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Gigabyte To offer GeForce GTX Titan Black with WindForce Cooler
Some new information shows that Gigabyte will release the GeForce GTX Titan Black however, it will come included with a custom WindForce Cooler as bundles item. The latest revision of the cooler will be used, and that one offers a whopping 600W of cooling power. There is a nag though, you must install the cooler yourself. Easy work really, but removing a fan always comes with a little risk.
The Titan black comes with 6 GB of GDDR5 memory at a clock frequency (7,000 MHz), the GPU has higher than stock clocks - the base clock is 1006 MHz (up from 889 MHz) while the boost clock is 1111 MHz (980 MHz stock). The rest of the specs are defaulted at 2880 CUDA Cores, a 384-bit memory interface, 6-pin and 8-pin PCIe power connectors, and dual-DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs.
Mind you that Titan Black is not a consumer end card, it is intended for developers and end-users that require double precision.
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miffywiffy
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#4799577 Posted on: 04/12/2014 01:21 PM
Hate these coolers, they don't direct heat out the back, they just heat the whole case inside. Also though the fans always stick out a tiny bit making SLI annoying as if one card is sagging the one from above hits the components on the back of another. The fans always go loud, I've had three of them and they all make rattling noises, the only coolers I've ever had to do so.
I ended up just getting a H70 I had and tie wrapping it and throwing the cooler away.
Hate these coolers, they don't direct heat out the back, they just heat the whole case inside. Also though the fans always stick out a tiny bit making SLI annoying as if one card is sagging the one from above hits the components on the back of another. The fans always go loud, I've had three of them and they all make rattling noises, the only coolers I've ever had to do so.
I ended up just getting a H70 I had and tie wrapping it and throwing the cooler away.
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#4799599 Posted on: 04/12/2014 02:33 PM
Hate these coolers, they don't direct heat out the back, they just heat the whole case inside. Also though the fans always stick out a tiny bit making SLI annoying as if one card is sagging the one from above hits the components on the back of another. The fans always go loud, I've had three of them and they all make rattling noises, the only coolers I've ever had to do so.
I ended up just getting a H70 I had and tie wrapping it and throwing the cooler away.
That's why you buy a reference card and instead buy an Arctic Cooler.
Hate these coolers, they don't direct heat out the back, they just heat the whole case inside. Also though the fans always stick out a tiny bit making SLI annoying as if one card is sagging the one from above hits the components on the back of another. The fans always go loud, I've had three of them and they all make rattling noises, the only coolers I've ever had to do so.
I ended up just getting a H70 I had and tie wrapping it and throwing the cooler away.
That's why you buy a reference card and instead buy an Arctic Cooler.
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#4799751 Posted on: 04/12/2014 09:48 PM
@miffywiffy
guess you didnt get one of the windforce cards recently.
since the 700 series they have
A: a metal frame and/or backplate so no sagging
B: the fans dont have that issue anymore. not saying they cant experience problems (like any other piece of manmade hardware), but its not a "quality" issue anymore...
@Svarog
i like arctice, but the last 2 cooler (gtx500/600) were a PIA to mount, didnt "fit" perfectly, which meant i got into cooling issues once the card was running under (full) load.
ANd i pay another 100$, compared to getting a evga ACX/GB windforce/msi TF card (anything smaller than titan)..
@miffywiffy
guess you didnt get one of the windforce cards recently.
since the 700 series they have
A: a metal frame and/or backplate so no sagging
B: the fans dont have that issue anymore. not saying they cant experience problems (like any other piece of manmade hardware), but its not a "quality" issue anymore...
@Svarog
i like arctice, but the last 2 cooler (gtx500/600) were a PIA to mount, didnt "fit" perfectly, which meant i got into cooling issues once the card was running under (full) load.
ANd i pay another 100$, compared to getting a evga ACX/GB windforce/msi TF card (anything smaller than titan)..
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#4799893 Posted on: 04/13/2014 05:44 AM
I have two fans blowing in on my Titan Black and never see it go past 65c on load. I was a little afraid after coming from the gtx 580 directcu II. I do wish it had a back plate though. I had a card stop working when a metal piece of an antec slot fan fell on my GPU 6 years ago. I don't really overclock so I doubt such things are really necessary for me.
I have two fans blowing in on my Titan Black and never see it go past 65c on load. I was a little afraid after coming from the gtx 580 directcu II. I do wish it had a back plate though. I had a card stop working when a metal piece of an antec slot fan fell on my GPU 6 years ago. I don't really overclock so I doubt such things are really necessary for me.
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Hot damn .. those windforce coolers are awesome. I had a pair of cards with those. Great deal for those who buy GB and want to try it out.