Posted June 27, 2015 I'm looking to make a PC gaming PC that is going to be SLI capable inside a BitFenix Phenom M Case (parts: PCPartPicker part list ) between many of the GTX 970's the options are EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card https://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42974kr Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card : https://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970wf3oc4gd Asus: ASUS GeForce GTX 970 Turbo 4GB https://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-turbogtx970oc4gd5 My friend has the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X (bought from here: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1692&products_id=29219) and he plans to upgrade it in about 4-5 years, so I plan to buy it off him and SLI with another 970. I'm thinking I should get the Asus Turbo because it's the only one that is a rear exhaust and the confined space in the Phenom needs more cool air inside right? I've read that to SLI all i need is the same 970 card with the same Vram. Would the Asus Turbo be able to SLI with Gygabyte Windforce? any insight will be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 27, 2015 yes it will be fine for sli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 27, 2015 g1 gaming My custom PC builds.450d build http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/401400-simply-smoked-450d.Air 240 Buildhttp://linustechtips.com/main/topic/455382-iludezs-air240/#entry6110415. Modded Prodigy http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/421904-prodigy-modded/#entry5666285 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 27, 2015 I agree with you, get the turbo, It will provide more exhaust for the hot air in a small case like that. The other 2 will just heat up the air inside case. Spoiler CPU intel potato2 | Motherboard xpotato69 | RAM DDRPotato | GPU potato 6969 Ti | Case potato curbiide | Storage WD potato GB grey | PSU lakesonic 69 potato Watts | Display(s)69" 0.5K potato 69*69 | Cooling 4 heatpipe fried potato | Keyboard 69 key potato switches | Mouse yukon gold potato | Sound 6.9 surround potato | Operating System OS69 potato CPU I7 5700HQ | RAM 8gb DDR3 | GPU GTX 960M | Storage 1 TB HGST HDD | Display 15.6" 1080p IPS panel | Keyboard Steelseries RGB | Operating System Windows 10 CPU R7 3800x | RAM 32 GB 3200MHZ DDR4| GPU RX 5700XT Ref. | Storage 1TB m.2 NVME, 2x 500GB SSD, 4TB and 750gb hdd | Display LG 32GK850F-B | Keyboard Aorus K7 with reds | PSU Corsair RM750X | Case Corsair 275R | Operating System Windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 27, 2015 I love my g1 960 and I figure the 970 can't be that different, so I'd have to say gigabyte. Happy to help with any tech problems. Windows 10 installing guide here.----i5 4570s----gigabyte z97x-sli----8gb ddr3----gigabyte g1 gaming 960----HAF 912----120gb ssd----1tb hdd----500w evga---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 27, 2015 Doesn't the factory clock speed matter on the custom PCB cards? I own 2 of the EVGA 970 SSC 2.0 myself — got a price matched deal at Fry's for $300 each. Intel i7-9700k | Noctua NH-U12A | MSI MEG Z390 ACE | 4x8 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200MHz | EVGA RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Gaming | Corsair RM750x | Samsung 970 EVO 500 GB M.2 / 860 Evo 1TB / 2x Intel 730 480 GB | Phanteks P600S | ASUS ROG Swift 278Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 27, 2015 Will a Gigabyte 970 even fit in that case? Their cards are really rather huge... Main Rig "Melanie" (click!) -- AMD Ryzen7 1800X • Gigabyte Aorus X370-Gaming 5 • 3x G.SKILL TridentZ 3200 8GB • Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming • Corsair RM750x • Phanteks Enthoo Pro -- HTPC "Keira" -- AMD Sempron 2650 • MSI AM1I • 2x Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 8GB • ASUS ENGTX 560Ti • Corsair SF450 • Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV Shift -- Laptop "Abbey" -- AMD E-350 • HP 646982-001 • 1x Samsung DDR3 1333 4GB • AMD Radeon HD 6310 • HP MU06 Notebook Battery • HP 635 case -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 27, 2015 go turbo lives on BAKABT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 27, 2015 Get yourself the Gigabyte 970, but not the normal Windforce Edition. Go with the G1 Gaming. I overclocked it just a bit and it reaches nearly the performance of my buddy's GTX980 reference card. I dont know how good it runs in SLI, but i would expect it to work fine. Im not sure if the cards will fit into your case. If they do, then make it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
