NVIDIA GTX 970 OWNERS THREAD

Amatsubu · 30 Jan 2015 at 23:22

Spikey said:
Hardly, I think we just want what we paid for and not something that's not what was sold to us.

Hit the nail on the head.

Bradmax57 · 30 Jan 2015 at 23:37

I'd still like to know what the problem is lol

~>Dg<~ · 31 Jan 2015 at 00:49

old gamer said:
kapp i think 970 owners are in shock 2 weeks ago it was the best thing since sliced bread and today its a pile of junk

oh my . im not happy with nvidia myself but claiming they a pile of junk :rolleyes:

faster at my res i play than a 290,290x a 780 ti tested in all games i play. its why i kept it through the ordeal

upto 1080 its very quick and wont have any issues at 1080. thing is people need to remember is over 1080 you shouldn't be buying a 970 anyway.

so in short upto 1080 which is the gamers choice its a great card will be for a few years. you can thank consoles for that.

the only thing thats come out of this ordeal with the 970 gtx is lots more people hate nvidia. oh also that people will jump ship at 1080 and buy a 290 then realize its slower

. feel sorry for those that do that.

old gamer · 31 Jan 2015 at 01:10

i think ive been misunderstood, 970 sli owner myself, i was trying to state its a sad state of affairs the card has gone from hero to zero in just two weeks

shamus21 · 31 Jan 2015 at 07:34

Like I have said before the 970/980 are not bad cards if you are a upgrader but no good for 4K what with the 256bit bus and now this memory issue, they were a stop gap until the real cards come out like the fatmax.

sprite1275 · 31 Jan 2015 at 09:55

old gamer said:
i think ive been misunderstood, 970 sli owner myself, i was trying to state its a sad state of affairs the card has gone from hero to zero in just two weeks

In a way its a good thing, hopefully nvidea have learned from this.

Dirk Diggler · 31 Jan 2015 at 09:58

I think the next step for nvidia has to be a 970/980 with 8gb VRAM.

msmalls74 · 31 Jan 2015 at 10:01

Needed a new card this weekend was between 290X and a 970, spent plenty of time reading the 970 memory thread and ready a few articles about it, still went with a 970. Looking at benchmarks, power/temps etc 970 still seems to be a great card gaming at 1080P as i do. Ended up with the KFA2 970 black edition should arrive today, feel confident that i made the right choice even with all the issues people are having with Nvidia.

ChrisD. · 31 Jan 2015 at 10:03

970 over a 290X? Okay then...

jkb · 31 Jan 2015 at 10:43

String said:
I think the next step for nvidia has to be a 970/980 with 8gb VRAM.

Don't you mean a 980 with 8 and a 970 with 7.5

Seriously, the 970 is still a great card for the money but I can understand why people aren't happy

JamesM · 31 Jan 2015 at 10:47

S2KIP said:
970 over a 290X? Okay then...

Why is that so hard to believe?

The 970 is still a bloody good card

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=25214819&postcount=1741

I see more 970s above the 290x

~>Dg<~ · 31 Jan 2015 at 11:19

at 1080 they are very good. take one over a 290.

at 1440 id go with a 980

at 4k id have probably 3 or 4 290 8gb

so a 970 does do well.

last week i have tried a 290, 780 ti , and my gigabyte g1 at 1080. guess what g1 stays . it was faster in literally every game i play. at my res.

ChrisD. · 31 Jan 2015 at 11:22

JamesM said:
Why is that so hard to believe?

The 970 is still a bloody good card

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=25214819&postcount=1741

I see more 970s above the 290x

Nice of you to choose a benchmark that heavily favours Nvidia cards. I don't mean to troll here, but the 290X is a better card than the 970.

sprite1275 · 31 Jan 2015 at 11:25

S2KIP said:
Nice of you to choose a benchmark that heavily favours Nvidia cards. I don't mean to troll here, but the 290X is a better card than the 970.

What's the reasons?

thefogo · 31 Jan 2015 at 11:27

~>Dg<~ said:
at 1080 they are very good. take one over a 290.

at 1440 id go with a 980

at 4k id have probably 3 or 4 290 8gb

so a 970 does do well.

last week i have tried a 290, 780 ti , and my gigabyte g1 at 1080. guess what g1 stays . it was faster in literally every game i play. at my res.

I've had 290x, several 780ti's and a 970 and the 970 was the slowest of the three.

ChrisD. · 31 Jan 2015 at 11:30

sprite1275 said:
What's the reasons?

Reasons for what? Thinking the 290X is a better card? Look at all of the benchmarks, especially at the higher resolutions, it's simple fact. Plus it can use all 4GB, all of the time.

sprite1275 · 31 Jan 2015 at 11:36

S2KIP said:
Reasons for what? Thinking the 290X is a better card? Look at all of the benchmarks, especially at the higher resolutions, it's simple fact. Plus it can use all 4GB, all of the time.

I ain't too bothered about benchmarks, its more the whole gaming experience for me. I only ask as I'm thinking of going from 970 to 290x. I game at 1080p so not sure what to do.

fs123 · 31 Jan 2015 at 11:56

I've been testing the gtx 970 on some of the newer games and appear to have stuttering even when the memory usage is less than 3GB. The Unigine Heaven and Valley Benchmarks have quite a lot too and they use less than 1.5GB @ 1080P.

I've noticed the frame times in MSI Afterburner fluctuate a lot and have many spikes. Is MSI AB a reliable measurement or is there something better?

Secret_Window · 31 Jan 2015 at 12:16

~>Dg<~ said:
at 1080 they are very good. take one over a 290.

at 1440 id go with a 980

at 4k id have probably 3 or 4 290 8gb

so a 970 does do well.

last week i have tried a 290, 780 ti , and my gigabyte g1 at 1080. guess what g1 stays . it was faster in literally every game i play. at my res.

The Gigabyte G1 is one I've been keeping my eye on along with the MSI for months. Obviously now feel more hesitant about getting one more than ever from the VRAM issues some people are having, hence why I've posted in the 290x owners thread about the possibility of getting one of those too. However, I game a 1920x1080, so maybe I will be immune from the VRAM issues for now, I don't know? But I suppose it's also a question of how long it will be before more games at even 1080p require 4GB+.

sprite1275 · 31 Jan 2015 at 12:25

Secret_Window said:
The Gigabyte G1 is one I've been keeping my eye on along with the MSI for months. Obviously now feel more hesitant about getting one more than ever from the VRAM issues some people are having, hence why I've posted in the 290x owners thread about the possibility of getting one of those too. However, I game a 1920x1080, so maybe I will be immune from the VRAM issues for now, I don't know? But I suppose it's also a question of how long it will be before more games at even 1080p require 4GB+.

I'm thinking at 4gb you have some sort of future proof. I'd say at least a year. 3.5 might be pushing it but I'm no expert on the matter.