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WARNING WARNING WARNING. This should be stickied. Contrary to popular belief, not all 970's SLI together. I learned this the hard way. You need either the exact model or very similar (with same vBIOS version). See this FAQ entry for compatible EVGA models.
I had an EVGA FTW with a PNY blower style and failed hard. You will get a message in the NVidia Contol Panel that you are missing the SLI cable, though that is not the issue.
With that said, there is a workaround, albeit a nasty one. This is a driver hack that does work flawlessly, but forces you to use Windows driver testing mode and I imagine needing to go through the steps for each driver update. Also cleaning up from this if you go back to a clean driver is a registry key hunt PITA. HEED MY WARNING!
Hello everyone,
The way the EVGA GTX 970 ACX heat sink was designed is based on the GTX 970 wattage plus an additional 40% cooling headroom on top of it. There are 3 heat pipes on the heatsink – 2 x 8mm major heat pipes to distribute the majority of the heat from the GPU to the heatsink, and a 3rd 6mm heatpipe is used as a supplement to the design to reduce another 2-3 degrees Celsius. Also we would like to mention that the cooler passed NVIDIA Greenlight specifications.
Due to the GPU small die size, we intended for the GPU to contact two major heat pipes with direct touch to make the best heat dissipation without any other material in between.
We all know the Maxwell GPU is an extremely power efficient GPU, our SC cooler was overbuilt for it and allowed us to provide cards with boost clocks at over 1300MHz. EVGA also has an “FTW” version for those users who want even higher clocks.
http://www.evga.com/images/forum/precision_gtx970sc.png
Regarding fan noise, we understand that some have expressed concerns over the fan noise on the EVGA GTX 970 cards, this is not a fan noise issue but it is more of an aggressive fan curve set by the default BIOS. The fan curve can be easily adjusted in EVGA PrecisionX or any other overclocking software. Regardless, we have heard the concerns and will provide a BIOS update to reduce the fan noise during idle.
Thanks, EVGA
EVGA (Reference model for ease of finding a waterblock)
They explicitly allow you to remove the aircooler without voiding your warranty, so long as you put the aircooler back on if you RMA the card.
There is a lot that's great about EVGA but the one big negative thing that I took note of them is that they are the king for having the stupidest fucking amount of variations for a card.
Here is another example of the same thing happening to someone else (and another screenshot of yet another would-be victim a few posts down).
Edit: words
Reference cards follow the specs like clock speed and cooling design, from either AMD or NVIDIA. They'll probably be the same spec-wise, independently of the manufacturer you buy them from (Asus, EVGA, MSI, etc). Non-reference cards usually has higher clocks and/or the ability to be overclocked even more and/or a more efficient cooling design, and these differ a lot from one manufacturer to another.
If you can scrounge up $40 you can get a 660/660ti/670 from EVGA's B-Stock if you can catch them actually in-stock.
They do have a "auto-notification" for when they re-stock them so it might be worth looking at.
http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8&family=GeForce+600+Series+Family
The video is absolutely correct; a low end graphics card (aka anything below a R7 250x or GTX 750) is a terrible deal.
For brothers on a budget, consider buying used, or if you want a card with some sort of warranty, refurbished.
GPUShack sells refurbished cards with one year warranties. Right now stock is fairly limited, but I saw a GTX 560 Ti on there for $70 a week ago.
EVGA B Stock sells refurbished cards with one year warranties as well. Usually there's nothing good, but every few months you'll see a GTX 660 for $60 or GTX 680 for $80.
Also, be sure to check out /r/buildapcsales for any other GPU deals.
Imo, if your gonna get a Refurb'd 980 get one from EVGA's B-Stock as they are priced at $350 and up.
STORY : This computer is delivered to the place I work by an old man who can't even carry this piece of **** to the counter. This weights around 120 lbs.
The old man doesn't have a clue what's wrong with the computer, he leaves us a phone number to call to get information.
Apparently, the issue is that the computer doesn't detect any hard drives anymore (so well explained by the customer that doesn't understand how complex this type of machine is at all).
I've been memtesting this bitch for 2 days now trying to figure WTF is going on because with all the dimms filled in it doesn't work but with the upper part it works (I guess the bottom dims are a channel). With the bottom dimms only filled in or with all filled in, it gets stuck with post code 67.
Post code 67 is apparently : CPU DXE initialization (CPU module specific)
Now, only memtesting this ridiculous amount of memory took 2 days cause, y'know, ECC.
