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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/29 19:48:52
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Johnny 5 Anyway, now that we've got the technicalities out of the way... Congratulations on your new Titan Z!
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/29 19:54:13
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Miko Ryukudo Another way you can tell that it is SLI and not 2 GPU chips running unified like a single chip card is that you can't run 4 Titan Z's. It essentially means it is 2 GPU chips on 1 PCB (I think that's right) in SLI format without the need for a bridge. Also, doesn't Titan Z take up 2 slots? This is all a learning experience for me, so please correct me if I am wrong. So hmm....a little theory crafting.. If they combined both GK110 chips into 1 with the combined bus of both, would it then use all 12gb VRAM then? I don't think that is how chip progression works, but it sounds right for someone that doesn't know better
It takes up 3 slots (space-wise) due to the larger heatsink enclosure, but plugs into 1 PCIe slot on the MB. If it were 2 GPUs in one, it would be one large GPU... but that's neither here nor there. It has two GPUs on one card. It is effectively the same as two underclocked Titan Black cards on one card. Hope that helps clarify things.
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/29 19:57:51
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deejay2deejay Dual-GPUs card is already 2-way SLI configuration internally on single PCB that delivers as 1 therefore it takes 12GB of ram
But doesn't each chip require its own VRAM to function since they are two separate chips? Each chip has 6gb VRAM since there is no GK110 chip that has more than 6gb VRAM available. So if they are SLI, even on the same PCB, how does this break the rule of non stacking VRAM for SLI configurations?
This is correct. In order for both GPUs to work on the same thing (such as rendering a game) they both need access to the same VRAM info for both GPUs. This is why the VRAM is mirrored in SLI and how both GPUs can work on the same thing together. This is why the Titan Z's effective SLI memory capacity is 6GB, even though its total physical memory is 12GB.
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/29 19:57:56
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Johnny 5 It takes up 3 slots (space-wise) due to the larger heatsink enclosure, but plugs into 1 PCIe slot on the MB. If it were 2 GPUs in one, it would be one large GPU... but that's neither here nor there. It has two GPUs on one card. It is effectively the same as two underclocked Titan Black cards on one card. Hope that helps clarify things.
That is very true hahaha. But good god...3 slots, this thing is massive. How does 2 fit on the motherboard then? Unless i'm thinking of the wrong slots!
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/29 20:03:31
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Johnny 5 It takes up 3 slots (space-wise) due to the larger heatsink enclosure, but plugs into 1 PCIe slot on the MB. If it were 2 GPUs in one, it would be one large GPU... but that's neither here nor there. It has two GPUs on one card. It is effectively the same as two underclocked Titan Black cards on one card. Hope that helps clarify things.
That is very true hahaha. But good god...3 slots, this thing is massive. How does 2 fit on the motherboard then? Unless i'm thinking of the wrong slots!
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/29 20:59:18
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☼ Best Answerby deejay2deejay 2014/11/01 06:14:15
deejay2deejay Hello. Guys, just wanna share with you my happiness. Installed it on EVGA z87 FTW mobo. http://youtu.be/2SCmfmOsexs
Congrats on the card. I wish I would of waited to get this once it went on sale last week instead of my 2 780 TIs.
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/31 05:28:31
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Sajin This picture shows the GPU allocating 3905MB of VRAM to the game. It's not the actual used amount.
It is what is says. I don't read this backward ? Just the 3% human population of the earth have Titan Z.
deejay2deejay Dual-GPUs card is already 2-way SLI configuration internally on single PCB that delivers as 1 therefore it takes 12GB of ram
People with your laughable knowledge on SLI are the only gamers who buy the Z, everyone else uses it as a workstation card.
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/31 05:43:43
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Excellent card. 12GB of memory. Only card I like more than K|NGP|N Edition. Maybe is smart to wait to price drop on 1000$ and than upgrade on Titan Z, GPU performance as Titan Black SLI and enough video memory. Titan Z have pretty nice boost and I think now is good option for upgrade after price drop but still for people with deeper pocket. Your gameplay is fantastic. No doubt NVIDIA is expensive but they know to make smart graphic cards.
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/31 05:45:54
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Congrats on this and also the fact that this card should give you more than enough horsepower for 4K.
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/31 05:50:37
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Card have everything, enough GPU power and enough video memory for long time forward. Long time, I mean 2 years of nice and calm gaming on highest settings. On so high resolution people don't think on AA as we on 1920x1080.
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/31 06:57:27
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rjohnson11 Congrats on this and also the fact that this card should give you more than enough horsepower for 4K.
Well, not really enough horsepower, actually, for some of the newer higher end games at UHD resolutions.
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/31 07:48:09
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Sajin This picture shows the GPU allocating 3905MB of VRAM to the game. It's not the actual used amount.
It is what is says. I don't read this backward ? Just the 3% human population of the earth have Titan Z.
deejay2deejay Dual-GPUs card is already 2-way SLI configuration internally on single PCB that delivers as 1 therefore it takes 12GB of ram
People with your laughable knowledge on SLI are the only gamers who buy the Z, everyone else uses it as a workstation card.
The higher memory is nice either way, if you can make use of it. Other than that though, for the Titan Z specifically, there wasn't much of a real need for it for anyone at the 3000 (USD) price, since 2 Titan Blacks cost 1000 (USD) less and out perform it in every way. As it's priced now though, at least it makes some sense compared to Nvidia's other offerings.
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/31 10:32:37
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Sajin This picture shows the GPU allocating 3905MB of VRAM to the game. It's not the actual used amount.
