Should i not get a gtx 970?

[Uwillparish]

So as y'all know, nvidia is getting alot of flak for the 970, and whats bad for me is I'm about to buy it and I'm not so sure i should anymore, I was planning on getting the gtx 970 FTW+ but from what I've been hearing over the last week i shouldn't, what do y'all think??

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I'd still buy one, if you have a 4K display then I wouldn't.

[Prastupok]

If you can hold off for the time being, I would.

[TheSLSAMG]

The news surfaced has not changed how the GPU performs. Just get it.

[Laputacake]

If the R9 290 is cheaper get that as it performs around 94% of the 970.

[Interfectorem]

Like @TheSLSAMG said, it still performs like the day it was launched. Go for it. I have one and I have had no problems (1080P)

[TheKDub]

I'd go for it anyways, I've got the Gigabyte gtx 970 g1 gaming and have no problems with it, though I do only run games on a 1680x1050 monitor.. (Plan to hopefully get a 1080p or 1440p monitor in the future.

[79wjd]

Do you like the benchmarks? Are you okay with supporting Nvidia after what has occurred? Then yes.

If you said no to either question, then don't get a 970. 

[isHypnophobic]

So as y'all know, nvidia is getting alot of flak for the 970, and whats bad for me is I'm about to buy it and I'm not so sure i should anymore, I was planning on getting the gtx 970 FTW+ but from what I've been hearing over the last week i shouldn't, what do y'all think??

 

 

Well it seems that the problem is that some 970 users noticed that when the VRAM usage goes past 3.5 gigs, the performance tanks down. I think the VRAM speed is what goes down from what I've heard.

 

But the good news is that so long as you're not using a ton of VRAM--say going 4k--then you are fine with the 970. It's just that the community feels cheated that they aren't getting what they've paid for.

 

edit: what @TheSLSAMG says is true. The card still performs like NVIDIA promised regardless of if that this issue was revealed or not. My bottomline is still the same: You'll be fine with the 970.

[Carpenter92]

I would wait for the new AMD cards, to see how they perform. But other than that I'd get the 970, despite the recent news.

[wyattzx]

Jesus Christ... Do we need to make a sticky about this? The card is a god-damn work of art! You're getting a $450 card for $330. You're NOT getting a $550 card for $350, so please stop thinking you will. The card is not designed to be futureproofed for 4K gaming. Hell, you could comfortably do three 1080p screens on it and be fine though. If you have the money, but not enough for a 980, BUY IT. This is getting really annoying.

 

Edit: To put it into perspective, I am running a Radeon HD 6870 with 1GB of VRAM. yes, the card that is four years old. At 1080p, I can comfortably play Far Cry 3 at High Preset.

[SteveGrabowski]

So as y'all know, nvidia is getting alot of flak for the 970, and whats bad for me is I'm about to buy it and I'm not so sure i should anymore, I was planning on getting the gtx 970 FTW+ but from what I've been hearing over the last week i shouldn't, what do y'all think??

 

I'd personally wait. The flack Nvidia is rightfully catching for hiding the specs on the memory could end up dropping prices a bit.

[Uwillparish]

Ok, So after reading this thread i need to state a few things,

 

I am a active member of team green, Never had a team red card, And from the amount of heat red makes, no thanks.

This is replacing my GTX 780 in my main computer, as the 780 is going in a different computer, Should i not do this now?

I have a maximum of 400$ to spend, if the card will go down in price somewhere in the next 2 weeks, Ill hold off

[ekuhlmann23]

I would get the R9 290. The performance is really similar but it is like $100 less. And now with the 3.5GB nonsense in the GTX 970 it is less attractive now.

[ekuhlmann23]

Ok, So after reading this thread i need to state a few things,

 

I am a active member of team green, Never had a team red card, And from the amount of head red makes, no thanks.

This is replacing my GTX 780 in my main computer, as the 780 is going in a different computer, Should i not do this now?

I have a maximum of 400$ to spend, if the card will go down in price somewhere in the next 2 weeks, Ill hold off

What do you mean with the amount of head red makes?

[Imakuni]

Ok, So after reading this thread i need to state a few things,

 

I am a active member of team green, Never had a team red card, And from the amount of head red makes, no thanks.

