Help me choose a GTX 970

[FedericoARG]

Hi people, nice comunity!

Here in Argentina, it's no so easy to get a GPU... I want a GTX 970... there is no problem with the specs of my pc...just I'm not shure which one is better..

In my country I have 3 options (price is local):

-Asus GeForce GTX 970 OC Strix --> $8000

MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition --> $8650

EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 --> $8500

The only difference I know is the Memory Clock Speed (EVGA has more)... but don't know anything else. I'm not going to OC.

Can you help me?

PD: sorry for my english

 

[stavrosmast]

how can the gpu's cost 8000$ while with 4000$ you get 4xTitan X's...

Get the cheapest with 2 fans and Known brand

 

[filippi]

ASUS Strix seems the cheaper one and it is a great option.


Anyway if you want to know more about 3rd party gpu air cooler solutions:

http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/1799-gpu-cooler-comparison-acx-frozr-more

 

[JohnLeeds]

how can the gpu's cost 8000$ while with 4000$ you get 4xTitan X's...

Get the cheapest with 2 fans and Known brand

$8000 local is $524 USD

 

[FedericoARG]

I put the prices like a gide... here the diference it's not like USD... the 3 are really close

 

[toddybody]

Hi people, nice comunity!

Here in Argentina, it's no so easy to get a GPU... I want a GTX 970... there is no problem with the specs of my pc...just I'm not shure which one is better..

In my country I have 3 options (price is local):

-Asus GeForce GTX 970 OC Strix --> $8000

MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition --> $8650

EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 --> $8500

The only difference I know is the Memory Clock Speed (EVGA has more)... but don't know anything else. I'm not going to OC.

Can you help me?

PD: sorry for my english

I love EVGA, but the ASUS are fantastic as well. Considering the price, I'd go with the "Asus GeForce GTX 970 OC Strix" 100%. Congrats friend!

 

[FedericoARG]

Hi people, nice comunity!

Here in Argentina, it's no so easy to get a GPU... I want a GTX 970... there is no problem with the specs of my pc...just I'm not shure which one is better..

In my country I have 3 options (price is local):

-Asus GeForce GTX 970 OC Strix --> $8000

MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition --> $8650

EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 --> $8500

The only difference I know is the Memory Clock Speed (EVGA has more)... but don't know anything else. I'm not going to OC.

Can you help me?

PD: sorry for my english

I love EVGA, but the ASUS are fantastic as well. Considering the price, I'd go with the "Asus GeForce GTX 970 OC Strix" 100%. Congrats friend!

So you would choose EVGA? If the price didn't care..

Thanks very much!

 

[chazzahancock]

EVGA's cooler is by far the best, it will never run over 60 degrees.

I have the EVGA 980 SC ACX 2.0 and it does not disappoint.

 

[stavrosmast]

The coolers arent that different between them. My palit super jet 960 with oc to 1450 stock voltage 25% fan speed @60c while playing gta v for hours

 

[chazzahancock]

I have my 980 overclocked also around 1510mhz, it runs usually around 55 degrees on all game intensive games. With a fan speed around 40%.

If I wanted to be worried about temps, put it to 100% for it to go down to 45 degrees.

It depends on what he wants. They all have different designs, and the performance between them is in the 1-2fps margin.

 

[stavrosmast]

I think that if he really wants better OC by far, he should go for w/cooling... Cause on my 960 1450 *stock voltage* and 1510 have like 2-3fps difference.

Only on air they are going to see a big difference in performance/clocks/ocing

 

[DustinV]

At the price get the Asus, all of them are good. they will perform within a few fps of each other, and cooling on all 3 is good. I own the Asus and would recommend it

 

[Yuki Core]

Asus seems the best as goes Price-Performance ratio. However cooling is definitely superior on Gigabyte Windforce cards, if you don't mind the extra noise on load, while idle they are actually bit more quiet than any other aftermarket cooler card.

Take a look at these tests