Plot twist : I'm 18 with two years of comp tech in the back, I've seen a lot of shit (even for a little 2 years) but man this is hell of a pain in the ass. Especially since before booting whenever you change the dimms it takes 10 minutes to self test (from what I've read).
EDIT: I believe the old man who delivered the computer was probably just a mailman. He did not own the computer.
[](/sur03) It's going to be 699$ after a 10$ MIR.
Not a bad price, but nothing super amazing either. Currently cheaper at Superbiz if you don't care about factory overclocks. Otherwise, you can get it for the same price directly from EVGA.
EVGA and pretty much every single other manufacturer these days are fine with people removing stock coolers and fitting their own waterblocks. Its not like 10 years ago where removing a single sticker that covers a screw voids your warranty.
If they really want to be anal and complain about the paint (which i doubt, but sometimes you get the bad ones), Ive been watercooling for a while and have many friends who do it and can get a reference 980ti cooler off them in 2seconds. We all toss away our reference coolers and let it gather dust in a cupboard just in case we ever need to RMA.
> Question / Issue
>Does water-cooling or installing a third party cooling solution on my video card void the warranty?
>Answer / Solution
>Installing third party cooling solutions does not void warranty on our products. Just be sure to keep the original cooling solution as it will have to be on the card if it is ever sent in for RMA. Any physical damage such as burn marks, water residue or damage, or any damage to the PCB will void ALL warranties.
http://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmmain.aspx?faqid=57720
http://forums.evga.com/Water-Cooling-and-Voiding-Warranties-m309344.aspx
Official EVGA response to shroud painting
If you're familiar with the Folding@Home project, you basically set up an EVGA forum account and start folding for Team EVGA, there are plenty of guides and the forum base of the folding team is actually quite helpful.
Full details can be found here: http://www.evga.com/folding/promo.asp
But basically I let my system run while I help EVGA keep the top spot (we passed the freaking Default team for crying out loud), and I get to save on hardware over time.
GTX 980 for $370.
http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8&family=GeForce+900+Series+Family
~~GTX 780 Ti reference for $220. http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-2881-RX~~
> Asus has been nothing but a thorn in my side.
That's Asus for you. If you want to go with a company that you know won't be a dick (Asus and ASRock are both not-great on the CS side), EVGA has an X99 line. Probably an extra 20-30 bucks, but I've been very happy with my Z97 from them.
I am well aware of this, but thank you for posting and lets hope many others learn from this!
And people should be reminded that they might have to register within 30 days after purchase to have that extended 3 year warranty, or else it is only 1 year.
EDIT: Check the EVGA website to see what warranty your product has before you get disappointed or excited!
Note that these things are differ from country to country. Before buying, look up the exact details on the EVGA website to be sure. For example in parts of europe some of their products have a 10 year warranty, and some have only 1.
For the US and canada: http://www.evga.com/support/warranty/
EMEA region: http://eu.evga.com/support/warranty/
Please, Don't waste your money. Those cards are way too low end.
550ti, 660, 660ti 750 and sometimes 750 TI's run between $30~70 on ebay. All of them are double the gpu that you're looking at for the same price.
Here's a GT 740 from EVGA themselves for $44. If you're patient too, higher cards pop up in the B stock all the time at reasonable prices. http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=01G-P4-3742-RX
I'm not too versed in AMD's lineage before the 200's but I'm sure there's something cost effective from them as well.
BTW, this model RAM is exclusive to MicroCenter, so there is no price matching elsewhere. Might be a higher price on ebay, but YMMV.
Also for those wondering, yes, it does support XMP 1.3.
Welp, looks like this might take a while:
$ for url in $(curl http://www.evga.com/sitemap.xml | awk -F"<loc>" '{print $2}' | awk -F"</loc>" '{print $1}');do echo $url;done | sort -u | wc -l % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 133k 100 133k 0 0 381k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 555k 968
Edit:
I hacked together a quick script to find the medals, but it won't work while the site keeps going to maintenance mode. I'll reply back with my findings once it gets a bit more stable.
They only come with a 1 year warranty anyways. You are better off going with the EVGA B-stock stuff. It has the same warranty from a more reputable company and is cheaper.
Evga does not offer lifetime warranty on products purchased/manufactured after July 1, 2011.
http://www.evga.com/support/warranty/
Aka, the 500 series and below have the lifetime warranty. The 600 series and up will not.
