I'm trying to decide which 980 ti to go with, I just recently sold my EVGA GTX 980 FTW, and it left me slightly disappointed. First of all the "EV" in "EVGA" where it lights up in LEDs on the front of the card was chipped making only GA light up, which I shrugged off, however the card didn't seem to run as cool as I felt it should and I really dislike the PrecisionX OC utility. I haven't given up on them yet though as I've had pretty good luck with them in the past.
Here is my current situation though, I'm getting antsy waiting on Asus, MSI etc. to release there versions of the Ti and haven't seen anything about any release dates online.
These are the main two I'm considering now:
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/83819-evga-geforce-gtx-980-ti-superclocked-acx-20/?page=11
and this one for the new Gigabyte G1 Gaming
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_geforce_gtx_980_ti_g1_gaming_soc_review,36.html
Hexus was only able to achieve 1230 / 1380 with the EVGA while the guru3d was able to get their G1 to 1302 / 1450. Maybe that's just the silicon lottery at work but definitely has piqued my interest in other brands. On the other hand if I get the EVGA now I will be able to do the Step-Up if I want later on and possibly get the Classified when it's released or the hybrid OR I could get a reference from evga and get the AIO cooler separate.
My system is:
i5-4690k @ 4.5 ghz w/ Hyper 212 Evo
16gb ddr3-1600 G.Skill Ripjaws
1tb WD Black HDD
250 gig Samsung 850 Evo ssd
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H Black Edition Mobo
Corsair Obsidian 450D Case
Here is my current situation though, I'm getting antsy waiting on Asus, MSI etc. to release there versions of the Ti and haven't seen anything about any release dates online.
These are the main two I'm considering now:
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/83819-evga-geforce-gtx-980-ti-superclocked-acx-20/?page=11
and this one for the new Gigabyte G1 Gaming
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_geforce_gtx_980_ti_g1_gaming_soc_review,36.html
Hexus was only able to achieve 1230 / 1380 with the EVGA while the guru3d was able to get their G1 to 1302 / 1450. Maybe that's just the silicon lottery at work but definitely has piqued my interest in other brands. On the other hand if I get the EVGA now I will be able to do the Step-Up if I want later on and possibly get the Classified when it's released or the hybrid OR I could get a reference from evga and get the AIO cooler separate.
My system is:
i5-4690k @ 4.5 ghz w/ Hyper 212 Evo
16gb ddr3-1600 G.Skill Ripjaws
1tb WD Black HDD
250 gig Samsung 850 Evo ssd
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H Black Edition Mobo
Corsair Obsidian 450D Case
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