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Mr Yammy
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Heyyy guise,

 

So I am going to upgrade to a GTX 970 on black friday, and I was wondering if there is a dominant or "better" brand that makes these.

EVGA, Gigabyte, MSI? Halp meh :P

 

p.s - My build color scheme is green. 

 

Thanks!

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ASUS Strix for silence

MSI for balance between silence and performance

Gigabyte G1 or EVGA ACX 2.0 FTW for performance and cooling

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

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Will there be a discount then? 

 

Gigabyte is the best choice from all the other chioces personally thats what i think 

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

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Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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Derp I put this in the CPU forum xD.

 

 

my 2 gigabyte G1's have coil whine under any load, id recommend something else

Very useful info... thanks.

 

 

ASUS Strix for silence

MSI for balance between silence and performance

Gigabyte G1 or EVGA ACX 2.0 FTW for performance and cooling

Thanks, will be referencing later.

 

Will there be a discount then? 

 

Gigabyte is the best choice from all the other chioces personally thats what i think 

Yep, pretty ub3r discounts xD

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Very useful info... thanks.

Be aware though that this is not limited to gigabyte's model at all. For example mine has 0 coil whine. It's luck of the draw

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

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Derp I put this in the CPU forum xD.

 

 

Very useful info... thanks.

 

 

Thanks, will be referencing later.

 

Yep, pretty ub3r discounts xD

Sweet i should order it then

hopefully it is discounted

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

ExSystems

Spoiler

Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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Be aware though that this is not limited to gigabyte's model at all. For example mine has 0 coil whine. It's luck of the draw

Well, can't your mobo and psu also interfere? I'm scared xD

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Well, can't your mobo and psu also interfere? I'm scared xD

Don't worry about coil whine. It's not dangerous, it's merely annoying if it's severe enough. You cannot predict how bad coil whine will be or whether you will have it at all. I have never had it and I'm lucky in that apparently.

 

If it's incredibly severe you could try an RMA with the brand or just with the store you bought it from. It's luck of the draw and unpredictable and no brand is immune to it

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

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Don't worry about coil whine. It's not dangerous, it's merely annoying if it's severe enough. You cannot predict how bad coil whine will be or whether you will have it at all. I have never had it and I'm lucky in that apparently.

 

If it's incredibly severe you could try an RMA with the brand or just with the store you bought it from. It's luck of the draw and unpredictable and no brand is immune to it

Yea, that noise though... ugh. I guess I'll just have to be lucky. 

 

I love the 3 fans on the g1 gigabyte. Its really sexy :P

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I would get the EVGA acx 2.0 version for single cards. Better performance that standard and quieter. They also have an upgrade policy where if you register the card you can upgrade to any high tier card within 90 days and only pay the difference. The page is here.

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I would get the EVGA acx 2.0 version for single cards. Better performance that standard and quieter. They also have an upgrade policy where if you register the card you can upgrade to any high tier card within 90 days and only pay the difference. The page is here.

Awesome, thanks for the info.

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Hmmm... maybe I should go with a 290x :P 

 

Idk xD

290x's are good, but not as power efficient, cool and bleeding edge as a 970.
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