Last spring I found a deal on r/buildapcsales for a micro-center sale on EVGA SC GTX 980 (http://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=04g-p4-2983-kr).
The listed price on Microcenters website was $236.99 for a card that retailed around $679.99. Obviously they were out of stock, I'm pretty sure they were just trying to clear their inventory so they only had like two anyway.
I was however, able to take a screenshot of the deal and take it to Office Depot and price match it. I made a deal with my parents that essentially gave me a loan of around $2000 that I had to pay back in a month. I used that money to buy 8 980s from Office Depot, knowing I could resell them at nearly double the price.
I decided to keep two of them and just upgrade my PC, as I didn't really need money for anything else. I ended up pulling around $300 dollars after all of Ebay's fees and shipping costs, plus a heavily upgraded computer.
I see that you're very tight on the budget, so I'll recommend that you look into EVGA's b-stocks here:
http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8
as they have re-certified gpus at low prices (e.g. gtx580 for $50, gtx750ti for $50, gtx980sc for $370) with a one-year warranty. They've been restocking GPUs often as of recently, but they sell out quickly so keep on eye on them daily at /r/buildapcsales. Sadly, you missed out on amazon's garage sale where they had 8gb rams for $30... Everything else seems to be in check, but I don't have a solid experience with pentium and how it performs. Good luck!
I'd check out EVGA's B-stock page over this.
You can get the same card for 159.99 and the even then FTW ACX 2.0 card for 169.99
They're checked by EVGA, come with a 1 year warranty and are cheaper than the warehouse.
Better deal overall imo
edit: You do gotta pay $4 shipping. So buy a cheap PSU while you're at it, lol! No tax though.
That's actually parallax mapping in most cases in the game. Tesselation increases the polygon count of an object the closer you get, while parallax mapping makes flat textures look like they have depth. Tesselation makes the actual object (not the textures) more defined.
This is parallax mapping, only changes the textures of an object
This is tesselation, only changes the shape and complexity of the object model itself
Well that confirms it. EVGA is phasing out their lifetime warranties.. If you take a look at the model number on that EVGA card it ends in a kr. Kr = 3 year warranty according to EVGA. http://www.evga.com/support/warranty/
780 at $150 is about EVGA B-stock prices, if they ever list them. You can fairly reliably pick up a 970 or 980 from them for a pretty good discount though.
No matter what AMD does, people will find ways to twist and contort the info as bad news. EVGA has a hybrid 980 Ti, oh no! The 980 Ti must be a power-hungry monster! But they also have air-cooled versions, and presumably Fiji XT will have air-cooled versions, too.
Good ol 780 ti superclocked for $200 again
~~edit : And the site is down already, we did it reddit!~~
~~edit2 : Started loading again :D~~
And it's dead again, best of luck to you guys and cross your fingers for a good deal!
Why did you not put them further apart to the appropriate slot spacing??
Acording the the manual, the lower card is only PCIe 3.0 8x!.
If you move the lower card down, it will get more bandwidth, AND NOT STARVE THE TOP CARD FOR AIR!
Is EVGA having a sale soon? They have a countdown on their website for its 16th anniversary. Or is it... just a countdown?
Edit: Seems like they have had events for the last couple of years such as a raffle or give away, but no sale since 2012?
This card is a special "Water-Cooled Edition" (WCE). It's a premium model. We knew that already from the leaked slides.
>the 295X2 had 2x8 power, because it needed it or because OC?!
My 280X, a single GPU card, has dual 8-pin connectors and it doesn't need them.
GTX 780 Classified (Special Edition card) with 8+8: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130943
GTX 780 Reference with 6+8: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130916
EVGA is selling an AIO watercooler for the GTX 980: http://www.evga.com/products/Product.aspx?pn=400-HY-H980-B1
At this point I assume you're just attempting to troll me (as you have done in the past) so I am cutting the conversation off here. AMD is allowed to release multiple models of the same card, including air/water/OC editions. It doesn't tell you anything about the GPU itself.
Looking at the manual for the Nex650, it's probably because it has multiple 12v rails.
If you connect the PCIe power cables to VGA1 and VGA3 it'll probably work.
> Only opened to take pictures, never used.
Technically (and sadly for sellers) there's no way to prove this. GPUs don't track usage hours like HDDs do, and so you could have left the wrapping on, gamed on it for a week or two, then packed it back up because it started artifacting or something. As a result, your product would be classified "open box", which places it on the same reliability level as EVGA's B-stock products.
