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MSI GTX 980ti Gaming with i7 950 @ 4.2+GHz

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I have a 2500k @ 4.5 Ghz with the same GPU, a MSI 980Ti Gaming.

My 980ti has a dreadful ASIC of 65.4, but it doesn't stop it from going 1450Mhz on the core and 4000Mhz on the memory with stock voltage.
By the way, I slapped a G10 + H90 on it because it was going 75C in Witcher3. Now it is <55C on Witcher3 and Battlefield4 with ambient temps 27-29C

The G10+H90 is heaven. The system is now completely silent in full load. I run all my fans <1000RPM. Also ambient temps are starting to lower, which means even lower GPU temps :D

Also, did you purchse the MSI gaming with factory Overclock or the one that didn't come with overclock but same otherwise? I think that might be the difference is the MSI Gaming without factory OC has a lower ASIC. OR I just got lucky. I mean look at what some companies are doing for cherry picked..http://s7.postimg.org/yv12s5wp7/Untitled.jpg
 
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Also, did you purchse the MSI gaming with factory Overclock or the one that didn't come with overclock but same otherwise? I think that might be the difference is the MSI Gaming without factory OC has a lower ASIC. OR I just got lucky. I mean look at what some companies are doing for cherry picked..http://s7.postimg.org/yv12s5wp7/Untitled.jpg
Companies generally cherry pick the chips when they do overclocking of any sort. Hence why in this day and age you will see GPU's with overclocks cost $20+ more for the same card with lower overclocks (That or locked voltage or similar. Not including aftermarket PCB designs).

I would say you have a pretty good chip that overclocks well right now. It might be more feasible to seek out an upgrade than someone on a Sandy-Bridge (or newer) processor, but even so I doubt that chip holds you back at all. Even at 1600p I doubt you would see much of a difference (Maybe up to 10% on games) except on extreme CPU dependent games.

I am jealous that some people made such great investments back on the i7 9XX and i7/i5 2XXX chips. I would probably still be rocking one if I had bought one back then.
 
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It might be more feasible to seek out an upgrade than someone on a Sandy-Bridge (or newer) processor, but even so I doubt that chip holds you back at all. Even at 1600p I doubt you would see much of a difference (Maybe up to 10% on games) except on extreme CPU dependent games.

I am jealous that some people made such great investments back on the i7 9XX and i7/i5 2XXX chips. I would probably still be rocking one if I had bought one back then.

Based off the benchmarks I have run and in game performance I would say there is very little measurable difference in games and 10-15% is about right which literally is 5-8FPS...not a big deal in my book. IF that.

I mean look at these heaven benchmarks http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/unigine-heaven-4-0-benchmark-scores.198888/ I score 2585, that has me beating OC'd 4790ks running GTX Titans.
 
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Heaven barely responds to cpu....

Which is a legit benchmark. Because most games act the same way. Once you have a "fast enough" processor the majority of the work is being handled by the gpu...right? I have no doubt my system would lose in a SuperPi or CPU dependent software, but games aren't one of them...for the most part.

I do think Witcher 3 is a good test as well. Latest software with all the bells and whistles. Maintaining 60+FPS on ultra is not to shabby.
 
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Benchmark Scores Faster than yours... I'd bet on it. :)
Depends on the game and resolution.

We also don't know clockspeeds etc, so you really can't compare with any certainty.
 
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Depends on the game and resolution.

We also don't know clockspeeds etc, so you really can't compare with any certainty.

Oh you're referring to skylake there right? Well that is true, we do not know. But I do know how my system is performing and we both know skylake isn't a major performance jump for initial benchmarks. Anyway that is a distraction from my point. Which is if your processor is fast enough, even though it is old, modern games will run fine on it with new GPU hardware.

Also I'm not saying I won't upgrade but now I am not rushing the upgrade. I also hope I have helped others in a similar position as me relax a little on the upgrade warpath. Which was one of the main points of this thread.
 
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Sounds nice man! I can't wait to get mine on water as well. I am not used to my case temps being so high, and to see the card in the 70's freaks me out a little bit..haha. Hey, would you mind running an unigine heaven benchmark and posting results with the settings setup from this link? http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/unigine-heaven-4-0-benchmark-scores.198888/

I have also clocked my 980ti as far as I am willing to without watercooling. But I did hit 1513Mhz boost clock and 4000mhz on GDDR with no voltage increase, just allowed power up to 110%. So pretty excited to get this on a nice full coverage EK block.

Here is a heaven with 980ti @ 1500Mhz core and 4000Mhz memory at 1.224V. My cpu is at 4.2ghz atm.
I have the Overclocked one: http://eu.msi.com/product/vga/GTX-980Ti-GAMING-6G.html#hero-overview

Firestrike @ 1500Mhz Core; 4000Mhz memory ; 1.224V http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/8251901?
Firestrike @ 1554Mhz Core; 4000Mhz memory ; 1.243V http://www.3dmark.com/fs/5757048

The run at 1554mhz isn't stable in games from what I remember. I run Witcher 3 for stability test.
 

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Had my 2600k since 2011 - I think it's still got a few years left in it yet. I think I'm getting a similar 3dmark score to rhadoo04. Haven't done any other benches. Spending a lot of time playing witcher 3 at 4k :cool:

Kicks out a lot more heat than the 970, Running with the side off my case til winter kicks in :D
 
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No point in upgrading my 2500k. I can easily run it at 4.8GHz with temps at 60C. Right now it's at 4.5Ghz. I have a bad upgrade itch for the cpu + new mobo with more fan headers and goodies but I'm doing my best to hold on to a bigger leap of performance. The main thing holding me to upgrade is the bad TIM on the IHS. I'm hoping soldering the IHS will come back. Maybe I'll go for the enthusiast cpus next time if they can overclock like champs ( 2500k like :D)

Enjoy your 980Ti's, they are a beast. Also keeping the GPU <50C is bliss. Love it.

@rodneyhchef: You can use a Kraken G10 on this MSI, it works perfectly with its midplate over vrm etc, just unscrew 4 screws, put the G10 + AIO and done. I recommend a 140mm rad as it works better than a 120mm.
 
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Benchmark Scores Faster than yours... I'd bet on it. :)
Oh you're referring to skylake there right? Well that is true, we do not know. But I do know how my system is performing and we both know skylake isn't a major performance jump for initial benchmarks. Anyway that is a distraction from my point. Which is if your processor is fast enough, even though it is old, modern games will run fine on it with new GPU hardware.

Also I'm not saying I won't upgrade but now I am not rushing the upgrade. I also hope I have helped others in a similar position as me relax a little on the upgrade warpath. Which was one of the main points of this thread.
No. I was speaking generically. Depending on the game determines how much a CPU could hold things back. Obviously with some MMO's and RTS type games, there is more reliance on the CPU. Hell there is at least one game that cannot run with a true dual core... you at least need a dual with HT for it to run. While it isn't many games that should a slow down, its real and there. go look up some of the game reviews at techspot. ;)
 
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