Which GTX 970 should I buy? ($350 budget)

DiegoG

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Hello!
Today is my birthday and my parents gave me $350, so it's time for an upgrade! Really been interested in the 970, but I'm not so sure which to buy. EVGA has had its cooling problems, which I've heard were fixed in the ACX2 version, although it still makes me feel sketched and don't know if it's true. Also heard bad things about the MSI version, for example the card never reaching 100% usage, and constant drops in usage which create microstutters.
EVGA and MSI are my only choices, the Gigabyte version one requires 50W more than what my PSU can handle, and the ASUS version is too expensive. Would appreciate any help, and thanks!