November 10, 201510 yr Hello Am thinking about upgrading my GTX 770 2Gb card to a GTX 970 4GB one for P3D and FSX, the question i have is which one to buy as there seems to be quite a few makes, can anyone recommend which one to go for and are there ones I should avoid? many thanks Daz My youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/c/Dkentflyer
November 10, 201510 yr I've just bought the EVGA 970 FTW. Without any adjustments yet, its beating nearly all benchmarks. It is eminently overclockable apparently. Recommended.
November 10, 201510 yr Moderator Gotta say me too on this one - EVGA by far. Vic RIG#1 - I9 14900K MSI Pro z790 RTX 5070Ti 40" 4K Monitor 3840x2160
November 10, 201510 yr I had an EVGA GTX560TI and it served me very well. EVGA was the brand I looked at as top choice for my new system. I however ended up chosing an MSI GTX 970 Gaming 100ME 4GB GDDR5 card. Recommended by a consultant in the Gaming/Build it Yourself department at a local MicroCenter store. I checked it out online before following his recommendation. Had great reviews on three sites, the highest boost clock for the price at the time (Core 1140 Mhz and Boost 1279 Mhz), was mentioned for superior cooling, and of course SLI ready. Now 100 reviews on NewEgg with 87% 5's and another 6% 4's. BTW, the EVGA GTX 970 FTW has just over 200 reviews on NewEgg with only 66% 5's and 16% 4's. Not being tribal or bashing, just saying.... The reviews are easy to find yourself. There is a significance between the two on Amazon user reviews as well. Make sure you look up the exact models. I paid $329 and got a $19 rebate (was $20 but I took the gift card option, which was faster fulfillment). It has been flawless. I am very satisfied with the choice. I did stay with EVGA for my DDR3-2400 memory, and also EVGA for my power supply. Great brand. Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
November 10, 201510 yr I myself happen to own an EVGA GTX 970 FTW. However, there is an FTW+ with ACX2.0+ version of the EVGA GTX 970 Available. I recommend it. Júnior Silva
November 11, 201510 yr I have the MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4 and have had no issues whatsoever from it. The clock rates tend to be a bit higher from the factory compared to the other cards I looked at. I am very happy with mine. Nick Hatchel "Sometimes, flying feels too godlike to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see …" Charles A. Lindbergh, 1953 System: Custom Watercooled--Intel i7-8700k OC: 5.0 Ghz--Gigabyte Z370 Gaming 7--EVGA GTX 1080ti Founders Edition--16GB TridentZ RGB DDR4--240GB SSD--460GB SSD--1TB WD Blue HDD--Windows 10--55" Sony XBR55900E TV--GoFlight VantEdge Yoke--MFG Crosswind Pedals--FSXThrottle Quattro Throttle Quadrant--Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS--TrackIR 5--VRInsight MCPii Boeing
November 11, 201510 yr Author Thanks for all the replies guys, looks like I have made the right choice as didn't really know which card to go for and the 980 is a bit too expensive for me My youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/c/Dkentflyer
November 11, 201510 yr Old card was Evga so i went for Evga with new card, never had a day of trouble :smile:
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