NVIDIA GTX 970 OWNERS THREAD

Neil79 · 11 Mar 2015 at 19:27

PrinceNelson said:
Anyone have any experience with the KFA2 Infin8? I'll be picking up a 970 tomorrow and I'm torn between the Gigabyte G1 and the Infin8.

I'm definitely looking for some nice overclocking headroom. Is the KFA2 cooler up to the task? How about power limit?

I'm not sure on the difference between the KFA 2 and the Infin8 version, but the 980 was terrible. Both the Gigabyte G1 and the EVGA are very good brands.

PrinceNelson · 11 Mar 2015 at 20:09

Neil79 said:
I'm not sure on the difference between the KFA 2 and the Infin8 version, but the 980 was terrible. Both the Gigabyte G1 and the EVGA are very good brands.

Oh no really? I was almost dead set on the Infin8 too. Not being one of the big players means there's almost no reviews or experiences I read so it feels a bit of a gamble.

ValiantUK91 · 11 Mar 2015 at 20:19

PrinceNelson said:
Oh no really? I was almost dead set on the Infin8 too. Not being one of the big players means there's almost no reviews or experiences I read so it feels a bit of a gamble.

are palit decent cards i love the look of the palit 970 (not the jetsteam one though the one that looks like a reference card)

ValiantUK91 · 11 Mar 2015 at 20:26

scratch that just found a review of the card....ill passs on that i think

Neil79 · 11 Mar 2015 at 20:35

eviljester91 said:
scratch that just found a review of the card....ill passs on that i think

Palit was one of the worst ones...

The Gigabyte G1 was a fantastic card when I had it, I only got rid of it because of the VRAM scandal

ValiantUK91 · 11 Mar 2015 at 21:18

im genuinely stuck on which to get lol

Neil79 · 11 Mar 2015 at 22:05

Either the EVGA or the Gigabyte G1, both you will be pleased with...

As regards to the EVGA, it has 3 year warranty upgradable online for free up to 5 years! Not just that, the awesome step up program and bios flash support via ocuk members

Oh and you can upgrade the cooler or go water cooling without voiding your warranty

ValiantUK91 · 11 Mar 2015 at 22:32

Think the g1 is a tad to big

says its 43mm wide, so think its a to big fit in my 240air, shame as it looks like a stunning card

Psymonkee · 11 Mar 2015 at 22:34

Is the VRAM thing a permanent issue? Looking to buy a second card in this range and certainly haven't had issues with this that I've noticed!

Kelt · 11 Mar 2015 at 23:41

eviljester91 said:
Is the OcUK geforce 970 worth the extra for the cooler?? Or should I go for something else? The kfa2 infiniti black perhaps?

I think so. Recommended one, fitted and overclocked one for my brother, nice card.

Kelt · 12 Mar 2015 at 01:39

Psymonkee said:
Is the VRAM thing a permanent issue? Looking to buy a second card in this range and certainly haven't had issues with this that I've noticed!

You probably won't unless you exceed 3.5gb of vram in-game.

And yes, it's a physical gimp, so permanent.

Jarrastafari · 12 Mar 2015 at 07:43

PrinceNelson said:
Oh no really? I was almost dead set on the Infin8 too. Not being one of the big players means there's almost no reviews or experiences I read so it feels a bit of a gamble.

Prince Nelson:
I own the Infinin8 Black Ed and highly recommend it. kitguru review is what swayed me. There have been people complain about coil whine with it but there are plenty of positive reviews on the product page as well as the gaurantee which means you can send it back if it whines with a decent (80+ Gold rated) PSU.

Hope this helps

PrinceNelson · 12 Mar 2015 at 07:58

Jarrastafari said:
Prince Nelson:
I own the Infinin8 Black Ed and highly recommend it. kitguru review is what swayed me. There have been people complain about coil whine with it but there are plenty of positive reviews on the product page as well as the gaurantee which means you can send it back if it whines with a decent (80+ Gold rated) PSU.

Hope this helps

Thanks for the reply mate. What is the cooler like? Of course Gigabyte has the tried and tested Windforce cooler. Is it loud when you ramp things up and does it keep things cool?

Psymonkee · 12 Mar 2015 at 08:12

Kelt said:
You probably won't unless you exceed 3.5gb of vram in-game.

And yes, it's a physical gimp, so permanent.

Cheers. I'll still probably grab another one anyway as most of my gaming is less than recent shall we say

Jarrastafari · 12 Mar 2015 at 08:29

Never heard it and compared to my 7950 it replaced its whisper quiet. It does shut off one fan when not under load. The remaining fan can't be heard even when my ears next to it, though I could be a bit deaf haha

ValiantUK91 · 12 Mar 2015 at 09:06

Going pick up a infin8 on Friday, hopefully ill get no coil whine as ive seen more positive than negative comments about the card, if I do get coil whine luckily OcUK isnt to far from me.

Been oooing and ahhhing over past day or so as you can tell by my posts but my mind is finally made up

Cooper · 12 Mar 2015 at 09:13

Kelt said:
You probably won't unless you exceed 3.5gb of vram in-game.

Also depends on how the game engine uses VRAM, I play BF4 @4k and regularly go into 3.8GB Vram territory with no frame rate issues.

..similar with Crysis 3.

Maybe there are some games out there that do suffer once you go over 3.5GB but I've yet to play one.

Geeman1979 · 12 Mar 2015 at 09:24

Cooper said:
Also depends on how the game engine uses VRAM, I play BF4 @4k and regularly go into 3.8GB Vram territory with no frame rate issues.

..similar with Crysis 3.

Maybe there are some games out there that do suffer once you go over 3.5GB but I've yet to play one.

Good to know.

PrinceNelson · 12 Mar 2015 at 22:14

eviljester91 said:
Going pick up a infin8 on Friday, hopefully ill get no coil whine as ive seen more positive than negative comments about the card, if I do get coil whine luckily OcUK isnt to far from me.

Been oooing and ahhhing over past day or so as you can tell by my posts but my mind is finally made up

If you click the 'awards' tab on the Infin8 page there's links to some reviews. In some of the benchmarks the card performs 5fps slower than the Asus Strixx despite having higher clocks. I guess the more expensive components used by the heavy hitters do make a difference, not just the core speeds.

I think I might go for the Gigabyte G1. Feels a bit more tried and tested if you know what I mean.

RockSteddy · 12 Mar 2015 at 23:11

I've just purchased the Dell U2715H monitor so I want to upgrade my aging GTX570 to a GTX970. Not fussed about the VRAM issue so now need to decide on which one to get but I'm limited to cards of less than 11 inches due to my case. At the size I need the KFA2 970 Infin8 would fit as well as the MSI 970 Gaming (any others brands below 11 inches?). I'm leaning towards the KFA2 but cannot make my mind up! Any recommendations? Thanks!