EVGA's B-stock 780 Ti Classified is $654.99 shipped. It says "out of stock" now, but that changes daily, so consider it in stock for pricing purposes. That means people could buy one with the same confidence in it working directly from EVGA for $655.
In other words, that's the price you're competing with. When you factor in sale price, total PayPal fees, shipping fees, and everything, you have to be competitive with EVGA's $655 price, which also gives you a direct proof of purchase, 1-year warranty, and the ability to return directly to EVGA if something goes wrong.
Don't mind the awesome floral curtains…just moved in.
PC:
Asus Sabertooth P67 Mobo
Intel i7 2600K
EVGA 580GTX
Corsair Vengeance 8GB RAM
Corsair A70 CPU Fan
Corsair TX750 PSU
Corsair 650d Case
Crucial M4 128 SSD
Seagate 500GB HDD
Logitech G11 Keyboard
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Logitech G930 Wireless Headsets (not shown)
Logitech X-230 2.1 Speakers
ViewSonic VX2835WM 27.5" Monitor
More pics here
Mac(s):
20" iMac Early 2009
8GB Crucial RAM
Dual 20" Apple Cinema Displays
Wireless Aluminum Keyboard
Magic Mouse
2011 MacBook Air 11"
4GB RAM
128GB SSD
Edit: Some are asking how I am connecting the 2nd monitor to the iMac. I am using a EVGA UV Plus+ (UV-19) for the one of the monitors.
Yeah, welcome to that extremely awkward time period between not useful and rare.
And since I forgot to link the 630 in the post, here it is
EVGA. No question. Best customer service in the business. Be sure to read up on the changes for their warranty.
Btw, the scaling for SLI 680s is pretty terrible right now. Testing on the 7970 shows near 100% scaling in most applications, but the 680s barely make 80% in most cases. I'm eagerly waiting on Nvidia to update their drivers so I can get even more performance.
I might be a little biased because I have EVGA cards myself, but look at the OC.net 680 owners thread. There is a reason why most people prefer EVGA. However, I think Zotac includes a Assassins Creed game pack (with Revelations) if that sways your decision.
Remember guys, when you buy an EVGA card, you have 3 months to upgrade to a newer card.
So if you get a 980 ti right now and they release the 1080, you basically contact EVGA and you can just pay the difference and they will send you the new card and you send your "old" card back.
It's a win win.
So, wait until March or whenever your oculus ships, and buy a video card from EVGA and just use the step up program if pascal drops within 3 months.
Damn I made an account for nothing... oh well. If anyone is planning to buy a power supply and coupons work here's one for 10% off any power supply order. US only again sadly.
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Edit: Also if you want a coupon of your own I got the one above after using EVGAs power meter checker thingy. You'll get a coupon at the end of it. http://www.evga.com/power-meter/
A few more GPUs appear to be back in stock at EVGA B-Stock.
"B-Stock Products are units which may have small scratches, small dents, or noticeable use which are Factory Recertified to meet or exceed the performance of a new product of the same model. These products do not come with any accessories and include a 1 year limited warranty."
Alright. You were kind of sent from the pcmasterrace gods because I was trying to look for reviews on the 2600K but couldn't really find anything. So you would recommend it? There is a deal right now for the EVGA GeForce GTX 970, would you recommend that?
See if you can register the serial code with EVGA.
You'll need to create an account. If the product can be registered and the code is recognised as a 500W PSU it should be legit.
- GTX 750Ti's are about $150, run great in Linux.
- The GTX 970's are about $325, so a bit above your price range, might be worth for waiting for a GTX 960.
Normally I'd say get an older generation card in your price range but the new Maxwell cards are just so good. You'll get decent performance from a 750Ti at 1080p on games like Borderlands if the 970 is out of your price range. I have the superclocked one from EVGA: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=02G-P4-3753-KR
If you find a fabulous deal on a GTX 760/770/780 from someone trying to get rid of stock then those will be faster (but run hotter and be less efficient) than the 750Ti. Definitely see what vendors are offering this weekend on those cards.
Do you realize that comparison compares a reference 290X (which by itself is throttled by the shitty reference cooler) with an EVGA FTW highly overclocked 970? MSRP of a FTW 970? $370.
I think EVGA will let you upgrade to a 900 series card if you're within the window. Not sure which exact cards they're offering for the promo though. A 980 would outperform your card, and be more power efficient.
