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I know this has probably come up millions of times already but what gtx 970 is the best all round card for power usage, cooling and performance/clock speeds.

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I have just built the base of my system and am about to add a GPU...

SPECS:

CPU: Intel I5-4690k

MOBO: MSI SLi krait edition Z97S (I think)

RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengance Pro 2400

PSU: Corsair CX600M

STORAGE: Corsair Force LS 240GB

CASE: Coolermaster Mastercase Pro 5 (sexy beast :-))

GPU: ???

 

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G1 gaming from what I remember. I have the windforce 3 one, it was cheaper I didn't really care much for the better overclocking, however I think it's the asus ones they have a silent one, you can do it with the gigabyte ones but you need a custom bios

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Before I start the 390 circlejerk, I'd go for either the MSI Gaming 4G 970 or the EVGA ACX 2.0 SSC 970.

 

Now, what games do you plan on playing?

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The 390 kind

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CHANGE THAT POWER SUPPLY IMMEDIATELY :(

 

Also, I would get the r9 390, but if you really want 970 I have the 980 STRIX and it works great. Don't know why people diss it, very quiet and performs well.

 

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 Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR | Case: NZXT H440 White | PSU: CS750W |

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Strix is my pick. It is my GPU and I have had no issues with it. Works great. 

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the best 970 is a 390

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Please don't go with the CX600M. CX aren't good quality and I've heard of enough stories of them exploding, or dying less violently, or simply refusing to power a rig that they were powering fine before.

 

For a 970, G1 Gaming is what I've heard most praise about.

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Ha ha guys my PSU is still working fine after 4 months lol so stop making a mountain out of a molehill :-)

 

Annnnd you jinxed it

 

 

 

PSU: Corsair CX600M

 

That is not a gaming PSU, read more here: http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx

 

 

I can personally vouch for the MSI 970, looks nice and preforms well

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