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ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Strix review
Posted by: on: 10/09/2014 08:17 AM [
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Hot on the heels of the ASUS GTX 970 Strix review, we test the ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Strix. Armed with that h00t of a cooler, a custom PCB, quality components and a factory overclock this product is bound to perform, whilst staying very silent. Heck, the DirectCU II based cooler won't even spin with GPU temperatures up-to roughly 67 Degrees C. The card has 4 GB graphics memory, is energy efficient and factory overclocked for you. Oh and hey, it overclocks nicely as well to almost 1500 MHz on the GPU boost frequency.
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EKRboi
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Posted on: 10/10/2014 01:48 AM
Pretty card and the clocks these non reference cards are sporting are REALLY nice, but I want 8gb cards nao! and since ill be using 2 or 3 of them all these fancy coolers do me no good. I'm hoping an 8gb variant is offered with the reference cooler because I'll need them venting out the back.
Pretty card and the clocks these non reference cards are sporting are REALLY nice, but I want 8gb cards nao! and since ill be using 2 or 3 of them all these fancy coolers do me no good. I'm hoping an 8gb variant is offered with the reference cooler because I'll need them venting out the back.
cps1974
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Posted on: 10/10/2014 01:03 PM
some shocking comments here
backplates make the card more sturdy/rigid to stop the PCB warping / bending / sagging etc
they also provide protection to critical components exposed on the rear of the PCB
I don't believe they improve temps significantly, if at all
In most peoples opinions they look smarter / cleaner (In a windowed case of course) where the rear of the PCB is pointing up and therefore visible through the window
amazes me when folk don't like the look of the backplates and prefer the rear of the exposed PCB but each to their own - I would use one just to help prevent the PCB warping / sagging and to provide protection to components - why spend £300, £400, £500, £600 on a GPU and have no £20 backplate ?? each to their own though
some shocking comments here
backplates make the card more sturdy/rigid to stop the PCB warping / bending / sagging etc
they also provide protection to critical components exposed on the rear of the PCB
I don't believe they improve temps significantly, if at all
In most peoples opinions they look smarter / cleaner (In a windowed case of course) where the rear of the PCB is pointing up and therefore visible through the window
amazes me when folk don't like the look of the backplates and prefer the rear of the exposed PCB but each to their own - I would use one just to help prevent the PCB warping / sagging and to provide protection to components - why spend £300, £400, £500, £600 on a GPU and have no £20 backplate ?? each to their own though
Mato87
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Posted on: 10/10/2014 01:19 PM
Oh man...the performance is incredible in shadow of mordor, it even beats any other card on 1080p on crysis 3.... but Iam still happy I decided to go for two asus strix gtx 970's instead
The cards are due to arrive on 16th of october, I can't wait
Oh man...the performance is incredible in shadow of mordor, it even beats any other card on 1080p on crysis 3.... but Iam still happy I decided to go for two asus strix gtx 970's instead
The cards are due to arrive on 16th of october, I can't wait
xkche
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Posted on: 10/10/2014 10:09 PM
some shocking comments here
backplates make the card more sturdy/rigid to stop the PCB warping / bending / sagging etc
they also provide protection to critical components exposed on the rear of the PCB
I don't believe they improve temps significantly, if at all
In most peoples opinions they look smarter / cleaner (In a windowed case of course) where the rear of the PCB is pointing up and therefore visible through the window
amazes me when folk don't like the look of the backplates and prefer the rear of the exposed PCB but each to their own - I would use one just to help prevent the PCB warping / sagging and to provide protection to components - why spend £300, £400, £500, £600 on a GPU and have no £20 backplate ?? each to their own though
Yes, I know that, my old HD6870 IceQ bend a little just for the lack of backplate (large and heavy cooler).
some shocking comments here
backplates make the card more sturdy/rigid to stop the PCB warping / bending / sagging etc
they also provide protection to critical components exposed on the rear of the PCB
I don't believe they improve temps significantly, if at all
In most peoples opinions they look smarter / cleaner (In a windowed case of course) where the rear of the PCB is pointing up and therefore visible through the window
amazes me when folk don't like the look of the backplates and prefer the rear of the exposed PCB but each to their own - I would use one just to help prevent the PCB warping / sagging and to provide protection to components - why spend £300, £400, £500, £600 on a GPU and have no £20 backplate ?? each to their own though
Yes, I know that, my old HD6870 IceQ bend a little just for the lack of backplate (large and heavy cooler).
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they just hide the heat basically.