GTX 970 Owners Thread

can u stop believe those review? i can only trust those reviewer that use their own earning money to purchase a gpu from a retail shop then do a review.

even certain vendor claim is a retail box also i don't believe cos vendor will make sure they don't spit out the weakness.

let me tell u some example, recently a lot reviewers received OLED 65" LG & claimed can speak anything they wanted do u know y? the main reason is the thang cost $5k so not everyone able to purchase.

jayz reviewed better than linus but doesn't mean what jayz said is true too.

some reviewer is real but the amount of time for testing too short. example pcper.com sebastian peak that guy can't really review monitor as he can't even know how to calibrate properly. i currently put my trust on Josh Walrath & Allyn Malventano

ryan shout like to twist words but i prefer to watch their channel rather than what linus & jayz ****. if u got time go watch randomfrankp review mouse. like a totally douchebag no weakness for all item he received.

look at jayz benchmark all gimmick so as other also. i don't trust benchmark. i don't run this ****. my key is as long the game is smooth no shuttering mean is good to play.

 

I don't think he got the best review model, mine is as good, my airflow is so bad in my case, and with a OC of 1500mhz and +20mv it's not going above 70c ever.

Even with my high room temp it's not getting hotter, wich usually happens when i turn the heat up in my room (sometimes 30c cause of no fresh air).

EDIT: This is what Afterburning is saying after couple hours of playing Just Cause 3 and ARMA 3 (GPU usage going from 80-99%).

http://prntscr.com/99lvef

 

Finally got my 970. Asus Strix. Getting 1532 core 3911 mem constant boost at 120 power limit. Get spikes of 117% power limit. Asic 79.6. Who knows....

 

I went from a HD 6950 to GTX 970 Mini ITX. It screams on my new rig. No complaints what so ever.

 

Hello everyone! Hows your 970s? I'm looking forward to Battlefield 5 and hoping the 970 can still deliver a good 1080p/60fps experience. Got no plans on upgrading to 1070.

 

^^^Yeap, i will get 2 years out of my card no problem, then i may look into the whole 4k gaming thing, but for now, everything is coming up roses 970 gaming wise.

 

Don't know about Jayz's sample...prob they did (like always). But nevertheless, my rtl one oc'ed to ~1500/8000 w/o volt change.

PS. I decided to buy G1 after overclockers.ru review. These guys, in most cases, reviewed a retail cards from retail vendors in Moscow. They also pay special attention to the quality of the power elements and PCB tech design.

 

I totally doubt a 1070 will be a worthy upgrade from 970 @ 1080p, more likely from someone who wants 1440p/4k to game at better settings.

 

I concur. I'll wait for Volta to make my upgrade. For Kepler users though Pascal should be really great.

 

Not gonna upgrade either with the next one. No new upcoming games which are to my interests and the performance is just perfect for the games I do play.

 

Never thought I'd say this but with so many people looking to sell their 970 cards, I'm thinking of trying out SLI.
Cheapest one I saw so far was $240 for a g1. Should I do it?

 

Using Evga ssc 970 no plans to change.Tired of selling a body part to keep up.
have no problems with gimped card.Play Rise of the Tomb Raider and I use 4gb of card memory without problem.

 

970 SLI really does suck.Also 240 USD for a card is way too much,wait a few days and price will come down.

You can run Witcher 3 970SLI at 30FPS like in this video I did last year @4k so not too bad

 

the 970 does great in DOOM!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEJn-ePCm2g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnxwPQ-fpGA

 

Nah, 240 was cheap, it was sold instantly. Most used 970's are going for 270-300 over here.
I wouldn't be playing 4k anyway, still on 1080p. Might move up to 1440p later this year if I can save up for one of those stupidly expensive gsync monitors.

 

Just trying to be helpful,

Don't assume that with a G sync monitor you will enjoy gaming below 60 fps.. sure from 50s and up you won't get really annoyed but anything below will ruin your experience.

G sync really helps about having v sync disabled (no input lag), don't get "disructed" by some fps drops) but nothing more.

IMO and experience so far having a G sync monitor is 1 way ticket, you won't look back, EVER, still just before buying know what you really buy and why.

1440p with 1 970 is not enough...unless you really don't care for best visual quality, then it should be OK.


*actually BEST gaming (depending by game but it counts almost for any) is between 85-120 fps.=]

 

Doom scales very well with any hardware. It's not a surprise the GTX 970 doing well.

 

Nice to see the 970 knocking it out the park, just goes to show what a optimised game can also add to any hardware, plus open GL.

 

GTX 1070 finally hit the stores in my country, but after seeing its price ($544), I felt happy that I decided before not to replace my GTX 970 yet.

 

Same here.. 600$ for the founders edition..

I'll stick with my 970 G1 for now