At present my GTX970 OC strix is not having any issues with anything i throw at it, even occasional 4k gaming via big picture on my 4k TV.......because bang for buck is my issue now, nothing is even coming close price wise to warrent a upgarde for my 970.
But heat for the simple fact Asus is a cracking brand, and drop these to £250 and we got a sale, but at present, i really don't require upgrading, sorry Nvidia and AMD, but you really are going to have to try harder if you want my cash. lol
Dogpitt to XP200
26 Sep 17#21
I'm in a similar position. I have a MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4g which is over-clocked to run faster than a stock 980.
Recently purchased a 1080 for some subtle super-sampling effects in VR games, but couldn't help but feel like I'd wasted nearly £500! The card was faulty so it's gone back anyway.
I'll wait to see what the rumoured 1070ti has to offer and does to prices of other cards and consider purchasing again.
sswats to Dogpitt
26 Sep 17#22
Yes unless you insist on 4k or going the VR route the 970 is still more than sufficient. But the 970 is a few years old now, and PC upgrades aren't always a logical choice. :imp:
MysticalUndies to sswats
26 Sep 17#23
You can add ultrawide and 1440 to that list of where a 970 needs an upgrade.
darthvader666uk
26 Sep 17#19
This is the card I currently have in my Machine. Had it now since March after paying £389 for it. its Superb!
So Silent and cool its unreal. On idle its just Under 30c and running PUBG on Ultra (only 1920 x 1080 at 144Hz) its just over 50c. Cracking card and higly recommend! The only thing that lets this card down...Its White! I like an All black rig but couldnt justify the extra for a Strix.
Though I am a sucker for Asus products. With Other Brands like MSI letting me down, I dont go anywhere else :smile:
have some Heat OP!
Gormond
26 Sep 17#18
Good deal but I'm waiting for the 1070 Ti in the hope that rumours of the spec are correct - over 8TFLOPS for £400.
squibski
25 Sep 17#5
Not your first choice of brand? What's wrong with Asus?
cmahey to squibski
25 Sep 17#12
It's not that there's anything wrong with Asus, I just prefer other brands. I'm a big MSI fan, so mostly buy their stuff.
squibski to cmahey
25 Sep 17#15
Fair enough. I prefer the look of Asus strix cards but they're a bit pricey. I went with 2 x msi 980ti s at one point and BOTH died in less than a year. I had fit water blocks to both and that voided the warranty so I couldn't even RMA them
I now use evga cards because they let you fit water blocks. Lesson learned!
cmahey to squibski
26 Sep 17#17
Appreciate you telling me that, good reference. Although, I never overclock my hardware or water-cool them.
I think it's just a brand perception for me to be honest, if the price is good enough I should try other brands.
rd3d2
25 Sep 17#1
XBOX One X Instead?
runnybabbit to rd3d2
25 Sep 17#2
PhattyHUKD to rd3d2
25 Sep 17#3
£360 vs £450. Hmm.
vulcanproject to rd3d2
25 Sep 17#16
Seems some people are starting to realise Xbox One X isn't quite as fast as they thought it would be. Forza 7 and Killer Instinct run like they do on a mid range PC with a 15 month old GTX1060.
Just buy a PC already and it won't be totally obsolete in 2 years like X1X probably will be, they play all the same games at this point
jamhops
25 Sep 17#14
Many months when the 1070 was just born I thought it would drop in price to the advertised prices at launch and RAM would drop back down in price boy was I wrong and I am stuck with a 1060 and needing more RAM :disappointed:
cmahey
25 Sep 17#13
If I hadn't already bought the MSI GTX 980 Ti, I would have possibly bought the EVGA one.
Skypie
25 Sep 17#11
Seems a decent price to me
Nate1492
25 Sep 17#10
There are reports that GDDR is going up in price, yet we still see prices coming down on the 1070/1080.
Must mean the 1070ti is going to disrupt the entire market.
cascadde
25 Sep 17#9
The EVGA card you linked below is a better buy over the Asus card.
spectre
25 Sep 17#8
seems a good price to me thanks for posting
defeatsugar
25 Sep 17#7
Why colds?
spy_master
25 Sep 17#6
If you want an Asus card pay the extra for the strix, the dual oc cooler from owning one is hot and loud
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Opening post
For the record, not my first choice of brand but seems good currently.
Also saw this, although not in stock as yet:
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But heat for the simple fact Asus is a cracking brand, and drop these to £250 and we got a sale, but at present, i really don't require upgrading, sorry Nvidia and AMD, but you really are going to have to try harder if you want my cash. lol
Recently purchased a 1080 for some subtle super-sampling effects in VR games, but couldn't help but feel like I'd wasted nearly £500! The card was faulty so it's gone back anyway.
I'll wait to see what the rumoured 1070ti has to offer and does to prices of other cards and consider purchasing again.
But the 970 is a few years old now, and PC upgrades aren't always a logical choice. :imp:
So Silent and cool its unreal. On idle its just Under 30c and running PUBG on Ultra (only 1920 x 1080 at 144Hz) its just over 50c. Cracking card and higly recommend! The only thing that lets this card down...Its White! I like an All black rig but couldnt justify the extra for a Strix.
Though I am a sucker for Asus products. With Other Brands like MSI letting me down, I dont go anywhere else :smile:
have some Heat OP!
I now use evga cards because they let you fit water blocks. Lesson learned!
I think it's just a brand perception for me to be honest, if the price is good enough I should try other brands.
Just buy a PC already and it won't be totally obsolete in 2 years like X1X probably will be, they play all the same games at this point
Must mean the 1070ti is going to disrupt the entire market.