This is replacing my GTX 780 in my main computer, as the 780 is going in a different computer, Should i not do this now?

I have a maximum of 400$ to spend, if the card will go down in price somewhere in the next 2 weeks, Ill hold off

I was going to say "don't upgrade from 780 to 970", but since you'll be using the 780 on another PC, I guess it's ok.

 

Anyway, with 400$, you are looking at the 970. Didn't you say you were about to buy it, but not so sure? Well, the card is EXACTLY THE SAME as it was when you were "about to buy it". It didn't lose performance.

 

And the prices are NOT going down in 2 weeks. If it does, I'll get a chinese biscuit, use it on the lotto, and I'll win, 100% sure.

 

 

Regarding brands, I find the Gigabyte Windforce OC or the MSI Gaming 4g 10x more worth your money than the EVGA FTW+. Unless you are watercooling, but it doesn't seem the case.

[Uwillparish]

What do you mean with the amount of head red makes?

I intended to say heat

 

I was going to say "don't upgrade from 780 to 970", but since you'll be using the 780 on another PC, I guess it's ok.

 

Anyway, with 400$, you are looking at the 970. Didn't you say you were about to buy it, but not so sure? Well, the card is EXACTLY THE SAME as it was when you were "about to buy it". It didn't lose performance.

 

And the prices are NOT going down in 2 weeks. If it does, I'll get a chinese biscuit, use it on the lotto, and I'll win, 100% sure.

 

 

Regarding brands, I find the Gigabyte Windforce OC or the MSI Gaming 4g 10x more worth your money than the EVGA FTW+. Unless you are watercooling, but it doesn't seem the case.

I am in fact watercooling it

[Whorax]

I wouldn't buy it. Wait until Q2 to see what AMD comes up with and hopefully they make something better than the 970 that isn't a complete lie to all their consumers.

[Uwillparish]

I wouldn't buy it. Wait until Q2 to see what AMD comes up with and hopefully they make something better than the 970 that isn't a complete lie to all their consumers.

whats funny is you did buy it, lol

[GrimNeo]

So as y'all know, nvidia is getting alot of flak for the 970, and whats bad for me is I'm about to buy it and I'm not so sure i should anymore, I was planning on getting the gtx 970 FTW+ but from what I've been hearing over the last week i shouldn't, what do y'all think??

Yes buy the 970. It still performs the same as before. ITs meant for 1080p gaming.

[Imakuni]

I am in fact watercooling it

Oh.. well... uh......

[Hieb]

So as y'all know, nvidia is getting alot of flak for the 970, and whats bad for me is I'm about to buy it and I'm not so sure i should anymore, I was planning on getting the gtx 970 FTW+ but from what I've been hearing over the last week i shouldn't, what do y'all think??

 

If you were satisfied with the performance numbers you've seen the GTX 970 achieve, then yes.

If you specifically wanted a card with effective 4GB of VRAM, then no.

If it bothers you that Nvidia advertised it as a 4GB card when it isn't, then no.

 

Depends on your priorities. The GTX 970 is still a killer GPU, especially at the ~$350 pricepoint.

[Whorax]

whats funny is you did buy it, lol

I bought two of them as a matter of fact. I hugely regret it as well.

 

Had I known Nvidia was lying to me about this card I wouldn't have given it any more of my time. I would've bought a 980 or two R9 290xs instead.

 

I don't take kindly to companies lying to me. If Nvidia doesn't make this right for all of the people it lied to I will never buy another Nvidia card so long as AMD or another future potential GPU manufacturer make competitive cards.

[Uwillparish]

Ok, So what AMD graphics card would be as, or more, powerful than the 970 at the same, or less, price point

[GrimNeo]

I bought two of them as a matter of fact. I hugely regret it as well.

 

Had I known Nvidia was lying to me about this card I wouldn't have given it any more of my time. I would've bought a 980 or two R9 290xs instead.

 

I don't take kindly to companies lying to me. If Nvidia doesn't make this right for all of the people it lied to I will never buy another Nvidia card so long as AMD or another future potential GPU manufacturer make competitive cards.

You clearly did not read Nvidia's post. The card still has 4GBs of vram. The card performs the same as it did before. Nothing changed at all and if your using that card for 4k then I don't feel sorry for you. The 970 is not a 4k card.