asus or gigabyte

[DominicNikon]

should i get a GTX 970 strix from asus or a GTX 970 g1 gaming from gigabyte if im going to water cool them

[Laputacake]

If water cooling get reference

[DominicNikon]

If water cooling get reference

where do they sell them? also ek makes waterblocks for both 970s

[pagani123]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-4gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card-silver-black/9855169.p?id=1219441201895

[Laputacake]

where do they sell them? also ek makes waterblocks for both 970s

Reference normally cheaper. Maybe just get the G1 but def not the strix.

[DominicNikon]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-4gb-gddr5-pci-express-3-0-graphics-card-silver-black/9855169.p?id=1219441201895

that's 60-50 dollars more then the gigabyte 970

[DominicNikon]

Reference normally cheaper. Maybe just get the G1 but def not the strix.

whats wrong with the strix?

[Laputacake]

whats wrong with the strix?

From what i've heard they screwed up the power delivery and Asus sucks generally.

[DominicNikon]

From what i've heard they screwed up the power delivery and Asus sucks generally.

ok and what about the evga ssc?

[Laputacake]

ok and what about the evga ssc?

That's alright and with the EVGA your warranty won't be voided when you install the waterblock

[DominicNikon]

That's alright and with the EVGA your warranty won't be voided when you install the waterblock

so should i go evga or gigabyte 

[pagani123]

From what i've heard they screwed up the power delivery and Asus sucks generally.

i have had 2 great cards from asus and there motherboards are hard to beat. but recently they have been going down hill in terms of gpus

[pagani123]

so should i go evga or gigabyte 

go with evga over gigabyte

[DominicNikon]

go with evga over gigabyte

is the evga gtx 970 ssc or ftw voltage locked?

[pagani123]

is the evga gtx 970 ssc or ftw voltage locked?

im not actually sure try looking on evga forum or there product page might tell you 

[Laputacake]

i have had 2 great cards from asus and there motherboards are hard to beat. but recently they have been going down hill in terms of gpus

One of mine thinks my celeron is at 250f

 

is the evga gtx 970 ssc or ftw voltage locked?

You just flash a custom BIOS

[pagani123]

is the evga gtx 970 ssc or ftw voltage locked?

also buy a back plate with the card from evga site there optional but they just look so much better 

[DominicNikon]

im not actually sure try looking on evga forum or there product page might tell you 

ok

[DominicNikon]

also buy a back plate with the card from evga site there optional but they just look so much better 

backplates ftw