Which Gigabyte Gtx 970?

[killsjoyz]

Sorry for making all these posts. I've finally settled on a 970 but theres 2 versions of the Gigabyte windforce. The g1 or the reg one? The g1 gaming edition is 50$ more but from what i heard it comes with a binned chip so it OC's much higher than the reg gigabyte gtx 970? How much better? will i still be able to achieve say 1500mhz with the reg Gigabyte windforce gtx 970? 

http://www.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-970-oc-6d-102012-1029.htm

vs

http://www.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-gtx-970-g1-1329mhz-1a-102011.htm

[JoaoPRSousa]

I dont know where the differences are, still, I would get the G1

 

The G1 has a backplate, and that is 100% worth it

[Biology]

I'm also wondering about this lol. I didn't know gigabyte had 2 version. Which is better?

Windforce 3x or g1?

[SimpleG]

G1 ftw imo

[killsjoyz]

Im just wondering if the extra 50$ is worth it. I do want to OC the card but not too much. anyone have a good comparison of the 2 for OC?

[thatguyjerry]

I was always curious about this as well

[MadManMarsBar]

Well i know the differences between the two cards

 

Windforce 3 gtx970 : Plastic shroud around the fans , no back plate , only 2 heatpipes

 

G1 Gaming gtx970 : Metal shroud , Backplate , 4-5 heat pipes ( cant remember how many ) , higher Clock speeds

 

I have the windforce card , i should have bought the G1.....

 

EDIT both cards should reach 1500mhz on the core , BUT i have had issues OC'ing my windforce card , so i have left it stock

[killsjoyz]

Well i know the differences between the two cards

 

Windforce 3 gtx970 : Plastic shroud around the fans , no back plate , only 2 heatpipes

 

G1 Gaming gtx970 : Metal shroud , Backplate , 4-5 heat pipes ( cant remember how many ) , higher Clock speeds

 

I have the windforce card , i should have bought the G1.....

Is the oc capabilities and the cooling really that different compared to the two? what temp do you get under load for the windforce card have u OC it as well?

[MadManMarsBar]

Is the oc capabilities and the cooling really that different compared to the two? what temp do you get under load for the windforce card have u OC it as well?

Nope , no OC on my card , ir runs at 1329 on the core , max i have seen it go in games was 63c , and yes the OC capabilities will be different with them , the G1 will OC higher and will be cooler 

[killsjoyz]

Nope , no OC on my card , ir runs at 1329 on the core , max i have seen it go in games was 63c , and yes the OC capabilities will be different with them , the G1 will OC higher and will be cooler 

another complaint i heard was the lack of a back plate. The length of the card makes it droop? is this true and if so how bad is it? 

[MadManMarsBar]

another complaint i heard was the lack of a back plate. The length of the card makes it droop? is this true and if so how bad is it?

Yea there is a tiny bit of droop to my windforce card , really not that much tho 

 

If you want to OC go with the G1 gtx970

 

if you just wanna put the card in and play games , get the Windforce gtx970