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Galax, a graphics card brand owned by Palit Microsystems, has quietly unveiled its factory-overclocked GeForce GTX 980 Ti-based graphics card that not only offers incredible performance out of box, but is actually designed for extreme overclocking.

The Galax Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC Edition features rather extreme 1203MHz/1304MHz (base/boost) GPU clock-rates. The graphics board comes with an advanced dual-slot cooling system with multiple heat-pipes, a large aluminium heat-sink as well as three fans. The card has DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs and can drive up to four monitors.

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The GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC Edition graphics board features rather extreme 16+3 phase voltage regulator module based on the International Rectifier’s IR3595 digital PWM controller as well as three 8-pin auxiliary power connectors, which can supply up to 450W of power in order to enable incredible overclocking potential. The VRM of the Galax Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC Edition is the most advanced in the industry and, theoretically, the graphics card can hit unbelievable clock-rates. The graphics adapter is based on a white printed circuit board.

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As the name of the graphics card implies, the product is designed for extreme overclockers, who will use liquid nitrogen to cool graphics card down.

Only one batch of the GALAX GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 Edition will ever be produced and will be available for limited time only. The board costs $999 in the U.S. In the U.K. it is possible to buy KFA2 GeForce GTX 980Ti “Hall of Fame WC Edition” with similar clock-speeds for £689 with water-block. Unfortunately, the latter is equipped with 8+3-phase VRM and thus has a bit lower overclocking potential.

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KitGuru Says: It would be very interesting to find out how significantly the GPU on the Galax GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC Edition can be overclocked with liquid nitrogen. The record for the GM200 GPU is around 2.1GHz. Perhaps, 16-phase VRM for the GPU can help to push the frequency even higher.

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Asustek unveils ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti with hybrid cooling system https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asustek-unveils-rog-poseidon-gtx-980-ti-with-hybrid-cooling-system/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asustek-unveils-rog-poseidon-gtx-980-ti-with-hybrid-cooling-system/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2015 20:43:06 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=265967 Asustek Computer on Wednesday introduced its new custom GeForce GTX 980 Ti-based graphics card with innovative hybrid cooling solution and increased overclocking potential. The new Asus ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti is not the fastest graphics card in the world out-of-box, but its overclocking potential should be exceptionally high thanks to hybrid cooler. The Asus ROG …

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Asustek Computer on Wednesday introduced its new custom GeForce GTX 980 Ti-based graphics card with innovative hybrid cooling solution and increased overclocking potential. The new Asus ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti is not the fastest graphics card in the world out-of-box, but its overclocking potential should be exceptionally high thanks to hybrid cooler.

The Asus ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti graphics card is based on Nvidia Corp.’s GM200-310 graphics processing unit (2816 stream processors, 176 texture units, 96 raster operations pipelines, 384-bit GDDR5 memory bus) as well as on custom printed circuit board designed by Asustek Computer. The PCB sports 10-phase voltage regulator module featuring concrete-core chokes, solid-state black metallic capacitors and hardened MOSFETs. The graphics card sports two 8-pin PCIe auxiliary power connectors that can deliver up to 300W of power to the graphics board (in addition to 75W supplied through PCIe x16 slot).

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The key feature of the Asus ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter is its hybrid air-liquid cooling solution. Two high-quality fans along with advanced radiator and DirectXU H2O vapor-chamber should be enough to cool-down the graphics adapter, but enthusiasts with custom-built liquid cooling solutions will be able to plug the card to their pump and enjoy the benefits of liquid cooling. According to Asustek Computer, the cooling system of the ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti guarantees up to 5°C lower GPU temperature than Nvidia’s reference cooler out-of-box and up to 30°C lower GPU temperature when connected to a liquid cooling system.

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Clock-rates of the Asus ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter – 1203MHz/1228MHz (base/boost) for GPU and 7GHz for 6GB of GDDR5 memory – are lower compared to frequencies offered by the Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti. Moreover, the latter also has more advanced VRM and pre-overclocked memory. Asus positions its Republic of Gamers products above Strix lineup but the ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti is slower than the Strix GTX 980 Ti.

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Peak compute performance of the ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti is around 6.77TFLOPS, or around 10 per cent higher compared to that of the GeForce GTX Titan X, which boasts with 6.144TFLOPS of FP32 processing power.

The Asus ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti is available now worldwide.

Asustek Computer is also working on its Asus ROG Matrix GTX 980 Ti, which will be the company’s highest-performing single-chip graphics card based on an Nvidia GeForce graphics chip.

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KitGuru Says: The new Poseidon graphics adapters should be perfect for those, who already have custom liquid-cooling system. For those, who just want to have high performance, the Asus Strix GeForce GTX 980 Ti should be a considerably better solution thanks to higher clock-rates, pre-overclocked memory, very advanced cooling system and better VRM.

