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Hello People Of The Internet,
I'm not new to gaming pc's but I am inexperienced. I would be highly thankful if anyone could help me urgently to chose between the Asus Strix or the Gigabyte GTX 980 pros and cons. In Australia, they're around the same price-point (give/take $20) and I'm thinking of getting everything tomorrow for other reasons........
Thanks for any help - A Straya' Gamer lol
I'm not new to gaming pc's but I am inexperienced. I would be highly thankful if anyone could help me urgently to chose between the Asus Strix or the Gigabyte GTX 980 pros and cons. In Australia, they're around the same price-point (give/take $20) and I'm thinking of getting everything tomorrow for other reasons........
Thanks for any help - A Straya' Gamer lol
SaggyPants
September 25, 2014 1:59:47 AM
unknownofprob said:
maxtex said:
Yeah the Gryphon is SLI compatible. And yeah the bridge should come with the motherboard.To clear the confusion remove the work 'should' and put does for the SLI bridge, as it does have one.
Asus says this "1 x SLI bridge(s)"
Configuration is in X8/X8 (what you want) and those are the top two long slots with clips on it (light brown and brown, not the black slot which runs at X4 mode).
Thanks for the confirmation.
maxtex said:
Yeah the Gryphon is SLI compatible. And yeah the bridge should come with the motherboard.To clear the confusion remove the word 'should' and put does for the SLI bridge, as it does have one.
Asus says this "1 x SLI bridge(s)"
Configuration is in X8/X8 (what you want) and those are the top two long slots with clips on it (light brown and brown, not the black slot which runs at X4 mode).
SaggyPants
September 25, 2014 12:35:44 AM
maxtex
September 24, 2014 11:54:01 PM
SaggyPants
September 24, 2014 5:09:37 PM
maxtex said:
Oh sorry - I just realised I posted for the 970's not the 980's. The pros/cons still stay the same, but for the 980 you need two 8-pin connectors for the Gigabyte, and for the Strix one 8-pin and one 6-pin. And add about 50W to the recommended wattage of the power supply. (I edited it now)All good - I was actually thinking of getting two 970's in SLi. The problem is that as I stated before I am inexperienced and I'm unsure about the SLi Bridges... Do they come with the motherboard I'm getting (ASUS Gryphon Z97)? And is it compatible? Here is a link - http://www.umart.com.au/umart1/pro/Products-details.pht.... With the Sli configuration how and where should I place them. I think that the new 900 series have this detachable piece so that they can be closer - but I don't know. Even if this is true, is it better for cooling or worse.. I am in Australia - and the summer here is pretty hot.
maxtex
September 24, 2014 4:03:02 AM
ohyes247
September 24, 2014 2:30:59 AM
maxtex said:
ohyes247 said:
G1 may one a little cooler.. But will run a bit louder.. the Asus maybe only a TINY bit warmer than the G1 and a bit quieter. If you plan on overclocking i would believe the Gigabyte would be the better cooling solution.. But if you dont like noise then the Asus would be better. Although i may be all backwards.. The gigabyte has 3 fans so for all i know that means they have to run slower and therefore be quieter and do less work to cool as much as the AsusWell, in the benchmarks I've seen there's not much difference, the G1 was 1-2 dB louder or so, but they both stay around 40-41 dB on load which is amazingly quiet for a high-performance card. You're right about the cooling, although here again the difference is marginal, the Asus' temperatures remain excellent as well.
I didn't really compare benchies, just went off the top of my head lol.. But yeah thats about what i was expecting.. not much differences as both companies make REALLY excellent coolers.
I'm going to keep this short, but have you considered two Gigabyte Windforce R9 290's? I know what your going to say, heat, noise and crossfire issues. To be said, the heat isn;t too bad and compatibility is not that bad at all, and will certainly blow the 980 out of the water in performance but also power.
Check your PSU if your considering such a setup.
Check your PSU if your considering such a setup.
maxtex
September 24, 2014 2:17:26 AM
ohyes247 said:
G1 may one a little cooler.. But will run a bit louder.. the Asus maybe only a TINY bit warmer than the G1 and a bit quieter. If you plan on overclocking i would believe the Gigabyte would be the better cooling solution.. But if you dont like noise then the Asus would be better. Although i may be all backwards.. The gigabyte has 3 fans so for all i know that means they have to run slower and therefore be quieter and do less work to cool as much as the AsusWell, in the benchmarks I've seen there's not much difference, the G1 was 1-2 dB louder or so, but they both stay around 40-41 dB on load which is amazingly quiet for a high-performance card. You're right about the cooling, although here again the difference is marginal, the Asus' temperatures remain excellent as well.
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maxtex
September 24, 2014 2:09:31 AM
Here are some main pros/cons I can think of:
Gigabyte pros:
- One of the fastest 980s out-of-the-box
- Very good overclocking potential as well
- Great cooling, the coolest in benchmars
- Very quiet
- Rigid card, has a custom PCB and backplate
Gigabyte cons:
- Very long (12.3 inches) due to the triple-fan design
Asus pros:
- Great cooling
- Semi-passive cooling system
- Very quiet
- Rigid, has a custom PCB and backplate
Asus cons:
- Not *quite* as fast and overclockable as the Gigabyte (but not a slouch either)
Mind you, the Strix only requires a 6-pin and an 8-pin connector to the PSU, while the Gigabye requires two 8-pin connectors. As for power supply, with the Asus you should be good with a decent 550W (or higher) PSU, while the Gigabyte needs a bit more juice; I'd recommend a 6000W (or higher) for that one.
Gigabyte pros:
- One of the fastest 980s out-of-the-box
- Very good overclocking potential as well
- Great cooling, the coolest in benchmars
- Very quiet
- Rigid card, has a custom PCB and backplate
Gigabyte cons:
- Very long (12.3 inches) due to the triple-fan design
Asus pros:
- Great cooling
- Semi-passive cooling system
- Very quiet
- Rigid, has a custom PCB and backplate
Asus cons:
- Not *quite* as fast and overclockable as the Gigabyte (but not a slouch either)
Mind you, the Strix only requires a 6-pin and an 8-pin connector to the PSU, while the Gigabye requires two 8-pin connectors. As for power supply, with the Asus you should be good with a decent 550W (or higher) PSU, while the Gigabyte needs a bit more juice; I'd recommend a 6000W (or higher) for that one.
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