So this card. My first card after a 500 series. I know right I was behind. So this card is pretty STEALTH if you ask me. When on idle like now the fans do not spin until I think its at 40c but im not 100% sure. This card makes no noise period and looks sexy. I will for sure put another in for SLI. Good job ASUS!!!
GTX 970 is probably the best bang for your buck. Great value and pretty future-proof, at least for a while. Sure, 980 is better, but also costs an arm more. Sure there's titans out there, but who has $3k to drop on a GPU? This thing can kick some modern butt. When games start slowing it down in the future, just SLI to pick up the slack.
For 1080p this was probably the best investment I could have ever made, considering it was also for my very first computer build. The GTX 970 STRIX operates like a dream and enables me to do something I'd never been able to do -- run every single one of my games at their highest settings without even breaking a sweat.
Great card, no issues installing it. It is a big card and a little heavy but performs well despite the NVidia debacle. Hugely quieter than I expected with the two fans barely hear it in my case.
So, first time I get a GAMER card. Or enthusiast card, or "look it's on ULTRA, and the computer didn't burst into flames" card. I have to say, I now understand why so many people game on their PC's. The graphics, sweet fancy Jehosephat, the graphics. They are amazing and cotton candy flavored. I actually almost licked the screen when I ran Crysis 2 for the first time with everything and I mean, even the "pimple close up" option, everything maxed.
Really quiet and solid card. Sure it isn't as fast as MSI and Gigabyte but I favour the reliability of ASUS products. Can barely hear any noise even under load. OC to +150 clock and +440 memory with MSI AfterBurner. Heaven Unigine benchmarks average about 60fps with ultra settings. Max Temp 75 Degree Celsius.