NVIDIA GTX 970 OWNERS THREAD

[swillsy]

ok drivers sorted and this card is incredible value! Metro redux looks life like and is soo smooth!

 

[PCM2]

Hi Gibbo,

Do you think the ETA on the Gigabyte G1 is accurate? I know it's just an estimation but I'm trying to sell my GTX 780 and 'sidegrade' (slight upgrade) ASAP but don't want to be left without a GPU. Haha.

I like the Gigabyte G1 because of the fact it has 3 full size DisplayPorts! Useful for me.

 

[Gibbo]

Hi Gibbo,

Do you think the ETA on the Gigabyte G1 is accurate? I know it's just an estimation but I'm trying to sell my GTX 780 and 'sidegrade' (slight upgrade) ASAP but don't want to be left without a GPU. Haha.

I like the Gigabyte G1 because of the fact it has 3 full size DisplayPorts! Useful for me.

970 due Monday/Tuesday
980 G1 couple of weeks.

 

[Gibbo]

Awesome, ill order the new cards now and arrange to return the others tomorrow

Customer service like this is the reason the only I.T brand I have any loyalty to is OcUK

No problem, which other competitor can you talk to the boss at 11pm about products. We win!

 

[Locky]

The reason I picked the MSI over other brands was the extra years warranty. Other brands need to take note, 2 years isn't good enough.

 

[bru]

The reason I picked the MSI over other brands was the extra years warranty. Other brands need to take note, 2 years isn't good enough.

+1

 

[thefogo]

The reason I picked the MSI over other brands was the extra years warranty. Other brands need to take note, 2 years isn't good enough.

Yeah that's what is pulling me towards the MSI over the Palit or Inno3D.
It's unlikely I'll keep the card for even a year, but it's always a nice bonus

 

[Ayahuasca]

I won't keep it 3 years either but it's always nice to be able to sell it on with warranty still available.

 

[Locky]

Resale is much better selling with plenty of warranty in hand. I don't change my GPU's much I had my 7970's for 2.5 years.

 

[thefogo]

Think I've had 9 cards this year if I include the ones I just sent back.

 

[Deehjay]

Haven't checked in here really since the thread was made but is the MSI one still the way to go? What about the ACX 2.0 from EVGA?

 

[JonnyG1982]

Another MSI GTX970 over @ 1,500mhz boosted core with no additional volts.

72.7% Asics

I take these things nice & slow. Not touched memory yet. Quiet as a mouse & nice & cool.

 

[shatpank81]

Slightly OT, ok maybe just OT in general lol
With the msi 3 year warranty, to get this do i have to register the card or is it just 3 years in general and if it fails in say 18months time i just contact them, show proof of purchase etc?

 

[stoke1863]

Time to upgrade my GTX480 SOC I got from ocuk 3 years ago. I'm wanting this for game streaming the most (limelight for ouya hooked to a TV) I cannot deciede what model to get between the

Palit jetstream
Gigabyte

Im on a strict budget so can't decided if gigabyte is worth the extra . my 480 SOC is soooooo loud so if it's quiter than that I'll be happy

Any ideas

 

[thefogo]

The Gigabyte is better but is very long. I'm not even sure it would fit in my case.

 

[l2ez4m]

I'd say looking from the 3 years perspective - 30 quid premium for the best 970 sku available (its like 80p a month) is nothing really. Plus exceptional Giga's warranty services.
Considering that Jetstream is just a basic NV reference sku:

compared to this engineering marvel:




From kitguru

Hotlinked images+oversized

Cons:
the gold colour may not appeal to everyone.
hotter running than the MSI GTX970 Gaming 4G and ASUS GTX970 Strix OC.
PCB extension plate moves excessively – should be mounted to the cooler above.
fan profile could be a little more aggressive.
6 Pin power headers are reversed and not at the end of the card – fiddly to work with.
Mini DisplayPort and Mini HDMI connectors – with no converters in the box.

From kitguru

 

[wazza300]

pick the msi 970,its shorter than the gigabyte and better quality than the jetstream

 

[elrasho]

Tried out Metro Redux everything maxed at 1080p (except had SSAA off) . Getting over 100fps With SSAA at 2X it droped to around 65 but tbh I didn't notice the jaggies in the first place.

 

[jwilliamson47]

The Gigabyte looks fantastic, although when going Sli it adds around £100 to the price :/

 

[Frenzy]

So

ASIC 73.4

Heaven 63.4 Rock stable no artifacts
Core 195
Mem 575
mV +20
TDP 99.9
VDDC 1.2310
Temp 53c
Boost 1536.9Mhz
Mem 2041.2Mhz
PL +10

Firestrike quick go as it's late 11075
Core +180
Mem +400
mV +0
TDP 108.4
VDDC 1.2060
Temp 57c
Boost 1513.2Mhz
Mem 1951.7Mhz
PL +10

In firstrike as soon as I hit or exceed 110% TDP the card starts to throttle...