ASUS Strix GTX 970

[King Oriax]

this seems like the best gtx 970x out of all the brands that are making them.

[Robot]

this seems like the best gtx 970x out of all the brands that are making them.

i don't know the gigabyte windforce edition is pretty awesome too. It comes with higher OC out of the box and a stronger cooler. 

[evinta]

Thanks guys, now i know what video card to upgrade to  

 

Can't wait till next year to get one

[GhostWriter]

Juries are still out how much more overclocking 970 can do with watercooling. Since the card doesn't generate that much heat compares to 780. It's possible there may not be as much headroom as the 7xx series.

 

You're thinking backwards. Generating less heat gives it more headroom. It's going to take a higher clock to get it to the temp of 780 and water-cooling will just make it more effective.

[King Oriax]

i don't know the gigabyte windforce edition is pretty awesome too. It comes with higher OC out of the box and a stronger cooler. 

true but it is a little more expensive. The asus looks cooler to me though 

[GhostWriter]

true but it is a little more expensive. The asus looks cooler to me though 

 

From what I'm seeing the Gigabyte 970 is the way to go for overclocking (8+6 pin power plugs, custom PCB, 600w cooler)., but MSI/ASUS have the 0db fan feature.

 

I'm not hearing good things about EVGA's 970.

[Palfi]

i like this one

[Method]

What the hell's going on here?

 

 

Why is the 970 so much lower than the 980? I know the 980 is faster but, dafuq?

[Admire]

I would like stock benchmarks too....Im quite interested in those benchs since they seem to be quite a bit lower than other places.

 

 

 

All this talk of Maxwell's performance has gotten me extremely curious on how AMD responds with the R90 380X and 390X

 

Me too...but won't happen for a while.

[Admire]

From what I'm seeing the Gigabyte 970 is the way to go for overclocking (8+6 pin power plugs, custom PCB, 600w cooler)., but MSI/ASUS have the 0db fan feature.

 

 

 

How important is that ASUS backplate? Because that is basically the one thing preferring ASUS 970 over the MSI one

 

I'm not hearing good things about EVGA's 970.

 

 

I've been reading the same. Kinda sad but EVGA seems to have screwed up with the 970.

[Proxish]

This is the only place I've seen where the GTX 970 scores lower than the GTX 780.

Making me think twice about selling and switching over to the GTX 970.

[Proxish]

I'm not hearing good things about EVGA's 970.

 

I've been reading the same. Kinda sad but EVGA seems to have screwed up with the 970.

 

EVGA have been screwing up for a while now. I've had 4 replacements for my GTX 780 and my current one, at just 4 months old, has started developing coil whine, just like the rest.

[Aristocrates]

What the hell's going on here?

 

 

Why is the 970 so much lower than the 980? I know the 980 is faster but, dafuq?

 

 

This is the only place I've seen where the GTX 970 scores lower than the GTX 780.

Making me think twice about selling and switching over to the GTX 970.

 

More importantly, why/how is the 970 so much lower than the 770???

I really think Linus was sent a defective sample - they should really ask Asus for another one - and Asus would want to comply, since they're the ones looking bad here

[GhostWriter]

What the hell's going on here?

 

 

Why is the 970 so much lower than the 980? I know the 980 is faster but, dafuq?

 

This result makes no sense to me either. I'll post a tessellation benchmark once my 970 comes in.

[Aristocrates]

Woohoo the Strix 970 is avenged!

(I still think Linus should ask Asus for a new one though )

[blackadder]

Such wow, good review too.

[AnandJain]

I really want to see a video for 980 or 970 for watercooling because I'm really lost and I want to get a 970

[AnandJain]

I really want to see a 980 or 970 liquid cooled video, because I really would like to get one.

[Sharif]

Too bad it doesn't feel like coming back in stock

[RockofSusa]

Such a nice card

[fir3wulf]

I have the 970 strix  since yesterday, for the people that are worried that due to it's 0rpm fan setting the card will ramp up it's temps till it gets to above 50°c and starts spinning the fans, you can rest assured. 
The card stays about 30°c idle with fans off (and i'm on the first floor where it's a little hotter than downstairs.)

[PrimeSonic]

Too bad it doesn't feel like coming back in stock

And whenever you get notified that it's back in stock, the stock runs out before day's end.

[Sharif]

And whenever you get notified that it's back in stock, the stock runs out before day's end.

Yeah.......Rumour has it will be back on black friday,My Vcard is dead i am loosing my mind how looooong 

[evinta]

Its so popular the store i buy all i need from can't get any stock in atm! 

 

Its mkay i can way a few months... teehee

[Aristocrates]

Lol good thing I've only budgeted it for early next year