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What is the reference design?

avoid reference design, garbage loud hot cooler...the EVGA you've linked is a good one and will fit your system nicely.

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Im stuck on choosing a good 980, I am currently looking at the 

 

 

That's a 970 link.......

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What's the rest of your system specs/color scheme?

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Performance per dollar wise...the GTX 970 is THE BEST 980 there is ;)
Good choice!

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Performance per dollar wise...the GTX 970 is THE BEST 980 there is ;)

Good choice!

this is a win.

 

Speaking of win, get two 970's instead of a 980.

 

SLI is always better; just like racing stripes on a car :)

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Whoops, I forgot I decided a 970 because I am not ready to dish the cash for a 980, My bad.

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What's the rest of your system specs/color scheme?

Blue LEDs, Black case and mobo and RAM. CPU=i5-4690k Devil's Canyon, MOBO= Asus z97-A, RAM= 16gb corsair dominator platinum.

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Blue LEDs, Black case and mobo and RAM. CPU=i5-4690k Devil's Canyon, MOBO= Asus z97-A, RAM= 16gb corsair dominator platinum.

Hmmm. so something black, blue, or silver.... The gigabyte Windforce G1 is black, but imo ugly. What about the reference design?

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Hmmm. so something black, blue, or silver.... The gigabyte Windforce G1 is black, but imo ugly. What about the reference design?

What is the reference design?

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I'm on my phone right now, so just google "reference gtx 970"

What is the reference design?

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What is the reference design?

avoid reference design, garbage loud hot cooler...the EVGA you've linked is a good one and will fit your system nicely.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 2 VR

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I'm on my phone right now, so just google "reference gtx 970"

Oh, that style, I do like that style. 

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