Will my PC handles Asus Gtx 970/Msi Gtx 970

[koolsam]

My current config is

Intel i5 4440 processor
Gigabyte B85m D3H board
Gskill 8gb 1600mhz
1TB HDD + 240gb samsung evo ssd
Antec VP550P PSU
Deepcool tesseract case 1 front and 1 rare fan

 

[i7Baby]

Yes - a gtx970 will work real well with the rest of the PC.

 

[KKAW]

Yes you should be good to go!

However your PSU is a tier 3 and it is recommended to go for a tier 2 if you have no already bought the PSU yet!

 

[koolsam]

Yes - a gtx970 will work real well with the rest of the PC.

My friend said that my PSU is not 80+ Bronze certified so it might get problem. Is it true ?

Which card should i get MSI or Asus in terms of fps and durablity,both are having same price here.. I'm not sure about the length..My case says max 310mm.

 

[koolsam]

Yes you should be good to go!

However your PSU is a tier 3 and it is recommended to go for a tier 2 if you have no already bought the PSU yet!

Recently bought this system 3 months ago.

 

[KKAW]

Yes - a gtx970 will work real well with the rest of the PC.

My friend said that my PSU is not 80+ Bronze certified so it might get problem. Is it true ?

Which card should i get MSI or Asus in terms of fps and durablity,both are having same price here.. I'm not sure about the length..My case says max 310mm.

It does not matter what brand you get however i have hear better things and have first hand experience with MSI so i would recommend MSI.

Also the Bronze certification is the energy efficiency as long as it is a tier 2 PSU it is not a big deal.
Your PSU is tier 3 so you should consider getting a tier 2 PSU because if you have any issues with electricity (some you may not realize) your components may die but if you get a tier 2 PSU and above your PSU will most likely be able to handle it.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[koolsam]

Yes - a gtx970 will work real well with the rest of the PC.

My friend said that my PSU is not 80+ Bronze certified so it might get problem. Is it true ?

Which card should i get MSI or Asus in terms of fps and durablity,both are having same price here.. I'm not sure about the length..My case says max 310mm.

It does not matter what brand you get however i have hear better things and have first hand experience with MSI so i would recommend MSI.

Also the Bronze certification is the energy efficiency as long as it is a tier 2 PSU it is not a big deal.
Your PSU is tier 3 so you should consider getting a tier 2 PSU because if you have any issues with electricity (some you may not realize) your components may die but if you get a tier 2 PSU and above your PSU will most likely be able to handle it.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Recently upgraded my pc and again do i need to buy psu.. :\
Should i go for gtx 960 then ?

There are so many Msi Gtx cards 960 and 970 whats the difference.?

 

[i7Baby]

My friend said that my PSU is not 80+ Bronze certified so it might get problem. Is it true ?

http://www.antec.com/pdf/flyers/VP550P_EN.pdf "• Meets 80 PLUS® standard: saves energy and lowers your electric bill"


Which card should i get MSI or Asus in terms of fps and durablity,both are having same price here.. I'm not sure about the length..My case says max 310mm.

MSI - http://www.msi.com/product/vga/GTX-970-GAMING-4G.html#hero-specification - 269 x 141 x 35 - quite short

See http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/09/19/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-review/14

"That brings us to the MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G, and of the three it's this one that stands out as the best. At £282, it's the cheapest on test and only £20 more than reference pricing. Despite this, its solid boosting credentials means it matches the EVGA for speed in most tests. The slightly lower than dual slot height of the cooler also makes it a good choice for those looking to run two GTX 970 cards in SLI. Furthermore, it has the beefiest power delivery system of all three cards, and with this we managed to overclock it to a level that actually surpassed the GTX 980 at stock speeds. Your mileage may vary, of course, but this is undeniably a fantastic result. Add in the super quiet operation and semi-passive cooling mode, and you've got yourself a truly awesome graphics card."

 

[koolsam]

My friend said that my PSU is not 80+ Bronze certified so it might get problem. Is it true ?

http://www.antec.com/pdf/flyers/VP550P_EN.pdf "• Meets 80 PLUS® standard: saves energy and lowers your electric bill"


Which card should i get MSI or Asus in terms of fps and durablity,both are having same price here.. I'm not sure about the length..My case says max 310mm.

MSI - http://www.msi.com/product/vga/GTX-970-GAMING-4G.html#hero-specification - 269 x 141 x 35 - quite short

See http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/09/19/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-review/14

"That brings us to the MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G, and of the three it's this one that stands out as the best. At £282, it's the cheapest on test and only £20 more than reference pricing. Despite this, its solid boosting credentials means it matches the EVGA for speed in most tests. The slightly lower than dual slot height of the cooler also makes it a good choice for those looking to run two GTX 970 cards in SLI. Furthermore, it has the beefiest power delivery system of all three cards, and with this we managed to overclock it to a level that actually surpassed the GTX 980 at stock speeds. Your mileage may vary, of course, but this is undeniably a fantastic result. Add in the super quiet operation and semi-passive cooling mode, and you've got yourself a truly awesome graphics card."