It is what is says. I don't read this backward ? Just the 3% human population of the earth have Titan Z.
deejay2deejay Dual-GPUs card is already 2-way SLI configuration internally on single PCB that delivers as 1 therefore it takes 12GB of ram
People with your laughable knowledge on SLI are the only gamers who buy the Z, everyone else uses it as a workstation card.
The higher memory is nice either way, if you can make use of it. Other than that though, for the Titan Z specifically, there wasn't much of a real need for it for anyone at the 3000 (USD) price, since 2 Titan Blacks cost 1000 (USD) less and out perform it in every way. As it's priced now though, at least it makes some sense compared to Nvidia's other offerings.
3% of the population or 210 millions Titan Z...
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/31 13:27:38
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Sajin This picture shows the GPU allocating 3905MB of VRAM to the game. It's not the actual used amount.
It is what is says. I don't read this backward ? Just the 3% human population of the earth have Titan Z.
deejay2deejay Dual-GPUs card is already 2-way SLI configuration internally on single PCB that delivers as 1 therefore it takes 12GB of ram
People with your laughable knowledge on SLI are the only gamers who buy the Z, everyone else uses it as a workstation card.
The higher memory is nice either way, if you can make use of it. Other than that though, for the Titan Z specifically, there wasn't much of a real need for it for anyone at the 3000 (USD) price, since 2 Titan Blacks cost 1000 (USD) less and out perform it in every way. As it's priced now though, at least it makes some sense compared to Nvidia's other offerings.
The only time it ever makes sense is if you need a workstation, cant afford a k6000 card, cant fit 2- dual slot cards and intend on gaming with it. I just find it rather amusing how many people believe the card has a 12gb buffer, and dont realize that the gpus run in parallel; each with a 6gb buffer that mirrors the other. With maxwell's release, I cant even fathom why anyone would spend that much on a card thats outperformed by 2 non flagship models.
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/10/31 15:59:24
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OK, guys... Hopefully we've got the technicalities sorted out for the OP, and yes, I'm sure it's much, much less than 3% of the world's population that owns these cards. It may be a specific demographic or such that the OP had heard about. Who knows? Performance and pricing discrepancies aside, it's still a very slick high quality card. After watching that unboxing video he posted, I'm half tempted to trade up my two SC Titan Blacks for two SC Titan Zs. Actually, I might like to go the route of getting two more SC Titan Blacks, an i7-5960X, and an ASUS X99-E WS. A little out of my budget for the time being unfortunately though, and by the time I have that kind of extra spending cash for such things, there will most likely be better offerings out to choose from. Still feel the yearning for it though... darn it.
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/11/01 06:14:35
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deejay2deejay Hello. Guys, just wanna share with you my happiness. Installed it on EVGA z87 FTW mobo. http://youtu.be/2SCmfmOsexs
Congrats on the card. I wish I would of waited to get this once it went on sale last week instead of my 2 780 TIs.
Thx dude
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/11/01 06:19:18
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rjohnson11 Congrats on this and also the fact that this card should give you more than enough horsepower for 4K.
Thx bro. Nah. I tested on 4k with "Shadow of Mordor" I get around 20fps. U can't really play with this FPS. For 4k with high settings v sync on with 60fps we need 3x Titan Z.. maybe within 2 years they will come out with 1 GTX that provides that power.
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/11/01 06:54:19
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deejay2deejay Hello. Guys, just wanna share with you my happiness. Installed it on EVGA z87 FTW mobo. MAX SETTINGS & Vsync ON: Shadow Of Mordor: 40-60fps and uses from 9GB -12GB vRAM Lords of the Fallen: 60fps uses from 10GB-12GB vRAM Ryse: 55-60fps uses from 8GB-10GB vRAM CRYSIS 3: 40fps uses 4GB (cap) vRAM. To get 60fps I had to make shading & shaders to Low (and it still takes 4gb of vram) WARFRAME: 60fps uses 2GB vRAM Battlefield 4 60fps uses 6GB vRam
have you tried it with VSync off? ALso, did you ever notice that "GPU2 Power" is displaying 500% plus, at all times, except for in menus.. Not sure which OSD you are using to display, but its readings are way off. You may want to try reinstalling the software with the OSD, to see if it corrects it, or even maybe update/refresh drivers. Do you play with a controller as well? I noticed the "Y" to deflect attacks and it made me curious. I use the controller for things like Flying in games, as it makes it very easy to control. I finally made it around to watching the video, and the card is beautiful.
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/11/01 09:07:02
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Scarlet-Tech have you tried it with VSync off? ALso, did you ever notice that "GPU2 Power" is displaying 500% plus, at all times, except for in menus.. Not sure which OSD you are using to display, but its readings are way off. You may want to try reinstalling the software with the OSD, to see if it corrects it, or even maybe update/refresh drivers. Do you play with a controller as well? I noticed the "Y" to deflect attacks and it made me curious. I use the controller for things like Flying in games, as it makes it very easy to control. I finally made it around to watching the video, and the card is beautiful.
Yes, I have lastest Softwares & Driver. Don't know why it shows like that. Yes, I'm using wired Xbox360 controller many years now. Every game I play that is not shooter I play on controller. Xbox360 is best choice 'cos all games support it & u don't need to bind any keys. It's plug & play.
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Re: EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Z - Unboxing & Installing
2014/11/01 09:45:35
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That is curious about the power.
I also use a wired 360 controller. I have a spare key board and Mouse that i plug into my ps3 as well, lol. The 360 controller works perfect and the plays ration can be controlled by kb&m, so why not, right? :-)
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