They are just 20£ cheaper and you're going to use it for at least one year (I guess), better to save on a few beers Imo
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NVIDIA GTX 970 OWNERS THREAD
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Soldato
They are just 20£ cheaper and you're going to use it for at least one year (I guess), better to save on a few beers Imo
Was going to buy a couple for SLI.
The Inno3D GeForce GTX 970 "iChill Herculez looks to be a monster.
Can see that being loud with the small fan on the side, also the 2 side fans on the front will be pushing air through those small vents in the fan shroud.
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Like the look of that ^
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so, which is everyone's favourite card from an aesthetics standpoint?
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It's definitely between the MSI Gaming & Gigabyte G1, with the latter just edging it because it has a back plate.
I'm planning to upgrade from my trusty HD7850 in a month or two. Would I be able to run a GTX 970 on a 500W OCZ SXSII PSU? My current setup: Asus Z97-Pro, i7 4790k, Crucial MX100 256gb SSD and a WD Caviar Blue 1TB HDD.
I want to buy a single 970 before the end of the year and add another one in a year or so (I'll buy a new PSU then, of course;p). Does it make any sense in the long run? My GPU has really served me well and still has some juice left in it, I can play Dead Rising 3 and virtually every game bar Crysis 3/Watch Dogs almost maxed quite comfortably (though WD is hovering around 30 fps on ultra, so practically playable;p) so maybe I should wait for an announcement from AMD just to see what they come up with?
I was pondering waiting for 20nm offerings from Nvidia/AMD but from what I've read there's significant likelihood of both companies skipping 20nm altogether.
And the final dilemma is... MSI or Asus?
Asus looks really premium with its metal shroud and sturdy backplate but is supplied with virtually no accessories (the box is almost empty, they didn't even care to throw in a 8-pin molex adaptor which I wouldn't mind having since my PSU doesn't have any 8-pin connectors).
MSI is plastic and comes without a backplate (bummer) but it's likely to clock a wee bit better and be slightly cheaper. Sadly, it requires 8-pin + 6-pin power connectors compared to only one 8-pin on the Asus (the less cables the better, especially on my PSU).
Sorry for the lengthy post, haven't upgraded my GPU in a while and figured it'd be best to ask people who already have a 970.
Cheers!
I want to buy a single 970 before the end of the year and add another one in a year or so (I'll buy a new PSU then, of course;p). Does it make any sense in the long run? My GPU has really served me well and still has some juice left in it, I can play Dead Rising 3 and virtually every game bar Crysis 3/Watch Dogs almost maxed quite comfortably (though WD is hovering around 30 fps on ultra, so practically playable;p) so maybe I should wait for an announcement from AMD just to see what they come up with?
I was pondering waiting for 20nm offerings from Nvidia/AMD but from what I've read there's significant likelihood of both companies skipping 20nm altogether.
And the final dilemma is... MSI or Asus?
Asus looks really premium with its metal shroud and sturdy backplate but is supplied with virtually no accessories (the box is almost empty, they didn't even care to throw in a 8-pin molex adaptor which I wouldn't mind having since my PSU doesn't have any 8-pin connectors).
MSI is plastic and comes without a backplate (bummer) but it's likely to clock a wee bit better and be slightly cheaper. Sadly, it requires 8-pin + 6-pin power connectors compared to only one 8-pin on the Asus (the less cables the better, especially on my PSU).
Sorry for the lengthy post, haven't upgraded my GPU in a while and figured it'd be best to ask people who already have a 970.
Cheers!
The fans will only kick in when gaming or benching.
Soldato
If you're thinking about the Asus then you should really consider the Gigabyte G1. Some people have had RMA issues with Asus of late, so that could be another thing to think about. The MSI is a cracking card and I think it's the best 970 seller at Ocuk.
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but i start them manualy
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I'd you have a pretty loud case then they will be okay.
If you just have a few 23cm fans on low speed then the reference cards will annoy you.
The GTX970 uses slightly less power than a HD7850.
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I have a Corsair H50 and Corsair 650D case..
I fell foul of this as the GTX970's at idle were still the loudest thing in the computer by a large degree (hell they were the only audible thing). However I think the problem was compounded by the fact the tone/pitch/frequency/whatever of the noise is a particularly annoying one so if it isn't drowned out it can be quite annoying.
I've turned my 230mm Bitfenix side fan round and raised it higher so it blows air over the back of my 970, should help cool the RAM chips.