New GTX 970 needed..

[SkitterTV]

Hello,
I need a new graphic card and can´t decide which one of the gtx 970 series.
My budget is about 350 euro, and I really don´t know which one is better because of my bad knowledge of graphic cards.
My pc specs are:
Amd fx 8350 4 ghz prozessor
8 gb ddr3 xms3 corsair ram
gigabyte ga-970a-ud3 motherboard
amd hd 7870 2gb graphic card (jeah its old.. ^^)

 

[TowerBrine]

ASUS STRIX GTX970 DC2OC 4GD5 will be fine is my opinion!

 

[TowerBrine]

its a really fast card the only point is it takes 2 slots !
and how much watt do you have in your pc??

 

[TowerBrine]

because this card takes a lot of power up to 145 watt only for the crad so you need like a 460 or 500 watt power supply for your computer !

 

[SkitterTV]

because this card takes a lot of power up to 145 watt only for the crad so you need like a 460 or 500 watt power supply for your computer !

I have a 750 watt power supply.

 

[azzazel_99]

i prefer msi or evga gtx 970's but they are all close in performance.

 

[cst1992]

I'll also recommend the Strix. Its cooler is made for 250W cards, so it doesn't go above 60C even in full load. It has the highest rating in reviews too. I have it personally.

 

[azzazel_99]

They are pretty much the same in reviews actually the strix and evga models.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121899&cm_re=970_strix-_-14-121-899-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487088&cm_re=gtx970_evga-_-14-487-088-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487090&cm_re=gtx970_evga-_-14-487-090-_-Product

 

[azzazel_99]

also right now the EVGA SSC super super clocked model is on sale for $309 which is an absolute STEAL

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487088&cm_re=gtx970_evga-_-14-487-090-_-Product

 

[SkitterTV]

Thanks for the answers. But i have another question, why is the one better than the other. Like in the perfomance, how can you say that? I just want to know, how why because i dont know anything about graphic cards..

 

[azzazel_99]

You can't. One may have better cooling but then that can be fixed as well as a custom fan profile can be made. The msi gaming gpu's with its fancy cooler sometimes has the best cooling option because of how its made. On the other hand asus fan design is impressive and cools well also. Sometimes liike on amd cards the asus cooler doesnt do so well and asus has been known to cheap out on design of the cooler from one card to another. I have always used evga as i like their customer service, their acx cooling is top notch as my wifes 970 superclocked edition while playing division never goes over 55c so it stays really cool. It comes down too those 3. I would never buy any other brand than evga asus or msi and aside from evga being my usual first choice there is no particular order for me. Any of thsoe 3 would be great choices. Performance they are basically the same card and as far as cooling they are all within a few degrees of one another so.

 

[SkitterTV]

You can't. One may have better cooling but then that can be fixed as well as a custom fan profile can be made. The msi gaming gpu's with its fancy cooler sometimes has the best cooling option because of how its made. On the other hand asus fan design is impressive and cools well also. Sometimes liike on amd cards the asus cooler doesnt do so well and asus has been known to cheap out on design of the cooler from one card to another. I have always used evga as i like their customer service, their acx cooling is top notch as my wifes 970 superclocked edition while playing division never goes over 55c so it stays really cool. It comes down too those 3. I would never buy any other brand than evga asus or msi and aside from evga being my usual first choice there is no particular order for me. Any of thsoe 3 would be great choices. Performance they are basically the same card and as far as cooling they are all within a few degrees of one another so.

Wow, i didnt knew that there is so much to know about that. Thanks, that helped me a lot with my decision which card i will buy

 

[azzazel_99]

There are some brands like, zotac, pny, power color etc etc that make cards also but IMO they arent as good of quality. The leaders in the card market are msi asus and evga honestly. They are the ones to choose from and you CANNOT go wrong with either of those 3. Find which one is on the better sale and pick that one lol.