Edit: here's a link to info on their Step-Up program: http://www.evga.com/support/stepup/
I love the way that looks close up, but make sure you know what you're losing to gain that quality - shadows further away won't be drawn. Load up the 4 images on this thread for fShadowDistance side by side to compare what happens:
EVGA has a slightly used 970 in their B-stock for $250. At that price you really can't beat it...
Has been this price for a week and a half. Possibly normal price now.
edit: The other 980's in their store are significantly more expensive. So this is just a really long sale. :)
Awww someone downvoted everything in the thread, the butthurt is strong with this one.
Also, these 3 970's are still in stock as of 3:25AM PST
~~<strong>970</strong> 04G-P4-1970-RX - $250~~ ** DEAD** as of 7:18am PST
~~<strong>970 ACX</strong> 04G-P4-2974-RX - $255~~ DEAD as of 5:05am PST
<strong>970 ACX FTW</strong> 04G-P4-2978-RX - $300
Edit : Since the last one isn't really a deal i'm gonna go ahead and mark this as expired since all the good gpu's are gone.
Just bought the
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Classified ACX 2.000
Total $404.98
Can't tell if this was a good decision or a stupid one
Currently on a 650ti Boost 2gb.
Bought this card for 4k gaming. Anyone want to give some input? TIA
Email . He's the US support manager, but he can arrange things with the Taiwan RMA department to get you set right.
Make a post on the forums. The RMA guy usually responds there, too.
http://www.evga.com/support/stepup/
TLDR: It's a program that allows you to trade in your EVGA branded video card for another card that is a tier above your card and allow you to pay the difference.
Everyone on this sub always says to wait. I agree that there will be some great steps forward coming "soon" (by the end of the year possibly), but whether it's worth going without a GPU at all (since yours burned out) until then is, I think, a more personal question. Not least of all because it represents how significant buying a GPU is to you financially.
For example I upgraded my HD6970 to a GTX 970 a couple of months ago when I got my DK2. I know there are bigger and better things coming, but here's the thing, there are ALWAYS bigger and better things coming, there is always a new generation of GPUs just around the corner that are going to blow the current gen away, that's how this industry works. I know that in buying my 970, when and if something better comes out I have the money to pay the difference between the new card's cost and the 970's secondary market value, so for me it's a no brainer for a smooth VR experience now.
Having said that, I do believe that if you can't afford to buy one now then upgrade again in the next 6-12 months, and feel like you can wait then that may be the best option. As we see more come out about the capabilities of DX12 and the possible VR specific GPUs that may be released, you may regret buying now if that limits you later.
Now, if you're willing to take the gamble, bear in mind that if you buy EVGA they do have a "step-up" program that allows you to trade in a GPU of theirs that you buy now for a new one at the full original pice you paid for it, as long as you do so within 3 months. So if you go that route and the new cards come out right after you buy you have some protection.
I'm going to press the Easy button and just tell you what you need to do. Forget upgrading the motherboard, Lucid Virtu hybrid solutions, or any other complicated complicated options out there.
Go out and buy any HD7000 series or GT600 series graphics card. All of these cards support three displays by default. If you purchase an HD7000 series card you will need an Active DisplayPort adapter cable for every monitor after the second one. GT600 cards don't have this requirement but they are unable to recognize more than three monitors simultaneously. The best part is that these cards plug right into your motherboard without any extra power cables that you need to worry about.
One other option that you can pursue is to purchase something like this that you can simply plug into a USB port. The downside is that these devices lack the graphical horsepower of traditional graphics cards.
well at least get yourself a discounted card so you wont buyers remorse so hard when the pascal cards come out at the same time as consumer VR =P
There's a comparison chart here.
SC (SuperClocked), SSC (Super SuperClocked), and FTW are the 3 tiers for the GTX 970. Each denotes a slightly higher factory overclock, which, in theory, should garnish some extra gaming performance.
ACX 2.0 and ACX 2.0+ are the cooling types. For the GTX 970, the ACX 2.0+ comes with a backplate, while it's 2.0 counterpart does not.
Well, I think everyone here is absolutely spot on in the card being a swap job.
Someone ordered a 980ti, swapped the PCB with their old 770, swapped the MAC sticker, and re-shrinkwrapped the box, and sent it back.
