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Gigabyte Mini-ITX GTX 970 Graphics Card
Gigabyte has produced a Mini-ITX GeForce GTX 970 Graphics Card, yeah it's cute alright. You soon will be able to find it under SKU code GV-N970IXOC-4GD. The card is running at 1076 MHz Base with a Boost clock of 1216 MHz, which is actually a notch faster then the reference cards. The card has a single 8-pin PCI-Express power connector.
The cooler on the card hints towards the WindForce 3X design but obviously just has one fan opposed to three. It comes with a "Triangle Cool" design to guide the air for more effective cooling. Heat is transferred to this fin array through two 8 mm heatpipes and one 5 mm heatpipe.
The card runs at roughly 62 degrees C while running the Metro Last Night benchmark, not bad really. Though the card is still a dual-slot solution it is narrower than other high-performance Mini-ITX graphics card solutions that we've seen in the past. Gigabyte's card is only 12 cm in length. Monitor outputs are the same as the larger 900-series card from Gigabyte, consisting of two DVI ports, three DisplayPort interfaces, and an HDMI port.
Gigabyte has priced the card at $329.99, which is Nvidia's reference MSRP pricing. Mighty interesting !
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#4943007 Posted on: 10/22/2014 11:46 PM
incase someone is interested, there are some itx gpus around form MSI, Asus and sapphire. Radeon 270x,nvidia 760 and radeon 285.
incase someone is interested, there are some itx gpus around form MSI, Asus and sapphire. Radeon 270x,nvidia 760 and radeon 285.
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#4943021 Posted on: 10/23/2014 12:00 AM
Man its cool that they managed to put the same input layout as its standard big brother. This would be ideal for those users who want a LAN party style computer that is portable.
Man its cool that they managed to put the same input layout as its standard big brother. This would be ideal for those users who want a LAN party style computer that is portable.
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#4943030 Posted on: 10/23/2014 12:07 AM
Gigabyte explained to me today that this product is intended for SI only (system Integrators) and thus that makes it an OEM product. Hence there are no samples and there is no retail availability.
I've explained that this is exactly the kind of product a lot of consumers would purchase with Mini ITX and Micro ATX being hip form factors. They seem interested as to what I explained so they still might release a batch for end-users. Will keep you guys updated if anything should change.
Gigabyte explained to me today that this product is intended for SI only (system Integrators) and thus that makes it an OEM product. Hence there are no samples and there is no retail availability.
I've explained that this is exactly the kind of product a lot of consumers would purchase with Mini ITX and Micro ATX being hip form factors. They seem interested as to what I explained so they still might release a batch for end-users. Will keep you guys updated if anything should change.
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#4943105 Posted on: 10/23/2014 02:54 AM
Gigabyte explained to me today that this product is intended for SI only (system Integrators) and thus that makes it an OEM product. Hence there are no samples and there is no retail availability.
I've explained that this is exactly the kind of product a lot of consumers would purchase with Mini ITX and Micro ATX being hip form factors. They seem interested as to what I explained so they still might release a batch for end-users. Will keep you guys updated if anything should change.
It ended before it even started
If its intended for OEM, they should not even announce it to the public. i hve noticed some good stuff getting cannibalized by OEM, like the AMD 610e, intel 3330s and intel 4430s, as well as toshiba ssds. all of the aforementioned are low power parts, hence it fits in thier sff machines, which leaves the public with the hot and heavy stuff .
Gigabyte explained to me today that this product is intended for SI only (system Integrators) and thus that makes it an OEM product. Hence there are no samples and there is no retail availability.
I've explained that this is exactly the kind of product a lot of consumers would purchase with Mini ITX and Micro ATX being hip form factors. They seem interested as to what I explained so they still might release a batch for end-users. Will keep you guys updated if anything should change.
It ended before it even started
If its intended for OEM, they should not even announce it to the public. i hve noticed some good stuff getting cannibalized by OEM, like the AMD 610e, intel 3330s and intel 4430s, as well as toshiba ssds. all of the aforementioned are low power parts, hence it fits in thier sff machines, which leaves the public with the hot and heavy stuff .
