Joined on 07/11/06
Pros: Everything. Great card upgraded from a GTX 580 Classified.
Cons: none
Overall Review: I cannot believe how well this card drives mt 2560/1440 panel. BF4 Ultra settings, with everything in Nvidia CP maxxed. Never dipped below 58 FPS. Overly impressed.
BOARD DOA
Pros: budget 1151. Never had issues with ASRock
Cons: I own other ASRock boards. Always been perfect. I bought this board and didn't use it right away. Now it's out of the return period and I guess I'm outa luck. Brand new out of the box, no splash, no post no nothing. Bummer
Overall Review: Stuck with a dead board because it sat unopened in the box for a few months. Bum luck I suppose. Replaced with an MSI board, and the PC booted immediately.
Great Current-Gen Card
Pros: Plays BF4 Ultra settings @ 1440p smooth, never dropping below 60 frames... And this is really all that's important to me at the moment haha
Cons: Not really a con on the card, but my previous card was the 780ti, and I see very little improvement with the GTX980. I researched and knew this going in, so really a sideways "upgrade" for me. I will, however, buy a 2nd 980 and enjoy SLI in the very near future.
Overall Review: Good card. A lot of hype on the fan life and reduced noise, but don't be fooled. The fan is loud as hell.
Very impressed
Pros: PLAYS EVERYTHING @ 1920/1080 completely maxxed out. BF3 on Ultra is beyond butter. Lower power consumption than my old GTX 295.
Cons: Power hungry. Needs 2 8pin and a single 6. If you have a great PSU, you're set. I have a 1000 wt, and am worried about running another in SLI. With the stock 580's, it's not an issue.
Overall Review: Best card I've ever owned hands down. I ran 2 GTX295's (quad 270's) before this, and it completely smokes that setup. Recommended... highly
Runs my second Ultra
Pros: Xtra power when you don't have the bucks to fund your second VC.
Cons: Non- modular-type power cable. Kind of a pain when moving the PC around, and it's dangling there, pulling out the back of your case.
Overall Review: Did what I needed it to do. Went SLI with 2 8800 Ultras, and my 850 PSU wasn't quite enough. This thing single-handedly runs my second Ultra...Aint no thing.
Ultra indeed
Pros: Has proven itself to me as the current best card on the planet. This card can handle with no issues whatsoever ANYTHING I throw at it. I'm running 1680x1050 res, and my FPS haven't dipped below 75 on anything. Playing 2142, Stalker, Lost Planet, Bioshock, GRAW 2, ALL on the highest settings. I don't forsee myself needing another card for quite sometime. When I do, these cards in SLI will be all I need.
Cons: other than the low-quality decal (yes I was excited about it), no cons. Yah it's big, yah it's hot blah blah. What did you expect??? get a GTS if these are issues.
Overall Review: Can't wait to push this card more, also can't wait to do SLI. Bring on Crysis!!!