EVGA GTX 970

[Erfurt]

Hey guys

 

I was wondering if I should get a EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 2.0

• Base Clock 1165 MHz
• Boost Clock 1317 MHz

Or if I should pay the extra 50$ for a EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0

• Base Clock 1216 MHz
• Boost Clock 1367 MHz

I mean what difference does it make? Is it big, small or about the same performance? Is it worth paying the extra 50$?

I have chosen EVGA, because they have been making good GPU's, and I know that they are most likely to fit Waterblocks when ever they come. This is usually the case

[Samfisher]

Tiny difference.

[Erfurt]

Tiny difference.

Okay, so in your opinion it's not worth it?

[eQuilibrium]

Hey guys

 

I was wondering if I should get a EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 2.0

• Base Clock 1165 MHz
• Boost Clock 1317 MHz

Or if I should pay the extra 50$ for a EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0

• Base Clock 1216 MHz
• Boost Clock 1367 MHz

I mean what difference does it make? Is it big, small or about the same performance? Is it worth paying the extra 50$?

I have chosen EVGA, because they have been making good GPU's, and I know that they are most likely to fit Waterblocks when ever they come. This is usually the case

Not worth the performance gain unless you like the cooler change to the value of $50

[Samfisher]

Okay, so in your opinion it's not worth it?

 

You can get the same overclock in 20 seconds Not worth it IMHO.

[Erfurt]

Not worth the performance gain unless you like the cooler change to the value of $50

Well, I can't really see any difference, might be the same cooler on the two

 

You can get the same overclock in 20 seconds Not worth it IMHO.

Okay, thanks

[Commander_Z]

buy the cheaper one and overclock it yourself

[OhNoesItsDobby]

The difference besides the clock speed is that the FTW model uses an updated, slightly superior cooler. I've also read that it's much quieter as it uses an updated BIOS for 0Db fan mode, but apparently a lot of the EVGA 970s suffer from bad coil whine irrespective of fans.

[Erfurt]

The difference besides the clock speed is that the FTW model uses an updated, slightly superior cooler. I've also read that it's much quieter as it uses an updated BIOS for 0Db fan mode, but apparently a lot of the EVGA 970s suffer from bad coil whine irrespective of fans.

Oh really, never heard anything like that from EVGA, might have to re-think what to get now, thanks for the heads-up

[Erfurt]

The difference besides the clock speed is that the FTW model uses an updated, slightly superior cooler. I've also read that it's much quieter as it uses an updated BIOS for 0Db fan mode, but apparently a lot of the EVGA 970s suffer from bad coil whine irrespective of fans.

Looks like it might be a common problem with the 970 http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/GeForce-GTX-970-Coil-Whine-Concerns