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October 2014
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The editors liked
Class leading Cooling
Power efficient
Excellent Looks
Great overclocking potential
Excellent overclocking
Mind blowing cooling and acoustic performance
Sleek aesthetics
User-realistic Display output configuration
Passive fan mode
4GB of GDDR5 memory
Tons of overclocking potential
Almost silent even when gaming
Requires only a single 8 pin power connector
Outperforms an AMD R9 290X when overclocked
Runs cool under load
The editors didn't like
Silent at low loads
Nearsilent under load
Runs cool when under the cosh
Almost as fast as a GTX 780 Ti
Efficient compared to lastgen
Mild core overclock
Only one DisplayPort output
No memory overclock
Asus GeForce GTX 970 Strix OC
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Slightly more expensive than a R9290X
Slightly slower than a R9290X
No support for triple G-Sync monitors
Only one DP
Factory overclock is a little pale compared to rivals
Core clock could be higher out of the box without compromising stability.
If you choose the ASUS Strix GTX970 you will not be disappointed. It will play pretty much anything you throw at it in great resolutions. It also comes with a 30% lower price tag than graphics cards in the next series up. This card is perfect for the HTPC...
Abstract: We have reviewed a lot of GeForce GTX 970 and GTX 980 cards over the last few months. We thought it was time to take score and look at what card is actually the best one to pick up. Both the GeForce GTX 980 as well as (maybe even more so) the GTX 970 h...
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Published: 2014-11-10, Author: Richard , review by: vortez.net
Class leading Cooling, Power efficient, Excellent Looks, Great overclocking potential
Slightly more expensive than a R9290X, Slightly slower than a R9290X
We guess the question you want answering first is whether you should choose this over the AMD 290. Yes is the simple answer, however there is a caveat to that. The 290X is still ever so slightly faster in the majority of scenarios and perhaps just as impo...
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Published: 2014-10-17, Author: Ryan , review by: eteknix.com
Excellent overclocking, Mind blowing cooling and acoustic performance, Sleek aesthetics, User-realistic Display output configuration, Passive fan mode
No support for triple G-Sync monitors, only one DP, Factory overclock is a little pale compared to rivals,
Pricing (accurate at the time of writing)The ASUS GeForce GTX 970 STRIX 4GB graphics card retails for $349.99 at Newegg and the same price at Amazon over in the USA. In the UK Overclockers UK stock the card for £299.99. ASUS provide a 3 year warranty with...
Silent at low loads, Nearsilent under load, Runs cool when under the cosh, Almost as fast as a GTX 780 Ti, Efficient compared to lastgen, , Mild core overclock, Only one DisplayPort output, No memory overclock, Asus GeForce GTX 970 Strix OC, HEXUS.where2
Nvidia has turned out two impressive GPUs in the form of the GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970. As any value-conscious enthusiast will be aware, the GTX 970 returns the better bang for your buck. Add-in card partners have a variety of options when designing re...
The ASUS GTX 970 STRIX is an overall really interesting card and the news, scaled down version of NVIDIA's GM204 Maxwell chip is surprisingly quick Thanks to a decent factory overclock and a the great STRIX custom cooler this is not just a fast but also...
Abstract: The GTX 970 supports all of the major display technologies introduced with the GTX 980, including Voxel Global Illumination, Dynamic Super Resolution and MultiFrame Sampled AA. Again, for a full rundown of these you'll want to head here. Efficiency is t...
4GB of GDDR5 memory, tons of overclocking potential, almost silent even when gaming, requires only a single 8 pin power connector, outperforms an AMD R9 290X when overclocked, runs cool under load
core clock could be higher out of the box without compromising stability.
In our final review for the Nvidia launch today – we have analysed the new ASUS GTX970 Strix OC. We have reviewed a handful of ASUS Strix solutions already and have been impressed with their ‘hybrid' configuration which disables the fans when a specific c...
Abstract: Today, Nvidia introduces the GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970, two new high-end cards of the Maxwell generation. The GeForce GTX 750 and 750 Ti , which were introduced a few months ago, also belong to this generation. We extensively tested both new cards on ...
Factory overclocked, DirectCU II cooler with 0 dB technology, Custom board design, Extremely quiet, Single 8pin power connector, Sleek backplate
Not much of an accessories package, Not the fastest GTX 970 out there
ASUS's STRIX line bring with it some old technologies, but also adds some new ones as well. First off you have the 0 dB technology on the fans. This means that the fans will not spin up at all until the card reaches a temperature threshold.. So you can do...
