GTX 970 Reference cooler

[christianled59]

Is there anywhere I can purchase a GTX 970 with the reference cooler like the 780 and titan have? I like the premium aesthetics of it and the green LEDs match my setup. If not, what card would you recommend for the coolest and quietest performance?

[NeCoNLive]

quietest MSI Gaming

[Tagiau]

There are no 700 series reference coolers available, yet you can get a blower style from pny and evga(Pny's looks better in my opinion).

[Enderman]

quietest MSI Gaming

The ASUS strix is quieter.

[NeCoNLive]

The ASUS strix is quieter.

wrong Asus strix 970 got problems with coil whine SO NO.

 

Both are semi passive.

[Enderman]

There are no 700 series reference coolers available, yet you can get a blower style from pny and evga(Pny's looks better in my opinion).

http://www.ncix.com/detail/zotac-geforce-gtx-titan-black-bc-94655-1765.htm

http://www.ncix.com/detail/pny-geforce-gtx-980-xlr8-06-102039.htm

http://www.ncix.com/detail/pny-video-card-vcggtx780t3xpb-gtx780-7e-93982.htm

[Tagiau]

http://www.ncix.com/detail/zotac-geforce-gtx-titan-black-bc-94655-1765.htm

http://www.ncix.com/detail/pny-geforce-gtx-980-xlr8-06-102039.htm

http://www.ncix.com/detail/pny-video-card-vcggtx780t3xpb-gtx780-7e-93982.htm

Now can we do this again but with a 970?

[VincentiusIV]

wrong Asus strix 970 got problems with coil whine SO NO.

 

Both are semi passive.

Source?

[Enderman]

wrong Asus strix 970 got problems with coil whine SO NO.

 

Both are semi passive.

Where did you hear that? From a couple posts on the internet?

Do you know how many thousands of people have bought that card and had no issues? lol

 

And yes it is quieter. The strix fan profile stays at 0db until 65C. MSI's fan profile starts going at 50C, which is a big difference.

[NeCoNLive]

Source?

maybe try google or youtube.. BOTH WORKS.

 

I google problems before I buy a new card !!! (I bought msi 980 gaming) its quiet and no coil whine

[typographie]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814132038&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=6202798&SID=

 

I think it just came to market very recently. The 970 released without a reference version available, as far as I know.

 

I don't think I would personally want a reference version, but I don't have much trouble recommending one. The GTX 970 isn't a particularly hot card, and the Nvidia reference cooler isn't terrible. If you've already got a reference-cooled GTX 780 and GTX Titan, it will certainly run cooler than those.

[Enderman]

Now can we do this again but with a 970?

Nope OP is too late for that. The reference cooler designs for the 970 are no longer available unless you find some place with overstock (which I doubt) or you buy used from ebay.

 

But 780ti and 980 are still available with the reference cooler like I showed.

[Thorium19]

There are no reference titan style coolers for the 970, only 600 series reference coolers for it, which aren't as nice looking really.

The best cooler for it though would be the MSI gaming twin frozr V. It's a semi passive cooler like the strix, but is actually lower, taking up slightly less than a dual slot cooler, so there is more room for the fans to take air in if it's in an sli setup. Also, the twin frozr design is very efficient, with two 100mm fans that can be controlled independently, meaning it can be even quieter than it is OOB.

[NeCoNLive]

Where did you hear that? From a couple posts on the internet?

Do you know how many thousands of people have bought that card and had no issues? lol

 

And yes it is quieter. The strix fan profile stays at 0db until 65C. MSI's fan profile starts going at 50C, which is a big difference.

if it got problems with coil whine at start it maybe also get problems with coil whine after warranty is gone 

[Firearm2112]

Now can we do this again but with a 970?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814132038&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=6202798&SID=

[Tagiau]

Nope OP is too late for that. The reference cooler designs for the 970 are no longer available unless you find some place with overstock (which I doubt) or you buy used from ebay.

 

But 780ti and 980 are still available with the reference cooler like I showed.

He is looking for a 970 with the 700 series cooler, not a 700 series card with a reference cooler. 

[Enderman]

maybe try google or youtube.. BOTH WORKS.

 

I google problems before I buy a new card !!! (I bought msi 980 gaming) its quiet and no coil whine

Yeah well he also have seen plenty of reports of coil whine for MSI card, Gigabyte cards, etc... so its not just ASUS.

Some cards will have coil whine while other will not. It does not matter what GPU it is or from what brand it is, there is always a chance of getting a card with coil whine.

There is no more chance of getting coil whine from a strix 970 than from any other 970 on the market.

[Tagiau]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814132038&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=6202798&SID=

You are forever my new friend. 

[Enderman]

He is looking for a 970 with the 700 series cooler, not a 700 series card with a reference cooler. 

Thats what I said in the first sentence in my post.

The second sentence was for you who said "There are no 700 series reference coolers available"

 

 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814132038&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=6202798&SID=

Thats really weird. It doesnt show up when you search for 970s...

[Tagiau]

Thats what I said in the first sentence in my post.

The second sentence was for you who said "There are no 700 series reference coolers available"

So you essentially restated what I stated in my first post? 

[Enderman]

So you essentially restated what I stated in my first post? 

And corrected you on the fact that 700 series reference coolers are available.

[christianled59]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814132038&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=6202798&SID=

How did you find that? It never showed up when I searched for it. Thanks!

[NeCoNLive]

Where did you hear that? From a couple posts on the internet?

Do you know how many thousands of people have bought that card and had no issues? lol

 

And yes it is quieter. The strix fan profile stays at 0db until 65C. MSI's fan profile starts going at 50C, which is a big difference.

Strix will also hit temps faster in SLI with their fan!! and when both coolers spin at 100% I think MSI wins

anyway MSI and Strix are both passive in the most common games like lol/minecraft etc etc

[Firearm2112]

Thats what I said in the first sentence in my post.

The second sentence was for you who said "There are no 700 series reference coolers available"

 

 

 

 

Thats really weird. It doesnt show up when you search for 970s...

Yea I just googled it

[Firearm2112]

How did you find that? It never showed up when I searched for it. Thanks!

Google :3