Question 1

Does this come with a back plate? I've heard there is a lot of sag with this card.

Accepted Answer

Yes, there is a back plate attached.  The card runs cool and quiet, but did draw enough power to cause my 850W Coarsair power supply to kick the fan into high speed to keep the PS cool.  I upgraded the PS to a PC Power & Cooling 1200W model and that solved that issue.

The card performs well, I'm driving a 34" curved glass 3440X1440 and a 24 " 1920X1200 monitor.  I game on the 34" while using the 24" for browsing and desktop at the same time.  getting great FPS without any increase in case fan noise.  Everything is now cool, quiet, and fast.

The only caution would be to have enough power with a high quality and capacity power supply.  the one I bought to solve that issue was $326, but in all candor, my old Corsair 850 may just be due for a fan replacement.  yes, it sped up when i was gaming, but it seemed louder than it should have been.

Good luck

Question 2

Will this card work with a Asus rampage IV MO board?

Accepted Answer

I have no personal experience with the ASUS Rampage IV board but looking at the specs, as long as you have the correct power feeds, drivers, and space, it should work.

I've used it with Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H board and in 2010 Mac Pro tower (special NVIDIA drivers).

Question 3

Is this Dual-Slot Card?

Accepted Answer

Yes it is, depending on your motherboard you shouldn't have a problem with sli and depending on the case i should be fine. Keep in mind this card is also a little long and plenty wide as well. Might have issues with itx cases.

Question 4

I have a P67 Sabertooth mobo.  Should I upgrade the mobo?

Accepted Answer

your mobo can handle the card (being a 2.0x16 pci E slot) some people prefer the actual PCI E 3.0 but that's up to you.
SHOULD you? up to you
do you have to? no.

Question 5

I am trying to find specifications regarding the HDMI port on the Asus GTX 980 ti Strix graphics card.  Is the HDMI port a 2.0 port?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the HDMI port is 2.0 according to the ASUS specs on their website

Question 6

Why is your engine clock speed different from manufacture? You guys have it:
Core Clock 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1075 MHz
From Asus website:
Over clock mode GPU Boost Clock : 1317 MHZ , GPU Base Clock : 1216 MHz
Gaming Mode (Default) - GPU Boost Clock : 1291 MHZ , GPU Base Clock : 1190 MHz

I hope this information is helpful. Thank you

Accepted Answer

Because this is the non OC version.

Question 7

Is it that overclocked STRIX from ASUS website? Why is the clock just 1000MHz then?

Accepted Answer

this is not the OC
but you will have to oc yourself

Question 8

How do I get sound through the HDMI connector?

Accepted Answer

I would suggest looking through your sound settings on your PC and making sure you actually can play sound through your monitor, which is what I'm assuming you're trying to do.

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