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Which GTX 970 is the best?

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I was gunna buy an R9 290 for 459$ but now i have this money for a 970
But am so confused between all of them they just look so awesome and they all are unique i can't choose sooo


Asus
Gigabyte
MSI Gaming
MSI normal
EVGA

EVGA FTW
Or Zotac

 

Am gunna get one without a warranty so am looking for the best one that you can't suspect
atleast am still asking tho if i can use the warranty
i can return it if it came Dead

 

Am gunna get the warranty but am in a different country so i dk if i can use it or not YET!

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They all come with warranty. I don't see how you can get one without...

 

Also half of those you listed aren't even available yet so nobody knows how they will compare.

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They all come with warranty. I don't see how you can get one without...

Dude read the last lil part where i say that am gunna order it and the warranty comes but as am ordering it from Amazon and i live in the Egypt i don't really know if i can use that warranty that comes with it or not YET!!

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Asus STRIX is the best as far as built quality, looks, noise levels and elite appeal.

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To me personally it depends on the color of my system and weather im going to water cool it or not but the zotac out of the box is a beast, but on the other hand it is kinda ugly

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To me personally it depends on the color of my system and weather im going to water cool it or not but the zotac out of the box is a beast, but on the other hand it is kinda ugly

The Zotac is a POS it doesn't even have a full sized PCB. It's a Gimp card.

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To me personally it depends on the color of my system and weather im going to water cool it or not but the zotac out of the box is a beast, but on the other hand it is kinda ugly

Color and weather? The latter is interesting factor to choosing a graphics card. :P

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Those are all great graphics card manufacturers... except for Zotac. Don't get Zotac.

I actually couldn't underclock my 5 year old GPU to make it as slow as a next-gen console.

#pcmasterraceproblems

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Asus STRIX is the best as far as built quality, looks, noise levels and elite appeal.

 

To me personally it depends on the color of my system and weather im going to water cool it or not but the zotac out of the box is a beast, but on the other hand it is kinda ugly

I was leaning towards the EVGA FTW and Gigabyte but the ASUS i don't really trust i like their looks tho

 

 

I DC about the color really i don't look at my case that much

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Dude read the last lil part where i say that am gunna order it and the warranty comes but as am ordering it from Amazon and i live in the Egypt i don't really know if i can use that warranty that comes with it or not YET!!

Dude I read that last part! Warranty comes with every card! You just need a way of sending it back to the manufacturer or amazon if it is defective! It doesn't matter where you live as long as you have postal service!

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Dude I read that last part! Warranty comes with every card! You just need a way of sending it back to the manufacturer or amazon if it is defective! It doesn't matter where you live as long as you have postal service!

Am working on knowing that but lets just say that it doesn't come with a warranty whats the card that you can trust the most between all of these in the 970s

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Those are all great graphics card manufacturers... except for Zotac. Don't get Zotac.

Ya that Zotac is a POS half PCB crapper !

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I was leaning towards the EVGA FTW and Gigabyte but the ASUS i don't really trust i like their looks tho

 

 

I DC about the color really i don't look at my case that much

Asus has a really really strong presence and backing in the nvidia realm. They are pure quality and are at the top of the crop. 

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Asus has a really really strong presence and backing in the nvidia realm. They are pure quality and are at the top of the crop. 

What do you think of the EVGA FTW ACX 2.0?

I mean evga was built for nivdia right? they can be more reliable?

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Am working on knowing that but lets just say that it doesn't come with a warranty whats the card that you can trust the most between all of these in the 970s

EVGA, ASUS

my second choices are Gigabyte and MSI

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EVGA, ASUS

my second choices are Gigabyte and MSI

Okay then last .... EVGA FTW ACX 2.0 or ASUS Striker?

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Okay then last .... EVGA FTW ACX 2.0 or ASUS Striker?

We don't have much information on either because they are not available yet.

 

But I'm placing my bets on ASUS.

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What do you think of the EVGA FTW ACX 2.0?

I mean evga was built for nivdia right? they can be more reliable?

EVGA is all good and they are known for great support. That said Asus steps them up on the build quality front but that's not to say one is better than the other they are both great. I am buying the Asus STRIX cause it has more elite appeal and better build quality and aesthetics with lower noise than the EVGA FTW but they are both awesome cards. I have owned a great many EVGA cards and never had a problem with them. Currently using an Asus card and it's been great. STRIX 970 will be my second Asus Card.

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I heard bad stuff about the Strix Lineup basically because of their fan profiles. ie; to raise fan speeds past a certain point(50%), you have to manually set them or they won't ramp up when the temps get toasty. But setting them manually won't allow the fans to lower speeds either.

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Asus STRIX is the best as far as built quality, looks, noise levels and elite appeal.

 

I would love to know what you are basing this on other then doing online window shopping

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Okay then last .... EVGA FTW ACX 2.0 or ASUS Striker?

 

If u really want to make sure u get the best, Then you will do good to wait a couple weeks until More people get there hands on them and test them out. Other then people who actually have these cards can't really give u a reputable answer. Everyone else is just talking out there ass trying to sound cool and smart and spreading gossip

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I think the EVGA cards are probably a good choice. The MSI cards have the benefit of MSI Afterburner software. I would wait for the reviews to come out. 

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Go for EVGA, I don't trust Strix. The fan doesn't spin until the gpu hits 65°. But what about memory and VRM's? There are some cards, that even with active cooling gets damaged because VRM's and memory got too high.

Anyways, that's my opinion, you still have the warranty.

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Go for EVGA, I don't trust Strix. The fan doesn't spin until the gpu hits 65°. But what about memory and VRM's? There are some cards, that even with active cooling gets damaged because VRM's and memory got too high.

Anyways, that's my opinion, you still have the warranty.

I am sure your trust has nothing to do with the engineering behind the card.

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I am sure your trust has nothing to do with the engineering behind the card.

"Anyways, that's my opinion" I have nothing against Asus, my GTX 760 is a DirectCU II and it's great. But seeing what happened with R9 cards like the 290-290x, where they just took the DirectCU II for Nvidia and slaped it to AMD cards without correctly adapt them makes me think twice when picking an Asus card.

I don't have deep knowledge of Asus engineers, but i'm pretty sure a lot of people with faulty overheated DirectCU II R9 280X's and 290X's doesn't trust Asus anymore.

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