Which GTX 970 Should I buy?

[Carl Dun]

I'm currently looking to buy a GTX 970 to play on ultra 1080 and was wondering what is the best brand to buy? Money is definitely a factor so I compiled every gtx 970 available in the philippines that is available to me and made a chart to show them and their prices so you could determine which one is the best for its price. Thank You!

I'll try to look for picture of each, I'll edit this after an hour or so.

 

[envy14tpe]

Zotac seems good for the price. Just make sure of the warranty. If all were equal on price I'd buy #2, 7, or 9.

 

[Mohd Mamat]

any GTX 970 is great btw, but for quality and cheap ones, get the Zotac GTX 970 with the short PCB and dual fans. Small yet a massive beast.
Dont be fooled by the price, its the best entry level GTX 970 IMO.
If you prefer silence, get the ASUS or MSI Gaming.

 

[andreaszero]

I think Zotac is Sapphire but for Nvidia cards so you can trust it. Sapphire is the best company for me for AMD cards.

 

[Bossyfins]

zotac is not sapphire.

get the jetstream. quality and performance

 

[andreaszero]

"Zotac is a subsidiary of PC Partner, the company that is also behind Sapphire"

Not really but you can trust them.

 

[turbopixel]

I wouldn't just look at the prices. They have differences like performance, how good is it to overclock, power consumption, temperature, noise, size/length and such.

> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-970-maxwell,3941.html
> http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/09/19/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-review/1
> http://www.overclock.net/t/1516121/gtx-970-comparison-strix-vs-msi-gaming-vs-gigabyte-g1

 

[Carl Dun]

I guess I need the coolest and least noisy. Since I think the stock is enough to make me play on ultra 1080p? Size isn't much of an issue also since I've got a pretty big case.

 

[Zeriu]

There is nothing wrong with Zotac at all. They have been making GPU's for years. The more pricey ones you have listed are more because of the over clocking that the manufacturers have done for you. They want you to pay them a premium for the work they did for you. I assume the Zotac one is all stock speeds and at a discounted price.