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which gtx 970 should I buy?
I was looking to buy the gtx970 but I don't know which model I should go with these are the only models in stock which one out of these should I get:
1.MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G GDDR5 Graphics Card

2.EVGA GeForce GTX970 Superclocked ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 256BIT DVI-I HDMI SLI Ready Graphics Card

3.EVGA GeForce GTX 970 with ACX 2.0 Cooler

Also Would this card allow me to play any game without any problems on ultra with overclocking it?
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October 14, 2014 10:44:03 AM

The fans are the same size at 100mm.
October 14, 2014 10:38:03 AM

MSI and My 2 Cents why > I've owned several MSI Gaming cards, and was pretty stoked for the new MSI GTX 970 Gaming release. Reason being is that although I've been pretty happy with performance, I thought the fan noise level were just so so on my old GTX 770 gaming 4g card that I had in a small form factor case, a Silverstone SG02 . (This is a media room PC so noise is important. I also had upgraded to all Noctua fans (120mm cpu, 2 X 80mm pwm case, 1 X 80mm case, all of which were running Dead silent. Awesome fans) The annoying thing was that now you could really hear the GTX 770 twin frozer IV fans spinning up when playing, and it was pretty noticeable. This new card has the new Twin Frozr V custom cooling, along with all the high-end components and a very fast 1366 MHz factory overclock, so running Ultra settings at 1440p is no problem.
But the cool thing on this card is that the new cooling solution disables both fans under 60c, so that this video card remains dead silent at idle or low-end gaming. A little disconcerting to not see the fans running, but when the temperature hits 60c, the fans starts to ramp up slowly. This saves a lot of messing around with fan controls. The new fans are noticeably smaller on the Twin Frozr V vs Twin Frozr IV was, but that lets it generates less noise while still being able to push more air than before. Temps are cool with almost no sound from the fans while gaming. At $350, this card is totally Boss!
October 14, 2014 9:51:09 AM

They're going for 400 dollars+ in Canada. Even the Zotac is super expensive lol. I think I'll just wait, or sli my 760
October 13, 2014 1:35:13 PM

Thanks for helping me out this is the first gaming pc that I have ever built I just wanted to make sure that I got the right video card
a b U Graphics card
October 13, 2014 11:48:15 AM

Asus strikex , gigabyte windforce and MSi twin frozer are 3 good choice currently available for gtx 970.

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October 13, 2014 11:41:49 AM

jtyankees23 said:
I was looking to buy the gtx970 but I don't know which model I should go with these are the only models in stock which one out of these should I get:
1.MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G GDDR5 Graphics Card

2.EVGA GeForce GTX970 Superclocked ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 256BIT DVI-I HDMI SLI Ready Graphics Card

3.EVGA GeForce GTX 970 with ACX 2.0 Cooler

Also Would this card allow me to play any game without any problems on ultra with overclocking it?


Out of those, the MSI for sure. Generally, I recommend the MSI Gaming and Gigabyte G1, so I say go for the MSI.

EVGA's 970's have some issues, so stay away from their cards for now.

Yes, you should be fine at 1080p or even 1440p with most games.

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