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#4943332 Posted on: 10/23/2014 12:17 PM
gutted, just don't make good business sense to me if they don't, I would imagine a lot of people (including me) would be interested in that card purely for high end HTPC gaming ability.
gutted, just don't make good business sense to me if they don't, I would imagine a lot of people (including me) would be interested in that card purely for high end HTPC gaming ability.
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#4943415 Posted on: 10/23/2014 02:23 PM
Gigabyte explained to me today that this product is intended for SI only (system Integrators) and thus that makes it an OEM product. Hence there are no samples and there is no retail availability.
I've explained that this is exactly the kind of product a lot of consumers would purchase with Mini ITX and Micro ATX being hip form factors. They seem interested as to what I explained so they still might release a batch for end-users. Will keep you guys updated if anything should change.
Gigabyte managers really have no clue what they are doing nowadays.... that is the reason why their product support quality dropped in the last few years (it was top-notch before) with all their motherboards BIOSes now plagued with the worst possible stability, compatibility and performance bugs.
So why did they go with a public press release for a product that they don't want to sell to everyone but just to OEM integrators for pre-assembled PCs ? (a press release that is absolutely unclear... they didn't write that it was going to be a limited release product just for OEM integrators)
Well then I hope ASUS and MSI and maybe others are going to release their own Mini GTX 970 cards just like they did with the GTX 760.
Gigabyte explained to me today that this product is intended for SI only (system Integrators) and thus that makes it an OEM product. Hence there are no samples and there is no retail availability.
I've explained that this is exactly the kind of product a lot of consumers would purchase with Mini ITX and Micro ATX being hip form factors. They seem interested as to what I explained so they still might release a batch for end-users. Will keep you guys updated if anything should change.
Gigabyte managers really have no clue what they are doing nowadays.... that is the reason why their product support quality dropped in the last few years (it was top-notch before) with all their motherboards BIOSes now plagued with the worst possible stability, compatibility and performance bugs.
So why did they go with a public press release for a product that they don't want to sell to everyone but just to OEM integrators for pre-assembled PCs ? (a press release that is absolutely unclear... they didn't write that it was going to be a limited release product just for OEM integrators)
Well then I hope ASUS and MSI and maybe others are going to release their own Mini GTX 970 cards just like they did with the GTX 760.
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#4943498 Posted on: 10/23/2014 03:58 PM
No issues here chjoin996 ...
No issues here chjoin996 ...
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#4943907 Posted on: 10/24/2014 02:33 AM
What do you mean ?
Surely if other manufacturers like Asus and MSI are going to release their own Mini GTX 970 there will be no issue. Just Gigabyte losing customers if they really wish so.
No issues here chjoin996 ...
What do you mean ?
Surely if other manufacturers like Asus and MSI are going to release their own Mini GTX 970 there will be no issue. Just Gigabyte losing customers if they really wish so.
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#4944771 Posted on: 10/25/2014 04:52 AM
I would like to get this card as a christmas gift for a buddy. But it is not for sale on newegg yet. Is there any info when this will be available for purchase on newegg? I really need to secure one of these before christmas.
I would like to get this card as a christmas gift for a buddy. But it is not for sale on newegg yet. Is there any info when this will be available for purchase on newegg? I really need to secure one of these before christmas.
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#4944824 Posted on: 10/25/2014 09:18 AM
Didn't you read the posts above? It will proly never be available.
I would like to get this card as a christmas gift for a buddy. But it is not for sale on newegg yet. Is there any info when this will be available for purchase on newegg? I really need to secure one of these before christmas.
Didn't you read the posts above? It will proly never be available.
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#4944870 Posted on: 10/25/2014 11:48 AM
that doesnt even make sense why create a card and not sell it.
According to tomshardware "So, a card like this is going to be expensive, right? Wrong. Gigabyte has priced the card at $329.99, which is Nvidia's reference MSRP pricing, and a damn good deal for what is now the most powerful Mini-ITX card to date. Shipments should arrive starting early November."
that doesnt even make sense why create a card and not sell it.
