gpu upgrade

[alvez]

Hello guys, so im going to sell my old ASUS EAH 6850 1GB GDDR5, Im looking to get a gtx 970 but i dont know wich version i should get tbh..

I will pick itup on hand on a store, there i can get those 3 models:

 

-Gigabyte GTX970 WindForce Gaming 4GB DDR5

 

-Asus GTX970 STRIX OC 4GB DDR5

 

-MSI GTX970 Gaming 4GB DDR5

 

wich is the best choice ?

 

ty :lol:

[askmax]

Gigabyte or MSI if you want to overclock, the ASUS one is just bad for that.

[NotCthulhu]

WindForce one is damn sexy, go for that one.

[Archangel1994]

Gigabyte G1 gaming GTX 970 for OC'ing

MSI for Silence/Slightly less OC/Slightly quieter.

 

The Gigabyte G1 is still pretty damn quiet though

[ChaosGoW]

Gigabyte or MSI if you want to overclock, the ASUS one is just bad for that.

I can get my Strix 980s as high, if not higher than most of the reviews stated. 1600Mhz core clock is pretty nifty. Overclocking isn't really manufacturer based, it's a lottery that spans all the cards. I will say though that they'd probably be able to maintain the clocks for longer with a better cooler - Not that the DCU 2 thing is bad, it's just I'm sure there's better

[alvez]

I can get my Strix 980s as high, if not higher than most of the reviews stated. 1600Mhz core clock is pretty nifty. Overclocking isn't really manufacturer based, it's a lottery that spans all the cards. I will say though that they'd probably be able to maintain the clocks for longer with a better cooler - Not that the DCU 2 thing is bad, it's just I'm sure there's better

 

uhmm so you would recommend the asus one ?

[ChaosGoW]

uhmm so you would recommend the asus one ?

I would, but I think most of the after market coolers are pretty good these days. It depends on which one offers you the best customer service, warranty and which one fits your colour scheme best.

But my point mainly was that overclocking is a lottery. It doesn't matter which company you buy from, there's good and bad overclockers from them all and it's just pure luck that you'll get one that overclocks well.

[alvez]

I would, but I think most of the after market coolers are pretty good these days. It depends on which one offers you the best customer service, warranty and which one fits your colour scheme best.

But my point mainly was that overclocking is a lottery. It doesn't matter which company you buy from, there's good and bad overclockers from them all and it's just pure luck that you'll get one that overclocks well.

 

i think for the games i play, this beast wont even blink an eye for 400 fps.. @ CS:GO

[ChaosGoW]

i think for the games i play, this beast wont even blink an eye for 400 fps.. @ CS:GO

If you're just playing CS:GO and that's the only game you'll play with it, any 970 will be silent - Doesn't matter which one you pick since you wont be overclocking. Pick the one with the best warranty and/or best colours to match your build.

Set your FPS_MAX to 120 in the console and you'll never stress the card meaning the fans will barely spin. Valve games benefit greatly from having stable frame rates that are double your refresh rate. I don't know why, I just remember that seeming to help a lot during my comp TF2 days.

[ViruZ_HUN]

Gigabyte or MSI if you want to overclock, the ASUS one is just bad for that

Asus strix is a good OC

[alvez]

If you're just playing CS:GO and that's the only game you'll play with it, any 970 will be silent - Doesn't matter which one you pick since you wont be overclocking. Pick the one with the best warranty and/or best colours to match your build.

Set your FPS_MAX to 120 in the console and you'll never stress the card meaning the fans will barely spin. Valve games benefit greatly from having stable frame rates that are double your refresh rate. I don't know why, I just remember that seeming to help a lot during my comp TF2 days.

 

i know, i cant set to 120fps since i own a 144hz monitor, i will set them to 300 or 250...will work fine, and yea well those 3 i listed only have a 15 €diference between..pretty much the same price

[ces160]

OCing results are mostly based on the silicon lottery and not which brand it is. 

 

I have used both the MSI TwinFrozr and the ASUS DCUII coolers on older cards and they both perform great, Cool and Quiet. 

[alvez]

Asus strix is a good OC

 

i will not OC anyways tho.. its not needed

[alvez]

OCing results are mostly based on the silicon lottery and not which brand it is. 

 

I have used both the MSI TwinFrozr and the ASUS DCUII coolers on older cards and they both perform great, Cool and Quiet. 

