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    advice on gpu upgrade

    You're crazy and in your own crazy world. He needs the power if he's looking to play 1440p games. You think the vram is more important than a more powerful card? Yea, you go wait for HBM2, then when that comes out, HBM3 or something else will be announced then you can wait for that too. smh.
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    GTX 980 ti or wait for 2016?

    You're right. The Titan complete skipped my mind as I always thought of the series as a compute card. I was addressing more of the X80Ti or X90 series cards when I was making my statement.
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    Decent Wireless Mouse Recommendation

    Looks like you already made a decision. I have both the G602 and the G700s. I went with the G700s because it fits my hand better, but the battery life on it is quite annoying. G602 would be the right choice in this case.
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    Where should an OC noob start?

    What mobo do you have? A lot of companies now have an auto overclock function that comes with the programs they bundle with drivers. That's the easy way out, but you don't get the best (most efficient) overclock. Outside of that, you'll have to use your BIOS to overclock. LinusTechTips has a...
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    Intel's stock cooler

    The stock cooler generally runs at low RPM at idle. When loading up programs that push the CPU, the fan gets noticeably louder. It's quite loud compared to any aftermarket cooler, but that's generally true with just lower profile coolers.
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    advice on gpu upgrade

    I would say stay away from the 390/x unless you are looking to crossfire. The 290/x performs just as well, and is technically the exact same card. If you don't crossfire, you don't have to worry about the 8GB because a single Hawaii architecture card cannot utilize 8GB of VRAM efficiently. It's...
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    GTX 980 ti or wait for 2016?

    We'll probably see flagship Pascal cards around August 2016 or so. If you're really worried about DX12, then just wait. Why buy now if you don't have the information you want?
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    Trying to decide on a new video card for my birthday

    I think Battlefront may be the most gpu intensive game on the list. You would do well with a 980 for a good 3+ years. A 970 is quite a bit less overhead, but won't last as long. Maybe look into the Fury (non-x) as well. Get some benchmarks, prices, and see if you think the performances are worth...
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    Well so much for AMD getting priority with HBM 2

    I thought it was already rumored when HBM first came out that NVIDIA would be getting in on HBM2 at the same time.
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    Corsair Hydro Series VGA Cooling Lucky Draw

    I am currently interested in and looking at various liquid cooling options for my GPU. I would most likely want to buy it preinstalled because I would not have to undo the stock GPU option by myself, with no prior knowledge how to do so.
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    PowerColor Announces Devil 13 Dual Core R9 390 16GB GDDR5

    I've always wanted to dive into the dual gpu on a single PCB, but crossfire/SLI support have been subpar so far. Hopefully they will boost support in both speed and quality. This card looks incredible, but I don't think I would go for a x2 card without watercooling.
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    HBM death nail? GDDR5X and 8Mb chips sampling

    It's all a moo point. Y'know... like a cow's opinion... :p
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    MSI 980 Ti Lightning

    That is one massive cooler... I wonder how well i overclocks.
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    Can I Fix This? XFX 280X BE DD

    Ah... that's too bad. Seems like one of those cases where the few are ruining it for the many.
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    Can I Fix This? XFX 280X BE DD

    Mark, any idea why XFX took out the portion about double limited lifetime guarantee from their warranty? It was one of the reasons why I enjoyed buying XFX :(
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    30th Birthday gift from my wife

    With 27-32" or so, I would say 1440p is perfect. I probably wouldn't go 4k unless you had something like a 40" screen.
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    1 of 2 960's (with g-sync), or 1 of 4 970's? Help please!

    Like most other people here, I would suggest the 970 over the 960. My personal suggestion would be the MSI Gaming 4G version.
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    Post your GTX 980 TI Overclock Results

    Ah, my mistake. Yea, hopefully you can sort out your temps.
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    Post your GTX 980 TI Overclock Results

    The X31 is dragging hot air directly from the HDDs. Those HDDs can get pretty hot and since it's taking air directly from it, the AIO won't cool very well. If you want the best temps for your cards, I would suggest you have both of them as intakes from the front of the case, and possibly try...
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    R9 390 or GTX 970??

    Well it constantly crashing due to memory leaks means it's not optimized. If it were, then it would be using a proper amount of memory and not just the maximum amount. On a similar note, optimizing does not mean utilizing ever little bit of VRAM, it would mean using just enough to perform.
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    R9 390 or GTX 970??

    GTA V crashes are pretty wide spread. https://support.rockstargames.com/hc/communities/public/questions/203283328-GTA-V-PC-Memory-leak There are several other crashes and bugs not related to memory as well. If you haven't gotten any crashes then you are pretty luck, I would say.
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    R9 390 or GTX 970??

