update from msi, fans issue on the gtx 970 gaming.

mastergup · Oct 1, 2014

We discussed this internally and the fan issue (fan2 @100%) is most likely caused by the sticker.
Many fans can withstand the removal of the sticker without any damage but a small amount of fans seem to get damaged.
Our production has already stopped using these stickers.

So we recommend all users that suffer from this issue to return the card to the point of purchase for warranty service.

This comes directly of msi

dovah-chan · Oct 1, 2014

It can't be fixed by a firmware update of any kind?

Also I was wondering what happened to the MSI SLI Krait Edition? It's on the website but isn't available at any resellers or retailers.

cowboydude99 · Oct 1, 2014

I guess I'll be removing my sticker very carefully...

mastergup · Oct 1, 2014

till now its known if a firmware can fix it.

yes cowboy be very carfull, because i can tell you it is really stuck on the card.

cowboydude99 · Oct 1, 2014

I removed it... I have no idea if it will work. I plan to install it in the AM.

iamlegend · Oct 1, 2014

Am I the only one around here which don`t have any problem with my MSI GTX 970? Or not yet.

Yes, I agree that the sticker is very sticky that might damage the fan if not properly remove. By the way, why MSI does not include SLI cable? or does it need SLI cable to enable SLI config in GTX 970?

cowboydude99 · Oct 1, 2014

When I removed the sticker, I pushed down on the fan, not too hard. Just enough so I didn't move it... We'll see if it was a success.

To see if I have any coil whine, is there something I can run? Specific benchmark, or just any game?

mastergup · Oct 1, 2014

iamlegend :

No you are not the only 1 that has no problem, like a say before many times, people that have a crappy card wright alot about it, people with good cards don,t, i,m sure that there are more people with good cards then there are people that don,t.
No you mention indeed no sli cable

cowboydude99 · Oct 2, 2014

I just installed my MSI GTX 970. So far so good. No unexpected noise... just fan, no coil whine.

I just spent an hour gaming and checking out FPS vs my 7970 (OC @ 1175mhz core, 1550mhz memory).
I OC my 970 to +170 core and +500 memory in Afterburner.

Just some of what I've found so far with all maximum settings @ 1080p.
Game - GPU - FPS
Tomb Raider - 7970 - 32fps
Tomb Raider - 970 - 45fps
Watch Dogs - 7970 - 27fps
Watch Dogs - 970 - 50fps
Far Cry 3 - 7970 - 32fps
Far Cry 3 - 970 - 90fps (huge jump in same location)
Crysis 3 - 7970 - 23fps (rain first level)
Crysis 3 - 970 - 35fps (rain first level)
Shadow of Mordor - 7970 - 45fps
Shadow of Mordor - 970 - 66fps
The Witcher 2 - 7970 - 43fps
The Witcher 2 - 970 - 58fps

Excellent so far.

mastergup · Oct 2, 2014

cowboydude99 :

First of all, good to here you also have no problems.
very good fps boost compared to a 7970, but what cpu u use?

cowboydude99 · Oct 2, 2014

How can I monitor CPU usage during in game?
HWMonitor?

cowboydude99 · Oct 2, 2014

http://tinypic.com/r/2dir0c5/8

Check out my GPU usage during Tomb Raider... keeps dropping.
Temps are good. Is this normal?

cowboydude99 · Oct 2, 2014

Just realized AB would monitor CPU usage...
Looks like during gaming it never goes over 40% usage.

GPU does drop here and there... I'm not sure why. GPU temps are all good.

I tried it again w/o any OC. Same type of GPU usage. hit 99 % then drops lower.

I am playing Tomb Raider... there are a lot of cut scene type events. I think they LOD is way higher during those scenes. During standard gameplay FPS may go from 30fps to 45fps.

This is using 4x MSAA (ultra). My 7970 OC was around the same performance on 4x MSAA (normal)

mastergup · Oct 2, 2014

cowboydude99 :

use msi afterburner, go to the tab settings then to the tab monitoring, and select cpu, on screen

mastergup · Oct 2, 2014

sorry you found it, but what kind of cpu u use??

cowboydude99 · Oct 2, 2014

i7 3770. Non-k, but multiplier set to 41.

cowboydude99 · Oct 2, 2014

I'm not really sure if things are working as I thought. No noise, but FPS seem to jump all around.

Watch Dogs seems horrible once out in the world... Constant stutter, even with no AO or low AA.

mastergup · Oct 2, 2014

Maybe your overclock is not complete stable.
and watch dogs is a strange game.

cowboydude99 · Oct 2, 2014

Yeah I don't know. That game stutters w/o any OC.

I'll try a few others.

iamlegend · Oct 2, 2014

You don`t have a stable OC. Mem clock of +500 is way to high.
Post your result in Unengine Valley Benchmark.

I OC`ed mine to core clock +150 and mem clock +200 this is the sweet spot I think.

cowboydude99 · Oct 2, 2014

I sorted it out. Same oc but deleted the profile for the game. When it recreated it noe it is running much better.

Crashed after 30 min so I'll decrease it and try again.

mastergup · Oct 3, 2014

i play bf 3 and bf 4, middle earth schadow of mordor, and wolfenstein, on +140 core and +200, like legend sad, thats a bit of the sweet spot.

Any way good luck

iamlegend · Oct 3, 2014

Oh, I just recently saw the max clock from HARCOPC:

core clock = +170~180
mem clock = +500

But I think this will stress our GPU to much.

mastergup · Oct 3, 2014

i have no problem benching with that core clock.
with +175 and + 500 i do firestrike, 3d 11 and 3d mark vantage, just for gaming i put it a little lower.

mastergup · Oct 3, 2014

update from msi, fans issue on the gtx 970 gaming.

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