What's the difference between the Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Omega and the Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Omega Core Edition

RYANoceros92

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Just wanting to know cause I've seen a good review of the first one but nothing much on the Core Edition, but I can get the core edition for £260.
Is the core edition as good as the other one?
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williamhh

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The core one is the newer (better?) of the two
Check here the difference lies in base clock, boost clock, memory clock, and the cooling
omega core Core clock: 1152 MHz (base) 1304 MHz (boost) Memory Clock: 7010 MHz
omega Core clock: 1102 MHz (base) 1241 MHz (boost) Memory Clock: 7046 MHz
and the omega core use 3 fan while the omega use 2 fan
is that 2 your only option?
 

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do you consider buying the 970 from other manufacturer like asus,msi or gigabyte? or you want us to choose from that two (the zotac)
 

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No I just want a good GPU doesn't really have to be a GTX 970 I just thought it was one of the best for the price, preferably for as cheap as I can aswell. Do you have any suggestions?
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the AMD R9 290X 4GB or R9 380 8GB? they'll fit in your budget?
 

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Do you think they would be better than a GTX 970?
 

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on a higher resolution like 1440p and 4k maybe but on 1080p all 3 cards are equal from what i've seen unless the 970 went past the 3,5 gb mark

 

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I'm only going to be gaming on 1080p for long time to come.
 

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that's my opinion anyway, you may want to wait for other to post their opinion the more the better so you can choose what's best for you