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I am looking to buy a GTX 970 card (in India) but I'm not sure which model to go for.
which variant would be the best and safest option (given the cases of coil whine in some cards).
This will be my first gaming rig ,so i just want to get the right card.

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Get a card from one of the big companies. Asus STRIX has a metal backplate and great cooling,efficiency and quietness. MSI has great heatpipe design too and is very quiet. Had mine for two weeks now and no problems whatsoever(some reported coil whine etc). Gigabyte is good but might prove noisy and Zotac is in my opinion a risky investment. Yes it offers 5 years guarantee but in case something happens you'll have to mail it back, get in contact with the company etc etc. The difference in price is minimal so I would reccomend go with a major brand. Avoid EVGA ACX 1.0 models, they had a heatpipe misalignment issue(only two of the three heatpipes make contact with the chipset and PCB), so you might run into cooling/heat trouble.
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zotac oc for cheapest , msi gaming next then, gigabyte g1 for best and coolest
i have msi it overlocks very well but prices went up so maby gigabyte
 
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thanks for the answers
i read somewhere that gigabyte card has a pretty loud cooling system but the performance is awesome.
but the size though ,i ll have to remove the hdd cage if i get the cooler master storm scout 2 cabinet
 
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Get a card from one of the big companies. Asus STRIX has a metal backplate and great cooling,efficiency and quietness. MSI has great heatpipe design too and is very quiet. Had mine for two weeks now and no problems whatsoever(some reported coil whine etc). Gigabyte is good but might prove noisy and Zotac is in my opinion a risky investment. Yes it offers 5 years guarantee but in case something happens you'll have to mail it back, get in contact with the company etc etc. The difference in price is minimal so I would reccomend go with a major brand. Avoid EVGA ACX 1.0 models, they had a heatpipe misalignment issue(only two of the three heatpipes make contact with the chipset and PCB), so you might run into cooling/heat trouble.
 
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soo b/w asus STRIX and MSI ,which one should i go with
msi 970 twinfrozer is available locally in my area and i think is in stock .
or should i wait for asus Strix
i am planning to buy the card in 2 weeks
the only problem i have with the gigabyte card is the size and availability
 
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MSI is great if you can buy it locally. If you want to wait for the STRIX go for it. Personally I got the MSI one day before the release of the STRIX in the UK because I was left without a GPU(sold my old one).
 
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Thanks guys for the replies
lets hope i see the asus Strix in 2 weeks for the final comparison
or else MSI it is ! (hoping that i dont get the coil issue :p)
 
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