MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming LE

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#4930895
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MSI why no sexy backplate this time? Every1 knows backplates are just for showw and do stuff all like a sexy female wearing a gimp suit with matching gag ball, every1 wants one....
#4930915
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Yes not bad aye
#4930972
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Somehow the sense behind releasing such a card doesn't really jump at me, I have to think a bit to find reasons to release this one.
#4930999
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must be to counter any price drops from AMD in their range........... i'm happy with my 970 4G:)
#4931036
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What's going on here? This can't be just an MSI thing. I assume we'll see other brands and maybe a reference? Are Nvidia binning 970s and selling them more cheaply in order to squash AMDs price drop?
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What's going on here? This can't be just an MSI thing. I assume we'll see other brands and maybe a reference? Are Nvidia binning 970s and selling them more cheaply in order to squash AMDs price drop?
Well, there is no 960 yet so nvidia must do something. 290's are 299$ and 290X's are 370$.
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What's going on here? This can't be just an MSI thing. I assume we'll see other brands and maybe a reference? Are Nvidia binning 970s and selling them more cheaply in order to squash AMDs price drop?
Absolutely not. Its an reference clock design, nothing more is disabled than the overclocked clock provided on the MSI gaming 970... hence the lower price of their overclocked one. Well i believe they wanted to add the " LE " ( Lite ), as they have first release the OC version. MSI Gaming 970 OC = 1316mhz typical boost MSI Gaming 970 LE = 1216mhz typical boost ( same as reference Nvidia design )
#4931060
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^^ ah yes, I see. Thanks
#4931200
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Why not use the reference clocks on their noname GTX 970?
#4931209
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4gb still seems a tad on the small size to me for future proofing. I'd wait with buying any of the 9xx and get the 8gb versions which will be a lot more future proof.
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4gb still seems a tad on the small size to me for future proofing. I'd wait with buying any of the 9xx and get the 8gb versions which will be a lot more future proof.
The difference in price between the 4gb and 8gb version will probably be a $150. The 770 2gb can be purchased for $275 and the 4gb versions range from $350 - $400. Probably not worth it if you are below 2560x1440.
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4gb still seems a tad on the small size to me for future proofing. I'd wait with buying any of the 9xx and get the 8gb versions which will be a lot more future proof.
By the time 8gb cards are needed, anything out now will be woefully inadequate. Unless maybe if you want to 4 way multi gpu.
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what is the power limit gaming 4g is 110% What is this cards power limit? Thanks in advance.
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gaming 4g is 110% What is this cards power limit? Thanks in advance.
Percentages alone don't mean anything. Gigabyte's 100% is higher than MSI maxed out for example.
#5001694
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I'm looking to upgrade my 760, so this might be a good solution depending on price.
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Dont speak in %, just look at what is the TDP set in the bios ( offical 980 = 181W, most overclocked retail one: 210-250W ) ....
#5001712
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I'm looking to upgrade my 760, so this might be a good solution depending on price.
If you look around you might be able find the standard 4G OC edition for near the same price. When I bought mine it was $410 (cheapest available) Vs $405 for the LE (also cheapest at the time). That's in Canadian prices though. It's currently $350 Vs $330 on newegg.com.
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When I got my GAMING 4G, the "LE" card was the same price....
#5001762
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4gb still seems a tad on the small size to me for future proofing. I'd wait with buying any of the 9xx and get the 8gb versions which will be a lot more future proof.
Believing in 8GB version being "future proof" means this: - requiring twice as large memory implies there will be twice as large data set needed to be load otherwise having more vram is pointless - you still have same bandwidth per double vram capacity - but doubling data set means twice as much data per frame needs to be processed by gpu Go on, down clock vram to 1/2, and show how much fps you get and if you call that future proof.

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