How do I get a GTX 970 with a reference cooler or just a reference card?

[hftvhftv]

As most of you know Nvidia came out with the 980 and 970 last night and the 980 is now being shipped with it's stock sexy cooler yet the 970 has a pathetic looking plastic piece of you know what slapped on it so that the vendors can save a ton of cash. So how do I get a Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 with a stock cooler or reference card in Canada? (Or at least tell me how to get one in the US) And also please do not throw the active cooling solution benchmarks out there I don't really care, I need a blower-style cooler because of my case and I'm in love with the reference card's look.

 

[hftvhftv]

Best Buy does price matching. Even though the price on Newegg for the reference card is only available with a combo computer purchase, Best Buy price matched me at $353.99 anyway!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814132038

Go to your local best buy and you'll see that they have graphics cards that are nvidia packaging only. At my local branch location, they had the Gigabyte G1 gaming edition GTX 970 and they also had the reference cards. My computer is red theme with red LED lighting and the bright green "GeForce GTX" logos look VERY nice in there. Wow!

Okay, STOP POSTING AMERICAN PRICES AND INFORMATION! I am a Canadian citizen and I can not geographically or physically order from newegg.com, bestbuy.com, or any American retailer!

That's pretty odd. I'm in the US, and I used to buy Warhammer 40,000 kits from Canada and overseas on a fairly regular basis, before Games Workshop decided to embargo online sales (thankfully I can still buy kits from amazon, though 😀). I also have Canadian friends who buy stuff from American retailers all the time (or at least so they tell me). I'm curious as to why your situation would be different.

They can order from newegg.ca and bestbuy.ca not the .com and the 970 is not sold at newegg.ca or bestbuy.ca, or Amazon.ca etc. Your friends are lying if they got an American website to accept a Canadian credit card and a Canadian address. Just doesn't work. Us Canadians couldn't get Google glass and such either.

 

[AnonymousONIagent]

Best Buy does price matching. Even though the price on Newegg for the reference card is only available with a combo computer purchase, Best Buy price matched me at $353.99 anyway!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814132038

Go to your local best buy and you'll see that they have graphics cards that are nvidia packaging only. At my local branch location, they had the Gigabyte G1 gaming edition GTX 970 and they also had the reference cards. My computer is red theme with red LED lighting and the bright green "GeForce GTX" logos look VERY nice in there. Wow!

Okay, STOP POSTING AMERICAN PRICES AND INFORMATION! I am a Canadian citizen and I can not geographically or physically order from newegg.com, bestbuy.com, or any American retailer!

That's pretty odd. I'm in the US, and I used to buy Warhammer 40,000 kits from Canada and overseas on a fairly regular basis, before Games Workshop decided to embargo online sales (thankfully I can still buy kits from amazon, though 😀). I also have Canadian friends who buy stuff from American retailers all the time (or at least so they tell me). I'm curious as to why your situation would be different.

They can order from newegg.ca and bestbuy.ca not the .com and the 970 is not sold at newegg.ca or bestbuy.ca, or Amazon.ca etc. Your friends are lying if they got an American website to accept a Canadian credit card and a Canadian address. Just doesn't work. Us Canadians couldn't get Google glass and such either.

Interesting. Is this only the case with certain retailers or items, or is it just everything?

 

[hftvhftv]

Best Buy does price matching. Even though the price on Newegg for the reference card is only available with a combo computer purchase, Best Buy price matched me at $353.99 anyway!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814132038

Go to your local best buy and you'll see that they have graphics cards that are nvidia packaging only. At my local branch location, they had the Gigabyte G1 gaming edition GTX 970 and they also had the reference cards. My computer is red theme with red LED lighting and the bright green "GeForce GTX" logos look VERY nice in there. Wow!

Okay, STOP POSTING AMERICAN PRICES AND INFORMATION! I am a Canadian citizen and I can not geographically or physically order from newegg.com, bestbuy.com, or any American retailer!

That's pretty odd. I'm in the US, and I used to buy Warhammer 40,000 kits from Canada and overseas on a fairly regular basis, before Games Workshop decided to embargo online sales (thankfully I can still buy kits from amazon, though 😀). I also have Canadian friends who buy stuff from American retailers all the time (or at least so they tell me). I'm curious as to why your situation would be different.

They can order from newegg.ca and bestbuy.ca not the .com and the 970 is not sold at newegg.ca or bestbuy.ca, or Amazon.ca etc. Your friends are lying if they got an American website to accept a Canadian credit card and a Canadian address. Just doesn't work. Us Canadians couldn't get Google glass and such either.

Interesting. Is this only the case with certain retailers or items, or is it just everything?

Everything, unless they ship to Canada.

 

[SmileyB124]

As most of you know Nvidia came out with the 980 and 970 last night and the 980 is now being shipped with it's stock sexy cooler yet the 970 has a pathetic looking plastic piece of you know what slapped on it so that the vendors can save a ton of cash. So how do I get a Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 with a stock cooler or reference card in Canada? (Or at least tell me how to get one in the US) And also please do not throw the active cooling solution benchmarks out there I don't really care, I need a blower-style cooler because of my case and I'm in love with the reference card's look.

This is the GTX 970 Reference on newegg.com: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814132038

 

[hftvhftv]

Lol that's American.

