MSI GTX970
GALAX GTX970
ASUS GTX970
GBYTE GTX970

Actually hor these brands make any difference?

This post has been edited by unknown warrior: Sep 22 2015, 04:58 PM

Asus ftw

See cuatom pcb or reference design. Thats the diff, other is just the cooler and fan.

clocked speed.

real life no diff.

Custom cooling solution, I/O type & numbers, colour scheme, size, value added feature like LED lighting etc, OC ability (not much difference anyway cos all use same chip)

When u wanna buy, see people do review with charts. Then go find one that is within budget and the fastest one you can buy. No way anyone can say which card is good. Because spending thousands just to test display cards is kind of ridiculous. Unless you do it for money.

if no intention to o/c,reference cooler (eg leadtek) is the way to go?

GALAX brand is the cheapest at the moment. RM1399 can get 970 ady.

I was researching on these cards last month or so. If I am not mistaken, MSI or Asus got the best reviews for GTX 970. Difference shouldn't be too much.

Asus has longer lasting high quality parts, but Gigabyte wins for Malaysians because of better support, or at least thats what ive been told. Asus reportedly sucks huge ass whenever you need to return your ware for warranty coverage.

Theres a reason Malaysian traders love to price Gigabyte cards more expensively than all else in Malaysia. High end Gigabtte cards are also usually using higher binned chips.

Dont quote me though. Im just a poor man who got lucky in the silicon lottery that his Leadtek GTX 970 can overclock as high as Asus. Normal people buying cheap brandds arent so lucky.

Just buy the cheapest. No significant difference except minor clock speed.

I have used many brands...ASUS, Gigabyte, Saphirre, PowerColor, MSI.

All no problems. Just don''t buy unknown brand you never heard b4.

This post has been edited by Matrix: Sep 22 2015, 10:33 AM

U didn't add custom heatsink?

just oc like that?

Basically all vendors used custom heatsinks. I haven't seen any vendors with a reference design. It's just a matter of how good those heatsinks are.

Anyway. OC GPU doesn't really bring much improvement. Coz most already OCed a bit by default. You can try your luck to push a bit more, but the difference is negligible. Gave up OC GPU long time ago.

Good info, thanks.

gainward any good? lelong 1299

OCing GPU is still useful in situations when you want that extra frames to reach 60fps minimum, especially when you dont want to compromise detail settings.

That said, i rarely overclock GPU these days. 1.3k isnt exactly pocket change for poor people like me, so i want to keep my GTX 970 working as long as i can. Thankfully i play mostly old games.

fuuuyooooo poor ppl but can spend >rm1k. psychology Tipu la ni.

970 series I think can la newer games -> High/Ultra Settings.

bad experince with MSI.
get asus or gygabyte better.

Dunno about other brand but i am satisfied with Asus. For me, its the best card for 1080p, although got the ram issue with 970.