This should explain everything to everyone. One of these is a 980, and the other is a 770. If it wasn't for the URLs, the only way to tell would be the Dual-Link DVI header, and the backing plate. Otherwise, aside from minimal differences in the placement of some power caps and chokes, the layouts of the two PCB's are identical dimensionally.
http://img1.lesnumeriques.com/test/80/8021/nvidia_geforce_gtx_770_pcb.jpg
http://configurator.ekwb.com/upload/pictures/gtx980_pcb_77760.jpg
One way you can easily tell, without having to fully remove the HSF assembly, is to run your finger along the back edge of the card. There is a segment of the PCB for the placement of an 8pin power connector on the back of the PCB for alternative cooler layouts that use the same PCB (perhaps even with a different chip on it). On the older cards, this section of the card is solid, on the 900 series PCB's, there is a notch there for power connector latching tooth to clear it for installation, as the power connector installed here would be flipped 180 degrees. You can see it here. http://www.evga.com/products/images/gallery/06G-P4-4993-KR_XL_6.jpg If you don't have that notch, then you do not have a 900 series card.
You should definitely contact Amazon IMMEDIATELY, and explain what has happened here, and they should take care of you. Possibly even track down (via the mac address of the original card when it was scanned at picking) who ordered and returned it, and ban their amazon account.
Those two cards won't SLI together. EVGA has a FAQ about which of their cards will work in SLI together: http://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmmain.aspx?faqid=59534
I recommend you get in contact with them and see if they can help you out somehow.
It's an EVGA 980 HYBRID. It's available from Amazon.com in the US, which will ship to the UK, or from EVGA themselves.
http://eu.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=400-HY-H980-B1&family=Accessories%20-%20Hardware&uc=EUR http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=400-HY-H980-B1 http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Hybrid-GeForce-Cooling-400-HY-H980-B1/dp/B00V9BX1GO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1432123335&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+hybrid
What are best buys policies on video card returns? I would try returning it based on you being misled. Technically from the site of evga/bestbuy they have different serials but it seems pretty misleading for the same model of the card, speeds, etc and even higher price to be missing a functionality of it's identical twin.
But its another reason to not shop at bestbuy. Looks like a shady model to me for evga to sell a proprietary model to bestbuy.
Edit: assuming you bought the 04G-P4-3979-KB version
http://www.evga.com/Products/Specs/GPU.aspx?pn=D2307A93-F04B-4EF3-92F6-EB7008F53188
They actually advertise quick switch dual bios on their support page, so you could use that to help you.
All EVGA mobo's after LGA 1366 are know for having a shitty BIOS because their best BIOS engineer left to work at ASUS. Since then they have got better(full support for 3Ghz DDR4 on X99 which MSI and Asrock lack) but they still can't compete with ASUS or Gigabyte in overall features. Sure the EVGA classified cards are awesome but until the K|NGP|N 780 Ti came out MSI's Lightnings and ASUS's Matrix cards were better. The only thing that I would celebrate about EVGA is that they sell this thing because while ASUS and Gigabyte both have their own you can't buy them.
If its not defective a GPU at max load isn't supposed to reach the point where it melts down or damage other components. What's 'safe' depends I suppose, typically most would agree anything under 90C is never an issue whereas at the upper end of the range, you can have a card running very close to 100C before you start having failures.
Most cards today will not go anywhere near there if properly cooled, though some OC'd cards run pretty hot. I saw a minor heat issue with a r290x not long ago. My current card is this - incredible value to performance - and it tops out at 81C after OC. (I also love EVGA in general, because the one time I had to RMA one of their cards, they sent a courier - to a different country - to bring me the new one and leave with the defective one - I really appreciate that level of service, I've had to deal with too many crap RMAs in my life.)
Back then though cards under full load typically pushed a bit higher.
Keep in mind that all the ATX form factors are industry standard, so even though this is from an EVGA forum, it should work.
"The diameter of the holes are for the holes ON THE BOARD, NOT the holes u need to drill.
You need to use a #36 drill bit, and a 6-32 Tap. "
Holy shit. I was planning on buying a EVGA card before, but this absolutely sold me. Do you have any idea if the purchase location matters? Do you have to buy it from their website or just get an EVGA card from any source and register it?
EDIT: Found the EVGA documentation on this service here
HD generally means new reference design, which has a shorter PCB and, in some cases, a worse cooling solution. The letters at the end tell you how long the warranty is. All of them except the Doubleshot use the reference cooling solution.
OR EVGA ELEET if you have that brand, or OCguru if you have a Gigabyte.
each major brand has a version designed specifically to work with their own cards.
