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When overclocking, I always just left mine on. For the Core2's, went through a Q6700, Q9550, QX9650, E8700, E8600, E8500, E8400 and E7400. I found that if I was moderate with my voltage, the overclock stability would last longer, but if I was hard on it and really pushed the power on it, my...

The limited OEM and the CORE 448, were the two models of the GTX 560Ti with GF110. High-end is what is considered the top contender at the time. The performance crown. You are not using that correctly... It's considered the top tier of performance for it's time in that generation. Not for the...

That is not fact. More like a stab in the dark. If you go back further than that, GTX 465 used GF100. GTX 560Ti had multiple variations, two of them included GF110. The GTX 680 used GK104 which was their flagship GPU for 11 months. The GTX Titan release was actually the new flagship "High...

Even though you didn't buy the card brand new, i'd still attempt an RMA. The worst that can happen is you are denied, it's totally worth the try even if you have to pay a little bit for shipping. I screwed up a i7 3770K on a delid attempt and Intel let me RMA the processor without proof of...

You beg what? You link me a google definition of what a single phase is? How is that even relevant to my comment? Here: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-The-Motherboard-Voltage-Regulator-Circuit/616/4

Talking about a competitors issue is a typical bait and switch tactic of someone that is dedicated to one company over another. Investing emotions into a company like that is just ridiculous and always just puts you into a bad mood when you see them fail. The only time I ever care about a...

hahahahaha THAT IS GREAT

The design has to be cleared by Nvidia. They are 100% involved in certifying non-reference cards. You took what I said out of context, I never said anything about limitation of design changes.

That is not true one bit, they have to have authorization from Nvidia before changing anything on the design of the card, including just changing the aftermarket cooler. An OEM can't simply buy Nvidia chips and start doing whatever the hell they want. There are contracts involved with a set of...

The older model has 4 power phases for the GPU, the new one has 6. http://www.evga.com/articles/00897/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-970-FTW/ Their new design is a 8 power phase model, 6 for the GPU 2 for the VRAM.

I guess the lawsuit that Red Bull lost about "giving you wings" was a mystical story in wonderland and they never had to actually pay 13 million to it's consumers... You may think it's ridiculous, but things like that are happening because marketing is getting out of control with their claims...

It's all about perception on how you look at it... I went in looking at it with your point of view and agreed at first... but I went over and read it twice over... I'm not so sure that's exactly what he is saying. A lot of those translations can make out something entirely different that what he...

Thanks for sharing that. The translation makes it very disorienting to read, it's hard to make assumptions in what he is trying to say since the sentences are so gargled with translation errors. Maybe the micro stuttering issue can be fixed via driver refresh... Either way, it's too late for...

Do you have a source to link on this? Or is this just here say?

Agreed.

Yeah, that would probably be the fix for the issue... for them to basically remove access to the partitioned memory. But the problem then will be lawsuits for marketing as a 4GB card and only delivering a 3.5GB card.

A 3% performance difference between the GTX 980 and GTX 970 ratio? The problem is, I had micro stuttering with a solid 90FPS reading on EVGA precision in game monitor... So i'm not really sure how their FPS tests are really going to reflect the majority of the GTX 970 users issues... Looking at...

I'm guessing you missed the part where Nvidia responded to the problems, mentioning that they partitioned .5GB of the memory and memory tests show that the performance of the partitioned memory is slower than molasses. They've cut corners and they are being called out on it... They have not...

It's not a matter of need, it's a matter of if it's used. Once a GTX 970 tries to use more than 3.5GB of RAM because it's been allocated 4GB, it will have these issues.

So you are saying RAM "USED" is "Allocated" RAM? I'm starting to think you don't understand what allocation means... If .5GB of that 3GB of RAM on the GTX 780 was faulty, yes... It would be micro stuttering like what GTX 970 users are experiencing. At that point, what is playable or not is...

Context? The you toss around the word allocation like it has a specific meaning... Like Dynamic or Static. Your context isn't specific enough for people to even understand what you trying to explain. The problem isn't unused allocated memory. The problem is that the game fully utilizes the...

Is this dude reading what he is saying? Allocating is the utilization of that hardware. In otherwise, your word for "NEED" should be replaced by "Utilize" or possibly, "Utilized to it's full potential." Either way... this dude has just gone full wetawd.

I used that as a reference point to show you one... of the MANY that have been having these issues. It's not just one game or just some setting in a controlled environment. This issue is happening with a lot of users in many different forums. Just look at how many hits that guy has gotten in...

Unstable VRAM to be precise. It doesn't happen until it reaches that limit, on that game.

lol I thought the same thing. "3.5GB with UNLOCKABLE 4GB RAMZ!"

I'll post this here too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQE6p5r1tYE Some games are worse than others. I didn't get the rainbow artifacts, but I did have the annoying stuttering in COD:AW.

For real... I see it happen a lot. I really don't understand the undying love for one brand situation. I've bought just about one card from each generation of both Nvidia and AMD/ATI since 2004. I've had tons of video cards, never stick to one team over another. Nvidia's new cards looked great...

Yeah... it does. I watched it use up that much VRAM through EVGA Precision on the in game monitor. It also happens on other games... Just check YouTube with the 3.5GB issue on the GTX 970. I've seen it happen on Dragon Age and Far Cry 4... all of the more recent titles that fully utilize the...

Yep, even the new revised ones. Returned mine immediately when I noticed it.

I returned my EVGA GTX 970 SSC's (3975 models) because they were studdering bad on COD:AW at 1080p. No enjoyment spending $700 on a pair of cards to have that kind of BS happen. The newer games are just going to make it worse, cause they WILL try to utilize the full amount of VRAM... as they...

I was going to, but I couldn't pass up a good deal on a 4K TV. I got a Vizio P series 50" for $750 and that gobbled up all of my extra cash at the time. I am waiting to hear back from Intel about a i7 3770K I sent in... if I get a replacement, I can return a few components and get a second R9...

Personally, I think a 4K curved TV would be the route i'd take for a flight sim set-up. I'm not sure even 4 GPU's could handle the amount of power required for 8560x1440. You also wouldn't need to change your GPU's... maybe add one GTX 980. I scored a 50" Vizio P series 4K TV that does 2160p @...

Just returned my GTX 970 SSC's. Yes... the new ones. I had decent cards too, 70.8% and 76.4% ASIC values. It didn't stop them from microstuddering and they never fixed the coil whine they claimed was gone. Bought a used Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X and it performs great. Can't wait to get another.

I had a reference R9 290X, when it would hit the 95C temp, it would downclock the card and run my games poorly. I could fix that with the catalyst control center by changing the target temperature to 70C and fan at 58%... but it was loud' even with over the ear headphones. I really enjoy...

You will want to look into the R9 290X 8GB variants.

I have had quite a few cards. I usually refresh and sell every 2 years. Sometimes sooner... I have had my fair share of bad graphics cards on arrival. I had a GTX 9800+ that went bad after a few hours, showing artifacts under load. I had a GTX 660 that was bad out of the box... both EVGA. lol...

Personally, I would do a fresh install... I just recently did a switch from a Z77 board to a Z87 on Windows 7 and it was very unstable. You need to make sure and clean out all drivers from the previous board.

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