Has anyone seen a review comparison of the 970 vs the 670? I've got a 670 currently but I don't want to get the 980 as I'm hoping the 980 ti/Titan 2 come out soonish but wouldn't mind getting a 970 in the mean time if it's a noticeable upgrade. I game on 4k at the moment.
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GTX 980 / 970 Discussion
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You'll see around a 35 - 40% performance boost.
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Hard choices Stulid Gigabyte for the brand name maybe Galax Soc for the better power phase Zotac Amp well they use to have rep for using poor quality components but things may have changed. Which ever one you go for they all seem to perform much the same.
Indeed i think by the time i get my funds in order it will be 1st Oct and if EVGA say mid Oct for Classy then i guess the 15th seems like a good bet for the rest too. Maybe even 8GB?
Personally im waiting but adding Classy to that list of Stulids. But the key is going to be temps and case arrangement alongside whatever card has the best cooling, The best phase, And uses 2x8 pin power. Although the Classy and Gigabyte G1 could be binned also complicating matters.
The way my Air 540 case is with H100i i think a rear venting card is going to suck. A triple slot beast that can hit 1650mhz is my goal so i can vent all that hot air out quick and fast out the top of the Air 540. And if need be ill stick two 80mm's on the bottom of the case too. Im going full out this time.
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Hi there
Great news!
800pc of MSI 970 Gaming has arrived!!!
Coming from a 7870DD. To the dark side!
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having to resist replacing my pretty much non clocking GTX 780 WF3's for some 980's.. i was going to wait for a full fat maxwell
Given what we (read: you guys) now know about the 980 and 970, anyone like to hazard a guess how powerful the 960 will be?
Say, compared to a 280X?
From the way the 970 beats the 290 as standard and out clocks the 290X I would guess the 960 will be faster than a 280X as standard and out clock the 290 non-X, if they slot it in behind the 980/970 ofc, there's no telling where they will position it.
290 to 970 is really not worth it in any shape or form. Performance is + and - depending on scenario and application. Heat (noise) will be far better with the 970 though.
290 to 980 I don't think is worth it either, there is a performance jump but not enough to justify the price imo.
290 to 980 I don't think is worth it either, there is a performance jump but not enough to justify the price imo.
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When are the 980's expected to be in stock? Thought it was today?
Most I have seen the MSI 970 go up to is 75c but that was stressing it quite hard with the valley benchmark on a loop. In games it seems to settle around 60c mark on the few games I have tried. These are not really demanding games though, just like fifa 15.
Asus 970 is 0db its only when it hits 67c temps the fan spins up and even then its 29db ie pretty silent.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_970_STRIX_OC/24.html
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Yeah these do look a very nice range of cards but I think I will skip this gen and keep the 780sli.