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For those of you who got a free game with your 970/980: If it's a preorder, like say Far Cry 4, does it appear for you in your UPlay account yet? I chose Far Cry 4 and it's not showing up under games in UPlay. Maybe it's just the interface, as I know it isn't out yet, but I'd still expect to see it tied to my account...
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cisco privilege posted:Unless the PSU has some kind of unknown hardware fault, it's more than fine for your card and 3 years of degradation wouldn't make a dent. Either your GPU wasn't actually stable at those clocks, or there's a hardware/driver problem with the card. Thanks. I've popped it back down to +200 core and will monitor from there. I just see folks reporting +200/+500 as pretty reasonable to attain OCs and I want to rule out everything besides the card.
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Nov 6, 2014 20:54
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Hace posted:Buzzing from the actual components. Specifically chokes and transformers, they are the components with coils. Soemtimes you can put a drop of nail polish or glue gun the coil to stop the whine, but all the newer cards are using encased coils so you can't get to them. I think the whining from my Zotac went away on it's own actually, or at least it is quieter than my tinnitus.
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Nov 6, 2014 21:01
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Don Lapre posted:I run a 780ti on a 1440p display and cant say It has any problems. Now granted im not jacking off to benchmarks but ive never been playing a game and thought, man i really need more power. Sorry for the super late response  I guess it depends on how well you can tell between 30-40FPS and a smooth/constant 60ish. There's a bunch of games that I play that need SLI to run at 60FPS @1440p with all the settings maxed and SMAA/TXAA enabled.
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Nov 6, 2014 21:02
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Zero VGS posted:Specifically chokes and transformers, they are the components with coils. Soemtimes you can put a drop of nail polish or glue gun the coil to stop the whine, but all the newer cards are using encased coils so you can't get to them. I'm so glad that if any of my cards did have whine, I'm too deaf to hear it. There's no way I've been lucky enough with as many cards as I have had to never have a single card with coil whine.
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Nov 6, 2014 21:02
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Got the card today, everythings working great! My cpu temps seem to have also dropped a few degrees even. Is there a good guide to overclocking the 970?
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Nov 6, 2014 21:04
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Zero VGS posted:Specifically chokes and transformers, they are the components with coils. Soemtimes you can put a drop of nail polish or glue gun the coil to stop the whine, but all the newer cards are using encased coils so you can't get to them. The guitarist in me enjoys the idea of absurd acrylic potted graphics cards for superior computer tone.  I've read about coil whine going away as well, though I'm not sure quite how that would work. I guess the metal might eventually settle in such a way as it isn't as easily caused to move? I wonder how much of an issue it is, apart from the annoyance factor. Seems like everyone's getting really good overclocks out of everything, which I'd think would be pretty severely hampered by lovely power regulation and delivery.
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Nov 6, 2014 21:15
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postcapt posted:I ordered an MSI card on Oct 8 and got my code this morning without a hassle. I ordered an ASUS card from Newegg as well last month and got a code by just asking if they could let me in on the promo over chat. No hassle for me either.
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Nov 6, 2014 21:44
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track day bro! posted:Got the card today, everythings working great! My cpu temps seem to have also dropped a few degrees even. Set the core to 1500 and see if it crashes, if it does, back off a bit. Most times 1500 seems to be the sweet spot, pushing past it doesn't net much and almost all cards seem to be able to handle it. I noticed last night that the Asus GPU Tweak only goes to 1400. Gotta get the newest Afterburner I guess.
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Nov 6, 2014 22:13
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Took out my 770, used the integrated graphics til my new card showed up. Installed it, machine only boots to windows loading screen and then nothing when the login page should be displayed. Entered safe mode and removed all existing drivers, still the same. Lights on my mouse and keyboard all shut off as well at this point though everything on the tower looks fine. Bios shows gpu dimm post, the little light is on the side of the card, again everything looks fine until just before login. Thoughts? 750w psu, only a year old but I think it should be fine. edit: magically fixed itself like most problems. I got one of my 970s from Canada Computers and they honored the promo, sent me the code as soon as I inquired about it yesterday. I asked the other company I ordered from who isn't listed as a partner on the NVidia site and they said anything after Nov 1 should have a code and they'll let me know. Double edit: Rebooted cause battlefield thought my portrait monitor was landscape and vice versa, and it's hanging again before login. Think my psu is a big pile of poo poo? codo27 fucked around with this message at 23:16 on Nov 6, 2014 |
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Nov 6, 2014 22:24
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Nov 6, 2014 22:28
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I have a 660 Ti which runs CoD AW like poo poo. I really want to play FC4, what do I need to upgrade to? And is now a good time to upgrade?
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Nov 6, 2014 22:32
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Wengy posted:I have a 660 Ti which runs CoD AW like poo poo. I really want to play FC4, what do I need to upgrade to? And is now a good time to upgrade? Now is a great time if your budget stretches up to the $320-350 range, buy a 970. The question gets more complex if you don't have that much.
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Nov 6, 2014 22:36
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Wengy posted:I have a 660 Ti which runs CoD AW like poo poo. I really want to play FC4, what do I need to upgrade to? And is now a good time to upgrade? Perfect time since FC4 is one of the free games
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Nov 6, 2014 22:37
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Swartz posted:For those of you who got a free game with your 970/980: If it's a preorder, like say Far Cry 4, does it appear for you in your UPlay account yet? I chose asscreed, "bought" it on the Uplay store, and it showed up on my Uplay program. No preload, though  .
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Nov 6, 2014 22:41
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So the GTX 970 is the way to go? Sweet, I think I can swing it. Might go for an Asus this time, my current card is a Gainward and I hate the overclocking software that came with it.
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Nov 6, 2014 22:45
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Just chiming in to say Newegg honored my free game promotion despite ordering it a month ago. No hassle did it through chat.