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Asus preps three new custom GeForce GTX 980 Ti cards https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asus-preps-three-new-custom-geforce-gtx-980-ti-cards-extreme-overclocking-hybrid-cooling-etc/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asus-preps-three-new-custom-geforce-gtx-980-ti-cards-extreme-overclocking-hybrid-cooling-etc/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2015 22:59:36 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=257923 Asutek Computer is working on three more graphics cards based on the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics processing unit. The new boards will feature powerful cooling systems, custom multi-phase voltage regulator modules (VRM), increased clock-rates and great overclocking potential. Asustek’s Strix GeForce GTX 980 Ti with DirectCU III cooling system is already one of the …

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Asutek Computer is working on three more graphics cards based on the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics processing unit. The new boards will feature powerful cooling systems, custom multi-phase voltage regulator modules (VRM), increased clock-rates and great overclocking potential.

Asustek’s Strix GeForce GTX 980 Ti with DirectCU III cooling system is already one of the world’s highest performing graphics cards thanks to massive increase of its frequencies compared to Nvidia's reference design. Apparently, Asus wants to offer three more premium graphics cards powered by the GM200-310 graphics chip: the Asus Poseidon GTX 980 Ti, the Asus ROG Matrix GTX 980 Ti and the Asus Gold GTX 980 Ti Platinum 20th Anniversary, reports Cowcotland (1, 2, 3) web-site.

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The Asus Poseidon GTX 980 Ti graphics card is based on a custom printed-circuit board with multi-phase VRM, one 6-pin and one 8-pin PCIe power connectors. The board comes with a hybrid liquid-air cooling system and features increased clock-rates. The GPU operates at 1114MHz/1203MHz base/boost frequency, whereas 6GB of GDDR5 memory work at 7GHz.

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The Asus Gold GTX 980 Ti Platinum 20th Anniversary sports custom PCB design, two 8-pin PCIe power connectors and the company’s own DirectCU II cooler with 0dB fan technology that can shut down fans when in idle mode. The board features increased clock-rates, but Asus is yet to determine and announce them.

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The Asus ROG Matrix GTX 980 Ti will likely be the fastest GM200-310-based graphics card from Asustem Computer, which will boast with a custom PCB featuring a digital 14-phase VRM that utilizes concrete-core chokes, solid-state black metallic capacitors and hardened MOSFETs. The board will feature two two 8-pin PCIe power connectors as well as a special memory defroster cooling system in a bid to make it easier for overclockers to use liquid helium or liquid nitrogen for cooling. Exact clock-rates are unknown, but expect them to be pretty extreme out-of-the-box.

Prices of the new graphics adapters are yet to be published, but do not expect them to be low.

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KitGuru Says: Given the fact how powerful the GeForce GTX 980 Ti is, it is not surprising that the company decided to offer five adapters based on this GPU. It is noteworthy that four out of five Asus' GTX 980 Ti feature increased clock-rates and premium pricing.

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Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti: 14-phase VRM, new cooling, extreme clock-rates https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asus-unveils-strix-gtx-980-ti-14-phase-vrm-new-cooling-extreme-frequencies/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asus-unveils-strix-gtx-980-ti-14-phase-vrm-new-cooling-extreme-frequencies/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2015 01:28:36 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=257175 Asustek Computer has officially unveiled its new Strix GTX 980 Ti graphics card, which promises to be one of the most advanced graphics adapters based on the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics processing unit. The new solution boasts extremely sophisticated voltage regulator module (VRM), an all-new cooling system, high frequencies out-of-the-box as well as extreme …

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Asustek Computer has officially unveiled its new Strix GTX 980 Ti graphics card, which promises to be one of the most advanced graphics adapters based on the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics processing unit. The new solution boasts extremely sophisticated voltage regulator module (VRM), an all-new cooling system, high frequencies out-of-the-box as well as extreme overclocking potential.

The Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti 6GB uses a custom printed circuit board that features 12+2-phase voltage regulator module based on concrete-core chokes, solid-state black metallic capacitors and hardened MOSFETs. The graphics card sports two 8-pin PCIe auxiliary power connectors that can deliver up to 300W of power to the graphics board (in addition to 75W supplied through PCIe x16 slot). In fact, the PCB of the Strix GTX 980 Ti inherits a lot of elements from Asustek’s ROG Matrix Platinum graphics cards, the company’s top-of-the-range solutions.

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The new graphics card from Asus uses DirectCU III cooling system with three fans as well as multiple heatpipes, including two 10mm pipes and two regular pipes. The new fans utilized on the DirectCU III feature new wing-blade design that delivers maximum air flow and improved 105% static pressure over the heat sink, while producing less noise compared to standard fans. According to Asus, the DirectCU III transports 40% more heat away from the GPU and outperforms reference designs, achieving up to 30% lower temperatures during gaming. The graphics board features reinforcement frame, a backplate and even a special GPU fortifier frame designed to prevent PCB from bending over time.

