GAMING GEAR
AWARD
EDITOR’S CHOICE
AWARD
GIGABYTE GTX 980
Ti XTREME GAMING
RRP: $689.99 | Website: www.gigabyte.com
L
ast issue, the original
G1.Gaming model of this very
Graphics card from GIGABYTE
was under scrutiny. This month
under the microscope is the Xtreme
Gaming edition. In issue 35 we
looked at the G1.Gamng version
and this is perhaps why this one is
in the Game Time section and not
in the hardware reviews section.
Mind you, between the two GPUs
this is unquestionably the one sot
buy and better on in just about any
meaningful way. GIGABYTE has gone
about this by making a few changes
to their offering bringing it up to
speed with the very latest GTX 980
TI cards on the market. In fact one
could go as far as to say GIGABYTE
has produced yet again the fastest
GTS 980 Ti on the market.
36 The OverClocker Issue 37 | 2016
To look at this graphics card
via only the clock speeds would
be to miss all that has gone into
improving what was an already
compelling product. The clock
speeds are important and they help
seal the deal, but for the target
demographic which is still high end
gaming machines, there is more to it
than just clock speeds.
This partic V