vinnie97

What do folks expect the minimum PSU wattage requirement (assuming no OC) to be for the Titan?  I guess the TDP value of 250W is an indicator (50W less than that of the 690).  Is 600W a pretty good bet?  I know the rail amperage is even more important (hopefully not requiring beyond 40A @ 12V).

 
In the link
http://www.hardwareluxx.d...-way-sli.html?start=10
 
The test system is a i7-3960X Oced to 4.2, Asus P9X79 Deluxe Mobo, ADATA 4x 2GB RAM, ADATA 60GB SSD, Windows 8 Pro 64bit, SeaSonic Plat 1000w
 
 

At idle a single Titan in that setup is running 104.4 w, a Tri setup is idling at 133.2
 
Under Load we're seeing 367.8 for a single Titan and at Tri its hitting 727.8w

 
So for a single Titan 600W is a bit overkill/enough.
 

"Now read this very carefully, the board partners like MSI, EVGA and others get to decide whether or not you may unlock Voltage control. Inside the NVIDIA driver you can opt to unlock Voltage by agreeing to an EULA. That EULA will try to make you understand that applying higher voltages will decrease the lifespan of the product. So if the GeForce GTX Titan has been built for a theoretical 5 years productivity at 1.162 mV then tweaking the Voltage towards 1.250 mV could (in theory) halve that lifespan. Now here's the good news; unlocking the Voltage will not result in losing your warranty, let me be very clear about that. However, if you have a 2 year warranty and after 3 years the card dies as a result of voltage tweaking and thus the reduced lifespan... that would be the consequence and at your risk."
 
http://www.guru3d.com/art...eview_reference,4.html
 
I will be purchasing MINE from whichever of these companies does not lock down voltages.  I honestly don't care who it is and I don't think anyone else will either.  Honestly, for a thousand dollars you darned well better allow me to over-volt it.
 
I remember distinctly being lied to about who had the final say in the 680 debacle by a certain board partner *cough*  At least we know this time around.

Supposedly these are the benchmarks from Guru3d
 
http://imgur.com/a/wxmjA 

garnetandblack

CAxVIPER

Supposedly these are the benchmarks from Guru3d

http://imgur.com/a/wxmjA 

Here's the full review...

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_titan_review,1.html  

Weird, I looked earlier and didn't see it. Thanks for the link. Now just time to decide if they are really worth $1000

This is the one I have been waiting for:
 
http://www.guru3d.com/art..._way_sli_review,1.html
Multi Monitor + 3 way SLI
 
Bullet points on final page:
 

• Our recommendation as such is simple, with a single monitor setup like 1920x1080/1200 your maximum number of GTX Titan cards should be a maximum of one.
• Now, if you have that nice 30" monitor with a 2560x1440 or 2560x1600 resolution, that's where a 2nd card could matter.
• Once you reach multi monitor gaming. If you're going to be using 3 monitors at 5760x1080/1200 that's where a 3rd card would make some sense. Realistically though two are already sufficient  (<--Sufficient, who wants sufficient? ;)  JU )
  

 

churchx

I wonder if reference titans is all we'll see given low volume nature or some non refs with more overvoltage headroom are possible. That empty space for extra 8pin on PCB asks for such :)

Also looking at this page, where among features are mentioned titan and GF 6XX. Wonder how long will it take for release of cards themselves.

 
Speculation was that we would see non reference, but on down the road.  For reference, most agreed that the release will  be like the 690, limited at first and then plentiful.  I think I may just hold off this time to see the non-reference items.  Should be pretty exciting.

I'm only really getting 1 for the CUDA cores >_> I need it for faster video rendering. none of the video editing softwares that are out use multi GPU rendering :(

Man this is a tough choice.  Two of these or two 690's.  I was shocked to see how well a 7970 does these days?  Crazy....

If you don't like it, don't buy it, but why bother bashing it?

cisco0623

If you don't like it, don't buy it, but why bother bashing it?

Because I have the freedom of speech, because this is a forum on discussion, because I am upset at the cost of this card and I want to share my frustration. Do not get me wrong this an awesome card my only issue is the price vs performance vs other cards that all.
 
I wish that deep down other people will share in my frustration and ban this card, I wish that we as smart consumesr see the price has irrational and that we tack a stand and do not buy this card so that it will fail and they will be forced to lower the cost to a reasonable price tag. Because yes I am jealous that I will not be able to purchase this card because of the cost.
 
Thats all and that is why I share my opinion.

I have to agree, I am a little underwhelmed with the performance compared to price. Dont get me wrong, this card is powerful, but not powerful enough to justify the price tag. If they knocked off a hundred or two, I would say that would be a more reasonable offering for what is obtained from the hardware. Just my opinion.

Soo...... I was really hoping to see nice numbers and I must say I am very sad atm..
 
Numbers are nowhere near what I expected for a card that costs $1000... I think I will just wait for the refresh version as this one is too expensive to justify the cost. I game at 2560x1600 and was hoping this card would be able to handle Crysis 3 maxed out for me to enjoy the game at its fullest potential and it seems like i would be better of selling my GTX 580 Ultra Classified and picking up 2x 7970's or 2x 680's to get better performance.
 
So as my Friend Tank would say....
 

 
PASS!

I kind of regret selling my GTX690 now   Guess I will be in the market for upcoming 7970 revisions or go with 2x680's. Bah, I was expecting more!

Now this review is interesting, it is showing the dual titan config beating 2 690's but only in triple screen setups.... hmmmm:
 
http://www.techpowerup.co..._GTX_Titan_SLI/22.html

cisco0623

Looks like with SLI the driver needs work.

 
Most likely but even more likely is that it WILL get the work it needs:)  This card is magnificent.  Cost is a bit high but hey, if they can get it, they will charge it!