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Posted by: on: 09/19/2014 04:31 AM [
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We review the new MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC edition. This affordable model comes with the new TwinFrozr V cooler. The GM204-200 chip is smacked onto a custom PCB surrounded with Military class components and obviously, with OC in the name... it comes a little tweaked as well. This card however has one 6 and one 8-pin power feed and again, does come with that new revision model 5 TwinFrozr cooler. The card has 4 GB graphics memory, is energy efficient and factory overclocked for you. You will be surprised by how this card looks, how silent it is, how well it performs and how much it can be overclocked.
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mitzi76
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 02:59 PM
One is on the way!
Maybe two at some point..
One is on the way!
Maybe two at some point..
Netherwind
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 03:38 PM
Hilbert, please...an SLI review
I'm 99,9% sure to pick two of these babies up from a local store but don't want my PC to turn into a furnace.
Hilbert, please...an SLI review
I'm 99,9% sure to pick two of these babies up from a local store but don't want my PC to turn into a furnace.
HonoredShadow
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 06:06 PM
Is this the same card?
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-msi-gtx-970-gaming-twin-frozr-5-pcie-30-%28x16%29-7010-mhz-gddr5-gpu-1140-mhz-cores-1664-dp-dvi-hdmi
Is this the same card?
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-msi-gtx-970-gaming-twin-frozr-5-pcie-30-%28x16%29-7010-mhz-gddr5-gpu-1140-mhz-cores-1664-dp-dvi-hdmi
Bradders684
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 06:10 PM
Yes.
Yes.
ScoobyDooby
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 06:13 PM
Is this the same card?
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-msi-gtx-970-gaming-twin-frozr-5-pcie-30-%28x16%29-7010-mhz-gddr5-gpu-1140-mhz-cores-1664-dp-dvi-hdmi
Yes, should be.
From what I can see MSI has released three types of the 970.. the Gaming, the OC and the Classic.
Is this the same card?
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-msi-gtx-970-gaming-twin-frozr-5-pcie-30-%28x16%29-7010-mhz-gddr5-gpu-1140-mhz-cores-1664-dp-dvi-hdmi
Yes, should be.
From what I can see MSI has released three types of the 970.. the Gaming, the OC and the Classic.
Rich_Guy
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 06:19 PM
My board does SLi as well as Xfire, but only for the old GTX 9800s and 200s, shame, as i would have grabbed 2x of these.
http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=390
My board does SLi as well as Xfire, but only for the old GTX 9800s and 200s, shame, as i would have grabbed 2x of these.
http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=390
HonoredShadow
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 06:29 PM
Yes, should be.
From what I can see MSI has released three types of the 970.. the Gaming, the OC and the Classic.
Thanks. Just ordered 2 of these for delivery tomorrow. Can't wait!
Yes, should be.
From what I can see MSI has released three types of the 970.. the Gaming, the OC and the Classic.
Thanks. Just ordered 2 of these for delivery tomorrow. Can't wait!
Rich_Guy
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 06:30 PM
Enjoy, thats going to be some upgrade!
Enjoy, thats going to be some upgrade!
HonoredShadow
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 06:34 PM
I really do think I did the right thing with 970 vs 980. There is only a few frames per second difference between the two. The price difference is something else though... It was obvious to go with the 970 especially as this is an overclocked card too with plenty of leg room for extra OC.
To think only last week I was gonna buy 1 780ti for 550 and now I get 2 970's for the same money! hahaaa! Glad I waited. The extra RAM too with 1440p...
I really do think I did the right thing with 970 vs 980. There is only a few frames per second difference between the two. The price difference is something else though... It was obvious to go with the 970 especially as this is an overclocked card too with plenty of leg room for extra OC.
To think only last week I was gonna buy 1 780ti for 550 and now I get 2 970's for the same money! hahaaa! Glad I waited. The extra RAM too with 1440p...
eclap
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 06:44 PM
Mine goes to 1500/8000 no problem. Haven't tried going higher, that was always going to be my oc target with this card. Enjoy. And yes, the 970 is extremely good value.
