Best GTX 970 out of the box

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I am currently looking for a GTX 970 and they are all very similar. I would like a recommendation on which 970, from the following brands: EVGA, ASUS, and Gigabyte, is best out of the box. I would also like a little info/programs for overclocking CPU/GPUs. I have the Storm Stryker case.
 
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This is the most powerful but it is awfully bad for its money: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125840&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

It is almost as expensive as a much more powerful 980: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx980gaming4g

You will be better buying this one - it is good out of the box and is not stupidly expensive like that Gigabyte one: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp43975kr

Make sure your power supply can support the card.

Cheers :)
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This is the most powerful but it is awfully bad for its money: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125840&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

It is almost as expensive as a much more powerful 980: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx980gaming4g

You will be better buying this one - it is good out of the box and is not stupidly expensive like that Gigabyte one: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp43975kr

Make sure your power supply can support the card.

Cheers :)
 
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My PSU is a 750W EVGA G2. That's a pretty nice XTREME card but it is pretty expensive, although I will keep it in mind. I should also say that I would really appreciate if the card had a back plate. Broke it down to these two:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp43975kr
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx970dc2oc4gd5
I am still open to other suggestions, but these two seem to be the best at this point, although they don't have the highest base core clocks.
 
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"Strix is slightly slower but its overclocking potential and an awesome cooler are very nice."

Right out of the box, this is the best one for the money with rebates: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp43975kr

Without rebates: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42974kr

I really like the MSI Twin Frozr and ASUS Strix designs but you are asking for the best out of the box. The EVGA one will be a little faster but not very noticeably - it's the same GPU anyway and often factory overclocks range from 1.14-1.22 which is not that big a difference.
 
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While the overall concept is the same, fans blowing across a heatsink filled with heatpipes, there are differences in design, fan output, size, shape, potential etc. I've found the STRIX has better cooling performance due to a larger heatsink, more optimal heatpipes, better fan design. But this also comes with the price of a larger gpu, whereas the Evga is more streamlined.
 
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