 

the one i use is directcu and its not low..never eard it tho the fan spins fast

[ChaosGoW]

so yea, it seems to me that any of those 3 will be great for you. I think the gigabyte is a little longer than the other 2. I had an MSI 290x Twin Frozr in my Tiny mATX case (fractal node 804) which doesn't fit the biggest of cards. I now have 2 Asus Strix 980s in there and they also fit fine. The Gigabyte Windforce cards wont fit in there, so that's something to take into consideration if you have a smaller case like I do. (I really recommend my case btw! It's epic)

[BirdyTheMighty]

msi apparently have HDMI 1.4a so if you were after HDMI 2.0 for some  reason go for another one

[alvez]

 

so yea, it seems to me that any of those 3 will be great for you. I think the gigabyte is a little longer than the other 2. I had an MSI 290x Twin Frozr in my Tiny mATX case (fractal node 804) which doesn't fit the biggest of cards. I now have 2 Asus Strix 980s in there and they also fit fine. The Gigabyte Windforce cards wont fit in there, so that's something to take into consideration if you have a smaller case like I do. (I really recommend my case btw! It's epic)

took your advice and checked the case dimensions any of those will be fine since the gigabyte is the one with 300 mm:

 

[alvez]

msi apparently have HDMI 1.4a so if you were after HDMI 2.0 for some  reason go for another one

 

yea seems that for me doesnt really mater if im not OC, they cost pretty much all the same amount so yea

[alvez]

so yea, it seems to me that any of those 3 will be great for you. I think the gigabyte is a little longer than the other 2. I had an MSI 290x Twin Frozr in my Tiny mATX case (fractal node 804) which doesn't fit the biggest of cards. I now have 2 Asus Strix 980s in there and they also fit fine. The Gigabyte Windforce cards wont fit in there, so that's something to take into consideration if you have a smaller case like I do. (I really recommend my case btw! It's epic)

 

wait did i just read that you got 2x gtx 980 ?

 

dayumm your badass dude holy moly lool

[ChaosGoW]

wait did i just read that you got 2x gtx 980 ?

 

dayumm your badass dude holy moly lool

lol, I went overboard on my last upgrade and I'm still not quite done with it (ROG Swift is next on my list!). You can check my sig for my rig if you wanna see what I put together. I'm mostly super impressed that I was able to build a computer so powerful into a case so small! Gone are the days where enthusiasts have to build EATX motherboards into massive tower cases. The Fractal Node 804 and Corsair Air 240 are really good little cases for builds like mine. When my friends see my PC, they call it stupid but when they see what it can do and what it has in it, they change their tune really quickly

[alvez]

lol, I went overboard on my last upgrade and I'm still not quite done with it (ROG Swift is next on my list!). You can check my sig for my rig if you wanna see what I put together. I'm mostly super impressed that I was able to build a computer so powerful into a case so small! Gone are the days where enthusiasts have to build EATX motherboards into massive tower cases. The Fractal Node 804 and Corsair Air 240 are really good little cases for builds like mine. When my friends see my PC, they call it stupid but when they see what it can do and what it has in it, they change their tune really quickly

 

i like those small cases ahah, but i cant buy a case now, life is not easyy, they paycheck is not huge, and my mother will kill me since the last month i bought a i5 4690k and ive expend like 500 € in pc stuff.. and now i want this gtx 970 badly

 

 

you have a terror machine over there bro! great setup, im jelly now ^.^

[ChaosGoW]

i like those small cases ahah, but i cant buy a case now, life is not easyy, they paycheck is not huge, and my mother will kill me since the last month i bought a i5 4690k and ive expend like 500 € in pc stuff.. and now i want this gtx 970 badly

 

 

you have a terror machine over there bro! great setup, im jelly now ^.^

We all have hard times and I realise just how lucky I am to have a setup like this!

[askmax]

Asus strix is a good OC

 

I can get my Strix 980s as high, if not higher than most of the reviews stated. 1600Mhz core clock is pretty nifty. Overclocking isn't really manufacturer based, it's a lottery that spans all the cards. I will say though that they'd probably be able to maintain the clocks for longer with a better cooler - Not that the DCU 2 thing is bad, it's just I'm sure there's better

No they are not. He asked about the 970 which has a TDP of 145 and only 1 8 pin power connecter leaving 5 TDP for overclocking headroom, they are shit for overclocking.

[ViruZ_HUN]

No they are not. He asked about the 970 which has a TDP of 145 and only 1 8 pin power connecter leaving 5 TDP for overclocking headroom, they are shit for overclocking.

Linus got them to around 1500 mhz on core clocks.

 

And 1500 mhz is amazing

 

Strix is gud