MSI Geforce GTX 970

[FrigidNinja]

thinking about buying this card, id like some feedback from anybody who's used it

 

few questions

 

can i overclock it?

 

how expensive is a water cooling block to match the model

 

how many v-ram modules are there on it? (i know it has 4gb of vram, im asking how many components other than the gpu need to be cooled, possibly going to use mini-water blocks on the v-ram modules)

 

also ive heard it comes with an ubisoft game upon purchase, is that still true?

 

 

Thanks everybody! 

 

-FrigidNinja-

 

[C0LL0SS0S]

You can OC it for sure, Waterblocks are usually about 100$, but make sure they fit with the costum PCB,

[DildorTheDecent]

8 mem modules.

 

4 on the GPU side and 4 on the backside of the card. 

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

for sure you can overclock it, specially under water cooling, OC the crap out of it , just kidding, not yet, OC it but not so far, watter block are anywhere from $75~$120, but there are different PCBs from different manufacturers, so make sure the block you get is made for your PCB 

[othertomperson]

I would OC the crap out of it before considering OCing. I have two SLI'd, which is not ideal from a thermal point of view, and it's still a rarity for their temperatures to get out of the 60s Celsius.

[Prikk]

I easily got to 1500mhz clock speed on my MSI GTX 970, and it stays quiet during gaming. (At around 73 degrees celcius MAX)

 

I also got Far Cry 4 from it, though make sure you bought it from retailer that has the promotion (code doesn't come in the box).

 

Also, the Mousepad that came with it is actually pretty good, though it STINKS the first time you open it

[FrigidNinja]

Thanks everybody!

 

(ooooh free mousepad!)

[eisenklad]

Thanks everybody!

 

(ooooh free mousepad!)

 

 singapore versions dont come with it

oh well i havent pushed its limit...its like less that 5 days since i got it and less than 2 since i plugged it in

 

and its fans are not moving at all while normal browsing... and still maintaining a cool temps (36 deg cel)... my whole rig is like 5degrees cooler ever since i swapped to it from a 560ti