jmallamo
can't add a link to my post?
 
 

I believe you need over 11 posts to do that. This was implemented to detract spammers from joining, and posting links that shouldn't be posted.      ;)

lol - okay. thx. (#7 )

In response to the reference card coil whine...I have a zotac ref I bought for $549 on amazon, no whine, temps stay at 70 or less while benching with stock fan profile. Boosts to 1465 and stays there while running 3dmark11. I am very pleased with the ref card. I have not even messed with seeing where this card could go. I just boosted base clock by 200 to 1327 in evga precision, and put power at 125%, nothing else. It may do more, I have to mess with it. I have these settings 24/7 so far in all that I do without a single problem yet.

I really do hope that end of October isn't "The very last possible day in October" myself.
 
We have modded bios and can flash now, so that worry is gone!

I Knew from reading the articles over on Overclockers.net there was the ability to Flash the Bios's between different variations of the GTX 970/980 Cards, But I have not seen a Modded Bios shown as of yet that will allow voltage changes, Unless I missed something about that ability being available now.

Skyn3t is working on the bios now.  I don't think it is finished, at least I didn't see it earlier this morning. 

You can mod your own if you'd like, but yeah you can change the voltage offset, but the applied voltage doesn't change. You can however change the TDP, which is why we need the puppies to hurry up now with their unlocked voltage control.

It's here 
 
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=04G-P4-2988-KR
 
The question is, is the difference really worth $130 over ACX 2.0 SC.
1291/1393Mhz vs 1266/1367Mhz (mine boost to 1418Mhz on stock settings)
 
And still no 980 FTW, 
 

I've been slamming F5 for 30 minutes. When damn it, when?! :)

No stock this week, will be next week.