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Guru3D Rig of the Month - September 2019
Review: ASUS Republic Of Gamers Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Ti Platinum
In this article we review the ASUS Republic of gamers Matrix GeForce GTX 980 Ti Platinum edition. Redesigned to perform and to be tweaked this product comes factory overclocked at fairly high levels and has got that all new DirectCU based cooling design. The card has RGB LEDs that change color based on the workload, a defroster that prevents condensation build-up with sub-zero overclocking, and even a safe-mode button that can rescue you from overly-zealous overclocks.
Read the full 37-page review here.
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In this review we go all Silent. Meet the Corsair Gaming STRAFE RGB MX Silent mechanical keyboard with the all new RGB LEDs and new mechanical switches from Cherry that are way more silent. The Strafe...
Review: Asustor AS1002T NAS - Best Budget NAS ever ? - 10/23/2015 08:41 AM
Join us as we review the sub 200 EURO/USD Asustor AS1002T NAS. This 2-bay NAS server was designed to be extremely price competitive with a low price, yet offering tremendous performance at 100 MB/s re...
Review: Cherry MX Board 6.0 Mechanical Keyboard - 10/21/2015 04:19 PM
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Review: MSI Radeon R9 380 Gaming 2G OC Edition - 10/20/2015 05:26 PM
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Review: G.SKILL RipJaws KM780 RGB Mechanical Keyboard - 10/15/2015 08:44 AM
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#5178943 Posted on: 10/28/2015 11:15 AM
I preferred the black/red color scheme, still... beastly card! Too bad the OC is pretty average on all of these high end 980Tis.
I preferred the black/red color scheme, still... beastly card! Too bad the OC is pretty average on all of these high end 980Tis.
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#5178950 Posted on: 10/28/2015 11:45 AM
Pretty cool card, though I wouldn't buy it myself
Awesome review as always!
And all the cards reach ~1500 maximum with one card (can't recall) hitting 2200 on the mem instead of 2100. These cards WON'T go any further without extreme cooling.
Pretty cool card, though I wouldn't buy it myself
Awesome review as always!
And all the cards reach ~1500 maximum with one card (can't recall) hitting 2200 on the mem instead of 2100. These cards WON'T go any further without extreme cooling.
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#5178957 Posted on: 10/28/2015 12:10 PM
Oh and I honestly think that AMP! Extreme is literally the best option in terms of what you get for your money.
AMP! Extreme is ~ £570
Lightning is ~ £620
Matrix is ~ £660
If I wanted for my card to look "nice" I'd most likely go for Matrix. But the question is do I really wanna pay an extra £90 for pretty much identical performance? If you want something in-between (looking nice and what you get for your money) I'd grab a Lightning.
Oh and I honestly think that AMP! Extreme is literally the best option in terms of what you get for your money.
AMP! Extreme is ~ £570
Lightning is ~ £620
Matrix is ~ £660
If I wanted for my card to look "nice" I'd most likely go for Matrix. But the question is do I really wanna pay an extra £90 for pretty much identical performance? If you want something in-between (looking nice and what you get for your money) I'd grab a Lightning.
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#5179051 Posted on: 10/28/2015 04:00 PM
Nice review, Hilbert. Thank you!
Nice review, Hilbert. Thank you!
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#5179075 Posted on: 10/28/2015 05:19 PM
Pretty cool card, though I wouldn't buy it myself Awesome review as always!
And all the cards reach ~1500 maximum with one card (can't recall) hitting 2200 on the mem instead of 2100. These cards WON'T go any further without extreme cooling.
Yeah, I'm doing 1554 MHz & 7908 MHz on both my oh so hated 1 year old 970s, guess the ~1500 range is the max on all Maxwell cards, which is a shame as said, since the cooling is pretty good on these aftermarket cards, even just on air for a bit more OC.
Pretty cool card, though I wouldn't buy it myself
Awesome review as always!
And all the cards reach ~1500 maximum with one card (can't recall) hitting 2200 on the mem instead of 2100. These cards WON'T go any further without extreme cooling.
Yeah, I'm doing 1554 MHz & 7908 MHz on both my oh so hated 1 year old 970s, guess the ~1500 range is the max on all Maxwell cards, which is a shame as said, since the cooling is pretty good on these aftermarket cards, even just on air for a bit more OC.
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#5179097 Posted on: 10/28/2015 06:05 PM
Is this a 3 slot design or 2 slot, as JJ said it was 2 slots
Also two GTX 980ti Lightnings or two GTX 980ti Matrix
Thanks
Is this a 3 slot design or 2 slot, as JJ said it was 2 slots
Also two GTX 980ti Lightnings or two GTX 980ti Matrix
Thanks
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#5179102 Posted on: 10/28/2015 06:21 PM
Wouldn't buy this card at this point in the 980ti's life cycle, but reading this review I just wanted to say Guru3D has some of the most comprehensive GPU reviews on the net. Good job!
Wouldn't buy this card at this point in the 980ti's life cycle, but reading this review I just wanted to say Guru3D has some of the most comprehensive GPU reviews on the net. Good job!
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#5179106 Posted on: 10/28/2015 06:30 PM
High end Pascal is Q2 2017, so we got a long time yet.
Wouldn't buy this card at this point in the 980ti's life cycle, but reading this review I just wanted to say Guru3D has some of the most comprehensive GPU reviews on the net. Good job!
High end Pascal is Q2 2017, so we got a long time yet.
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#5179300 Posted on: 10/29/2015 02:07 AM
Card just came out in June, The 300 series from amd is based on 2013 tech, I think that is much worse than an nvidia card released in June 2015.
Wouldn't buy this card at this point in the 980ti's life cycle, but reading this review I just wanted to say Guru3D has some of the most comprehensive GPU reviews on the net. Good job!
Card just came out in June, The 300 series from amd is based on 2013 tech, I think that is much worse than an nvidia card released in June 2015.
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#5179530 Posted on: 10/29/2015 01:57 PM
Great review for a great card! A true beast! A with a great cooler too.
Can you please provide any links/proof on that? I thought it was a 2016 release.
Great review for a great card! A true beast! A with a great cooler too.
High end Pascal is Q2 2017, so we got a long time yet.
Can you please provide any links/proof on that? I thought it was a 2016 release.
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#5179665 Posted on: 10/29/2015 04:40 PM
My guess is late 2016, can't see how it would hold out until 2017 otherwise, unless they do some sort of refreshes which is pointless.
My guess is late 2016, can't see how it would hold out until 2017 otherwise, unless they do some sort of refreshes which is pointless.
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#5220917 Posted on: 01/20/2016 06:17 AM
anybody know where i can find Full cover water block for this beast?
anybody know where i can find Full cover water block for this beast?
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I absolutely LOVE your reviews. They are simply flawless. I honestly cannot think of a better site than yours in terms of reviews. The reason for this is because you always provide the FPS for all the "big boys" - as in Lightning, AMP! Extreme and now Matrix. I love the fact that you compare them all side by side in terms of FPS. Many other websites just casually throw in reference cards and compare them with one "big boy".
Also this - AMP! Extreme = Lightning = Matrix. You can't go wrong with any of these. For anyone who's still undecided as to which 980 Ti you should be getting - in my humble opinion you should really be considering those 3 cards, nothing else comes close.