Which means there wont be any problem with Antec vp550p

 

[i7Baby]

It should be OK. But if it was me, I'd get a better quality 500+W PSU eg Seasonic 520 or 550, XFX550, Rosewill Capstone 550 or Antec HCG 520M

 

[KKAW]

Yes - a gtx970 will work real well with the rest of the PC.

My friend said that my PSU is not 80+ Bronze certified so it might get problem. Is it true ?

Which card should i get MSI or Asus in terms of fps and durablity,both are having same price here.. I'm not sure about the length..My case says max 310mm.

It does not matter what brand you get however i have hear better things and have first hand experience with MSI so i would recommend MSI.

Also the Bronze certification is the energy efficiency as long as it is a tier 2 PSU it is not a big deal.
Your PSU is tier 3 so you should consider getting a tier 2 PSU because if you have any issues with electricity (some you may not realize) your components may die but if you get a tier 2 PSU and above your PSU will most likely be able to handle it.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Recently upgraded my pc and again do i need to buy psu.. :\
Should i go for gtx 960 then ?

There are so many Msi Gtx cards 960 and 970 whats the difference.?

No it is not mandatory to upgrade and it won't make any difference even if you get the 960 honestly the same circumstances apply. If you don't face any electrical failures, spikes, storms you should be fine most of the time but you are risking it a tad bit, honestly the small risk is worth it since your gpu is a tier 3 anyways. However if you hear any out of usual noise or problems with the psu you should immediately change it to a tier 2 psu.
Well basically ill give you a quick comparison of the 970 cards:

1. So these 2 are the best msi gtx 970's you can get:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127832&cm_re=msi_970-_-14-127-832-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127850&cm_re=msi_970-_-14-127-850-_-Product
Basically these have a small increase in the clock speed and usually results in a very minor overclocking boost. The only difference between the two are aesthetics.

2. This is the slightly cheaper:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127833&cm_re=msi_970-_-14-127-833-_-Product
So this is slightly cheaper and basically it is the standard model. I currently own this one and have gotten quiet a decent overclock on it and i am very satisfied.

3. The blower style version (reference style cooler):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127835&cm_re=msi_970-_-14-127-835-_-Product
You only want to get this if you have a small case or a case with bad air flow. This is basically the one above with a blower style cooler resulting in a hotter GPU and the clock speed is decreased just a bit. This is also the most noisiest however this style of cooling will least affect other components because all the heat is exerted to the rear of the case.

Quick and simple way of choosing which one to get?
Have a black and white color theme? Go for the 2nd one.
Overclocking? 1st or 2nd one.
Small case or bad airflow/hot cpu? 3rd.
The most common and popular? 1st.

 

[koolsam]

It should be OK. But if it was me, I'd get a better quality 500+W PSU eg Seasonic 520 or 550, XFX550, Rosewill Capstone 550 or Antec HCG 520M

Only have Coolermaster,Antec,corsair and Seasonic here but there is no service centers of Seasonic and corsair is too high price...Only Thunder series cooler master available..

Between i have 1080p monitor mostly i don't upgrade to high resolution monitor.. So i just saw in other forum that gtx 960 is enough for 1080p and 970 is just overkill.. The price of 970 is almost 75% more than 960 2gb.

New AMD r9 380 4gb card not yet came here in my place.Only through online which are really high price compare to GTX 960. And review shows r9 380 is slightly better than GTX 960.And also, will 2GB vram enough for upcoming titles ? I always want to play with better graphics settings.

So what's your advice over this ?

 

[koolsam]

Yes - a gtx970 will work real well with the rest of the PC.

My friend said that my PSU is not 80+ Bronze certified so it might get problem. Is it true ?

Which card should i get MSI or Asus in terms of fps and durablity,both are having same price here.. I'm not sure about the length..My case says max 310mm.

It does not matter what brand you get however i have hear better things and have first hand experience with MSI so i would recommend MSI.

Also the Bronze certification is the energy efficiency as long as it is a tier 2 PSU it is not a big deal.
Your PSU is tier 3 so you should consider getting a tier 2 PSU because if you have any issues with electricity (some you may not realize) your components may die but if you get a tier 2 PSU and above your PSU will most likely be able to handle it.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Recently upgraded my pc and again do i need to buy psu.. :\
Should i go for gtx 960 then ?

There are so many Msi Gtx cards 960 and 970 whats the difference.?

No it is not mandatory to upgrade and it won't make any difference even if you get the 960 honestly the same circumstances apply. If you don't face any electrical failures, spikes, storms you should be fine most of the time but you are risking it a tad bit, honestly the small risk is worth it since your gpu is a tier 3 anyways. However if you hear any out of usual noise or problems with the psu you should immediately change it to a tier 2 psu.
Well basically ill give you a quick comparison of the 970 cards:

1. So these 2 are the best msi gtx 970's you can get:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127832&cm_re=msi_970-_-14-127-832-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127850&cm_re=msi_970-_-14-127-850-_-Product
Basically these have a small increase in the clock speed and usually results in a very minor overclocking boost. The only difference between the two are aesthetics.

