A very solid choice of card.
As far as I can tell, it's a rebadged gaming 4g msi 970gtx however with a backplate.
The backplate keeps a little extra heat in, however is more aesthetically pleasing and means that the card as a whole is more durable.
No coil whine for me. I scored 1918 in the heaven 4.0 benchmark with only minor overclocking for extreme settings, and as a whole I was extremely impressed with the speed of the card for the price. Even with multiple monitors, 1080p doesn't need a more expensive card than this one, my game experience of witcher 3 was very pleasing. I can only speculate on 1440p however the reviews seem to rate that this card can run that resolution quite well as well. Forget about playable 4k on this card, although in sli you might be in luck with g-sync to eliminate tearing. The card supports g-sync although I didn't have a g-sync monitor to test that, I've read that it works well with it.
Pros: Perfect 1080p performance
Runs cool even overclocked. My temps maximum were between 70-75 degrees celcius with 21 degrees room temperature
Direct x 12 support
Backplate included for durability and aesthetics
Doesn't draw much power, can run well on a 500w power supply, although I updated mine to a 750w soon afterwards to make sure that I had enough wattage
The green is actually quite pleasing in person, and is much better looking that it looks on a computer screen
Fans on 90% manual mode for overclocking purposes not too loud and barely audible otherwise
Cons: Backplate heats up the card a little more than a standard gaming 4g msi 970 gtx
It's quite long, so make sure you check the dimensions of the card and your case before purchase
Some people may complain that it only has one display port out, one hdmi and the two dvi types
Apart from that it's a great card and excellent value for money !!!
| Max Screen Resolution | 4096 x 2160 |
|---|---|
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Memory Speed | 7010 MHz |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Nvidia GeForce |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 4 GB |
