4 Weeks with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI @ [H]

Just bought dual GTX 980s for a 4K SLI build (a Christmas gift to my girl)-

I wound up going with the GIGABYTE GV-N980G1 version of the card.

I've always used AMD for my builds, so this will be my first foray into the world of NVidia-

Other than the flexible SLI bridges that come with motherboard purchases, I've only been able to find two, one from EVGA and one from NVIDIA. Any thoughts on these or others?
 
I am curious if anybody knows whether the HDMI 2 on these video cards actually output HDMI 2 at 17.x GBs as opposed to the 10.x GBs that a lot of HDMI 2 solutions that are coming out.

It seems like, according to reports that almost everybody that is advertising HDMI 2 solutions are even advertising that they're doing 4k @ 60 but don't bother to mention that their HDMI output is still limited to 1.4x speed and they're using the software trick of downsampling the color space to accomplish said task.
 
Update on the SLI bridges from Nvidia-

If anyone is interested, the SLI bridges that are listed on Nvidia's page as OUT OF STOCK aren't actually out of stock. I ordered a few last week, and they just got here.

As far as SLI bridges go, the only one's I've found are the EVGA, NVIDIA, and the flexible ribbon type that come with motherboards.

You can see the official NVIDIA bridges here
 
Leave it to nVidia to turn a negative into a positive. SLI bridges need to go the way of the dinosaur and they need to move up to a system like AMD has with XDMA. nVidia puts lipstick on them though and cons people into paying extra for them.

“No one in this world, so far as I know — and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me — has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.”
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Hey guys I have 2x MSI GTX 980 Gamings and I was gona sell them and hold out for possibly 2x AMD 390X but it seems that is even further away now.

So I was thinking of just grabing another GTX 980 Gaming and run it 3-way SLI, as I need a lil more power to run games at good frames @ 4096x2160 on my LG 4K monitor.

But I have a Corsair AX860 PSU, was wondering is this enough juice for 3x 980's or should I upgrade to atleast AX1200i?

Also running a i7-5930K @ 4.2 GHz is this enough to releave any bottleneck?

All this is inside a Luxe case, will I experience any heating problems with a 3x MSI 980 gaming setup?
 
Relayer said:
Leave it to nVidia to turn a negative into a positive. SLI bridges need to go the way of the dinosaur and they need to move up to a system like AMD has with XDMA. nVidia puts lipstick on them though and cons people into paying extra for them.
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Who gives a shit, honestly? AMDs solution works, nVidias solution works. I find the new reference style HSF and matching SLI bridges aesthetically pleasing when integrated into a system chassis with similar design themes. Downside is, yeah, there's an added cost to it all. Not something I'd ever spend the extra money on (never mind the red and black themed Asus and Corsair parts in my sig :p ), but to each their own. If I were the CEO of a tech company, I'd sure as hell be doing similar shit to make extra revenue. Like branding mediocre SSDs and RAM modules then tacking on a price premium because customer mindset "ooh all my shit is matchy-matchy".
 
1o57 said:
Just bought dual GTX 980s for a 4K SLI build (a Christmas gift to my girl)-

I wound up going with the GIGABYTE GV-N980G1 version of the card.

I've always used AMD for my builds, so this will be my first foray into the world of NVidia-

Other than the flexible SLI bridges that come with motherboard purchases, I've only been able to find two, one from EVGA and one from NVIDIA. Any thoughts on these or others?
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They are all functionally the same, just aesthetically different
 
MacLeod said:
I love these types of articles. A much different perspective than the usual video card review.



I tend to agree with this. Ive been wanting to upgrade my GPU lately and the 290x is really hard to turn away from now that its down to nearly $300. That is just a crazy low price for something that was $550 just a few weeks ago and can come within spitting distance to a $550 GTX980. I know theyre hotter running and that can be a problem if youre gaming in a room with higher ambient temps but for a $250 savings its really hard to convince myself to stay team green.
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The only reason the price is what it is is because of the 980 gtx. So give it some thanks :D
 
w00t69 said:
The only reason the price is what it is is because of the 980 gtx. So give it some thanks :D
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The only reason the price of the 290X is so low is because AMD is conducting a fire sale.
 
DooKey said:
The only reason the price of the 290X is so low is because AMD is striving to maintain product sales in lieu of the competition releasing a superior efficient product that is flying off the shelves.
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Fixed that for ya. ;)
 
Good review, thanks Kyle.

I recently picked up a 980 in preparation for Witcher 3. I'm contemplating swapping my 30's out for Phillip's up-coming 40" 4k monitor, but honestly am hoping something curved with a better refresh rate comes along first. Either way, I think SLI is once again in my future and this article was helpful.
 
jonneymendoza said:
This is a first
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I've played with two WoW clients open if I need to trade something with my wife's toon and she doesn't feel like playing or use one of her high-level toons to run one of mine through a dungeon (with mine on auto-follow, of course). If I happen to have a lull in the game I can fire up MoO ][ in DosBox for some empire building. :D (Not that MoO ][ would even stress the system at all at that point, but I don't think playing more than two games is unheard of.)
 
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