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Thanks to the sophisticated printed circuit board as well as advanced cooling system, the board sports increased clock-rates: 1216MHz/1317MHz (base/boost) for the GPU as well as 7200MHz for GDDR5 memory. In fact, this is the second GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter with factory-overclocked memory. Compute performance of the Strix GTX 980 Ti is around 6.84TFLOPS, or 11 per cent higher compared to that of the GeForce GTX Titan X, which boasts with 6.144TFLOPS of FP32 processing power.

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While Asustek’s Strix GTX 980 Ti 6GB is not the fastest GM200-310-based graphics adapter out-of-the-box, its 14-phase VRM will probably enable never-before-seen overclocking potential and eventually professional overclockers will set records using the card.

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The Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti 6GB is already available for £659.99 at Overclockers UK and for €814.9 at Caseking. The new adapter will likely reach the U.S. market in the coming days.

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KitGuru Says: It looks like Nvidia has finally allowed select partners to factory-overclock memory on GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics cards. Keeping in mind that pre-overclocked GeForce GTX 980 Ti solutions can beat Nvidia’s flagship GeForce GTX Titan X, it will be interesting to see Nvidia’s next move in the ultra-high-end part of the market… Titan X Ultra with 8GHz memory, anyone?

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Nvidia is considering a price-cut of high-end graphics cards https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-is-considering-a-price-cut-of-high-end-graphics-cards/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-is-considering-a-price-cut-of-high-end-graphics-cards/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2015 01:32:46 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=256036 Nvidia Corp. is mulling to reconsider prices of select high-end graphics cards in order to further strengthen its positions in the market advanced graphics solutions. If the company proceeds with the plan, it will get considerably harder for Advanced Micro Devices to regain market share it lost to Nvidia in 2014. AMD’s recently introduced Radeon …

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Nvidia Corp. is mulling to reconsider prices of select high-end graphics cards in order to further strengthen its positions in the market advanced graphics solutions. If the company proceeds with the plan, it will get considerably harder for Advanced Micro Devices to regain market share it lost to Nvidia in 2014.

AMD’s recently introduced Radeon R9 300-series graphics cards are based on “Hawaii” and “Tonga” graphics processing units that have been available for several quarters and demand for such adapters is not strong in the channel, two sources with knowledge of the matter have revealed. AMD’s new flagship Radeon R9 Fury X graphics board is powered by a brand-new “Fiji” GPU and offers higher performance than its predecessors.

Even though Nvidia has a substantial competitive advantage over its rival even after the latter introduced its new products, the company is considering ways how to improve sales its high-end graphics cards.

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One of the ways to boost sales of GeForce products is to reconsider pricing of GeForce GTX 980 Ti and possibly GeForce GTX 970/980. Prices of GeForce GTX 980 Ti and GeForce GTX 980 are very competitive in the U.S., but in Europe and the U.K. they are pretty high. In a bid to make its GeForce GTX 980 Ti more popular, Nvidia may decrease its prices, at least in some countries, according to a market rumour.

If Nvidia changes prices of its GeForce GTX 980 Ti and GeForce GTX 980, AMD will have to reconsider prices of its Radeon R9 Fury X as well as Radeon R9 390X in a bid to stay competitive.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: At present the information about potential price-cuts from Nvidia should be considered as a channel market rumour. Recommended prices of Nvidia graphics cards seem to be too high in Europe, hence, it is logical for the company to reconsider its MSRPs.

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Asus readies Strix GTX 980 Ti: The ultimate GeForce GTX 980 Ti https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asus-readies-strix-gtx-980-ti-the-ultimate-geforce-gtx-980-ti/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asus-readies-strix-gtx-980-ti-the-ultimate-geforce-gtx-980-ti/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2015 02:13:11 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=252645 Asustek Computer is working on a new Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti-based graphics card that promises to offer no-compromise performance. The new adapter is based on Asus’ own design and will feature increased clock-rates and an advanced cooling system. The board is demonstrated at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. The Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti will …

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Asustek Computer is working on a new Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti-based graphics card that promises to offer no-compromise performance. The new adapter is based on Asus’ own design and will feature increased clock-rates and an advanced cooling system. The board is demonstrated at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan.

The Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti will utilize a highly-custom printed circuit board developed by Asustek Computer in-house that will feature enhanced multi-phase voltage regulation module for the GPU and memory designed to ensure maximum stability and overclockability. Default clock-rates of the graphics card will likely be increased by 10 – 15 per cent compared to Nvidia’s recommended frequencies.

