GTX 900 Series custom card availability delay time?

[mcknigk]

Hi All!

Long time lurker, first time poster here on Tom's. I just recently built my very first gaming rig sans graphics card; I've been patiently waiting for the GTX 900 series to hit the market before making a purchase.

Seeing as I'm new to the world of performance PC hardware, what is the typical delay time between the reveal date of a new generation of cards and the time when the first custom cards are commercially available?

I plan on purchasing an EVGA GTX 970. Nvidia will be announcing the 900 series on Sept 19th, so how long until EVGA might release their custom GTX 970 offering?

I know that information isn't readily available (as far as I know) but just asking for those of you who have following previous releases.

Thanks in advance for your answers. Cheers!

 

[geofelt]

What are you looking for in a custom card?

Probably reference cards and a couple of fan type coolers will be available within a week or two.

Custom cards with liquid cooling or high overclocking capabilities might be a month or two.

My take is to prefer reference cards with blower type coolers anyway. They get heat out of the case directly. I would spend a bit more for factory overclocked versions.

 

[fcabanski]

The reference 900's will have the same coolers as the reference 700's had. But the 900's use less energy and run cooler, so the reference coolers will be sufficient.

 

[geofelt]

Card makers have discovered that exotic coolers sell.
Regardless if they are necessary or not.
That is why we will see a bunch of them.

 

[mcknigk]

As far as the custom cards go, I am really leaning toward a reference card with the custom fan cooler (ACX from EVGA, unless they've developed a new cooling solution) as opposed to the blower.

I have a high airflow case and do not plan to run in SLI; I've read that the ACX/fan coolers perform better in these situations. The blowers are better for cramped and SLI configurations due to the lack of airflow.

 

[17seconds]

There have already been listings and images for custom GTX 970s. Those should debut on the first day of release, September 19th.

 

[moogleslam]

I thought it was the 18th, no?

 

[renz496]

i think that is the start of the Game24 event. 980/970 expected to be release at the end of that event.