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Nov 6, 2014 22:45
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Anyone had any luck with Scan regarding the free game? Their forums mention that you should speak directly with a CS agent regarding a code and that they're in talks with Nvidia. Fired off an email asking to help a fellow Boltonian out.
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Nov 6, 2014 22:52
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Knifegrab posted:Just chiming in to say Newegg honored my free game promotion despite ordering it a month ago. No hassle did it through chat. I tried the same thing and they said no.
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Nov 6, 2014 23:46
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codo27 posted:Think my psu is a big pile of poo poo?
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Nov 6, 2014 23:48
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Turd Eater posted:I tried the same thing and they said no. I hope that's not a policy change, I need to try when I get home from work.
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Nov 6, 2014 23:54
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Turd Eater posted:I tried the same thing and they said no. Worked for me, just reopen a chat with someone else, maybe you were just connected to a bozo.
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Nov 6, 2014 23:54
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Turd Eater posted:I tried the same thing and they said no. Here is my chatlog: new egg promotional chat support posted:
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Nov 7, 2014 00:26
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Zero VGS posted:Worked for me, just reopen a chat with someone else, maybe you were just connected to a bozo. Took me 2 tries at TD, DON'T GIVE UP. poo poo doesn't cost them anything.
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Nov 7, 2014 00:30
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Yep, worked on the second try.
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Which 980GTX is most recommended? I prefer a quiet card - my older eVGA 680GTX is quiet even under load.
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Nov 7, 2014 01:02
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I have the Asus 980 Strix and it's dead silent. No coil whine either.
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DoctorOfLawls posted:Which 980GTX is most recommended? I prefer a quiet card - my older eVGA 680GTX is quiet even under load. I've got a (reference cooler) EVGA 980 and it doesn't give me any sound no matter how much load I put on it, but I don't know if that's a consequence of my Enthoo Pro case being better at keep sound in it or if it's just a quiet card. Either way it's quiet enough that I have to basically put my ear near the case to hear anything, whether it be the card or the case/CPU cooler fans.
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Nov 7, 2014 01:12
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Shima Honnou posted:I've got a (reference cooler) EVGA 980 and it doesn't give me any sound no matter how much load I put on it, but I don't know if that's a consequence of my Enthoo Pro case being better at keep sound in it or if it's just a quiet card. Either way it's quiet enough that I have to basically put my ear near the case to hear anything, whether it be the card or the case/CPU cooler fans. Reference as in blower or ACX? The 980s I had with the blower were loud as hell when they ramped up.
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I bought my MSI 970 through Amazon on the 22nd. I contacted customer support about the Choose Your Path promotion and they stuck pretty firm with their position on not being able to honor the deal. I emailed them again basically explaining that I've been a Prime member for 5 years and that Newegg was honoring the deal for past purchases, so they gave me a refund of $70. $60 for the game and $10 extra. That's pretty awesome of them, so keep trying if you didn't have success with Amazon at first.
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Tried with Newegg.ca chat support twice. First one said no dice since it was over a month, second said they were out of stock on codes. I'll try again tomorrow when I can be bothered.
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TerminalSaint posted:Tried with Newegg.ca chat support twice. First one said no dice since it was over a month, second said they were out of stock on codes. I'll try again tomorrow when I can be bothered. Just did the support thing because gently caress it, CS gave me a code right away. veedubfreak posted:Reference as in blower or ACX? The 980s I had with the blower were loud as hell when they ramped up. Blower. Thing isn't loud and I say that as someone who makes his living working with audio, but I did jump ship from a 660, lovely case, and AMD CPU so maybe I'm just used to sitting next to a wind tunnel and this is just comparatively super ultra silent.
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Nov 7, 2014 02:04
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Turd Eater posted:I tried the same thing and they said no. Said yes to me. "Your purchase was not eligible because of the date but you're a valued customer so we will send you the code."
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Nov 7, 2014 02:21
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Found a stash of MSI 970's at my local Fry's this last weekend. Nothing in the box about any free games... welp.
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Nov 7, 2014 02:43
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cisco privilege posted:What model PSU? If it's a Raidmax or Cooler Master, then yes, it is probably garbage. If it's a Seasonic or decent CWT-based model then it's probably not that. Its a Thermaltake Smart 750, and I was thinking of going with Corsair if I had to buy another one. Oh well. I went into safe mode and uninstalled all drivers again, that has me up and running once more but I have the feeling that it will poo poo the bed again when I reboot.
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Would it be crazy to replace my GTX 460 with a GTX 970 without upgrading my 300 watt PSU? It's in a Shuttle so replacing the PSU would mean replacing half the system. Everything I can find online says the 970 will only use 4 more watts than my 460, which hasn't caused any power issues in 3+ years.
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Nov 7, 2014 03:00
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Is there a specific brand of 970 to flat out avoid? I'm looking to buy one off Amazon, leaning towards the MSI or EVGA based off reading this thread.
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Nov 7, 2014 04:44
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Still incredibly happy with my EVGA (ACX 2.0 cooler). Not sure if any specific brands have had major issues, aside from periodic coil whine or fan probs.
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Hughmoris posted:Is there a specific brand of 970 to flat out avoid? I'm looking to buy one off Amazon, leaning towards the MSI or EVGA based off reading this thread. EVGA has the straight up worst cooler out of all the cards, and should be avoided. The MSI, ASUS and Gigabyte cards are all excellent with varying advantages. The MSI has the most capable cooler and is semi-passive, the Asus is also semi-passive and has a backplate and a single 8 pin connector which are niceties over the MSI, and the Gigabyte card has the best display connections by miles (triple DP, double DVI, HDMI) has a great cooler but is not semi-passive. They are all a good buy. I personally bought a MSI for the best cooler.
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