The Strix GeForce GTX 980 Ti will also use all-new DirectCU III cooling system with three 10cm fans and 10mm copper heat-pipes to ensure low temperatures and headroom for further overclocking. The fans automatically shut down when the GPU is under light load.

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Like the rest GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapters, the Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti will carry Nvidia’s GM200-310 graphics processing unit with 2816 stream processors, 176 texture units, 96 raster operations pipelines and 384-bit memory interface. The board will be equipped with 6GB of GDDR5 memory.

Asustek’s Strix-series products are designed for gamers and deliver considerably higher performance compared to devices based on reference designs. However, Strix products are not Asus’ top-of-the-range offerings. It is possible that eventually Asus will release GeForce GTX 980 Ti-based graphics adapter that will be a part of the ROG Matrix Platinum family, which is designed to provide absolutely best levels of performance and overclockability. Asus GTX 980 Ti ROG Matrix Platinum could feature 14-phase VRM, various tweaks for extreme overclocking and other advantages.

The Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti will likely hit the market in late July or early August. Pricing is unknown, but naturally it will be higher than default $649/£550/€749. The hypothetical Asus GTX 980 Ti ROG Matrix Platinum could be launched this fall.

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KitGuru Says: It will be tremendously interesting to see what professional overclockers will be able to do with custom GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics cards by companies like Asus or EVGA. Chances are that those products could set more performance records than even Nvidia’s flagship GeForce GTX Titan X.

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Nvidia drops prices of GeForce GTX 980, GTX 980 Ti. But not for Europe https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-drops-prices-of-geforce-gtx-980-gtx-980-ti-but-not-for-europe/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-drops-prices-of-geforce-gtx-980-gtx-980-ti-but-not-for-europe/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:16:57 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=252424 In an unexpected move, Nvidia Corp. reconsidered recommended pricing of its graphics cards following the introduction of its GeForce GTX 980 Ti early on Monday. Unfortunately, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti will be considerably more expensive in Europe than in the U.S. Nvidia will sell GeForce GTX 980 Ti for $649 in the U.S., not …

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In an unexpected move, Nvidia Corp. reconsidered recommended pricing of its graphics cards following the introduction of its GeForce GTX 980 Ti early on Monday. Unfortunately, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti will be considerably more expensive in Europe than in the U.S.

Nvidia will sell GeForce GTX 980 Ti for $649 in the U.S., not $799 as reported last week citing an online store. In addition, the company will lower the price of the GeForce GTX 980 to $499 from $549. The cost of the GeForce GTX 970 will remain at $329, whereas the GeForce GTX 960 will retain its recommended retail price at $199.

While the MSRP of both GeForce GTX 980 Ti and GeForce GTX 980 seems to be very competitive in the U.S., the same cannot be said about the prices in Europe. The official manufacturer’s suggested retail price of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti for the U.K. is £549 including value added tax (VAT), which is $752. The MSRP of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti for Eurozone is €739 – €749 ($824 – $835), depending on the country, which is considerably higher compared to the price in the U.S.

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The reason why Nvidia decided to set the price of its new GeForce GTX 980 Ti so high in Europe is completely unclear. The price of Nvidia’s single-chip flagship – GeForce GTX Titan X – has been declining and gamers with unlimited budgets will prefer to get the top-of-the-range solution even though it is more expensive.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti is based on the GM200 graphics processing unit with 2816 stream processors, 176 texture mapping units, 96 raster operations pipelines and 384-bit memory bus. The new graphics cards carry 6GB of GDDR5 memory operating at 7GHz.

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KitGuru Says: Nvidia’s prices for Europe continue to disappoint. First, Nvidia made its GeForce GTX Titan X considerably more expensive in the European Union compared to the U.S. This time the price of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti in some European countries is nearly $200 higher compared to the MSRP of the product in the United States.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti to cost $799, unless there is a last minute change https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-to-start-at-799-unless-there-is-a-last-minute-change/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-to-start-at-799-unless-there-is-a-last-minute-change/#comments Fri, 29 May 2015 22:59:29 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=251871 An online store from the U.S. has started to take pre-orders on Nvidia Corp.’s upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapters, which are expected to be introduced next week. If Nvidia does not change the price of the upcoming graphics card at the last minute, then the GeForce GTX 980 Ti boards will cost around …

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An online store from the U.S. has started to take pre-orders on Nvidia Corp.’s upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapters, which are expected to be introduced next week. If Nvidia does not change the price of the upcoming graphics card at the last minute, then the GeForce GTX 980 Ti boards will cost around $800 per unit.

Bottom Line Telecommunications, a U.S.-based online store that is known for listing unreleased hardware, recently started to take orders on EVGA’s lineup of GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics cards. The add-in boards are equipped with 6GB of memory and similar outputs (one DVI, one HDMI, three DisplayPorts), which may indicate that they are all based on the reference design, but feature different clock-rates and cooling systems.

