Jump to content

Brand For gtx 970 . Read details below.

Ahsankhaan
By Ahsankhaan
in Graphics Cards
 Share
Posted

Hey guys which brand do you think is best  for gtx 970 in terms of performance at stock and quiestness . Msi gtx 970 gaming  4g  or  Gigabyte g1 gtx 970  or asus strix gtx 970 or Evga Acx gtx 970.I know Evga gtx 970  is the best  but i heard it is noisy. I had ordered r9 290 vapor-x before this but i stopped them when  i saw gtx 970 . I can still continue my r9 290 vapor-x order if r9 290 vapor-x is better in performance  ,i dont care about price difference , power efficiency , temps .Thanks in advance need your suggestion as soon as possible.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

GTX 970 will be better than the R9 290, don't order an R9 290. For brand, I'd have to say Gigabyte's Windforce will be your best choice.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Gigabyte G1 GTX 970 seems to be by far the superior choice right now unless you have something to cancel out the noise of the EVGA ACX 2.0.

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

EVGA - EVGA has good quality and warranty but their new cooler has been reported to make a bloody horrible noise.

MSI - MSI has a good 970, with a new Twin Frozr design, it's a good one IMO.

Asus - Strix looks different but I think it's nice, although I don't like that it has that fan thing where it doesn't spin till a certain temp.

Gigabyte - From what I've seen this is by far the best overclocker, comes overclocked already, 3 fans, coming in at 31cm, has an LED light and keeps cool. Also it has a backplate.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I am telling it to everyone, and I am saying it here as well

Wait until Thursday or Friday please

AMD will make some announcement regarding graphics, and it might be desktop grade graphics card (but might be an APU too)

If it is right, then you will have more choice from AMD, that hopefully will compete in performance with Nvidia, and if everything goes as last year, in price

 

at best, you get better tech for smaller price

at worst, you waited with your order until friday and get GTX 970 next week

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Well thanks alot for all those suggestions . Well Hippy i am glad to see  an awesome and helpful comment . But as i told u  i already gave order for R9 290 but i stopped them and now i am ordering Gigabyte g1 gaming gtx 970 , For its awesome features llike DSR and  the main reasons are Phsyx, Nvidia driver support and less artifacts or flickering .

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Well thanks alot for all those suggestions . Well Hippy i am glad to see  an awesome and helpful comment . But as i told u  i already gave order for R9 290 but i stopped them and now i am ordering Gigabyte g1 gaming gtx 970 , For its awesome features llike DSR and  the main reasons are Phsyx, Nvidia driver support and less artifacts or flickering .

Good choice. Have fun with that card.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Gigabyte has the best 970 out there by some distance. Loads of reviewers are getting 1500mhz+ on the boost clock, and still it cools better than the other brands. EVGA have made a bit of a hash of their 970 and 980 cooler, MSI is fine, as is Asus.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

So is gtx 970 a high end card like r9 290 and better than that?And why its Low in Cost.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Well, GTX 970 is largely out of stock, but I'd go with Gigabyte Windforce or Asus Strix. I don't trust EVGA's new cheaper looking ACX coolers...   

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

evga kind of messed up the cooler since it doesn't fit on the card as it's supposed to do 

No they didn't. It was designed exactly as it is. The GPU die is very small. They designed it so that the die is in direct contact with the two large 8mm heat pipes. The third smaller heat pipe that does not contact the die is there for added cooling overhead (more overclocking potential and gets it a few degrees cooler at stock clocks).

 

@Ahsankhaan - The GTX 970 consistently out performs the R9 290 in almost every game and even out performs the 290X in a lot of games as well. On average, it sits about neck and neck with the 290X and edges out the GTX 780.

 

I'm also looking to buy a GTX 970, but I'm waiting until AMD's announcement on Thursday to see if they surprise us with a 970/980 killer. But as for the GTX 970, the MSI Gaming 4G is currently at the top of my list out of all the 970s and here's why: Like the Asus Strix, the fans do not even start spinning until the GPU reaches 60 degrees and when they do start spinning, it's a very non-aggressive fan curve - so they don't go from 0 to 90%. You can basically play a ton of games maxed out at 60fps+ in complete silence due to the passive cooling. Compared to the Strix, the MSI Gaming 4G idles much cooler and also operates cooler under load. The cooler is way overkill and the card was designed for overclocking so you know you've got tons of potential. High tech legion was able to OC the MSI to 1500mhz without increasing voltage! Wat!  B) IMO it's the most quiet and badass of all the 970's available thus far. And well, just look at it... :D

 

msi-geforce-gtx-970-gaming-4g_8dcd0662b6

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

Spoiler

Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

Spoiler

FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

Spoiler

SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

Laptops:

