What GTX 970 do i buy?!

[MikeyyGGGGG]

I am considering spending my pennies that i have saved up and breaking the bank on a Nvidia 970. There are multiple brands and versions all with different clock and boost clock speeds. I was just asking, What is the best one to go for? I live in the UK and am considering spending no more than £300 ($470, Prices in the UK are alot more than the US 😛) Thanks, Mike

 

[Dunlop0078]

All the reputable brands are very good. I personally like the MSI gaming or the EVGA ACX 1.0 OR 2.0.

 

[Dunlop0078]

And i live in the US and you can get a gtx 970 for $340 on newegg or amazon.

 

[TOMATOBASTARD]

My friend has a strix (asus) which has 0db mode and quiet and its cool

 

[Howie_2]

EVGA! Best factory overclocked on the market.The 970 FTW,i have (2) in sli and tears up any game on the market. Awesome company with great support and products.

 

[drkatz42]

EVGA is one of several with excellent build quality and execution

EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked with ACX 2.0 Cooling 4GB Graphics Card £299.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-GeForce-Superclocked-Cooling-Graphics/dp/B00NSXYEQW/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1419180396&sr=1-1&keywords=gtx+970

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Compare the big 3.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1516121/gtx-970-comparison-strix-vs-msi-gaming-vs-gigabyte-g1
GTX 970 Feature Showdown: ASUS STRIX vs MSI Gaming vs Gigabyte G1

 

[Guest]

How does Galax sound? Weird? Bad ? Well, it sounds pretty good to me after seeing their GTX 970 design and the reviews. 😀

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/12/02/galax-geforce-gtx-970-exoc-black-edition-re/1

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/galax-geforce-gtx-970-exoc-review,1.html

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Vf9dgs) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Vf9dgs/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**Video Card** | [GALAX GeForce GTX 970 4GB EX OC Black Edition Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/galax-video-card-97nqh6dnb4tx) | £269.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £269.59
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-21 16:56 GMT+0000 |

It has a very good factory overclock, its a good overclocker, has backplate, stops one of its fans on idle, has GREAT design. Also it`s the cheapest GTX970 on my country, don`t know about UK 😀

 

[anti-duck]

The one's I know of with a hybrid fan mode are the MSI Gaming, ASUS STRIX, Palit Jetsream and all of the EVGA branded 970's with the ACX 2.0 cooler (I'm not sure if they're shipping them with the firmware yet) if a hybrid fan mode is important to you.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I own the MSI , great silent card.

 

[madmatt30]

I have the Galax exoc - can't go wrong with it at all.

Still the cheapest model in the UK too.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-002-GX

 

[mykeloid]

+1 for MSI, silent, cool and powerful card. I got 2 of those babies.

 

[Alan Caldwell]

The Gigabyte Windforce model is the best choice as it has one of the best cooling systems and performance for a GTX 970. It has great overclocking potential too.

Review:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-970-g1-gaming-review,1.html

Comparison(Latest review with all the GTX 970s compared):
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/galax_geforce_gtx_970_exoc_review,1.html

 

[Ahmed-Adel]

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming of course. It has the best cooling system and the best performance

 

[Enapace]

Depends on your case as well if you say running a smaller case you might want look into a GTX 970 with Blower Fans OCUK do a brilliant one. If you looking for non-blower fans models you can't go wrong with Galax HOF or Galax Infinity Black excellent build quality on both and brilliant room for overclocking.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-205-OK
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-010-GX
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-009-GX&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010

All three are excellent models of the GTX 970 you wouldn't go wrong with any of them. I'm getting 2 of the 970 Cooler Design myself for my 970 SLI set up.

 

[sora]

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming of course. It has the best cooling system and the best performance

+1; Gigabyte creates great GTX 970 cards.

 

[Enapace]

Agreed sora they do but they are also the longest 970 so it would depend on if they fit in his case.