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GTX 970 Buying Advice

Ronin64
By Ronin64
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Hi,

I'm thinking about buying a GTX 970, but is now a good time to get one? The card has been out awhile and I don't know when the next line of cards will be released or if there is a price drop in the future. It is currently 10% off on Newegg.ca so it'll cost me almost $470 CND with shipping and tax.

 

So should I get one now or wait?

 

Thanks in advance.

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id suggest getting a 390 for more performance and vram

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390 is a better bet.

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As a 970 owner, unless power consumption or and Nvidia feature like G-Sync or Shadow Play or what have you is super important to you a 390 would be my choice if i was buying right now. It performs better and has the full performance of all 4GB of it's VRAM.

 

If you really want the 970 (still a kick ass card) you may as well get it now, it's definitely been out for a while but don't expect bigger price drops for a while since the next series isn't out yet and there's probably not gonna be anything from Nvidia coming out in that section of their price bracket anytime soon.

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As a 970 owner, unless power consumption or and Nvidia feature like G-Sync or Shadow Play or what have you is super important to you a 390 would be my choice if i was buying right now. It performs better and has the full performance of all 4GB of it's VRAM.

 

If you really want the 970 (still a kick ass card) you may as well get it now, it's definitely been out for a while but don't expect bigger price drops for a while since the next series isn't out yet and there's probably not gonna be anything from Nvidia coming out in that section of their price bracket anytime soon.

as an exclusive nvidia user. i back this.

 

i use nvidia for their drivers, because i got used to them, and i'm not too fond of change.

and for me, energy usage is a REALLY important thing, because the only way to regulate temperature in my room is window open and window closed.

 

and a less energy hogging card also means it's easier to cool them, allowing my computer to be more quiet. (which is another really important thing to me personally)

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If its on sale why not? Unless there is a 390 for cheaper, then I'd grab that instead. 

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