Good news on the OCUK 970 variant (with the 980 PCB and cooler): they're aiming to have the TDP limiter set at 125% rather than 110%.
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Good news on the OCUK 970 variant (with the 980 PCB and cooler): they're aiming to have the TDP limiter set at 125% rather than 110%.
Good news on the OCUK 970 variant (with the 980 PCB and cooler): they're aiming to have the TDP limiter set at 125% rather than 110%.
I should mention I've had 2 different pny reference cards and they both whined at full load but they were 980's so I'm not too certain about 970s
I got a PNY 970 and I think they reused the 670/760 PCB (judging by the short 9.5 inch PCB on the card). The heatsink is loud and hot, but I am getting 1.52 GHz stable with a 79.2% ASIC so I guess it's not that bad. The worst part is that you can't replace the heatsink without voiding the warranty though.
Are you adding any voltage to get those numbers? I have a PNY 970 and for the life of me cannot get it stable at much past 1350. (and +0 on memory). I've added no voltage, a little, a lot. MWO crashes out hard without fail on anything other than stock clocks. Really kinda bummed.
The thing that really kills me is that now the GAMES themselves crash hard, as in they quit to desktop.
With my old 750 Ti (EVGA FTW) I would get the occasional DRIVER crash where the screen would go dark and then 'recover' and the game itself would not be impacted at all. And that thing OC'd like a champ.
The thing that really kills me is that now the GAMES themselves crash hard, as in they quit to desktop.
With my old 750 Ti (EVGA FTW) I would get the occasional DRIVER crash where the screen would go dark and then 'recover' and the game itself would not be impacted at all. And that thing OC'd like a champ.
I think it depends on the card. I had a 560 where the screen would blink then the game would continue. Then I had another card where the PC would simply freeze or reboot. And I think my 680 was crash to desktop on too much oc. It just depends on what logic the overclock tickles first, there's no guarantee. What he implied above me ^^^ there should be no tdr / ctd / hangs / problems at stock clocks.
Nvidia-branded reference 970 spotted in-store at Best Buy for $379..
http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1041238139&postcount=14468
Nvidia-branded reference 970 spotted in-store at Best Buy for $379..
http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1041238139&postcount=14468
Nvidia-branded reference 970 spotted in-store at Best Buy for $379..
http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1041238139&postcount=14468
They had 1 on the shelf at my BestBuy tonight when I went down after work for $379.99
They wouldnt do a $299 match for another BestBuy without a clear shelf shot or receipt shot with a date on it, but I did get them to price match to Amazon on the cheapest 970 there, so in the end I paid regular retail and not the massive overprice that BestBuy normally charges.
So 1 came home with me tonight and I've got 1 on order due in next week for the same price match. I'm rather happy with it overall since the Amazon price is what I would have ended up paying anyway, and it wouldnt have been for a blower model that I wanted.
I had a pair of NV branded 460's that I loved. Here's hoping these work out as well.
The bestbuy one rang up as 379.99 and they wouldn't honor the shelf sticker and then promptly removed said sticker - so I didn't get it.
Your bestbuy price matched a non-reference gtx970? With a different model number and everything? If thats the case I might go back and try the same thing because I can't justify 379 without getting the free nvidia game - I'd prefer the strix or msi in that case.
Lol yeah no kidding. I say there is almost no chance that card maintains 1550 boost in demanding games or benchmarks.Clocks to 1550 and stable at 1550 are different. Run any tests and benchmarks at 1550 to see?
They price matched it to this one....
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Superclocked-Graphics-04G-P4-2974-KR/dp/B00NVODXR4
Which, at $349 is still far better than $379 and its the blower model I wanted.
If you get lucky they might even price match to a $329 card (PNY/Zotac), but I didnt bother to try as I was in too much of a rush and didnt want to push my luck too far. I think he accepted the EVGA card since they do sell that brand in the store, though not that specific model.
Y'all should price match against the PNY. Paid $329 @ Amazon for mine.