SLI for GIGABYTE 970

Congo · June 4, 2015

i7 4770k 3.5 GHz

16 GB of DDR3 Ram

Asus z87 expert Motherboard

1 SSD 240 GB, 2 1 TB HHD's, and 1 3TB HHD

and a 750 watt PSU

What I would like to know is if you guys think think that my computer would be okay with using another 970 for SLI usage.

Thanks.

Silyy097 · June 4, 2015

If you mean "okay" in terms of wattage, it should be fine. Though if you are doing some heavy overclocking you might want to consider a slight upgrade of your PSU.

Maslofski · June 4, 2015

yeah

Congo · June 4, 2015

If you mean "okay" in terms of wattage, it should be fine. Though if you are doing some heavy overclocking you might want to consider a slight upgrade of your PSU.

Thanks for your help also what 970 do you think is the best. I was going to go for the Gigabyte 970 but if there is a best ones from a different band I'm all ears.

Silyy097 · June 5, 2015

Thanks for your help also what 970 do you think is the best. I was going to go for the Gigabyte 970 but if there is a best ones from a different band I'm all ears.

Most of the 970s will perform the same, give or take 1 or 2 percent / 1-2 fps, and the difference will be in the cooling and how much the card can boost clock (when there is headroom.)

Cooling wise, I think the Gigabyte will do best as it has the most fans.

Please do not get the STRIX as I heard the cooling is not so good, especially since you are doing SLI you need better cooling.