Reddit mentions of EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GAMING ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling Graphics Card 04G-P4-2972-KR

Thisn. Maybe. Any ideas on it?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NVODXME/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1419817023&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SY200_QL40

This GTX 970 seems better priced:
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-256bit-Graphics-04G-P4-2972-KR/dp/B00NVODXME/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1414438486&sr=1-12&keywords=r9+290x

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-256bit-Graphics-04G-P4-2972-KR/dp/B00NVODXME/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1413851319&sr=8-7&keywords=970+gtx

If you can find one, a new 970 GPU would cost about the same as a 780 and perform better.

Type | Item | Price | Store

--|:--|--:|:--:
CPU | Intel i7 - 4690k | $230 | Amazon
CPU Cooler | Corsair H80i | $88 | Newegg
CPU Cooler Fans | Corsair AF120 | $29 | Newegg
Motherboard | ASUS Z97-A | $140 | Newegg
RAM | Corsair Vengeance Pro - 2x4GB | $93 | Newegg
GPU | EVGA GTX 970 | $330 | Newegg
SSD | 250GB 840 EVO | $129 | Amazon
HDD | WD Red 1TB | $70 | Newegg
Power Supply | Corsair CX600M | $65 | Amazon
Case | Thermaltake R31 | $80 | Newegg
Monitor | DELL 23" 8ms | $200 | Newegg
Windows | Windows 8.1 | $100 | Newegg
Keyboard | Logitech G710 | $115 | Newegg
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| | Total w/ Shipping: | $1690 |


 


Comments:


1. You can always add in more RAM later. You probably won't use more than 8GB though.
2. I like DELL monitors but you can always look for another cheaper one. The DELL is an IPS so it looks pretty.
3. The H80i is really there only if you're looking at overclocking. Otherwise, it's overkill for stock settings.
4. The Windows 8.1 license really brings the price up. If you can find it anywhere for cheaper or you have your own license, that'll help you spending considerably.
5. If you don't necessarily like the case, there are plenty of others out there. I'm not sure what type of case you like so I figured I'd go with the one you mentioned.

Try http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-ATC-605-Performance-Desktop/dp/B00O35BSKY/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1415390963&sr=1-2&keywords=i5+quad+desktop and then add http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-256bit-Graphics-04G-P4-2972-KR/dp/B00NVODXME/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1415391036&sr=1-1&keywords=gtx+970 perhaps? EDIT: PSU might not support the card EDIT2: you'd need to replace the PSU to put that card in, which at that point might as well be prebuilding, lemme find a diff tower... EDIT3: Gah, cant find any with a 500w PSU, getting the acer linked and a 750ti would work but it wouldn't take advantage of the budget and isn't but so futureproof.

I also have to ask, apparently this card has some issues referring to some type of whine sound in the coil? If anyone has this same card can you let me know of your experiences with it? Thanks :) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NVODXME/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Also I got this card for around $320, wad that a pretty good deal?

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-256bit-Graphics-04G-P4-2972-KR/dp/B00NVODXME/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1422306552&sr=8-9&keywords=nvidia+970

huh?

Can't really go wrong with a GTX 970. You should be able to find them as low as $330.

Unless you're doing heavy duty code compiling, video editing/rendering or something else that heavily benefits from parallel processing, you could save yourself $100 and come down to an i5 and see no reduction in performance.

You'll also probably not see any benefit in having 16GB of RAM as opposed to 8 unless you're setting up a RAMDrive or using VMs.

Don't forget to get yourself a good stable PSU and a solid state hard drive as well.

I don't know where you saw a 970 for $400, but amazon has an EVGA GTX 970 for $366 before shipping. It's probably the most future proof you have on that list, plus it's power draw is relatively low (not sure if that's a concern for you or not)

USA, Amazon has been out of stock for a while now. Proof: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NVODXME (Also no I'm not paying $20 for someone to Overclock it for me)

I was actually looking into the 900 series and got very confused when I saw so many different 970s. Would this be good?

So I could use my (thermaltake)TR2-600w to run a 970? I'm just making sure because the LAST thing I want is an explosion. ;) Does it matter what kind of 970? This 970 is the one I would be purchasing.

Which graphics card should I get out of the GTX970 series?

Option 1

or

Option 2

I think you will want to go with this card instead of the one you posted in your edit. http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-256bit-Graphics-04G-P4-2972-KR/dp/B00NVODXME/ This one is the same price but has the ACX 2.0. 2.0 runs cooler, takes less power and makes less noise.