EVGA’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics cards cost from $799 to $827, depending on frequencies and coolers. An independent source with knowledge of Nvidia plans confirmed to KitGuru that Nvidia’s suggested retail price of the reference GeForce GTX 980 Ti is $799. The official SRPs for the U.K. and mainland Europe are unknown, but expect something like £550 and €750 – €799.

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While everything about the GeForce GTX 980 Ti seems to be finalized and set, there could be major last minute changes incoming. According to South Korea-based HWBattle web-site, Nvidia may set the price of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti to $649 and cut the price of the GeForce GTX 980, which currently retails for $549. This information has not been confirmed by any source so far, but if it is true, this could be a serious deal breaker, especially considering the fact that the adapter is set to be bundled with Witcher 3 and Batman Arkham Knight, notes WccfTech.

Nvidia’s upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card is based on the GM200-310 graphics processing unit with 2816 stream processors, 176 texture mapping units, 96 raster operations pipelines and 384-bit memory bus, according to various unofficial sources. Graphics cards makers will be allowed to pre-overclock GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapters and even design their own printed circuit boards for them.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Given the fact that performance of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti will be very close to that of the flagship GeForce GTX Titan X graphics card, it is very unlikely that Nvidia will sell this card for $649. Perhaps, Nvidia has a plan in place to cut the price of its GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 980 Ti graphics adapters if they are challenged by AMD’s forthcoming “Fiji XT” solution. However, the latter is not expected to hit the market next week, hence, at least initially Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti boards will cost $799/£550/€799.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti: Specifications and photos revealed https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-specifications-and-photos-revealed/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-specifications-and-photos-revealed/#comments Sat, 23 May 2015 14:06:48 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=250852 As the launch of Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card is approaching, more details about the upcoming add-in-board get revealed. Two web-sites have published specifications of the new enthusiast-class graphics solution from Nvidia as well as the first photos of the reference GeForce GTX 980 Ti adapter. As expected, the novelty will be …

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As the launch of Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card is approaching, more details about the upcoming add-in-board get revealed. Two web-sites have published specifications of the new enthusiast-class graphics solution from Nvidia as well as the first photos of the reference GeForce GTX 980 Ti adapter. As expected, the novelty will be very similar to the flagship GeForce GTX Titan X, but will not match it.

Nvidia’s forthcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card will not be powered by the GM200 graphics processing unit with maximum configuration, according to an excerpt from a presentation published by South Korea-based Hardware Battle web-site. The GM200-310 GPU will feature 2816 stream processors and 176 texture mapping units. It is unknown whether the graphics processor has reduced amount of raster operations pipelines and a cut-down memory interface (akin to that of the GeForce GTX 970’s 224-bit + 32-bit memory bus), but the card carries 6GB of GDDR5 memory, according to market rumours.

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VideoCardz reports that reference Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card features 1GHz/7GHz clock-rates for GPU/memory, however, actual add-in-board manufacturers will be able to overclock the GPU. In fact, high clock-rates of actual GeForce GTX 980 graphics adapters from Nvidia’s partners will likely compensate for reduced amount of execution units compared to the GeForce GTX Titan X.

The first images of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti prove that the card uses the same PG600 printed circuit board as the GeForce GTX Titan X with some minor tweaks. The graphics card has product ID 699-1G800-0030-800 B2. The upcoming high-end solution from Nvidia will use the same cooling system as many of its predecessors, so the adapter will likely be rather quiet.

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It is expected that Nvidia’s partners will be allowed to design their own PCBs and cooling systems for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti. It is possible that at the Computex Taipei trade-show in early June at least some of proprietary GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics cards will be demonstrated.

Pricing of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti is still unknown.

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KitGuru Says: It was completely illogical for Nvidia to use the fully-fledged GM200 for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card, which is why it slightly reduced the amount of execution units inside the chip. Considering the die size of the GM200 and its possible yield, it is likely that eventually Nvidia will offer a yet another graphics adapter powered by the chip. There are rumours about the GeForce GTX 980 Metal, but its possible specifications are yet to be discovered.
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Nvidia may announce GeForce GTX 980 Ti at Computex next month https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-may-announce-geforce-gtx-980-ti-at-computex-next-month/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-may-announce-geforce-gtx-980-ti-at-computex-next-month/#comments Mon, 18 May 2015 22:39:50 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=249891 Nvidia Corp. may announce its GeForce GTX 980 Ti at the Computex Taipei 2015 trade-show early next month, a rumour claims. It is also expected that sales of the new graphics card will start right after the announcement. Unfortunately, specifications of the product are still unknown. PC Games Hardware reports that Nvidia decided to postpone …

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Nvidia Corp. may announce its GeForce GTX 980 Ti at the Computex Taipei 2015 trade-show early next month, a rumour claims. It is also expected that sales of the new graphics card will start right after the announcement. Unfortunately, specifications of the product are still unknown.

