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Guru3D Rig of the Month - November 2019
Review: GALAX GeForce GTX 980 SOC
Join us as we review test and benchmark the GALAX GeForce GTX SOC (Gamer) edition. SOC is short for Super Overclocked, and that certainly is the case. The card has 4 GB graphics memory, is energy efficient and factory overclocked for you. Oh and hey, it overclocks nicely as well as we even pass 1500 MHz on the GPU boost frequency.
Check out our full review right here.
Review: SanDisk Ultra II 240 GB SSD - 10/28/2014 08:31 AM
We review and benchmark the SanDisk Ultra II series SSD which we'll benchmark and review. Performance wise these SSDs will be fast, reads really good, writes due to Toggle NAND flash a little slower....
Review: BitFenix Pandora Micro ATX Case - 10/23/2014 08:49 AM
We check out the BitFenix Pandoras Box. We review this Mini ITX / Micro ATX chassis, which is launched as a small affordable chassis solution that fits big graphics cards, but houses the smallest Micr...
Review: Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super Jetstream - 10/22/2014 08:41 AM
Today we review the Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super Jetstream edition, one of the fastest GTX 980'ies on the globe. It does that while staying very silent. Heck, the cooler won't even spin with GPU temp...
Review: Cooler Master Nepton 240M - 10/21/2014 10:23 AM
We test and review the all new Cooler Master Nepton 240M, a 240mm Liquid cooler that is performing quite OK in a dense LCS kit market. Cooler Master announced the new Nepton model with a 240mm radiato...
Review: Samsung 850 Pro SSD - 10/16/2014 08:42 AM
Join us as we review we the 1TB version of the Samsung 850 Pro series SSD. A very speedy piece of technology. An SSD that is extremely fast and actually amongst the handful of fastest storage units we...
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#4948343 Posted on: 10/30/2014 08:33 AM
That is one sweet looking card. If I was looking at getting a 980, this well might be the one.
That is one sweet looking card. If I was looking at getting a 980, this well might be the one.
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#4948351 Posted on: 10/30/2014 08:45 AM
Hmm. Doesn't look too bad, although I think the Gigabyte's the card to go for cooler wise, at least atm. Maybe later cards (8GB, better voltages and the EVGA classifieds) will change that though. Also, pricing matters, if it's cheaper than the Gigabyte or MSI, it might sell.
Hmm. Doesn't look too bad, although I think the Gigabyte's the card to go for cooler wise, at least atm. Maybe later cards (8GB, better voltages and the EVGA classifieds) will change that though. Also, pricing matters, if it's cheaper than the Gigabyte or MSI, it might sell.
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#4948364 Posted on: 10/30/2014 09:07 AM
I'm sure the 30% mark up justifies the 5% higher clocks you might get.
The 900 series cards are voltage limited long before they are temp limited for clocks so elaborate coolers on these cards when you are still limited to a few mv over reference...which reference cards alsp have access to...seems pointless.
I doubt 3 blower fans are quieter than a reference cooler so I just don't get it.
Is this like LEDs on ram? Extra money for appearance only?
After my gtx 680 lightning I know to never bother woth non reference cards again.
The overvolting was eventually locked through nvidia drivera and msi updates to just the stock 87mv range and the card was clocked barely faster than a reference card, was loud as hell and wasn't even that cool and it cost me a fortune for the dubious privilege of owning the worst graphics card to date
I'm sure the 30% mark up justifies the 5% higher clocks you might get.
The 900 series cards are voltage limited long before they are temp limited for clocks so elaborate coolers on these cards when you are still limited to a few mv over reference...which reference cards alsp have access to...seems pointless.
I doubt 3 blower fans are quieter than a reference cooler so I just don't get it.
Is this like LEDs on ram? Extra money for appearance only?
After my gtx 680 lightning I know to never bother woth non reference cards again.
The overvolting was eventually locked through nvidia drivera and msi updates to just the stock 87mv range and the card was clocked barely faster than a reference card, was loud as hell and wasn't even that cool and it cost me a fortune for the dubious privilege of owning the worst graphics card to date
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#4948416 Posted on: 10/30/2014 11:06 AM
There might still people not overclocking, or not knowing how to do it. Those people have it easy to choose the cards we see here over reference cards due to the clocks.
Also, even the voltage limits may be bendable on some cards. I've heard the more experience users here talk about volt mods, which can't be done on reference PCBs as far as I understood.
There might still people not overclocking, or not knowing how to do it. Those people have it easy to choose the cards we see here over reference cards due to the clocks.
Also, even the voltage limits may be bendable on some cards. I've heard the more experience users here talk about volt mods, which can't be done on reference PCBs as far as I understood.
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#4948642 Posted on: 10/30/2014 05:02 PM
I'm sure the 30% mark up justifies the 5% higher clocks you might get.
The 900 series cards are voltage limited long before they are temp limited for clocks so elaborate coolers on these cards when you are still limited to a few mv over reference...which reference cards alsp have access to...seems pointless.
