. 

[TonyTheNain]

16 minutes ago, Sentryy said:

Do the 980 ti. 

So i get the 980ti reference for gaming AND modding?

[Sentryy]

42 minutes ago, Fourmi Kill3r said:

So i get the 980ti reference for gaming AND modding?

Well, There are 980ti evga hybrid coolers for 40$ on ebay; so you could mod those (If you fuck it up it is only a 40$ loss) and when you get a result you like you could put it on the card. If you did that, you wouldn't have to worry about ruining the ref cooler.