ASUS STRIX-GTX970

[KirbyTech]

This card is not available yet in Canada so I will have to wait but in the mean time I would like to know if this is a reference pcb or could even work with an EK water block?

[TheSLSAMG]

Not a reference PCB, no. You would have to wait for an aftermarket block to come out for it.

[GloriousPain]

This card is not available yet in Canada so I will have to wait but in the mean time I would like to know if this is a reference pcb or could even work with an EK water block?

Why get Strix if getting waterblock full reference would be better and cheaper cause Asus may use a reference PCB and minor changes (but I don't believe they use reference PCB at all), and pricing is between 780 and 770 

[I/O]

STRIX MASTER RACE. Why buy suck a nice card C/W nice cooler just to rip it apart and slap a water block on it. Come on man.

[KirbyTech]

Why get Strix if getting waterblock full reference would be better and cheaper cause Asus may use a reference PCB and minor changes (but I don't believe they use reference PCB at all), and pricing is between 780 and 770 

Because I have already been told that for a x-mas gift I would be given a water block so I want to buy something to use until then because right now I have no card due to it dying. 

[KirbyTech]

STRIX MASTER RACE. Why buy suck a nice card C/W nice cooler just to rip it apart and slap a water block on it. Come on man.

Because a waterblock is much nicer and because I never look inside my case. I look for performance over looks. 

[Excon]

STRIX MASTER RACE. Why buy suck a nice card C/W nice cooler just to rip it apart and slap a water block on it. Come on man.

If I found some one using an Evga K|ngP|n on air I would find them and take it away

[I/O]

Because a waterblock is much nicer and because I never look inside my case. I look for performance over looks. 

Looks aside it's about build quality and in turn functionality, high performance, low noise and such.

[I/O]

If I found some one using an Evga K|ngP|n on air I would find them and take it away

Kingpin LOL that card was such a waste last series. Reference got about the same performance under water.

[Excon]

Kingpin LOL that card was such a waste last series. Reference got about the same performance under water.

You clearly dont understand the purpose of the Matrix, Lightning and K|ngP|n cards.... Also reference didnt get the same performance on water if you actually used them correctly 

[I/O]

You clearly dont understand the purpose of the Matrix, Lightning and K|ngP|n cards.... Also reference didnt get the same performance on water if you actually used them correctly 

Boutique cards like the ARES, Lightning, Matrix, Kingpin etc are are well and good but at the end of the day they are just pricey niche products for snobs and ignorant people. High clocked cards with binned chips like that found in the EVGA FTW line and Asus TOP or STRIX are what smart people buy into. Heck I am getting an Asus STRIX 970 and I feel bad sorta cause I know that in the end I am just getting better build quality and lower fan noise.

[Excon]

Boutique cards like the ARES, Lightning, Matrix, Kingpin etc are are well and good but at the end of the day they are just pricey niche products for snobs and ignorant people. High clocked cards with binned chips like that found in the EVGA FTW line and Asus TOP or STRIX are what smart people buy into. Heck I am getting an Asus STRIX 970 and I feel bad sorta cause I know that in the end I am just getting better build quality and lower fan noise.

For snops and ignorant people? Riiiight....

[I/O]

For snops and ignorant people? Riiiight....

Age old saying goes if you want more performance buy a better GPU and if you have the best GPU then buy another. An OC will do little.

[Brama]

You clearly dont understand the purpose of the Matrix, Lightning and K|ngP|n cards.... Also reference didnt get the same performance on water if you actually used them correctly 

So what there purpose then?

[I/O]

So what there purpose then?

2 get a slightly higher 3dmark score LOL.

[Brama]

2 get a slightly higher 3dmark score LOL.

Sounds like a waste of money

[I/O]

Sounds like a waste of money

Well there are some very few out there that buy GPUs to run benchmarks instead of play games. Those are the retards that buy up the boutique cards to attain a .... slightly higher score on 3dmark than the rest.

[Brama]

Well there are some very few out there that buy GPUs to run benchmarks instead of play games. Those are the retards that buy up the boutique cards to attain a .... slightly higher score on 3dmark than the rest.

#PeopleWithTooMuchMoney