Is it worth it?

[nichtJust]

Another simple question. Is the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 Xtreme Gaming worth paying the extra premium or is there any better option?

Please keep in mind that performance, noise and cooling should be around the same or better.

[shadowbyte]

390 390 390 390 390

need I say more?

go for a sapphire or MSI one and you'll be golden

[PlayStation 2]

No.

Just now, shadowbyte said:

390 390 390 390 390

need I say more?

go for a sapphire or MSI one and you'll be golden

What's OP gonna play? That dictates entirely on the 970 vs. 390 debate.

[nichtJust]

Just now, shadowbyte said:

390 390 390 390 390

need I say more?

go for a sapphire or MSI one and you'll be golden

 

I am aware of that but don't they run a lot hotter? And I heard that a lot of games only utilize 4-6 GB of the 390X. 

[mikat]

2 minutes ago, nichtJust said:

Another simple question. Is the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 Xtreme Gaming worth paying the extra premium or is there any better option?

Please keep in mind that performance, noise and cooling should be around the same or better.

just get the EVGA ACX 2.0

or the MSI Twinfrozer V

 

or get the R9 390 if you want more perfomance and you are willing to give up the nvidia features like shadowplay and cuda

[shadowbyte]

Just now, nichtJust said:

I am aware of that but don't they run a lot hotter? And I heard that a lot of games only utilize 4-6 GB of the 390X. 

with a custom fan profile, my 290x is quiet and never goes over 75 degrees.

GTA5 is a massive VRAM hog, especially at higher resolutions.

[nichtJust]

9 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

No.

What's OP gonna play? That dictates entirely on the 970 vs. 390 debate.

 

I don't think I can go without the green features since I use them quite often. But any thought on the GPU I mentioned at the top?

[PlayStation 2]

Just now, nichtJust said:

I don't think I can go without the green features since I use them quite often. But any thought on the GPU I mentioned at the top?

I wouldn't. Personal pick is MSI's 100 Million 970.