    I don't think GTAV is well optimized. At least not from the time it was released to about May-ish 2015 it was not. It was taking up all the VRAM that it could, constant crashes due to memory leaks, etc. I hear it's gotten a bit better with patches recently, but still, not as optimized as other...
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    All GTX 970 ACX models compiled.

    Wow, I did not know the 39XX series had a full plate for better VRAM and VRM cooling. Good to know if I ever grab a 970 for a friend build in the future. Thanks
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    R9 390 or GTX 970??

    Yea... what Skillz said. No way Hawaii architecture can push 8GB VRAM without a second GPU to help it out...
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    R9 390 or GTX 970??

    The 390 does not have the power to push 8GB VRAM. If you were talking about xfire then it would be a different story. Also, those thinking about getting a 390 should consider the 290x 8GB. It's a much better deal usually and can be flashed to 390x bios.
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    EVGA 980 ti SC .. aftermarket cooling options?

    It's too bad you don't like the red color of MSI, as they seem to have the independent fan control that you want. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbtTJSuwYsg
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    980TI GAMING 6G vs 980Ti GAMING 6G LE

    Any updates?
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    How to OC my 970

    Drag the power limit slider to the far right. Then I would say start off at +150 core and keep testing from there. If it's unstable, drop it by 10. If it's stable bump it by 10. You can try larger numbers too, but keep it consistent to reduce the amount of times you have to test your card. As...
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    get a 900 series now or wait for 1000 series next year?

    You'll be asking the same question next year. There will always be news that the next gen card will have "incredible performance bumps" relative to current. Just buy what you can now, whether that be mid-tier or top-tier, and enjoy it knowing you have bought the best you can. When the...
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    980TI GAMING 6G vs 980Ti GAMING 6G LE

    I don't think you can draw that conclusion based on his result.
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    980TI GAMING 6G vs 980Ti GAMING 6G LE

    The non-LE usually comes with MSGV as well. I got mine from Amazon and they emailed me the code as they started the shipping process of the card.
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    Post your GTX 980 TI Overclock Results

    wtheck... close some programs? It's not like it takes that long to load if you have them on a SSD. Then again, RAM is cheap right now... so whatever floats your boat. I've only reached 12-16gb video editing while playing a demanding game and browsing on Chrome. I don't think I can go much...
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    Post your GTX 980 TI Overclock Results

    MSI Gaming G6. It looks incredible in the machine with my Maximus VI Hero mobo. As for the modded bios, I know it will take care of the power limits, but I would still need to move the voltage slider to take care of the voltage limit. I know I can do it and I have nothing against doing it, just...
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    Post your GTX 980 TI Overclock Results

    Here are my results. Voltage: Stock Core: +175 = 1529 Max Boost Mem: +500 = 4001 Max Temp: 84C Max Fan: 75% I'm not too satisfied mainly because you can see that it is constantly hitting the power limit as well as voltage limit. What are your guys' thoughts?
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    MSI Launches The GTX 980 Ti GAMING 6G

    Actually I put it at 109% power limit linking it to 91C, so I did not have any thermal throttling. ASIC is 75.2%. Not good, but not bad either. Basically perfectly in the middle of the pack.
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    MSI Launches The GTX 980 Ti GAMING 6G

    Seems a bit of trolling recently in this thread. Let's bring it back! I got my Gaming 6G in a few days ago! I managed to get a 1516MHz or +175 oc on stock voltage so far. I did some quick benchmarks in 3DMark and Heaven for stability, but I will be trying some more benches to make sure it's...
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    mITX GPU recommendations

    Get a 290/x or 970. I would suggest MSI for either side. An alternative for MSI would be PowerColor PCS+ 290/x for the extraordinary cooling/noise ratio and EVGA 970 ACX 2.0+ cards for the outstanding customer service.
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    mITX GPU recommendations

    980Ti is definitely overkill. The most demanding game on your list would be FFXIV. I easily get 90-120 fps with a 980, so I would suggest a 970 for you. There are SFF 970s as well if you want something that would fit cases better.
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    390 vs 970 1440p recommendation

    MSI 290x or 970, whichever OP prefers. Cool, powerful, relatively quiet, transferable warranty with no receipt necessary. Warranty should still have around 2 years left given the manufacturing date.
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    390 vs 970 1440p recommendation

    You say /thread, but you linked a RX card. Refurb/b-stock cards only have 1 year warranty. Why not spend a little more for the full 3 year warranty that most other cards have because brand new? Or buy a used card that will include transferable 3 year warranty.
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