Mine goes to 1500/8000 no problem. Haven't tried going higher, that was always going to be my oc target with this card. Enjoy. And yes, the 970 is extremely good value.
HonoredShadow
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 06:46 PM
Good to know! How's BF4 on the card?
Good to know! How's BF4 on the card?
eclap
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 06:47 PM
haven't tried it. will do now.
Good to know! How's BF4 on the card?
haven't tried it. will do now.
ansafrahim
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 07:12 PM
Ordered one right before scan increased the price by £8. Cant wait to lay my hands on her.
Ordered one right before scan increased the price by £8. Cant wait to lay my hands on her.
slickric21
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 07:15 PM
Wow nice card and prices awesome.
I was all set for a nice custom 980, but seeing the price on these babies i may just get one of these and sit on the fence for a few months, then have the option of a 980ti version later (if it comes) or sli the 970.
Hmmmm decisions....
Wow nice card and prices awesome.
I was all set for a nice custom 980, but seeing the price on these babies i may just get one of these and sit on the fence for a few months, then have the option of a 980ti version later (if it comes) or sli the 970.
Hmmmm decisions....
eclap
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 07:27 PM
Wow nice card and prices awesome.
I was all set for a nice custom 980, but seeing the price on these babies i may just get one of these and sit on the fence for a few months, then have the option of a 980ti version later (if it comes) or sli the 970.
Hmmmm decisions....
that's what I did. I was ready to buy the 980, but seeing how much the 970 is cheaper by, it was a no brainer. If I need more power in the future, I'll sli them. 970 sli will be enough for 1440p for ages.
Wow nice card and prices awesome.
I was all set for a nice custom 980, but seeing the price on these babies i may just get one of these and sit on the fence for a few months, then have the option of a 980ti version later (if it comes) or sli the 970.
Hmmmm decisions....
that's what I did. I was ready to buy the 980, but seeing how much the 970 is cheaper by, it was a no brainer. If I need more power in the future, I'll sli them. 970 sli will be enough for 1440p for ages.
J STEEL
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 09:18 PM
I am thinking of doing the same thing. I have 2 GTX680 FTW 4GB and I am thinking of SLI GTX 970 for the awesome prices. I am done spending over $500 for a single card. The price/performance ratio is outstanding for the GTX 970. About time they came back out with 4GB of memory. I was not going to upgrade until they did. I have no plans to go 4K right now on my computer, especially with downsampling available on the GTX 970. Now, all I need is an awesome 120Hz 1440P IPS monitor and will be off to the races. My Crossover is doing fine less only being 60Hz.
Good Times!
I am thinking of doing the same thing. I have 2 GTX680 FTW 4GB and I am thinking of SLI GTX 970 for the awesome prices. I am done spending over $500 for a single card. The price/performance ratio is outstanding for the GTX 970. About time they came back out with 4GB of memory. I was not going to upgrade until they did. I have no plans to go 4K right now on my computer, especially with downsampling available on the GTX 970. Now, all I need is an awesome 120Hz 1440P IPS monitor and will be off to the races. My Crossover is doing fine less only being 60Hz.
Good Times!
slickric21
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 09:34 PM
Yeah the value in these cards is immense.
Im hoping a oc'd 970 to the region on 1500mhz is going to be abit faster than my 780 is at 1200mhz, but it sure will be less power hungry and has more vram, so if i can sell this 780 for the region of £200 i'll be happy.
. I have no plans to go 4K right now on my computer, especially with downsampling available on the GTX 970
Interesting ive seen a few people mention this now as a potential unique selling point with these new cards.
But in reality downsampling with an nVidia card has been very very easy for a long time now by just setting up custom resolutions and setting scaling to the gpu. Then choosing these ingame.
I guess this is nVidia's attempt to bring it to the masses though
Yeah the value in these cards is immense.
Im hoping a oc'd 970 to the region on 1500mhz is going to be abit faster than my 780 is at 1200mhz, but it sure will be less power hungry and has more vram, so if i can sell this 780 for the region of £200 i'll be happy.
. I have no plans to go 4K right now on my computer, especially with downsampling available on the GTX 970
Interesting ive seen a few people mention this now as a potential unique selling point with these new cards.