According to tomshardware "So, a card like this is going to be expensive, right? Wrong. Gigabyte has priced the card at $329.99, which is Nvidia's reference MSRP pricing, and a damn good deal for what is now the most powerful Mini-ITX card to date. Shipments should arrive starting early November."
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#4945151 Posted on: 10/25/2014 10:17 PM
that doesnt even make sense why create a card and not sell it.
According to tomshardware "So, a card like this is going to be expensive, right? Wrong. Gigabyte has priced the card at $329.99, which is Nvidia's reference MSRP pricing, and a damn good deal for what is now the most powerful Mini-ITX card to date. Shipments should arrive starting early November."
"Gigabyte explained to me today that this product is intended for SI only (system Integrators) and thus that makes it an OEM product. Hence there are no samples and there is no retail availability."
So... who is right and who is wrong? If indeed they are going to sell it retail as well, than maybe they saw the huge interest the people have in it and decided to make it available to everyone. We shall see soon enough.
that doesnt even make sense why create a card and not sell it.
According to tomshardware "So, a card like this is going to be expensive, right? Wrong. Gigabyte has priced the card at $329.99, which is Nvidia's reference MSRP pricing, and a damn good deal for what is now the most powerful Mini-ITX card to date. Shipments should arrive starting early November."
"Gigabyte explained to me today that this product is intended for SI only (system Integrators) and thus that makes it an OEM product. Hence there are no samples and there is no retail availability."
So... who is right and who is wrong? If indeed they are going to sell it retail as well, than maybe they saw the huge interest the people have in it and decided to make it available to everyone. We shall see soon enough.
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#4945154 Posted on: 10/25/2014 10:27 PM
so I will have to msg a company using these cards in their builds and buy it off them for a jacked up price is what ur saying? Well nevermind. Are there any other gtx 970's with 1x 8 pin power connection?
I'm struggling to find a card with 1x 8pin connector as when i type in google gtx 970 1x 8 pin pci-e it shows results with 1x 8 pin and 1x 6 pin grrrrr. His psu only has 1x 6 pin connector but its a 450 watt psu and it definitely can support the wattage so just gonna use a converter on it. It uses a 65 watt tdp ivy bridge cpu with no overclocking and a 512GB samsung 840 pro ssd for the only storage and 1.35 volt low power ram integrated sound and no optical 3x 140mm fans and really nothing else drawing power, so there is def enough watts left for a 145 tdp gpu with no overclocking so i don't think there will be any problem using a 6 to 8 pin startech converter.
so I will have to msg a company using these cards in their builds and buy it off them for a jacked up price is what ur saying? Well nevermind. Are there any other gtx 970's with 1x 8 pin power connection?
I'm struggling to find a card with 1x 8pin connector as when i type in google gtx 970 1x 8 pin pci-e it shows results with 1x 8 pin and 1x 6 pin grrrrr. His psu only has 1x 6 pin connector but its a 450 watt psu and it definitely can support the wattage so just gonna use a converter on it. It uses a 65 watt tdp ivy bridge cpu with no overclocking and a 512GB samsung 840 pro ssd for the only storage and 1.35 volt low power ram integrated sound and no optical 3x 140mm fans and really nothing else drawing power, so there is def enough watts left for a 145 tdp gpu with no overclocking so i don't think there will be any problem using a 6 to 8 pin startech converter.
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#4945292 Posted on: 10/26/2014 05:47 AM
If gigabyte can make a card with 1x 8 pin somebody else has to be able to do it too. It's only 145 tdp 75 watt from slot + 150 watt from 8 pin = 225 watt so that has to be plenty for a gtx 970 i know they make em 6 + 8 for extra OC headroom but some 1 else has to be able to do it!
If gigabyte can make a card with 1x 8 pin somebody else has to be able to do it too. It's only 145 tdp 75 watt from slot + 150 watt from 8 pin = 225 watt so that has to be plenty for a gtx 970 i know they make em 6 + 8 for extra OC headroom but some 1 else has to be able to do it!
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this graphics card makes me want to build an HTPC now :/ .. guess that will be my next project, I have an Asrock H87M Pro4 intel Z87 mATX mainboard and 8gig ddr3 1600 laying around doing nothing so might as well put them to good use.