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Asus GTX970 Strix OC or EVGA 970 SSC ACX

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Hello! :)

I don't know which GPU is better, because I'm hunting a wild GTX970 and I saw 2, the ASUS GTX970 Strix OC and an EVGA GTX970 SSC ACX 2.0 for the same price about $170 give or take. 

 

I just want to know which card is better based on your experiences/outlooks on the 2 cards. Any kind of help would b very much appreciated. Thanks in advance :)

 

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Evga tends to just be better built in my opinion. 

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Performance is similar, so it's up to the aesthetics.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

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12 minutes ago, AstroSky said:

Evga tends to just be better built in my opinion. 

I know, that's why I can't decide lol

9 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Performance is similar, so it's up to the aesthetics.

Oh really? Welp tbh EVGA caught my eye but my monitor has a

DVI-D port which EVGA doesn't have, soooo yeah. ASUS is the way :)

("EVGA is the way" could be the answer but it's unfortunate that ASUS got me :/ )

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1 hour ago, Memorizer said:

Hello! :)

I don't know which GPU is better, because I'm hunting a wild GTX970 and I saw 2, the ASUS GTX970 Strix OC and an EVGA GTX970 SSC ACX 2.0 for the same price about $170 give or take. 

 

I just want to know which card is better based on your experiences/outlooks on the 2 cards. Any kind of help would b very much appreciated. Thanks in advance :)

 

I owned both:

 

EVGA - indeed looks and feels much stronger - requires 2x6 pin

 

Asus Strix - looks nice, fans do not spin until 65 degrees - requires 1x8pin

 

You can't go wrong with any and with a little bit of tweaking you could get similar performance. From my experience the Strix one is quieter and cooler. Not saying that EVGA is hot, just personal experience.

 

P.S Feel really sad for you that you cannot get them for a decent price (I bought 2 Asus Strix - one for £100 and another for £80 - one build already sold and another is waiting for a new owner)

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CPU: Ryzen 7 2700x, Cooling: Corsair H100i Platinum AIO MOBO: Asus Strix B450 F GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1080 Founders Edition + Arctic Accelero Xtreme III RAM: 2x8GB ThermalTake ToughRAM White 3200MHz PSU: Corsair RM850x White Storage: 250GB Samsung 970 Evo NVMe CASE: Corsair 275r Airflow White OTHER: White and Orange Cable Extensions ---- MONITOR: Samsung LC32JG5 32" WQHD 1440p VA 144Hz

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EVGA and Asus are almost the same on cooler (in that time), just look which one has more type of ports

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

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My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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1 hour ago, r3loAded said:

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Thank you for sharing your experience! Well, yeah that's what you get when you live in a country with overpriced products :P

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1 minute ago, Memorizer said:

Thank you for sharing your experience! Well, yeah that's what you get when you live in a country with overpriced products :P

I can only find EVGA GTX 970 in new in my country, and used overpriced Strix model (lol yeah). Maybe I can find the Zotac type (if I could only get back to where I find that deal)

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

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My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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7 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

I can only find EVGA GTX 970 in new in my country, and used overpriced Strix model (lol yeah). Maybe I can find the Zotac type (if I could only get back to where I find that deal)

Good luck buddy! Hope you can find it :)

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