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What is the absolute best gtx 970 I can buy? I will be building a new gaming rig soon and want to max out games @ 1080p on ultra.

Gigabyte Gaming G1 hands down. From the cooler to the GPU chip itself.

 

Best out of the box, a BEAST for overclocking.

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What is the absolute best gtx 970 I can buy? I will be building a new gaming rig soon and want to max out games @ 1080p on ultra. Edit: by "absolute best" I mean which 970 has the best overall performance? Which one runs the coolest? I don't really care about silence since I will be using a Fractal R4 case.

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There is no "absolute best" lol. 

What do you mean by that? Performance, silence, looks?

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What is the absolute best gtx 970 I can buy? I will be building a new gaming rig soon and want to max out games @ 1080p on ultra.

Gigabyte Gaming G1 hands down. From the cooler to the GPU chip itself.

 

Best out of the box, a BEAST for overclocking.

"Rawr XD"

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I wouldnt go for the gainward 970 phantom. When the fans speed up there is a bit of coil whine.

 

The Gigabyte OC would be a good bet. Its also more budget friendly compared to the others

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I've seen a lot of good reviews on the Asus strix 970's. They're very quiet and over clock quite well. But your mileage may vary on overclocking. I personally really like the evga ftw editions but haven't seen a lot of reviews on them yet.

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For single card, it would be the Gigabyte G1 or MSI Gaming.

For SLI with no slot separation or just one slot of separation, it would be reference.

 

Cheers!

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I think I may have been too broad with my question, so I just edited it.

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If you want the absolute best performance go for an EVGA FTW but my personal fav is the Gigabyte G1 gaming.

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What is the absolute best gtx 970 I can buy? I will be building a new gaming rig soon and want to max out games @ 1080p on ultra. Edit: by "absolute best" I mean which 970 has the best overall performance? Which one runs the coolest? I don't really care about silence since I will be using a Fractal R4 case.

 

Gigabyte Gaming G1. 

 

No contest on that one.

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Laptop: Toshiba Satellite L40D, AMD A6-6310, 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Radeon R4 Graphics, 14" 1366x768

 

 

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Thank you everyone for your feedback. It sounds like the Gigabyte G1 Gaming is my best option, followed by the Evga FTW. I will try to get the G1 from my local store next week, fingers crossed! :D

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