Here is something that will help your mind. If you buy a EVGA 580 with the parts number ending in AR you can "step up" the card later on to the 590. Basically you buy the 580. Register it and upload the invoice and once the 590 hits the market you can decide or not decide to step it up. You only pay the difference between the two cards and shipping. IMO it's a great program not to mention the AR cards come with a lifetime warranty.
Your description of BFG sounds like what I would say about EVGA. Good improvements over reference, solid support, and some other nice touches like the "step up" program.
Buy an EVGA card and register for the step up program. If you buy a 960 you can step up to a 970 in 90 days if the 1060/1070 isnt available. Boom,best of both worlds. http://www.evga.com/support/stepup/
If you aren't nervous about used and refurbished parts then I highly recommend checking out EVGA's B-stock for your GPU. They're selling the same card for around $259.99 with one year warranty and the cards are usually as good as new. I've never had problems with them.
Landed a GTX 680+ 4GB for $45.
I've been stalking that card for months. Time to pair it with my existing card for a GTX 680 4GB SLI!
Edit: The card is OOS and unlisted, but here's the link. It'll be broken until they relist the item.
Link: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=04G-P4-2686-RX
Most likely a B-Stock item from EVGA. Those are items that get refunded or are exchanged in order to upgrade to a better GPU for a lower price.
You might want to look into getting an EVGA B-Stock GTX 980. It costs $359. At best it's an unused open box unit and at worst it's a refurbished card that has been thoroughly tested. It has a one-year warranty by EVGA that is famously well-regarded. GTX 980 would certainly bring out the full potential of your monitor.
I'm not sure what your budget is. Have you looked at EVGA's B-stock? The GTX 770 is only $179 but picking up a GTX 970 for $259 is a great deal if you can afford it.
Of the two, get the 2GB. 4GB is mostly a waste with a 960 anyway, and certainly at that resolution and at that price. You might also look into a refurbished 270x < 7950 < 280x from gpushack. Another option would be a refurbished EVGA B-Stock.
Edit: I see someone recommended a GTX 970. That's a complete waste of your money. It's overkill at that resolution and that A8 will bottleneck it badly.
You can get a new one for less than that. I'd recommend any of the following instead:
- New 280X for $180
- New 285 for $158
- B-stock 960 for $160
They have different product numbers (3966 vs 3967) so they must have some distinction.
But as far as I can see they are identical, same clock speed, same dimensions, both have a backplate and ACX 2.0+ cooler.
The 3966 seems to be the normal product.
The 3967 doesn't show up on their website if you look under GTX 960's but there is a spec sheet for it:
http://www.evga.com/products/Specs/GPU.aspx?pn=CDA64191-3C30-4875-BCB5-9944CAF94829
However the picture is missing from the spec sheet.
Newegg does carry the "normal" 3966 version here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487128
And the 3967 version here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487155
Newegg has no reviews for it and PC Part Picker only has price data going back 4 days, so it looks like the 3967 model number was just released. Perhaps it has some minor revision that they haven't advertised.
looks like artifacting to me in other words the graphics chip it becomeing unstable and making the computer have errors and eventually compleatly crashing
likey cause as another user said was over heating it could be some thing as simple as a fan not being properly connected
also could just be a faulty chip
you can use a scanner program to check for that you should be able to run it a few hours to all night and have zero errors
you can check that out here http://www.evga.com/ocscanner/
hopefully this sets you on the right path good luck!
If you're willing to spend $800, upgrade the gpu to a 390 or buy a $370 b-stock GTX980 SC ACX 2.0 when it gets re-stocked (which apparently has been happening often, latest was today but sold out in seconds)
I was actually just looking at the b stock evga 960 last night for $165 shipped and almost pulled the trigger. Can you elaborate a little on the differences between these cards?
EVGA is about as trusworthy as you can get on Team Green.
I have the 970 SSC ACX 2.0 and I love it. At 1080 the 970 is more than perfect.
I may even end up getting a second one now that they seem to be coming down.
This is the one I have: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=04G-P4-3975-RX
EDIT: I just noticed they are B-stock. That doesn't change my opinion of them however. They have been factory refurbished and include a 1 year warranty.
It's a little frustrating, trying to find specs for the GT 640 whose specs seem to be listed as a GTX 680 elsewhere.
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=02G-P4-3645-RX
http://www.evga.com/Products/Specs/GPU.aspx?pn=85B2C210-64B6-4C12-AD86-85F3FEAF343F
good stuff otherwise
Further information, I found a picture of -KB here You need to scroll down, but there is an image that shows the power plugs.
