NVIDIA GTX 970 OWNERS THREAD

almighty15 · 30 Sep 2014 at 22:42

Jesus my AISC seems higher then most looking through this thread!

jwsg · 30 Sep 2014 at 22:53

...and as regards the running temp Precision X shows that 79 degs is the actual target temp along with 100% power target. Although it might seem crazy when benchmarking but if you have a smaller PC you might want to actually drop the power or temp targets - you prob wont notice the reduced boost clocks but the lower power draw is handy.

If you don't have enough cooling you will notice the 970 throttling as it gets near the limits - e.g. in Furmark. I actually calibrate the fan curve to give it just enough cooling so that it doesn't start to throttle at that max running temp.

stoke1863 · 30 Sep 2014 at 22:56

Mine was hitting 76 on 3dmark on stock clocks . should I be worried ?

krooton · 30 Sep 2014 at 22:57

jwsg said:
...and as regards the running temp Precision X shows that 79 degs is the actual target temp along with 100% power target. Although it might seem crazy when benchmarking but if you have a smaller PC you might want to actually drop the power or temp targets - you prob wont notice the reduced boost clocks but the lower power draw is handy.

If you don't have enough cooling you will notice the 970 throttling as it gets near the limits - e.g. in Furmark. I actually calibrate the fan curve to give it just enough cooling so that it doesn't start to throttle at that max running temp.

Just played the opening act of Borderlands 2.

Custom fan curve, maxing out at 72ºC at 91% fan speed, boost of 1291/3506.

Admittedly, smooth as silk at 1440p with FXAA, but weird that it is noisier than my 290X was.

jwsg · 30 Sep 2014 at 23:09

I would have thought you should be able to keep the fan curve below 80% at mid 70's degrees. If you nudge down the temp target to match the max volume you're happy with then that should put a cap during the more demanding games - not good for benchmarking but good for living with!

krooton · 30 Sep 2014 at 23:13

jwsg said:
I would have thought you should be able to keep the fan curve below 80% at mid 70's degrees. If you nudge down the temp target to match the max volume you're happy with then that should put a cap during the more demanding games - not good for benchmarking but good for living with!

Are those the power and temp limit settings in Afterburner? Haven't used a green card in many years, lol

jwsg · 30 Sep 2014 at 23:16

AFAIK there are only green GPUs and blue CPUs
I found those sliders in Precision X - if you have a full sized rig with lots of fans and PSU then prob no point in adjusting downwards - to get the highest boost clock you seem to need to increase the power limit if possible.

krooton · 30 Sep 2014 at 23:20

Updated my sig, rocking a small MATX, so cooling ain't all that.

Deehjay · 30 Sep 2014 at 23:21

Anyone have the iChill Herculez version of the 970? How is it? Looks like a beast.

Edit: Nevermind, it's not even out yet lol.

e36Adz · 30 Sep 2014 at 23:22

Owners of the cheaper Palit 970 - what's it like in comparison to the other 970s?

I want a cool running quiet 970 to replace my 780 ti. I may even get 2x 970s..

almighty15 · 30 Sep 2014 at 23:38

e36Adz said:
Owners of the cheaper Palit 970 - what's it like in comparison to the other 970s?

I want a cool running quiet 970 to replace my 780 ti. I may even get 2x 970s..

I got it today, cooler is cheap as heck but it's not that noisy to be honest, it's just lacking a decent power target as it only allows an increase of 6% where as other cards allow for double or even triple that.

Mine sits between 1450-1520Mhz depending on the game.

sherpa25 · 1 Oct 2014 at 03:14

Few questions:
1. My AB 4.0.0.4604 doesn't have option for displaying in OSD. Is there a specific version that has this? I'd like to see actual in-game.
2. Is boost shown accurately in GPU-z sensors, or do you read it somewhere else?
3. Do you leave your OC settings 24/7, or only when gaming?
4. Read that @Gibbo said that temps reach 80s with stock fan curve. How do I setup a better fan curve?

thanks.

ramdrive · 1 Oct 2014 at 03:19

stoke1863 said:
Mine was hitting 76 on 3dmark on stock clocks . should I be worried ?

Sorry mate but yes, I was hitting 68-69 overclocked on 3dmark with my Asus, I changed the cooling in my system I am now at 64 overclocked on 3dmark.

These cards need a small airflow over them IMHO, maybe run your fans at 30% at idle.

Have you checked that all fans are working?

Ren.182 · 1 Oct 2014 at 08:28

Bought the MSI 970 yesterday. Hoping they come back in stock today. Very excited!

Been with AMD for the last few builds, looking forward to coming back to the green side with all of the features nVidia has over AMD.

JamesM · 1 Oct 2014 at 08:59

stoke1863 said:
gibbo said that pretty much all the GTX 970's will hit 80c on defualt fan curves

I must be the exception to the rule then.

BF4 gaming and it never goes above 70 degrees. Ever. That's boosting around 1540 and memory at 8000 with max power limit and voltages.

Combined with the new BF4 patch I was running High settings at 2560x1080 last night and the fps averaged 120. So so happy with this MSI

JamesM · 1 Oct 2014 at 09:10

Best I can do so far. Think it needs more volts and a higher power limit. Photo taken on my phone as trying to alt tab into Paint to save a screen shot gives me a black screen for some reason

Really need to get the EK waterblock & back plate when it comes out. My 4690 is at 4.7GHz and maxes at 40 degrees so plenty of extra cooling power for the GPU in the loop.

McGraw · 1 Oct 2014 at 09:15

Tried my Zotac gaming edition last night.

Had a bit of a scare installing it as it wouldn't boot the second time I put it in after tidying my cables but seems fine now.

Did a quick arma 3 run and I'm amazed by it although my recent gaming has been on the HD4600 and it went from chugging on 30 fps on low to 60fps on ultra with 8xmsaa!

I think I can live with a bit of fan noise for a 5 year warranty although I can't hear it over my other fans yet as I've not undervolted them.

uncle_rufus · 1 Oct 2014 at 09:16

Arrrgh! Really want to pick up the MSI but can't justify it...

Got 4x ebay auctions of various things coming to an end this evening though so fingers crossed I'll make enough out of those

Gibbo · 1 Oct 2014 at 09:18

Hi there

Great news, our 700pc of MSI 970 have landed in East Midlands airport and even better news have being released by customs and are already at the UPS Stoke depo.

Hopefully they will land with us and be booked into stock before lunch time.

We've got 450pc spare, GET ORDERING!!!

Rob43 · 1 Oct 2014 at 09:25

Whoop !!! Mine will be here tomorrow then