Spoiler

MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

Spoiler

Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

The R9 290 is better at higher res in some games, but for 1080P/1440P, I suppose the GTX970 would be better. Anyway, why is this question being raised here? Why not the 'Graphics cards' section? :huh:

Main Rig: AMD AM4 R9 5900X (12C/24T) + Tt Water 3.0 ARGB 360 AIO | Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme | 2x 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3600C16 | XFX MERC 310 RX 7900 XTX | 256GB Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen 3.0 (OS) | 4TB Lexar NM790 NVMe M.2 PCIe4x4 | 2TB TG Cardea Zero Z440 NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4x4 | 4TB Samsung 860 EVO SATA SSD | 2TB Samsung 860 QVO SATA SSD | 6TB WD Black HDD | CoolerMaster H500M | Corsair HX1000 Platinum | Topre Type Heaven + Seenda Ergonomic W/L Vertical Mouse + 8BitDo Ultimate 2.4G | iFi Micro iDSD Black Label | Philips Fidelio B97 | C49HG90DME 49" 32:9 144Hz Freesync 2 | Omnidesk Pro 2020 48" | 64bit Win11 Pro 23H2

2nd Rig: AMD AM4 R9 3900X + TR PA 120 SE | Gigabyte X570S Aorus Elite AX | 2x 16GB Patriot Viper Elite II DDR4 4000MHz | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT | 500GB Crucial P2 Plus NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen 4.0 (OS) | 2TB Adata Legend 850 NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4x4 |  2TB Kingston NV2 NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4x4 | 4TB Leven JS600 SATA SSD | 2TB Seagate HDD | Keychron K2 + Logitech G703 | SOLDAM XR-1 Black Knight | Enermax MAXREVO 1500 | 64bit Win11 Pro 23H2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Actually i am new in this tech and its my first post here. So gtx 970 is better than sapphire r9 290 vapor x in all aspects and better features?i like gigabyte design and backplate and its already overclocked which is best for me as hence i wont overclock.Thanks

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I really wanted MSI's Gaming 970, my MSI Twin Frozr 560 Ti is going solid for 3.5 years now, no issues.

but as of now it isn't available in my country, also I am in confusion about MSI's support here, anyway thats another thing

Only Asus Strix and Zotac's 3 970 models are launched

 

I will also pick between MSI Gaming or Gigabyte Windforce

Finally got PS4 Pro

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Great (y) . I probably will also choose between gigabyte gaming g1 or Asus strix or Msi gaming . These all 3 are reliable brand as far as i know :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Moved to Graphics Cards.

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use, and by some other means to give us knowledge which we can attain by them. - Galileo Galilei
Build Logs: Tophat (in progress), DNAF | Useful Links: How To: Choosing Your Storage Devices and Configuration, Case Study: RAID Tolerance to Failure, Reducing Single Points of Failure in Redundant Storage , Why Choose an SSD?, ZFS From A to Z (Eric1024), Advanced RAID: Survival Rates, Flashing LSI RAID Cards (alpenwasser), SAN and Storage Networking

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

EVGA - EVGA has good quality and warranty but their new cooler has been reported to make a bloody horrible noise.

MSI - MSI has a good 970, with a new Twin Frozr design, it's a good one IMO.

Asus - Strix looks different but I think it's nice, although I don't like that it has that fan thing where it doesn't spin till a certain temp.

Gigabyte - From what I've seen this is by far the best overclocker, comes overclocked already, 3 fans, coming in at 31cm, has an LED light and keeps cool. Also it has a backplate.

About EVGA noise - that's the problem only for people in the room beside you.

 

Asus - I think it would be more suitable for low noise level solutions then, um, "budget enthusiast" rig.

 

Overclocking - EVGA comes with overclocking too, you just need extra 10/20/30 bucks.

 

 

PS Yeah, I'm EVGA fanboy :D

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I was in the same shoes as you since the release and I have to say after looking everywhere and checking all benchmarks I can get my hands on to I decided to get the MSI gaming 4g
For the following reasons
According to almost all benchmarks it is the best over clocker out there along with The g1.
Unlike the g1 it have passive cooling that I find pretty neat and it cools very good at the highest overclocks you can get
Gigabyte had a lot of issues in there 700 series fans and that worries me unlike MSI
I am kind of an EVGA fan and most of the time I go with EVGA but this time I have to say that MSI did one hell of a card that getting any other is a crime
Asus cooling is great but all benchmarks gives shady overclock results with the card
The only bad thing about the MSI is the back Plate and I don't mind that since they still have a heat pipe there to keep everything cool and it looks great without it anyway
I just thought to share my thoughts to all of you out there because I had to read until my eyes hurt :P
Oh and one last thing it's smaller than the Asus and The G1 as it takes less than 2 pci lanes while the rest takes 2 and the G1 is much longer so it will be way better for future sli

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Graphics Cards

×