ASUS Strix

[AlfARED250]

I'm thinking about buying the ASUS GTX 970 STRIX and I want a graphics card under 350 bucks. I really like this card because of its red and black theme to go with my ROG board. I was wondering if their is anything  better for the price.

[thekeemo]

A 290x for $250?

[Enderman]

no, the strix is great and it fits the ROG styling

[MRE Teck]

MSI TWIN FROZR look good but bro ably would work better with the asrock fat1ty and Msi boards so the strip is you best (and probably more silent)

[TheSLSAMG]

The STRIX is a solid GPU. If you need an NVIDIA card, get it. It's very nice, but overclocking potential is a bit more limited than others.

 

Also consider the R9 290X for a lesser price, which offers the same level of performance, albeit in a much higher power envelope and with higher typical heat output dependent on your environment conditions. It's not actually any cheaper.

[DudeWazap]

The Strix is a great card I would stick with that one.

[Nickolas47]

I love my strix go for it

[LmeAde2]

I've got a pair of SLI MSI GTX 980 Gaming cards with my ASUS Maximus VII Hero and they look great. I also had the ASUS GTX 980 STRIX but prefer the MSI Gaming models. They have better performance and run quieter. I'm also a big ASUS fan so that's saying something that I would rather go with the MSI model.

 

I'd highly recommend getting the MSI GTX 970 Gaming http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-970-4G-Graphics/dp/B00NN0GEXQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1425263593&sr=1-1&keywords=msi+970.

[R_Golden]

The STRIX is a solid GPU. If you need an NVIDIA card, get it. It's very nice, but overclocking potential is a bit more limited than others.

 

Also consider the R9 290X for a lesser price, which offers the same level of performance, albeit in a much higher power envelope and with higher typical heat output dependent on your environment conditions.

 

A 290x for $250?

Not sure why people are still saying this. In the US the 970 is now cheaper if you ignore the powercolor and if you don't they are the same price lol.

 

Cheapest 290x: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131548&cm_re=r9_290x-_-14-131-548-_-Product

 

A 290x I would actually recommend: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202144&cm_re=r9_290x-_-14-202-144-_-Product( Yes they are all around this price except for the powercolor.)

 

Cheapest 970: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125706&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-125-706-_-Product

 

A 970 I would recommend: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121899&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-121-899-_-Product(Yup only $10 more)

[thekeemo]

Not sure why people are still saying this. In the US the 970 is now cheaper if you ignore the powercolor and if you don't they are the same price lol.

 

Cheapest 290x: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131548&cm_re=r9_290x-_-14-131-548-_-Product

 

A 290x I would actually recommend: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202144&cm_re=r9_290x-_-14-202-144-_-Product( Yes they are all around this price except for the powercolor.)

 

Cheapest 970: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125706&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-125-706-_-Product

 

A 970 I would recommend: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121899&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-121-899-_-Product(Yup only $10 more)

woah prices went up $100 wait a few weeks for it to go back down

 

edit tri-x is still $270 at newegg

[TheSLSAMG]

Not sure why people are still saying this. In the US the 970 is now cheaper if you ignore the powercolor and if you don't they are the same price lol.

 

Cheapest 290x: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131548&cm_re=r9_290x-_-14-131-548-_-Product

 

A 290x I would actually recommend: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202144&cm_re=r9_290x-_-14-202-144-_-Product( Yes they are all around this price except for the powercolor.)

 

Cheapest 970: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125706&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-125-706-_-Product

 

A 970 I would recommend: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121899&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-121-899-_-Product(Yup only $10 more)

I haven't looked at the pricing in a little while.

 

All I can say now is this: LOL

[R_Golden]

woah prices went up $100 wait a few weeks for it to go back down

You can't really predict something like that, it may be a long time before that happens or it may be a week. These have been the prices for over 2 weeks now.

[thekeemo]

You can't really predict something like that, it may be a long time before that happens or it may be a week. These have been the prices for over 2 weeks now.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202143&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

$270 

[R_Golden]

I haven't looked at the pricing in a little while.

 

All I can say now is this: LOL

I guess "#Iwant4gb" worked. LOL

[R_Golden]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202143&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

$270 

That's a 290 and it's $290?

 

Edit: pls no rebates.

[thekeemo]

That's a 290 and it's $290?

MIR bro

 

and I didnt realize it was a non X but still it trades blows with the 970

[R_Golden]

MIR bro

 

and I didnt realize it was a non X but still it trades blows with the 970

It's closer to trading blows with the 290x if they are trading blows 

[Darkman]

The STRIX is a solid GPU. If you need an NVIDIA card, get it. It's very nice, but overclocking potential is a bit more limited than others.

 

Also consider the R9 290X for a lesser price, which offers the same level of performance, albeit in a much higher power envelope and with higher typical heat output dependent on your environment conditions.

^ This, most Strix 970s are terrible with overclocking, mine was one of the first batches that came with Samsung memory.