[quoet]Both of the platforms tested for this article employ an 84 W host processor. The GeForce GTX 770 peaks in the 195 W range, though, while the new GeForce GTX 970 has a lower 145 Watt TDP.
The numbers suggest we should see a ~50 Watt difference between the two under a graphics load, but in reality there's a whopping 90 Watt gap. It's likely that the overclocked GeForce GTX 770 in our previous build had some extra TDP headroom from the factory.
When it comes to temperatures, the GPU results aren't particularly surprising, with the GeForce GTX 970 sporting a much smaller cooling area compared to the larger 770. The difference under a CPU load is quite large though, but keep in mind that the previous build benefited from one of the best air-coolers that money can buy. [quote\]
that's the difference a mesh case with 2 front intake fans and 2 top exhaust fans with good CFM makes and add in the rear exhaust fan you have more exhaust pressure than intake pressure so the air will also flow thru the mesh where there are no fans. use a smoke bomb or empty a filthy vaccuum cleaner bag in the room and let it run for a day... the proof will be in the dust train all over the case. i've noticed this for over 5 years now. you can get away with a cheap aftermarket cpu cooler that pushes 40-50CFM in this set up. the antec 900's were the first ones i took notice of this in. the 1200's confirmed it. i also tried it out in the coolermaster storm scout and trooper series. the faster you change out that case air the better the results all across the board especially with those silly in case exhaust GPUs.
as for your rebooting problem don test the PSU (are there enough amps for that 970?) another thing i suspect just from the pictures is the mounting bracket area having an issue in the voltage regulators on the m/b at that 90º corner.
other notes:
newegg reviewers are saying this zotac 970 card has major coil whine issues and major performance issues. could be what i was suggesting before or x87 m/b issue as those are the ones posting their system specs especially the one saying the card won't post at all in the PCIe 3.0 Slot? could some cheap capacitors on the card be causing issues on the x87 boards? the coil whine, and the pop and smoke power failures killing the systems is raising my suspicions that i can't put my finger on with out more system specs being noted by more people in the reviews. i want to say it is an AMP/PSU issue but with the lack of info idk.
VaporX 8 Gig Crucial (1660) RAM[quote\] you just lost with the 1600mhz Ram that's 10 fps lost right there. sad but true i don't like that fact either as my 16GB of 1600 crucial can't beat the 2133 and 2400mhz ram when i switch them out on asus formula Vl board or any of the msi gd-65/45/gaming 5 m/b's
my 1600's are the only one with the red and green LED's in my x-mas decorated snoopy dog house case and it would make me just a tiny bit sad to lose the red and green LED's ho-ho-HA-HA-boo-hoo }8*(
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