Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming vs windforce oc

[PolanaMaster]

Hello everyone I was looking at those two Gigabyte cards and GTX 970 G1 gaming seems to be slightly better but I'm not so keen to spend another £20-25 for slight improvement. GTX 970 G1 Gaming is clocked at 1178Mhz and Windforce OC is clocked at 1114Mhz. Could you guys please tell me if ther will be a big difference in terms of performance in games between those two cards?
Will it be more than 1-2fps?

Thanks for answering

 

[anti-duck]

The Gaming G1 is literally just a factory overclocked Windforce 3X and you could achieve that overclock yourself easily. I'm not sure how much performance difference that 64MHz will make but my 150MHz overclock didn't make much difference lol.

 

[PolanaMaster]

Then I'll probably go with the cheaper one, GTX 970 Windforce OC. The only thing I don't like about this card is that it lacks the sexy backplate which comes with G1 Gaming series. I will have to live without it somehow.

 

[anti-duck]

The only two that come with a backplate fitted (to my knowledge) are the Gigabyte Gaming G1 and the ASUS STRIX and then you can claim a free back plate with the purchase of any of EVGA's GTX 970's but you have to fit it yourself. I'm actually having this dilemma myself lol, the Gigabyte Gaming G1, ASUS STRIX or the EVGA SSC? 😛

I'd actually say ~£25 is worth it for a nice backplate and I did totally forget about the Gaming G1 having a backplate.

 

[anti-duck]

The only two that come with a backplate fitted (to my knowledge) are the Gigabyte Gaming G1 and the ASUS STRIX and then you can claim a free back plate with the purchase of any of EVGA's GTX 970's but you have to fit it yourself. I'm actually having this dilemma myself lol, the Gigabyte Gaming G1, ASUS STRIX or the EVGA SSC? 😛

I'd actually say ~£25 is worth it for a nice backplate and I did totally forget about the Gaming G1 having a backplate.

saw some images of the Gigabyte Windforce 970, they kinda cheap out on it on some parts, it has the same metal shroud but it doesn't have the back plate. It is also missing the glow + its missing 2 copper heat pipes.

As for your choice though, its either the gigabyte or evga for me, I hate the new Strix design Asus is trying to pull xD

I LOVE the look of the STRIX lol 😛 I think I'm edging towards the EVGA though to be honest, how hard is it to fit a backplate lol? 😛

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I have the MSI in my newest build.

 

[anti-duck]

The only two that come with a backplate fitted (to my knowledge) are the Gigabyte Gaming G1 and the ASUS STRIX and then you can claim a free back plate with the purchase of any of EVGA's GTX 970's but you have to fit it yourself. I'm actually having this dilemma myself lol, the Gigabyte Gaming G1, ASUS STRIX or the EVGA SSC? 😛

I'd actually say ~£25 is worth it for a nice backplate and I did totally forget about the Gaming G1 having a backplate.

saw some images of the Gigabyte Windforce 970, they kinda cheap out on it on some parts, it has the same metal shroud but it doesn't have the back plate. It is also missing the glow + its missing 2 copper heat pipes.

As for your choice though, its either the gigabyte or evga for me, I hate the new Strix design Asus is trying to pull xD

I LOVE the look of the STRIX lol 😛 I think I'm edging towards the EVGA though to be honest, how hard is it to fit a backplate lol? 😛

ummm thats why I said above if your choosing between the 3, I would go Gigabyte(because it has a backplate) or EVGA (again because you can put a backplate in it) lol... Dick.

Er... did you mean to call me a dick? I think you read that the wrong way and I was genuinely asking how hard it is to fit a backplate, not bitchingly saying 'how hard is it to fit a backplate!?" lol 😛

 

[PolanaMaster]

How do you know the cheaper GTX 970 from Gigabyte is missing 2 heatpipes? I was looking at some websites and they didn't state anything like that.

 

[PolanaMaster]

I thought MSI GTX 970 looks a bit better from the side.

 

[PolanaMaster]

I would love to get the one with a backplate but I'm on a budget so spending extra £25 for looks and very minimal improved performance is a bit silly for me.

 

[Screwby]

The g1 goes through a process gigabyte calls The Gauntlet. They take the gpus that are allocated to them, put them through special tests and pick the best of the best in terms of power delivery, efficiency, etc and use those in the g1. This can translate to better overclocking, thermals, and energy efficiency. Might be something to consider..things like, the windforce led light and back plate are added bells and whistles.

 

[borlosky]

Hello everyone I was looking at those two Gigabyte cards and GTX 970 G1 gaming seems to be slightly better but I'm not so keen to spend another £20-25 for slight improvement. GTX 970 G1 Gaming is clocked at 1178Mhz and Windforce OC is clocked at 1114Mhz. Could you guys please tell me if ther will be a big difference in terms of performance in games between those two cards?
Will it be more than 1-2fps?

Thanks for answering

The GPU's used in the G1 editions are cherry picked (the "GPU Gauntlet" as Gigabyte calls it, EVGA does something similar for their super clocked cards), so only the only ones that perform the best are put into the G1. so you should be able to achieve higher/stable overclocks with the g1 edition.

 

[eemort]

Guys, please keep an eye on your connectors. The G1 (along with the top two EVGA 970 cards) have three display ports, one HDMI, and two DVI. If you are upgrading to display port monitors be careful what card you buy. I was originally going to go with the very attractive black and white MSI offering to go with my Define R5 build but baby I need those display ports. You can daisy chain with some monitors but I've been having all sorts of, not problems, but annoyance with that. I'll update if separate ports clears that all up.

Noise level is my primary concern - how is the Gigabyte re noise levels. I'm really going for a silent build (silent first, last, always!)

 

[saxman2k]

The Gaming G1 is literally just a factory overclocked Windforce 3X and you could achieve that overclock yourself easily. I'm not sure how much performance difference that 64MHz will make but my 150MHz overclock didn't make much difference lol.

Old post but Im pretty sure that the G1 has a fully custom PCB and other features that make it different and way better at overclocking.