whats the difference between these two nvidia gtx 970 video cards

sto_ · Oct 9, 2014

was up toms hardware

i want to upgrade my video card and im going to water cool for overclocking but i wanted to kno

1-what was the difference between these two cards?
2- which should i get?
3- wont they both overclock the same if i water cool?
4- since the base and boost clock are lower in the non sc model is the sc better?

eveything else besides that is the same

1- http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GDDR5-256bit-Graphics-04G-P4-1970-KR/dp/B00NI45AMS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1412874147&sr=1-1&keywords=EVGA+EVGA+GTX+970+4GB+GDDR5+256bit%2C+DVI-I%2C+DVI-D%2C+HDMI%2C+DP+SLI+Ready+Graphics+Card+%2804G-P4-1970-KR%29+Graphics+Cards+04G-P4-1970-KR

2- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NI45AUU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

my current specs
cpu- i5-3570k @ 4.2 ghz
gpu- gtx 660 sc 2GB @ 1149 mhz
motherboard- asus p8z77 v-lx
ram- 16gb corsair xms3 1333mhz
powersupply- corsair rm850
cpu and gpu both on custom water loop

thanks for the help

Dylzan · Oct 9, 2014

The 2 links are identical. If you are going to watercool just get the cheapest card possible as you're getting rid of the cooler anyway.

sto_ · Oct 9, 2014

Dylzan :

they are the same as the ones with custom fans?
its all the same gpu chip right

sto_ · Oct 9, 2014

Dylzan :

one is superclocked and one is not
one has a higher base and boost clock

Dylzan · Oct 9, 2014

As I said, get the cheapest one, you can overclock later on.

sto_ · Oct 9, 2014

Dylzan :