2. This is the slightly cheaper:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127833&cm_re=msi_970-_-14-127-833-_-Product
So this is slightly cheaper and basically it is the standard model. I currently own this one and have gotten quiet a decent overclock on it and i am very satisfied.

3. The blower style version (reference style cooler):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127835&cm_re=msi_970-_-14-127-835-_-Product
You only want to get this if you have a small case or a case with bad air flow. This is basically the one above with a blower style cooler resulting in a hotter GPU and the clock speed is decreased just a bit. This is also the most noisiest however this style of cooling will least affect other components because all the heat is exerted to the rear of the case.

Quick and simple way of choosing which one to get?
Have a black and white color theme? Go for the 2nd one.
Overclocking? 1st or 2nd one.
Small case or bad airflow/hot cpu? 3rd.
The most common and popular? 1st.

So any fps difference among them?

 

[i7Baby]

It should be OK. But if it was me, I'd get a better quality 500+W PSU eg Seasonic 520 or 550, XFX550, Rosewill Capstone 550 or Antec HCG 520M

Only have Coolermaster,Antec,corsair and Seasonic here but there is no service centers of Seasonic and corsair is too high price...Only Thunder series cooler master available..

Between i have 1080p monitor mostly i don't upgrade to high resolution monitor.. So i just saw in other forum that gtx 960 is enough for 1080p and 970 is just overkill.. The price of 970 is almost 75% more than 960 2gb.

New AMD r9 380 4gb card not yet came here in my place.Only through online which are really high price compare to GTX 960. And review shows r9 380 is slightly better than GTX 960.And also, will 2GB vram enough for upcoming titles ? I always want to play with better graphics settings.

So what's your advice over this ?

Unless you say otherwise, in these forums its assumed you are in the US.

For me to help I need to know what website you want to buy from and what budget you have for your PSU.

 

[koolsam]

It should be OK. But if it was me, I'd get a better quality 500+W PSU eg Seasonic 520 or 550, XFX550, Rosewill Capstone 550 or Antec HCG 520M

Only have Coolermaster,Antec,corsair and Seasonic here but there is no service centers of Seasonic and corsair is too high price...Only Thunder series cooler master available..

Between i have 1080p monitor mostly i don't upgrade to high resolution monitor.. So i just saw in other forum that gtx 960 is enough for 1080p and 970 is just overkill.. The price of 970 is almost 75% more than 960 2gb.


New AMD r9 380 4gb card not yet came here in my place.Only through online which are really high price compare to GTX 960. And review shows r9 380 is slightly better than GTX 960.And also, will 2GB vram enough for upcoming titles ? I always want to play with better graphics settings.

So what's your advice over this ?

Unless you say otherwise, in these forums its assumed you are in the US.

For me to help I need to know what website you want to buy from and what budget you have for your PSU.

I was only looking for the GPU so far.I didn't thought about the PSU.So budget is strictly to GTX 970 price.And i'm from India.

This is the site http://snapdeal.com

 

[i7Baby]

You should say you are from India and you want to use Snapdeal to start with in your OP rather than wasting a lot of time.

Seasonic 520 - http://www.snapdeal.com/product/seasonic-520w-power-supply/1379226

 

[koolsam]

You should say you are from India and you want to use Snapdeal to start with in your OP rather than wasting a lot of time.

Seasonic 520 - http://www.snapdeal.com/product/seasonic-520w-power-supply/1379226

Well,Sry about that. I already mentioned earlier about the Seasonic service center here in my city.Yes they sell through online but there is no service centers in my city. So i opt for Antec vp550p when i'm building my rig..

 

[i7Baby]

You said Snapdeal. That's where the Seasonic comes from.

 

[koolsam]

You said Snapdeal. That's where the Seasonic comes from.

The seller who sells the Seasonic doesn't have any service centers in my city.He actually from different state.If anything goes wrong RMA process will be long.If i get busy in work then,it'll be really pain..

So your advice is to sell my current PSU Antec vp550p and get Seasonic 520 + GTX 970 ?
Did you checked the GPU section there and the price difference between GTX 960 and 970? I wonder do i need to spend 75% more for 970 at 1080p gaming?

 

[i7Baby]

So your advice is to sell my current PSU Antec vp550p and get Seasonic 520 + GTX 970 ? Yes

Did you checked the GPU section there and the price difference between GTX 960 and 970? No - you are able to do that.

How much you spend is up to you. Just get the best you can for your budget.

 

[koolsam]

So your advice is to sell my current PSU Antec vp550p and get Seasonic 520 + GTX 970 ? Yes

Did you checked the GPU section there and the price difference between GTX 960 and 970? No - you are able to do that.

How much you spend is up to you. Just get the best you can for your budget.

Ok.. I try to sell my current PSU as of now..