But in reality downsampling with an nVidia card has been very very easy for a long time now by just setting up custom resolutions and setting scaling to the gpu. Then choosing these ingame.
I guess this is nVidia's attempt to bring it to the masses though
eclap
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 09:41 PM
Yeah the value in these cards is immense.
Im hoping a oc'd 970 to the region on 1500mhz is going to be abit faster than my 780 is at 1200mhz, but it sure will be less power hungry and has more vram, so if i can sell this 780 for the region of £200 i'll be happy.
Interesting ive seen a few people mention this now as a potential unique selling point with these new cards.
But in reality downsampling with an nVidia card has been very very easy for a long time now by just setting up custom resolutions and setting scaling to the gpu. Then choosing these ingame.
I guess this is nVidia's attempt to bring it to the masses though
970 at 1525 (1500 mostly) vs 780 at near 1300, the 970 wins in fire strike by some 2000 graphics points. In 3Dmark11 they're pretty equal though.
Yeah the value in these cards is immense.
Im hoping a oc'd 970 to the region on 1500mhz is going to be abit faster than my 780 is at 1200mhz, but it sure will be less power hungry and has more vram, so if i can sell this 780 for the region of £200 i'll be happy.
Interesting ive seen a few people mention this now as a potential unique selling point with these new cards.
But in reality downsampling with an nVidia card has been very very easy for a long time now by just setting up custom resolutions and setting scaling to the gpu. Then choosing these ingame.
I guess this is nVidia's attempt to bring it to the masses though
970 at 1525 (1500 mostly) vs 780 at near 1300, the 970 wins in fire strike by some 2000 graphics points. In 3Dmark11 they're pretty equal though.
PhazeDelta1
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 09:46 PM
Damn this is a nice card indeed. Hilbert, I assume you'll be doing the 980 Gaming review as well?
Damn this is a nice card indeed. Hilbert, I assume you'll be doing the 980 Gaming review as well?
eclap
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 09:50 PM
Phaze, you upgrading?
Damn this is a nice card indeed. Hilbert, I assume you'll be doing the 980 Gaming review as well?
Phaze, you upgrading?
Hilbert Hagedoorn
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 09:56 PM
Yes, MSI is shipping that one next week to us.
Damn this is a nice card indeed. Hilbert, I assume you'll be doing the 980 Gaming review as well?
Yes, MSI is shipping that one next week to us.
PhazeDelta1
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 09:57 PM
Yeah. just waiting to see the numbers on the 980 Gaming card. I feel MSI has come a long way since I last used any of their products, so I'm going to give them another chance. I just hope I don't get burned again.
Good to hear.
Phaze, you upgrading?
Yeah. just waiting to see the numbers on the 980 Gaming card. I feel MSI has come a long way since I last used any of their products, so I'm going to give them another chance. I just hope I don't get burned again.
Yes, MSI is shipping that one next week to us.
Good to hear.
eclap
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 10:00 PM
Yeah. just waiting to see the numbers on the 980 Gaming card. I feel MSI has come a long way since I last used any of their products, so I'm going to give them another chance. I just hope I don't get burned again.
Good to hear.
This is my first ever MSI gpu and I'm loving it. really impressed. I almost bought a MSI 7950 TwinFrozr but apparently they were pretty toasty so I pulled out. This time round they're product is solid.
Yeah. just waiting to see the numbers on the 980 Gaming card. I feel MSI has come a long way since I last used any of their products, so I'm going to give them another chance. I just hope I don't get burned again.
Good to hear.
This is my first ever MSI gpu and I'm loving it. really impressed. I almost bought a MSI 7950 TwinFrozr but apparently they were pretty toasty so I pulled out. This time round they're product is solid.
PhazeDelta1
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 10:02 PM
What is your temp like at your clock speed?
This is my first ever MSI gpu and I'm loving it. really impressed. I almost bought a MSI 7950 TwinFrozr but apparently they were pretty toasty so I pulled out. This time round they're product is solid.
What is your temp like at your clock speed?
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970 all the way, definitely my next card with that price/performance point.