Upgrading cards, what should i get, a RoG GTX 970 4g or MSI GTX 970 4g?

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Taurzzo

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Being new to the computer industry, i built my PC 6 months ago with a GTX 750 ti. Now that all the new games need higher requirements i have to upgrade. I was wonder which card i should get between the Asus Strix Geforce GTX 970 4g or MSI Geforce GTX 970 4g?

My computer components are:

Intel I5 4690k CPU
8Gb Hyper X fury Ram
120Gb kingston SSD
600w Power supply
MSI Z97 gaming 65 Mobo
1Tb hdd


Thank you for your help!
 
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hamzahfelix
Both GTX 970 needs 28 amps on the 12v + rail and a 500 watt power supply. The MSI variant will require 1 - 6 pin and 1 - 8 pin PCIE power connection on the psu, while the strix variant will only require a single 1 - 8 pin PCIE power connection. Both are really decent cards, the difference between them in real world is very little. I would go for the msi variant if I meet both requirements, as the msi is able to draw a bit more power than the asus, which might help in overclocking. That's not saying you can't overclock the asus strix too.

The Asus strix has backplate, while the msi variant does not, though the green msi 100me limited edition variant does include a backplate. MSI variants feature backlit-led, while the strix does not.
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Both GTX 970 needs 28 amps on the 12v + rail and a 500 watt power supply. The MSI variant will require 1 - 6 pin and 1 - 8 pin PCIE power connection on the psu, while the strix variant will only require a single 1 - 8 pin PCIE power connection. Both are really decent cards, the difference between them in real world is very little. I would go for the msi variant if I meet both requirements, as the msi is able to draw a bit more power than the asus, which might help in overclocking. That's not saying you can't overclock the asus strix too.

The Asus strix has backplate, while the msi variant does not, though the green msi 100me limited edition variant does include a backplate. MSI variants feature backlit-led, while the strix does not.
 
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600w is sufficient, so long as the make/model is of decent quality.

Really, all GTX970 cards perform similarly.
It takes a synthetic benchmark to detect differences.
You probably get your money's worth from a factory overclocked card.
I prefer cards with stock direct exhaust double slot coolers.
They get the hot vga air directly out the back of the case.
Other aftermarket coolers do a good job of cooling the vga chip in an open testbed.
But in a case, they just dump hot air back into the case where case cooling has to deal with it.
That heats up both the graphics card AND the cpu..... not good.
 
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