 

[hftvhftv]

May I reiterate that I am a resident of Canada and I am physically not able to order off of bestbuy.com, newegg.com or any other USA site. There is this thing called an exchange rate, import fees, and restrictions that do not allow me to order from these sites.

 

[drwoodcomb]

As most of you know Nvidia came out with the 980 and 970 last night and the 980 is now being shipped with it's stock sexy cooler yet the 970 has a pathetic looking plastic piece of you know what slapped on it so that the vendors can save a ton of cash. So how do I get a Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 with a stock cooler or reference card in Canada? (Or at least tell me how to get one in the US) And also please do not throw the active cooling solution benchmarks out there I don't really care, I need a blower-style cooler because of my case and I'm in love with the reference card's look.

You can get them at BestBuy. I didnt realize there were any reference GTX 970s until I was walking about the store and saw it. You can even order it online directly from them

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-4gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card-silver-black/9855169.p?id=1219441201895&skuId=9855169

 

[swisscheez]

As most of you know Nvidia came out with the 980 and 970 last night and the 980 is now being shipped with it's stock sexy cooler yet the 970 has a pathetic looking plastic piece of you know what slapped on it so that the vendors can save a ton of cash. So how do I get a Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 with a stock cooler or reference card in Canada? (Or at least tell me how to get one in the US) And also please do not throw the active cooling solution benchmarks out there I don't really care, I need a blower-style cooler because of my case and I'm in love with the reference card's look.

You can get them at BestBuy. I didnt realize there were any reference GTX 970s until I was walking about the store and saw it. You can even order it online directly from them

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-4gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card-silver-black/9855169.p?id=1219441201895&skuId=9855169

I can vouch for that as well. Was browsing around best buy and the wife gave the green light to spend some money. Price was decent 350$ but I couldn't find a brand name or logo on the box, just Nvidia GTX 970. Packaging was premium and pleasant to unpack, full back plate was a bonus. Card is an attractive piece of hardware.

 

[Viktor Ruvoli]

I have two GeForce GTX 970 Reference Design "Whisper/Cooler Silent Edition" created by MANLI with instruction of OcUK.

These Cards are Great, guys!!!!! Builded with GTX 980 PCB, GIBBO'S of OCuK has improved the design by changing the containers in which the inductors are located for better quality items to help reduce and eliminate any possibility of coil whine.











Here the description:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk-geforce-gtx-970-nvidia-970-cooler-edition-4096mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-205-ok.html

And another:

http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/ocuk-geforce-gtx-970-nvidia-970-cooler-edition-review/

 

[Sergeant_Sneaky]

I do like how reference cards look but they can get a bit loud. Also Viktor Ruvoli, I don't think your system has enough SSD's 😛

 

[Viktor Ruvoli]

I do like how reference cards look but they can get a bit loud. Also Viktor Ruvoli, I don't think your system has enough SSD's 😛

Well, if you compare them with an Asus Strix with 0db technology, yes, they could be louder than that.- But if you compare the Reference with the G1 Gigabyte at the same fan speed, there's not a lot of difference.

For a SLI setting, i keep thinkin' that is better a card that blow out hot air out of the case, and not all around inside the case (or worse, directly on the upper vga). But.. ehy.. personal choice.

SSD!?! WHERE!? WHERE!? I don't know what are you talkin' about!!!!! X°D 😛

 

[Sergeant_Sneaky]

I do like how reference cards look but they can get a bit loud. Also Viktor Ruvoli, I don't think your system has enough SSD's 😛

Well, if you compare them with an Asus Strix with 0db technology, yes, they could be louder than that.- But if you compare the Reference with the G1 Gigabyte at the same fan speed, there's not a lot of difference.

For a SLI setting, i keep thinkin' that is better a card that blow out hot air out of the case, and not all around inside the case (or worse, directly on the upper vga). But.. ehy.. personal choice.

SSD!?! WHERE!? WHERE!? I don't know what are you talkin' about!!!!! X°D 😛

True, I used to have reference cards but now I'd prefer my PC suffer over my ears 😛 Everything stays cool though so it's all good for me but it depends on your case aswell.

I haven't even got one yet, and you have all of those haha

 

[himustache2]

You can buy directly from Nvidia...
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/geforce-gtx-970/buy-gpu

 

[RobCrezz]

You can buy directly from Nvidia...
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/geforce-gtx-970/buy-gpu

Interesting, ive seen these in the UK also.

I wonder who is the OEM for these cards, as I know nvidia dont make them.

 

[hftvhftv]

The reference GTX 970 appears to still not be sold by any Canadian retailers.

 

[Airik00]

As most of you know Nvidia came out with the 980 and 970 last night and the 980 is now being shipped with it's stock sexy cooler yet the 970 has a pathetic looking plastic piece of you know what slapped on it so that the vendors can save a ton of cash. So how do I get a Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 with a stock cooler or reference card in Canada? (Or at least tell me how to get one in the US) And also please do not throw the active cooling solution benchmarks out there I don't really care, I need a blower-style cooler because of my case and I'm in love with the reference card's look.

Best Buy is currently the only place I know of who has this reference style for the 970. Very nice and seems to be in the higher end for 970's.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-4gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card-silver-black/9855169.p?id=1219441201895&skuId=9855169

 

[jcmTHEKID]

Just replaced my 970 reference cooler (titan x type) cooler with a water block so if anyone wants to make an offer on it I'm all ears.

 

[Temppy-]

No reference cooler for 970

best buy sell the refrence 970 us only