PC Games Hardware reports that Nvidia decided to postpone the launch of its new high-performance graphics card from May to early June. The reasons for the delay are unclear, but Nvidia is in a very comfortable position at the moment because its arch-rival AMD does not have a direct rival for the GeForce GTX Titan X. While AMD’s partners sell dual-chip Radeon R9 295X2 solution – which is the world’s fastest graphics card – many enthusiasts prefer single-GPU graphics adapters.

The upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card is expected to carry GM200-310 graphics processing unit. It is unclear whether the GM200-310 has the same configuration as the GM200-400, which powers Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X. The Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X graphics adapter features the GM200-400 graphics chip with 3072 stream processors, 192 texture mapping units, 96 raster operations pipelines as well as 384-bit memory interface. The GPU operates at 1000MHz/1075MHz base/boost frequency.

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PCGH reports that actual performance and specification of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti will determine its price. The graphic card will naturally cost more than the original GeForce GTX 980, but will be more affordable compared to the GeForce GTX Titan X.

Nvidia’s partners will be allowed to design their own printed circuit boards and cooling solutions for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti. If Nvidia announces its new graphics adapter at Computex, actual graphics cards will be demonstrated at the trade-show. Unfortunately, it is unclear whether manufacturers of graphics cards will demonstrate their own versions of GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

According to market rumours, Nvidia is also developing yet another GM200-based graphics card, which is called GeForce GTX 980 Metal Edition.

Computex Taipei 2015 starts on the 2nd of June, 2015.

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KitGuru Says: Keeping in mind that the information about the GeForce GTX 980 Ti comes from unofficial sources, actual launch date of the graphics adapter may change. Nvidia does not need to release the GeForce GTX 980 Ti ahead of AMD’s Radeon R9 390-series, therefore, it may further postpone its announcement from June to July.

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Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti to carry GM200-310 GPU – report https://www.kitguru.net/components/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-980-ti-to-carry-gm200-310-gpu/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-980-ti-to-carry-gm200-310-gpu/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2015 22:58:55 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=247608 Although it was expected that Nvidia Corp.’s upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter will be powered by the very same chip as the GeForce GTX Titan X, it now turns out that the new graphics board will be based on a version of the GM200 graphics processor with a different configuration of execution units. …

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Although it was expected that Nvidia Corp.’s upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter will be powered by the very same chip as the GeForce GTX Titan X, it now turns out that the new graphics board will be based on a version of the GM200 graphics processor with a different configuration of execution units.

The Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X graphics card features the GM200-400 graphics chip with 3072 stream processors, 192 texture mapping units, 96 raster operations pipelines as well as 384-bit memory interface. The chip operates at 1000MHz/1075MHz base/boost clock-rate. By contrast, the upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti will use the GM200-310 graphics chip, reports VideoCardz web-site.

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Nvidia marks graphics processing units with dissimilar configurations differently. For example, both GeForce GTX 970 and GeForce GTX 980 are powered by GM204 GPUs, but the number of activated SPs, TMUs and ROPs is different on these two graphics cards. As a result, the GTX 970 chips are marked as the GM204-200, whereas the GTX 980 processors are marked as the GM204-400.

The GM200-310 marking may indicate that the configuration of the graphics processor of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti will not be the same as that of Nvidia’s flagship graphics card. One thing that is clear at the moment is that the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics board will carry 6GB of GDDR5 memory.

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KitGuru Says: It is clearly logical for Nvidia to use a cut-down version of its GM200 for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti. The company has a lot of GM200 chips with defects and it needs to sell them somehow. At the same time, the company's product lineup requires a graphics solution that will be faster than the GeForce GTX 980, but slower than the GeForce GTX Titan X.

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Nvidia to launch GeForce GTX 980 Ti next month, GeForce GTX 980 Metal in the works https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-launch-geforce-gtx-980-ti-next-month-geforce-gtx-980-metal-in-the-works-report/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-launch-geforce-gtx-980-ti-next-month-geforce-gtx-980-metal-in-the-works-report/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2015 01:09:27 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=246137 Nvidia Corp. has reportedly reconsidered its plans concerning its rumoured add-in cards powered by the GM200 graphics processing unit. The higher-end GeForce GTX 980 Ti is now expected to be released as early as in the middle of May. In addition, the GPU developer is working on something called GeForce GTX 980 Metal. According to …

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Nvidia Corp. has reportedly reconsidered its plans concerning its rumoured add-in cards powered by the GM200 graphics processing unit. The higher-end GeForce GTX 980 Ti is now expected to be released as early as in the middle of May. In addition, the GPU developer is working on something called GeForce GTX 980 Metal.

