Elliot B. Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramesees Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Looking at the table (and having no other information) I would pick the EVGA FTW ACX T3X4S, +E.Worm Jimmy and Vvo 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Second vote for the evga I know some users hate them, but they're not the worst by any standard +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aL Doom Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I'd go with ASUS. I never had issues with their products for a long long time. +Anarkii 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamminium Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Consider the memory performance issue with GTX 970 before you buy. http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-Responds-GTX-970-35GB-Memory-Issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Consider the memory performance issue with GTX 970 before you buy. http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-Responds-GTX-970-35GB-Memory-Issue 3.5 GB VRAM is fine, not at issue. +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Anarkii Subscriber² Posted February 5, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted February 5, 2015 I'd go with ASUS. I never had issues with their products for a long long time. 2nd'd this. I own a 970 Strix and it performs more than okay. And never has any problems with drivers or other issues that seem to plague other cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odom Member Posted February 5, 2015 Member Share Posted February 5, 2015 I like ASUS, so I would go with the GTX970 Strix. I am actually considering buying it myself to drive my future 34'' ultra widescreen that I am still looking for. Just need to get the management approval from home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 I like ASUS, so I would go with the GTX970 Strix. I am actually considering buying it myself to drive my future 34'' ultra widescreen that I am still looking for. Just need to get the management approval from home Can't beat two monitors, for times like when you want to play a game on the left monitor (full screen) and watch a video or something else on the right one. Not really possible with one screen, even an ultra one. Then again, ultra widescreen is pretty sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technord Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I love Gigabyte, especially their customer service The G1 edition is a fantastic overclocker due to it's power design, so that gets my vote Just a shame about the blue windforce logo....why they didnt put rgb leds in is beyond me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odom Member Posted February 5, 2015 Member Share Posted February 5, 2015 Can't beat two monitors, for times like when you want to play a game on the left monitor (full screen) and watch a video or something else on the right one. Not really possible with one screen, even an ultra one. Then again, ultra widescreen is pretty sexy. I know that, and for work I cannot live without multi-monitors. However at home I have no need for two monitors, so either I'll go for a 27'' 1440p or a 34'' ultra-wide. I'm still deciding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raid0 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I bought the Gigabyte Windforce 3x and I'm very satisfied. Although there are 3 fans on it it is very silent card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted February 5, 2015 Veteran Share Posted February 5, 2015 I have always stuck to either Asus or EVGA for my GPU's. Neither brand has ever done me wrong, and in fact I tend to try and go with EVGA these days. Just a personal preference I suppose, but they always seem to have the slightly better base models when compared to other companies, and I really love the ease and reliability of their Precision software, although it is my understanding you can also use it with non EVGA cards as well. +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaP Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I have the gigabyte g1 one and i like it. But it's a very long card barely fit my Antec 9000. Had to unplug my SSDs, my sound card and some of my psu cables and also move one ssd to another bay to fit it in. Took me close to 1 hour to install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockingbird Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 The cheapest one. (I am a broke student.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S. Veteran Posted February 5, 2015 Veteran Share Posted February 5, 2015 I'd also just get the cheapest one. A few mhz isn't going to make much difference; you can always overclock it a little if that really bothers you. The satisfaction rate on the Zotac is not that high but the issues are reported on every model including EVGA, MSI, etc. Consider the memory performance issue with GTX 970 before you buy. http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-Responds-GTX-970-35GB-Memory-Issue Oh dear God when is this going to stop. It's not an issue in actual gaming performance. +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Reference cooling model if it were me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 I'd also just get the cheapest one. A few mhz isn't going to make much difference; you can always overclock it a little if that really bothers you. The satisfaction rate on the Zotac is not that high but the issues are reported on every model including EVGA, MSI, etc. Oh dear God when is this going to stop. It's not an issue in actual gaming performance. It is if you use over 3.5 GB of VRAM. The final 0.5 GB is much slower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted February 5, 2015 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 5, 2015 It is if you use over 3.5 GB of VRAM. The final 0.5 GB is much slower. yeah, but the point is, the card is still great, and most people will not use that 0.5 GB WQHD will be fine at high settings on all modern games. so it should not stop people from buying 970 which is still a great card. people wanting to play at 4k should invest at 980 anyway. going ultra high end means going high end on every component i also suggest EVGA never had a problem with them. and i would pick the cheaper EVGA, unless every tiny bit of performance matter. do the looks of the cards matter? if so pick the one that looks the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S. Veteran Posted February 5, 2015 Veteran Share Posted February 5, 2015 It is if you use over 3.5 GB of VRAM. The final 0.5 GB is much slower. The final 0.5GB is slower, but it's not an actual issue for gaming performance, as every reviewer who analysed the issue has found. See PCPer, HardwareCanucks, Guru3D, Anandtech. +E.Worm Jimmy and Odom 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kpo6969 Subscriber¹ Posted February 6, 2015 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 6, 2015 I'd go with ASUS. I never had issues with their products for a long long time. 2nd'd this. I own a 970 Strix and it performs more than okay. And never has any problems with drivers or other issues that seem to plague other cards. +3Only thing to keep in mind is it has only 1 pcie 8 pin connector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokkolm Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I like the Gigabyte and MSI's for the multiple DVI inputs. I wish Asus would use the 3 DVI in w/1 HDMI port like those two. I prefer Asus, but inputs are more important to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krome Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Over the years, I've come to rely on one particular brand when it comes to graphic card. ZOTAC is a very tough graphic card that never has ANY issue. No crash. No driver issue. Never overheat. It is one tough cookie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruti Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Got MSI Gaming 4G, a few days ago, after deep research and testing im happy with the result. also the Led thing its really cool. Made it breath when it passes by 50% gpu use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMike Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 This has probably already been posted somewhere but here it goes again : ) .. just because funny factor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spZJrsssPA0 ramesees, Aergan, Luc2k and 4 others 7 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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