What is a good GTX 970?

[Macgyver25]

I am not sure which one to get, MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB GDDR5, Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4GB or the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 PCIe

because the specs are all over the place and don't know what to get.

 

[Gallarian]

EVGA FTW, Gigabyte G1, ASUS Strix or MSI Gaming.

Gigabyte G1 has best performance.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I am not sure which one to get, MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB GDDR5, Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4GB or the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 PCIe

because the specs are all over the place and don't know what to get.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1516121/gtx-970-comparison-strix-vs-msi-gaming-vs-gigabyte-g1
GTX 970 Comparison: STRIX vs MSI Gaming vs Gigabyte G1

 

[Macgyver25]

EVGA FTW, Gigabyte G1, ASUS Strix or MSI Gaming.

Gigabyte G1 has best performance.

Why if I may ask because the EVGA FTW has the better specs than that of the gigabyte G1.

 

[Macgyver25]

Msi actually has best performance, gigabyte just has better over locking capabilities due to its superior cooling solution, that is the only thing that sets it apart, go with msi.

But I seen the spec and the gigabyte is better than the msi right out the box

 

[mcnumpty23]

saw the same question recently--and was told to read some newegg reviews--seems gigabyte changed to cheaper memory and lots of bad reviews

i have the msi g4 gaming and cant fault it--1600mhz--though thats with water but it did 1500hz before putting it under water

 

[mcnumpty23]

Yeah, plus msi has heat pipes to dissapete heat

the gigabyte card uses heatpipes--just they dont overhang the pcb like the msi

 

[Gallarian]

Personal pref when it comes down it. Find any of the ones I listed for a good price and you'll be happy.

 

[mcnumpty23]

these arent small cards by any means--and the gigabyte is especially long it wont fit a lot of pc cases