NVIDIA GTX 970 & 980 Launch

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KnifeNinja

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Hey guys

As you probably know today is the Nvidia 970 & 980 Launch and here is some info & pictures

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The board itself
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And a breakup of the card

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There are some reviews up at http://www.anandtech.com/show/8526/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-review
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_970_gaming_review,1.html

The MSI card pictured above have the following specs

Name: GTX 970 GAMING 4G
GPU: GM204-200
Core Clock (Base/Boost): 1140 / 1279
Memory Speed: 7010 MHz
Memory size / type: 4096 MB / GDDR5
Cooling: Twin Frozr V
Connectivity: DL-DVI-I/DL-DVI-D/HDMI/DisplayPortort
Dimensions: 269x141x35 mm
TDP: 145W

Name: GTX 980 GAMING 4G
GPU: GM204-400
Core Clock (Base/Boost): 1190 / 1291
Memory Speed: 7010 MHz
Memory size / type: 4096 MB / GDDR5
Cooling: Twin Frozr V
Connectivity: DL-DVI-I/DL-DVI-D/HDMI/DisplayPortort
Dimensions: 279x140x36 mm
TDP: 165W

The new MSI twin Frozr V Thermal Design has a smaller than 2-slot design & the new Twin Frozr V is able to surpass previous generation's by a large margin. The new 10cm Torx fans ensure huge amounts of silent airflow and visually match the bold new look of the Twin Frozr V. The heatsink itself is re-organized through the SuperSU design which increases heat-pipe efficiency, especially when combined with Airflow Control Technology. Hybrid Frozr enables zero noise graphics cards thanks to fans that stop spinning in low-temperature situations. Additionally, you will find Independent Fan Control on certain models which allows fan to spin independently of one-another based on component temperature below the fans.
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So besides the actual cards there is some epic new tech, The new 970 performs roughly 5% better than the AMD R9 290 & at a rated TDP of 145W compared to the R9 290 TDP of 250W! thats a whole lot less power draw & heat production for more performance!
 
I'm actually thinking of getting a 970 depending on what local pricing is going to be. Dollar price is $329 - $350.
 
Depending on local pricing, I think I might upgrade from my 670 to a 970. And seeing the TDP for these cards, they should have some nice overclocking potential (seeing as they still have 2x6pin connectors). Guess I'll have to wait and see
 
The Joker said:
Yeah its worth it, a 970 is on par with a R9 290 which is a hell of a lot faster than a GTX760.
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No no no! Don't tempt me sir... The power requirements and heat of the 970 already look incredibly tempting. I wanna stick with my R9 280X dammit!

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Isengard said:
They had mobile only versions branded 800 and wanted to avoid the correlation.
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Was also wondering about that... Thanks for the clarity.

EDIT: My first ever "Double Post Merged"! :cool: Do I get some sort of reward or something?
 
FarligOpptreden said:
No no no! Don't tempt me sir... The power requirements and heat of the 970 already look incredibly tempting. I wanna stick with my R9 280X dammit!

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Was also wondering about that... Thanks for the clarity.

EDIT: My first ever "Double Post Merged"! :cool: Do I get some sort of reward or something?
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Here's your reward.

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FarligOpptreden said:
No no no! Don't tempt me sir... The power requirements and heat of the 970 already look incredibly tempting. I wanna stick with my R9 280X dammit!

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Was also wondering about that... Thanks for the clarity.

EDIT: My first ever "Double Post Merged"! :cool: Do I get some sort of reward or something?
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Exactly my situation of temptation. Was going to a 780 a while back but had a hicup. The 870 is looking very tempting though.
 
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