According to a report from a Chinese web-site, Nvidia has moved the launch window of its GeForce GTX 980 Ti to 16th – 26th of May. The graphics card will be based on the code-named GM200 graphics chip with 3072 stream processors, 192 texture units, 96 raster operations pipelines as well as 384-bit memory interface. The GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter is projected to carry 6GB of GDDR5 memory onboard, which will be its main difference compared to the high-end GeForce GTX Titan X, which features 12GB of memory.

Nvidia needs GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card in order to better compete against upcoming AMD Radeon R9 390-series from its arch-rival. Final specifications of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti are unknown, just like the price.

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In addition to the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, Nvidia is also reportedly working on something called GeForce GTX 980 “metal enhanced version”. It is unknown what it is, but it is highly likely that this graphics adapters is based on a cut-down version of Nvidia’s GM200 GPU. Since nothing particular is known about yields of Nvidia’s largest graphics processor to date, it is impossible to guess configuration of its cut-down version with disabled processing units.

Price and performance of the GeForce GTX 980 Metal, if it ever sees the light of day, will be higher than those of the GeForce GTX 980, but lower compared to those of the GeForce GTX Titan X. Pricing of the solution will depend on performance and availability timeframe.

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KitGuru Says: A graphics card based on a cut-down version of GM200 can easily become a bestseller, especially if it delivers 90 per cent of GeForce GTX Titan X’s performance at 66 per cent of the price…

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti is ready, launch may be advanced – rumour https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-is-ready-launch-may-be-advanced-rumour/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-is-ready-launch-may-be-advanced-rumour/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2015 18:46:56 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=244519 Nvidia Corp. has finished development of the rumoured GeForce GTX 980 Ti reference design, media reports claim. Moreover, the company may advance its launch in a bid to steal media attention from AMD’s forthcoming Radeon R9 390-series graphics adapters. General specifications of Nvidia’s upcoming graphics card currently known as the GeForce GTX 980 Ti have …

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Nvidia Corp. has finished development of the rumoured GeForce GTX 980 Ti reference design, media reports claim. Moreover, the company may advance its launch in a bid to steal media attention from AMD’s forthcoming Radeon R9 390-series graphics adapters.

General specifications of Nvidia’s upcoming graphics card currently known as the GeForce GTX 980 Ti have been finalized, according to reports from SweClockers and Chiphell. The graphics board will get the fully-fledged GM200 graphics processing unit with 3072 stream processors, but “only” 6GB of GDDR5 memory. By contrast, Nvidia’s current flagship graphics card – GeForce GTX Titan X – carries 12GB of memory.

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Since the GM200-based GeForce GTX 980 Ti will likely get printed-circuit board that is very similar to that of the GeForce GTX Titan X, development of the PCB hardly took a lot of time from Nvidia’s engineers.

Nvidia’s partners among graphics cards makers will be able to design their own PCBs for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card, one media report claims. Therefore, it is logical to expect companies like Asustek Computer, EVGA and other to design advanced GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapters with sophisticated 14-phase voltage regulating modules, enhanced PLL circuitry, improved GPU power plane and other innovations. Such graphics cards will likely be factory overclocked to provide incredible performance.

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Earlier it was reported that Nvidia intended to release its second GM200-based graphics adapters in summer or fall, but the fresh rumours indicate that the company may release its new graphics board around the time when competing AMD Radeon R9 390-series solutions (allegedly based on the code-named “Fiji” silicon) hit the market in June. In the past Nvidia used to release new products right after its arch-rival launched its latest offerings. For example, the company launched its GeForce 8800 Ultra graphics card two days after AMD released the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT.

The price of the graphics adapter currently known as the GeForce GTX 980 Ti will be around $699 – $799. Performance of the graphics solution will be comparable to that of the GeForce GTX Titan X and at present it is unclear how exactly Nvidia will position two similar graphics solutions on the market.

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KitGuru Says: Keeping in mind that the information about the GeForce GTX 980 Ti is unofficial and mostly comes from one or two sources, take it with a huge grain of salt. In fact, unless Nvidia deliberately wants to steal media attention from the Radeon R9 390-series graphics adapters, it does not need to release another GM200-powered graphics solution any time soon. Even the name of the adapter is in question since it leaves Nvidia no options regarding the name for a graphics board powered by a cut-down GM200.

