The MSI 970 Card will not drop temps even with 3 SP120 High Performance fans blowing air directly on it. It runs cool enough though, never had an issue with cooling.
I have a temperature probe hooked up next to the GPU die that signals the fans in the front of my case on whether to even and past that what RPM. I had it matched to the auto off function of the MSI fans on that card; reference is a bit different however.
Won't drop temps? Is there a problem with the temp it's running?
I don't know if they are binned, I imagine so though. I'd just get the normal one as it's the one reviews are based on and I can vouch for them.
Did enough homework this week,MSI Gaming 970 simply is better in about all aspects over Asus Strix.G1 is awesome,not as quiet as the MSI but the best for overclocking.My head was spinning as i want to make the perfect choice.
Decided the MSI Gaming 970 is my best option,quiet gaming with moderate overclocking is what i aim for.No record breaking clocks but getting to a guarantee point would be nice,then see where it goes from there.
I do have a question,there's a MSI Gaming LE which is $10 cheaper,clocks are lower then the non LE but i figured if its a identical card it should overclock all the same right? Or is this one binned?No information on google,just the articles dating prior to release.
You'll be upgrading in a couple years anyway if you're a gamer so don't spin your head over it too much, all of the cards are not far off from each other 2 years down the line.
Yeah reviews and videos and everything look great,been on nearly every review multiple times along with the clips off Youtube and i can't see anything horrible about it.
Not sure what these do exactly as far as overclocking yet.From what i have seen in about every review 140+ core and 200 memory is pretty consistent.Good place to start you think?
Got a week before i buy,perhaps i could leaf the many pages on here and get some ideas.
Usually in pass Nvidia generations before i got my Zotac 770,i would always go Evga and before that BFG.With Evga really not all that fantastic this time around, the whole MSI/Gigabyte/Asus thing is new to me.
All just look great.
I have two Asus Strix 970s in SLI, you will not be disappointed. the card is one of the quietest. Good choice.
Yeah smart post should be called slow post. It's cheap for them but the worst option for you. I despise it.
I wouldn't be so antsy about it but being used to quick shipping via UPS or simply going to Frys back in the day for a quick store pick for a new gpu,waiting a whole 5-7 days for this thing to ship is simply murder.
Haven't been so excited about a video card since the gtx295 i purchased back in 2009,everything else has been sorta pale and meh in comparison honestly in the wow factor department.So the wait as you can tell is wow.:awe:
My wife orders off Walmart.com and Walmart loves Smartpost,iv'e come to hate it cause packages land in this mystical place called South Haven,MS where i think they fall into a black hole for about 2-3 days before finally magically ending up in a whole other state out of thin air.
Yeah tell me about it. I ordered something from a knife manufacturer out of CA and it arrived in Atlanta 3 days later, next day it went to Jacksonville. Then it took 4 days to move and finally ended up in Ft. lauderdale FL which is 20min from me. It took 2 more days to be delivered. The handoff from fedex to the post office takes a long time and since you are essentially paying fedex and not the post office, the post office will sit on packages sometimes.
I hate Smart Post. I made Amazon refund me when I ordered something with Prime shipping and got something not in time, and told them if given a preference, do not ever ship FedEx Smart Post or UPS Sure Post to me again or I will cancel Prime.
They "noted my account".