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+1 for the Evga, you won't be disappointed by the acx air cooler and if you go on watercooling, it uses reference pcb.

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So I'm getting the GTX 970 with the intention of water cooling it in like 4 or 5 months (budget issue). 

 

There is no reference card on sale around here so my choice was restricted to non-ref card as followed.

 

1. ASUS Strix

2. Gigabyte G1

3. Galax GTX 970 (this should be out. I can't find any one working on the water block for this)

4. MSI GTX 970 Gaming

5. EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 2.0

 

I checked around and look like the only 2 manufacturer that have/will have the block for 970 are EK and Alphacool. 

 

All cards were listed as "Coming Soon" on EK site with the exception of ASUS that can be use with GTX 670 block (but I would like to use the specific one, if possible)

 

On the Alphacool site they have Alphacool NexXxoS GPX - Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 M02 listed as "In production". This block is compatible with EVGA ACX 2.0 (with others such as Inno3D, Zotac, etc)

 

So....my question is which choice would be a "safe choice" that I will have the water block to use with? I'm not sure how long these "Coming soon/ In production" usually are.

 

Thanks!

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Ek usually comes out with waterblocks for Windforce GPUs

Specs: CPU: AMD FX 6300 Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A DS3P RAM: HyperX Fury 16GB 1866MHz GPU: MSI R9 270 OC edition Case: Sharkoon VS3-S SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB HDD: 1TB Caviar Blue PSU: Corsair CX500W

*If I say something that seems offensive, please don't take it seriously, it was most likely meant as a joke/sarcastically*

 

 

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+1 for the Evga, you won't be disappointed by the acx air cooler and if you go on watercooling, it uses reference pcb.

PC1 = i7 4790k  -  Asus Z97 Mark1  -  Corsair Dominator 32GB kit  -  Evga GTX 780Ti SC x2 SLI  -  SSD 512GB x2  -  12TB NAS  -  Carbide Air540  -  24" 120Hz x2 3D ready  -  Corsair K95 + M95
Custom Watercooling loop with low profile radiators / fans

PC2 = i7 4770k  -  Z97 Maximus VII Hero  -  16 GB kit  -  Evga GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0  -  Graphite 760T  -  24" VE248 x2  -  Corsair K70RGB + M90 

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Oh I see..so the difference between each version of EVGA cards are base clock and cooler?

 

Look like EVGA it is..

 

Thank you.  :D

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Oh I see..so the difference between each version of EVGA cards are base clock and cooler?

 

Look like EVGA it is..

 

Thank you.  :D

U r right on the 970.  

One more reason to go EVGA  is the step-up program.

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EK is making water blocks for the Strix, ACX 2.0 and G1 so take your pick. 

Bert & Ernie before squirting spermie. 

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Alphacool covers quite a lot of 970s as well:

M01-Model(off the cooler):

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-1970)

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SuperClocked 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-1972)

Galax GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 (97NPH6DT6XTZ) (Oh look Galax hehe)

Inno3D GeForce GTX 970 HerculeZ X2 4GB GDDR5 (N97V-1SDN-M5DSX)

Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 (ZT-90101-10P)

 

M02-Model(off the cooler):

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-2972)

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 ACX 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-0972)

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SuperClocked ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-2974)

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SuperClocked ACX 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-0974)

 

 

Just make sure to always check the P# in addition to the name!

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U r right on the 970.  

One more reason to go EVGA  is the step-up program.

 

Too bad I'm in Asia but this program looks nice.

 

EK is making water blocks for the Strix, ACX 2.0 and G1 so take your pick. 

 

Yeah but they listed as "Coming soon" whereas Alphacool said "In Production". Should be closer right? lol

 

Alphacool covers quite a lot of 970s as well:

M01-Model(off the cooler):

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-1970)

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SuperClocked 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-1972)

Galax GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 (97NPH6DT6XTZ) (Oh look Galax hehe)

Inno3D GeForce GTX 970 HerculeZ X2 4GB GDDR5 (N97V-1SDN-M5DSX)

Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 (ZT-90101-10P)

 

M02-Model(off the cooler):

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-2972)

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 ACX 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-0972)

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SuperClocked ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-2974)

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SuperClocked ACX 4GB GDDR5 (04G-P4-0974)

 

 

Just make sure to always check the P# in addition to the name!

 

At the beginning I don't understand why the Alphacool was compatible with a lot of EVGA cards. Knowing that they are reference PCB explain that.

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Yeah but they listed as "Coming soon" whereas Alphacool said "In Production". Should be closer right? lol

 

Haha that logic though. :P 

 

#protip: email them about it, they will most likely tell you exactly when it's coming out. 

Bert & Ernie before squirting spermie. 

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So I end up got the EVGA one.

 

Also just got an email from EK today.

 

 

Dear Customer,

 

Thank you for contacting EK Support.

 

Currently waterblock for the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 2.0 is in testing phase and shall be ready for sales in 7 days.

I have already put pressure on production manager as there is quite some demand for these waterblocks by now and hopefully customers won't resent the postponing.

 

If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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