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GM200-based GeForce GTX 980 Ti to hit the market this fall – rumour https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/gm200-based-geforce-gtx-980-ti-to-hit-the-market-this-fall-rumour/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/gm200-based-geforce-gtx-980-ti-to-hit-the-market-this-fall-rumour/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2015 04:06:33 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=243300 Nvidia Corp. has reportedly slightly changed launch schedule of its GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card powered by the GM200 graphics processor. The latest market rumours suggest that the new adapter will hit the market in September and will be a part of the company’s product refresh this Fall. Previously it was reported that Nvidia …

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Nvidia Corp. has reportedly slightly changed launch schedule of its GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card powered by the GM200 graphics processor. The latest market rumours suggest that the new adapter will hit the market in September and will be a part of the company’s product refresh this Fall.

Previously it was reported that Nvidia intends to release its GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card this summer, possibly to compete against AMD’s Radeon R9 390-series add-in-boards. While in the past Nvidia did release new graphics cards in summer, the move is generally unusual: end-users tend to buy new graphics adapters in Fall, whereas OEMs acquire new hardware even when it is not released officially. The plan to launch something new in September looks more logical.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti is expected to be powered by the fully-fledged GM200 graphics processing unit with 3072 stream processors, 192 texture mapping units, 96 raster operations pipelines as well as 384-bit memory interface. The main difference between the GeForce GTX 980 Ti and the GeForce GTX Titan X is expected to be the size of frame-buffer: 6GB of GDDR5 on the GTX 980 Ti vs. 12GB on the GTX Titan X.

As the GM200 graphics processing unit is extremely complex and record large, it is inevitable that there are GPUs with damaged compute or fixed-function units. Therefore, Nvidia needs to create a graphics adapter that will use GPUs with disabled parts and will be positioned below the GeForce GTX Titan X, but above the GTX 980. Keeping that in mind, it is highly likely that Nvidia will release not one GeForce GTX 900-series graphics card featuring the GM200 chip, but two of them: one with fully-fledged GPU and another with a cut-down version.

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KitGuru Says: It makes a great sense for Nvidia to release a GM200-based GeForce GTX 900-series graphics card as a part of its autumn product refresh. Still, specs and the name GTX 980 Ti do not look trustworthy at the moment.

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Nvidia readies GeForce GTX 980 Ti – rumour https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-readies-geforce-gtx-980-ti-rumour/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-readies-geforce-gtx-980-ti-rumour/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2015 01:59:28 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=242267 The recently introduced code-named GM200 graphics processing unit will not power only the GeForce GTX Titan X as well as the Quadro M6000 graphics cards. According to a media report, Nvidia Corp. is working on the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter, which is expected to rival not only the GeForce GTX 980, but even …

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The recently introduced code-named GM200 graphics processing unit will not power only the GeForce GTX Titan X as well as the Quadro M6000 graphics cards. According to a media report, Nvidia Corp. is working on the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter, which is expected to rival not only the GeForce GTX 980, but even the GeForce GTX Titan X.

Nvidia plans to use fully-fledged GM200 graphics processing unit for the rumoured GeForce GTX 980 Ti, according to SweClockers. The graphics solution will feature 3072 stream processors, 192 texture mapping units, 96 raster operations pipelines as well as 384-bit memory interface. Moreover, clock-rate of the GPU is projected to be increased to around 1.1GHz. The only difference between the GTX 980 Ti and the GTX Titan X will be the amount of onboard memory: 6GB vs. 12GB, if the report is to be believed.

The new graphics solution is expected to hit the market this summer at the price of around $699. If the timing is correct, then the GeForce GTX 980 Ti will be positioned directly against AMD’s rumoured Radeon R9 390-series graphics cards.

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Nvidia needs a graphics aadapter that will be positioned below the GeForce GTX Titan X in order to sell GM200 graphics processing units that have non-functional execution units. Since GM200 graphics chip is incredibly complex and large, it is inevitable that there are GPUs with damaged compute or fixed-function units. Traditionally, companies disable broken parts of the chip and use such ASICs on less expensive graphics adapters. If both GeForce GTX Titan X and GeForce GTX Titan X use fully-fledged GM200 GPUs, it is unclear how Nvidia plans to sell cut-down GM200 graphics processors.

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KitGuru Says: Existence of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics in Nvidia’s roadmap was predicted along with the emergence of the GeForce GTX Titan X months ago. While Nvidia’s plan to introduce the GTX 980 Ti is not surprising, specifications of the product are rather hard to believe in. The company needs to sell partly non-functional GM200 GPUs, but the GTX 980 Ti uses fully-fledged GPUs Nvidia also needs to refresh its graphics cards lineup this fall without introducing any new chips. To do the latter, it is logical for Nvidia to introduce GeForce GTX 985, 975 and 965 based on the GM204. However, offering GeForce GTX 980 Ti and GeForce GTX 985 at the same time is hardly a good thing since this will confuse buyers. In short, neither the name – GeForce GTX 980 Ti – of the product, nor its specifications look trustworthy right now. KitGuru will investigate the matter.

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