So soon I plan buy a GTX 970 and eventually overclock my first gpu once I do enough research and there is a need for it. I've been googling around and cant seem to find an answer to one question though before I throw down $300+ a gpu. So I'm looking at 3 cards all EVGA, all 970s, none factory overclocked. I know the only difference is their clock speeds and price. Question is, will the higher priced cards overclock better relative to their initial speeds vs the lower priced ones? Should I just buy the cheapest one if I plan on upgrading in a year or two?
One more thing. I have an AMD FX6300 OC'd to 4.4ghz there should be zero issues with bottle-necking for gaming?
AMD FX6300
ASrock 990FX
Gskill 1866mhz
Corsair 650W PSU
Corsair H60 WC
Samsung 840 EVO
WB Blue
Comparison link : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%2050001312%2050001402%2050001314%2050001315%20600536049&IsNodeId=1&Description=gtx%20970&bop=And&CompareItemList=48%7C14-487-077%5E14-487-077-TS%2C14-487-071%5E14-487-071-TS%2C14-487-075%5E14-487-075-TS&percm=14-487-077%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B14-487-071%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B14-487-075%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B14-487-076%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24
One more thing. I have an AMD FX6300 OC'd to 4.4ghz there should be zero issues with bottle-necking for gaming?
AMD FX6300
ASrock 990FX
Gskill 1866mhz
Corsair 650W PSU
Corsair H60 WC
Samsung 840 EVO
WB Blue
Comparison link : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%2050001312%2050001402%2050001314%2050001315%20600536049&IsNodeId=1&Description=gtx%20970&bop=And&CompareItemList=48%7C14-487-077%5E14-487-077-TS%2C14-487-071%5E14-487-071-TS%2C14-487-075%5E14-487-075-TS&percm=14-487-077%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B14-487-071%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B14-487-075%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B14-487-076%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24