I doubt 3 blower fans are quieter than a reference cooler so I just don't get it.
Is this like LEDs on ram? Extra money for appearance only?
After my gtx 680 lightning I know to never bother woth non reference cards again.
The overvolting was eventually locked through nvidia drivera and msi updates to just the stock 87mv range and the card was clocked barely faster than a reference card, was loud as hell and wasn't even that cool and it cost me a fortune for the dubious privilege of owning the worst graphics card to date
I think you're just about mistaken in almost every thing you've said there barring your personal experience with the GTX 680 Lightning.
Maxwell GPUs are not "voltage" limited.
Using air cooling, most silicon will not go above 1600MHz and those are the very good samples. 1,516MHz needs only 1.22V on the EVGA GTX 980 Classified, while this needs 1.23V on the GIGABYTE GTX 980 Gaming G1. Even then, these are variances in silicon quality and not inherent in the card design. It really is a luck of the draw.
To stabilize 1,552MHz on the EVGA card needs only 1.22V (with loadline calibration), but for 1,562MHz it needs 1.3V. The relationship between voltage and clock speed is not linear and never has been with any GPU. Want close to 1700MHz and more, you'll need LN2 for that.
I'm sure the 30% mark up justifies the 5% higher clocks you might get.
The 900 series cards are voltage limited long before they are temp limited for clocks so elaborate coolers on these cards when you are still limited to a few mv over reference...which reference cards alsp have access to...seems pointless.
I doubt 3 blower fans are quieter than a reference cooler so I just don't get it.
Is this like LEDs on ram? Extra money for appearance only?
After my gtx 680 lightning I know to never bother woth non reference cards again.
The overvolting was eventually locked through nvidia drivera and msi updates to just the stock 87mv range and the card was clocked barely faster than a reference card, was loud as hell and wasn't even that cool and it cost me a fortune for the dubious privilege of owning the worst graphics card to date
I think you're just about mistaken in almost every thing you've said there barring your personal experience with the GTX 680 Lightning.
Maxwell GPUs are not "voltage" limited.
Using air cooling, most silicon will not go above 1600MHz and those are the very good samples. 1,516MHz needs only 1.22V on the EVGA GTX 980 Classified, while this needs 1.23V on the GIGABYTE GTX 980 Gaming G1. Even then, these are variances in silicon quality and not inherent in the card design. It really is a luck of the draw.
To stabilize 1,552MHz on the EVGA card needs only 1.22V (with loadline calibration), but for 1,562MHz it needs 1.3V. The relationship between voltage and clock speed is not linear and never has been with any GPU. Want close to 1700MHz and more, you'll need LN2 for that.
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#4948710 Posted on: 10/30/2014 06:22 PM
I'm sure the 30% mark up justifies the 5% higher clocks you might get.
The 900 series cards are voltage limited long before they are temp limited for clocks so elaborate coolers on these cards when you are still limited to a few mv over reference...which reference cards alsp have access to...seems pointless.
I doubt 3 blower fans are quieter than a reference cooler so I just don't get it.
Is this like LEDs on ram? Extra money for appearance only?
After my gtx 680 lightning I know to never bother woth non reference cards again.
The overvolting was eventually locked through nvidia drivera and msi updates to just the stock 87mv range and the card was clocked barely faster than a reference card, was loud as hell and wasn't even that cool and it cost me a fortune for the dubious privilege of owning the worst graphics card to date
You are wrong about the ram LEDs being just for appearance only, I've been using the ballistix tracer series for a couple of years now and besides looking great I find the LEDs are a great visual indicator that my ram is being accessed, during heavy loads all the lights come on at once indicating heavy ram usage, this for me is just as useful as the HDD LED on the front of the case.
I'm sure the 30% mark up justifies the 5% higher clocks you might get.
The 900 series cards are voltage limited long before they are temp limited for clocks so elaborate coolers on these cards when you are still limited to a few mv over reference...which reference cards alsp have access to...seems pointless.
I doubt 3 blower fans are quieter than a reference cooler so I just don't get it.
Is this like LEDs on ram? Extra money for appearance only?
After my gtx 680 lightning I know to never bother woth non reference cards again.
The overvolting was eventually locked through nvidia drivera and msi updates to just the stock 87mv range and the card was clocked barely faster than a reference card, was loud as hell and wasn't even that cool and it cost me a fortune for the dubious privilege of owning the worst graphics card to date
You are wrong about the ram LEDs being just for appearance only, I've been using the ballistix tracer series for a couple of years now and besides looking great I find the LEDs are a great visual indicator that my ram is being accessed, during heavy loads all the lights come on at once indicating heavy ram usage, this for me is just as useful as the HDD LED on the front of the case.
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#4948719 Posted on: 10/30/2014 06:31 PM
GALAX? that's the best name they could come up with? Sounds like something you need for constipation.
GALAX? that's the best name they could come up with? Sounds like something you need for constipation.
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Looks like a great card, I was waiting for the 8GB cards to surface but I'm half tempted to pick this one up instead.