Asus GTX 970 Turbo 4GB

[no_clntrol]

I am looking for some opinions on getting this card or not. Found this one at about 40% off and I am in desperate need of a new pc. Reading reviews tells me that this card is good, but delivers only 3.5GB instead of 4, and has a problem with coil whine. Please help

[Nacho Marco Segui]

You may or may not get coil whine with any card,although 970's are known for that.If you are getting a 40% discount,go for it

[no_clntrol]

You may or may not get coil whine with any card,although 970's are known for that.If you are getting a 40% discount,go for it

Alright, I don't really mind it being loud, my current PC is like a 747 boeing when it comes to being loud. But what about the 3.5GB vram, is that something I should take in consideration?

[Patrick Bateman]

Alright, I don't really mind it being loud, my current PC is like a 747 boeing when it comes to being loud. But what about the 3.5GB vram, is that something I should take in consideration?

yeah but at 40 percent off id buy it over a 390.. but if at full price i wouldnt

[don_svetlio]

it has a tendency to run very, very hot. the 960 turbo has the VRMs reach 100*C - 970 Turbo has them around 110*C

White area is VRM area

[TheRandomness]

Alright, I don't really mind it being loud, my current PC is like a 747 boeing when it comes to being loud. But what about the 3.5GB vram, is that something I should take in consideration?

The 3.5GB VRAM just means on games that are VRAM intensive you might run out and experience a lot of slowdowns and stuttering.

[Nacho Marco Segui]

Alright, I don't really mind it being loud, my current PC is like a 747 boeing when it comes to being loud. But what about the 3.5GB vram, is that something I should take in consideration?

Not really.i have the 970 myself and works great.If you were to buy at full price,the 390 would be the winner,but if you can get the 970 with 40% discount,the 970 anyday

[no_clntrol]

Not really.i have the 970 myself and works great.If you were to buy at full price,the 390 would be the winner,but if you can get the 970 with 40% discount,the 970 anyday

Yeah I've heard a lot about those 2 being like rivals.. may I ask what setup you are running and what kind of frame rates you are getting?

[Nacho Marco Segui]

Yeah I've heard a lot about those 2 being like rivals.. may I ask what setup you are running and what kind of frame rates you are getting?

I have the i3 4160 and the 970g1.The performance is quite good,although i have some frame drops at fallout,only at big cities,because FO4 is quite cpu intensive.Turning down God rays and vision distance helps a lot.About frame rate,i have 60 because i use v-sync,just to eliminate screen tearing

[Guest Generallee]

it has a tendency to run very, very hot. the 960 turbo has the VRMs reach 100*C - 970 Turbo has them around 110*C

White area is VRM area

 

And  i thought the 290 was hot

[don_svetlio]

And  i thought the 290 was hot

Nvidia cards awful VRM cooling.

[Guest Generallee]

Nvidia cards awful VRM cooling.

 

AMD cards aren't that good either, my 290's VRM's are as hot as the surface of the sun

 

I wonder why don't they find a proper solution for that

[no_clntrol]

AMD cards aren't that good either, my 290's VRM's are as hot as the surface of the sun

 

I wonder why don't they find a proper solution for that

What is your cooling setup? I suppose aftermarket cooling is the way to go if you're overclocking or pushing your GPU to the max

[VortexS]

Nvidia cards awful VRM cooling.

Asus is the problem here not NVidia. Asus just doesn't cool them at all, while MSI Sapphire and EVGA do.

[don_svetlio]

Asus is the problem here not NVidia. Asus just doesn't cool them at all, while MSI Sapphire and EVGA do.

Gigabyte as well - Nvidia cards have the VRMs at the front for some reason making it a bit trickier I believe