The 6+8 seems to be a more advanced card, I don't know what the difference is, maybe more stable becaue of the more power.
The i7 4820k is used on the x79 platform.
EVGA B-Stock (refurbs) have some as well.
Dude...
http://www.evga.com/support/stepup/
The list of cards is right there. I'm sorry the support didn't go the way you wanted, but there's a list right on their site. EVGA has some of the best support in the business. I personally wouldn't change sides. But that's me. You do you.
LGA 1155 can only manage 8 PCI-E 3.0 lanes for each GPU which is equivalent to PCI-E 2.0 x16 for each GPU.
From the sidebar:
this is. LOLOLOLOL
but rly.
prolly not overheating if new card, stock settings
bad vram?
http://www.passmark.com/products/bit.htm
run that. cpu/ram/3d/2d/video
If you have a registered eVga brand video card, you should be able to download Cryostasis for free on their site. I bought a 260 last year and it worked for me.
You can check it out here.
That's not how 80+ certs and wattage ratings work. It's 80%+ efficient for the given power output, meaning it draws more power from the wall than it puts out for DC, but it still outputs very near the total power rating over all the rails. Not 80% of the rated power being available.
See example rails charts for a differnt model psu here http://www.evga.com/products/Specs/PSU.aspx?pn=9d224a7d-d321-4350-a2fa-c8366df799a4
Yep. It's our Guest RMA program. The remainder of the 2-year or 3-year warranty period will transfer to the second owner. You can enter the serial number to check that it's still under warranty.
From our warranty page:
> Transferable Warranty (Secondary Owner)
> EVGA offers a transferable warranty for products shipped new from EVGA on or after July 1, 2011 so long as the product is in its original factory condition and retains all of the factory labels and stickers. The transferred warranty will not exceed 3 years from the products shipping date from EVGA and will also not exceed the original warranty offered on the product.
> 3 Year Suffixes: -A1, -A2, -A3, -A4, -AR, -AX, -CR, -CX, -DX, -FR, -FX, -SG, -SX, -KR, -K1, -K2, -K3, -KB, -KA, -KF, -KM 2 Year Suffixes : -LA, -LE, -LR, -LX, -T1, -T2, -TR, -TX
>Transferable Warranty Exceptions
> Non-transferable Suffixes: -B1, -BR, -BX, -DR, -RX, -RB Products shipped from EVGA as warranty replacements will be subject to this warranty so long as the original product was shipped from EVGA on or after July 1, 2011. Products sent as demo unit or given away as prize do not transfer warranty.
If your buddy gifts you their old card or motherboard, you purchase one from Craigslist, Ebay, or you found one between the couch cushions, you can get warranty service on it.
Check this out: http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8 It's a great source! I was going to go with the 970 originally. But I saw the New price of a 970 was only $30 more than the used price of a 980, so I figured I would just go with a 980 instead.
I would replace the 380 with this evga bstock 960 for $159 +$5shipping WITHOUT any rebates.
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=04G-P4-3966-RX
This is better if OP only has $400 to spend and doesn't want to involve rebates. Otherwise the 380 is better.
Kingin 980 is on EVGA B stock list right now for 449 pre-shipping, shipping was $10 bucks for me when I bought a 980ti. B stock is probably in better shape then your buddies and comes with a 1 year warranty. If anything use it as leverage for to get a cheaper price from your friend lol.
Also, whole list of B stock 980s and 980TIs http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8
Left one is for probe it connector (http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=W002-00-000010) to check voltages, right one is EVbot connector. I had a 980 classified and am on 980TI classified now.
You can also watercool it for what appears to be $50. $90 - 20 (instant rebate) - 20 (MIR). It's reference, so it should work, but don't quote me on it.
Here you go.
"B-Stock Products are units which may have small scratches, small dents, or noticeable use which are Factory Recertified to meet or exceed the performance of a new product of the same model. These products do not come with any accessories and include a 1 year limited warranty."
They are used and refurbished but they still come at much better prices when compared to other websites like Newegg/Amazon/Ebay,etc.
And link to website: http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8
That's because the fans run based on the GPU core temperature, which is unusually low when using liquid cooling.
http://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmviewfaq.aspx?faqid=59555
You should set a custom fan curve to cool the VRMs if you haven't already.
http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8&family=GeForce+900+Series+Family
This is EVGA's B-stock link. They are factory assured to be 100% equivalent in performance as the new cards, and you save quite a bit of money.
If getting a brand new card is your thing then go for it, this is just something to look into.