Pny gtx 970 a good buy?

[raul1794]

IS this gtx 970 a good buy or are the other brand cards better, my local tigerdirect has a deal on it for $310 so iw as thinking on getting it. will it keep cool with very low oc or no oc at all, i have no experience with blower type coolers so idk how well they perform

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133564&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-133-564-_-Product

 

[Gam3r01]

Spend the extra 20 bucks and get a factory OC card, with a much better cooler. If you ever wish to OC, you can.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $329.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-15 03:18 EDT-0400

 

[raul1794]

Spend the extra 20 bucks and get a factory OC card, with a much better cooler. If you ever wish to OC, you can.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $329.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-15 03:18 EDT-0400

I know this but like I said this pny is what's available at my local tiger direct, and I wanted to know if it was any good.

 

[bignastyid]

Personally I would avoid anything from PNY. They have qc issues and horrible customer service.

 

[Gam3r01]

I would agree here, PNY is not known to be a quality brand.
Though it is nice to purchase local, its much better in the long run to get a superior card.

 

[jty0yt]

As said PNY are not the most well known or respected brand, I would recommend going with an MSI or an ASUS, EVGA or reference design is also great so whatever

 

[17seconds]

I'm going out on a limb here, and assuming none of the other posters have ever owned a PNY card. This happens a lot on these forums where people tend to repeat what they assume is common wisdom, i.e. MSI, Asus, EVGA are always better.

As a current and past owner of at least five of their cards, here's the deal with PNY:
- It's the reference design that's not as good as the custom models. This goes for reference designs by MSI, eVGA, Asus, etc. Reference designs are all exactly the same in terms of component "quality".
- PNY has great customer service in my experience of two RMA's with them. The reason my RMA experience is so high is :
- PNY has a Lifetime Warranty. That literally can't be beat. It's nice to know that you can keep your card for longer than other company's three years and still get a replacement. Each time, they have given me a brand new in the box, unused model. I can't say that about MSI, who gave me a board that someone else had returned, still defective.
- Lastly, if it matters, PNY is an American company based in Brooklyn, NY. Just a minor item to some, a big deal to others.

Don't fear PNY. If you want a better card that will run quieter and cooler with higher Turbo Boost clocks look for a custom model. PNY even makes those as well.

 

[Snookslayer]

I wouldn't buy a reference card, regardless of the manufacturer.

 

[raul1794]

i ended up picking up a evga scc gtx 970 since the store is closing and they just added more discounts to the cards, ended up paying 312 with tax for it, great deal tbh.

 

[Snookslayer]

Glad you didn't buy the reference card.

$312 sounds like a deal for that EVGA - Amazon has that card for $339.99. Report back with the performance and your thoughts on the card after you hook it up.

 

[raul1794]

Glad you didn't buy the reference card.

$312 sounds like a deal for that EVGA - Amazon has that card for $339.99. Report back with the performance and your thoughts on the card after you hook it up.

so far as been solid, guild wars 2 maxed out 120+ fps, the fans dont even kick in when playing dota or league, the coil whine is present tho and is rather annoying.Other than that its been great, will be testing bf 4 and planetside 2 when they done downloading.