Galax HOF 980 A Good Choice?

[teflon66]

Just wondering if this GPU is reliable, effective, and worth the cost. Should I get this or stick to the Big Four?

 

[maxalge]

Just wondering if this GPU is reliable, effective, and worth the cost. Should I get this or stick to the Big Four?

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away I had a gtx 480. Never gave me any problems.

Their old name was better.... Galax? LOL

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/galax_geforce_gtx_980_hof_review,9.html


It's a monster.

 

[coozie7]

Only real downside is their warranty is typically 'only' 2 years but otherwise they're a pretty solid make.

FYI they had to rename in the EU. Something to do with some tinpot company called Samsung holding the rights to the Galaxy name here. 😉

 

[madmatt30]

Wasn't sure if it had something to do with samsung but had an inkling as theyre an a**ehole of a company when it comes to copyrights.
That card pretty much looks to be the best of the best tbh.

 

[teflon66]

Is it known to have any problems?

 

[madmatt30]

Not heard of any problems - its a top end card & I assume not many people own it.
I have a Galax 979 exoc & have to say build quality is a notch above most of the other makes if anything.

 

[teflon66]

Sweet, looks like I'll be picking up the Galax HOF 980! Thanks for the help!

 

[Justintimefordinner6]

Not sure if you got yours yet because I know they have been hard to come by, but I ordered 2 gtx 980 HOF last week. I have been using them and love them. They are the best 980s in terms of look and build imo. They have 2 different versions, the v1 and v2. V1 is the one with the higher clock speed, V2 with lower clock speed. They ran and might still be running a special promo. You get a gtx 980 HOF V1 with a 240gb ssd for the price of the HOF.

They offer a 3 year warranty on the cards just register them with Galax within 30 days of purchase.

 

[teflon66]

Thanks for the reply, but I decided to wait for the 980Ti to be released.

 

[SideWays408]

Not sure if you got yours yet because I know they have been hard to come by, but I ordered 2 gtx 980 HOF last week. I have been using them and love them. They are the best 980s in terms of look and build imo. They have 2 different versions, the v1 and v2. V1 is the one with the higher clock speed, V2 with lower clock speed. They ran and might still be running a special promo. You get a gtx 980 HOF V1 with a 240gb ssd for the price of the HOF.

They offer a 3 year warranty on the cards just register them with Galax within 30 days of purchase.

I have a HOF V1 and im thinking about ordering a HOF V2 to SLI them. Do you know if it will work in SLI??? I see no reason it shouldnt and iv been told by people that they should SLI just fine but a couple weeks back i send GALAX a message and the response was that they will not SLI together BUT it sounded like the guy did not know what he was talking about tbh. Do you know??

 

[madmatt30]

cant honestly think of any good reason why they wouldnt sli mate

 

[SideWays408]

cant honestly think of any good reason why they wouldnt sli mate

Here was the email i got back from the Galax tech support. (techsupport@galaxytech.com)

"Aside from the clock speed difference, the version 2 has a redesigned PCB layout and cooler. It also has the next generation IR3595 Digital PWM controller which provides 2X switching frequency vs. the previous generation.

It will not be compatible with the previous model if SLIed."


Strange right??

 

[madmatt30]

Clock speeds/voltages make no difference in sli - the second part tbh I plain don't understand - it would seem to be in regards to voltages though.

 

[SideWays408]

Just wondering if this GPU is reliable, effective, and worth the cost. Should I get this or stick to the Big Four?

Just wondering if this GPU is reliable, effective, and worth the cost. Should I get this or stick to the Big Four?

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away I had a gtx 480. Never gave me any problems.

Their old name was better.... Galax? LOL

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/galax_geforce_gtx_980_hof_review,9.html


It's a monster.

I own a 980 HoF and i love it and i recently ordered a second 980 when they had a discount and that should come in on Friday june 12.

So yes i love the card it looks great it works great and even though i have heard people complain about coil whine i honestly cannot hear my card at all. I think the reason alot of people complain is because they are inexperienced and the card can come with the back boost button pushed in which basically maxes out the card automatically and the fans start going full speed instantly. At first i found the card to be really loud until i took a look at it and realized the hyper boost button was pushed from the start so when i pushed the button again it turned off and worked like normal so the card is really quiet.