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What 970 to get?

Zotac 970- 310$, simple, small, not great io

Pny 970- 330$blower helps in my case, cheap plastic, may be loud, better io

Zotac amp omega- 380$,backplate!!! Really good card, great io, great looks, high price

Reference 970- 380$, backplate!!! Best looks!!! Great io! Really pretty!! Blower helps in my case. Not great oc, high price.

What do you think?

I don't want any of your Asus/MSI/evga stuff

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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What 970 to get?

Zotac 970- 310$, simple, small, not great io

Pny 970- 330$blower helps in my case, cheap plastic, may be loud, better io

Zotac amp omega- 380$,backplate!!! Really good card, great io, great looks, high price

Reference 970- 380$, backplate!!! Best looks!!! Great io! Really pretty!! Blower helps in my case. Not great oc, high price.

What do you think?

I don't want any of your Asus/MSI/evga stuff

You should consider some asus stuff, as some of their products are great.

 

 For example, the STRIX is amazing. I have two in my system and they are silent, and they have a pretty cool back plate. Some have coil wine though, but I was lucky.

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What about gigabyte windforce/itx cards?

Oh yeah, I find them extremely ugly

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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The STRIX is great. I have two in my system and they are silent, and they have a pretty cool back plate. Some have coil wine though, but I was lucky.

Meh I'm against big companies. Smaller usually have better support/quality/morals

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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I got the Strix, while it is ugly, you don't see it because that part of the card is "upside-down" (really, it's right side up) and all you see is the top and side of the card. So far I am loving it, working on a modded to shit skyrim build to see what she's truly capable of. Already been playing Far Cry 4 all day long on ultra at 1080p with vsync turned on and I'm just amazed. According to the Asus GPU monitor, I'm only using 67% of the cards power, the game looks amazing, and hasn't dropped a single frame that I have noticed.

 

Build quality seems excellent, Packaging was excellent as well.

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Reference or any one of the zotac.

Trying to decide if amp omega is worth it over regular zotac. And if I want reference... So pretty

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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I got the Strix, while it is ugly, you don't see it because that part of the card is "upside-down" (really, it's right side up) and all you see is the top and side of the card. So far I am loving it, working on a modded to shit skyrim build to see what she's truly capable of. Already been playing Far Cry 4 all day long on ultra at 1080p with vsync turned on and I'm just amazed. According to the Asus GPU monitor, I'm only using 67% of the cards power, the game looks amazing, and hasn't dropped a single frame that I have noticed.

Build quality seems excellent, Packaging was excellent as well.

Not upside down in my case. Vertical.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Meh I'm against big companies. Smaller usually have better support/quality/morals

 

I understand why you don't like big companies, but small ones don't usually have better quality/support. Perhaps morals though...

 

As for your question, I would go for the reference version. What is your case? @spwath

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I understand why you don't like big companies, but small ones don't usually have better quality/support. Perhaps morals though...

As for your question, I would go for the reference version. What is your case? @spwath

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In my experience, company's like PDP, v-moda, Silverstone, and other small companies have been good, others, not.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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What about the MSI one? I think it is AMAZING and actually priced quite low.

Red doesn't match my colors

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Meh I'm against big companies. Smaller usually have better support/quality/morals

They are big for a reason. Personally, the MSI Gaming 4g or the Gigabyte Windforce are the best 970s, but if you don't want them, I guess the money is yours, not mine.

 

Trying to decide if amp omega is worth it over regular zotac. And if I want reference... So pretty

RUN AWAY FROM ZOTAC AMP CARDS. You can't overclock them. Supposedly you "can", but only by using their own software. And even if you "do", it is still no recognized by the system. And to top it even further, it doesn't OCs as much as other brands. Really, do yourself a favor, don't get Zotac.

 

If you want weird brands, try Galax's cards. They are top performers, without being big.

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They are big for a reason. Personally, the MSI Gaming 4g or the Gigabyte Windforce are the best 970s, but if you don't want them, I guess the money is yours, not mine.

RUN AWAY FROM ZOTAC AMP CARDS. You can't overclock them. Supposedly you "can", but only by using their own software. And even if you "do", it is still no recognized by the system. And to top it even further, it doesn't OCs as much as other brands. Really, do yourself a favor, don't get Zotac.

If you want weird brands, try Galax's cards. They are top performers, without being big.

I really want Galax, I can't find them in USA.

Linus seemed to think highly of zotac.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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I really want Galax, I can't find them in USA.

Linus seemed to think highly of zotac.

Yea. Just don't get the AMP! models. I've seen at least 3 reviews that had problems with it.

 

OH, there is also Zogis Gtx 970. Have fun, more weird stuff for you.

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Yea. Just don't get the AMP! models. I've seen at least 3 reviews that had problems with it.

OH, there is also Zogis Gtx 970. Have fun, more weird stuff for you.

I mean Linus reviewed the amp highly.

I can't find the zogis in us either

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Meh I'm against big companies. Smaller usually have better support/quality/morals

EVGA has great support......on the other hand Asus does not at all.

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EVGA has great support......on the other hand Asus does not at all.

Never delt with evga but there cards don't look that pretty

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Wouldnt Nvidia be considered a big company?

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Wouldnt Nvidia be considered a big company?

^This.

 

You just made my mind blow. Ty sir.

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Of the ones you listed I would get a reference 970

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Never delt with evga but there cards don't look that pretty

If youde rather have a pretty card with average customer service among other things I guess that's your choice.

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Wouldnt Nvidia be considered a big company?

Yeah, but they are really pretty :)

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Narowed it down to

PNY blower gtx 970

Referance gtx 970

 

the referance is 50$ more, but really pretty.

not sure...

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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