EVGA Geforce GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 04G-P4-2974-KR

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Pros:

Very solid performance, Silent at idle, Fiveyear warranty, Quiet under load, Overclocks well
Fantastic pricing, Faster than R9 290X, Low power consumption, Greatly improved efficiency, Large overclock out of the box, Good overclocking potential, HDMI 2.0, 4 GB VRAM, Backplate included (on retail boards), New software features (MFAA, DSR)

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GTX 970 memory 'problems'
Noisy, compared to other GTX 970 cards, Higher power consumption than the GTX 980 reference design, Memory not overclocked

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Last revision on September 18, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Very solid performance, Silent at idle, Fiveyear warranty, Quiet under load, Overclocks well
Fantastic pricing, Faster than R9 290X, Low power consumption, Greatly improved efficiency, Large overclock out of the box, Good overclocking potential, HDMI 2.0, 4 GB VRAM, Backplate included (on retail boards), New software features (MFAA, DSR)

Reviewers Didn't Like

GTX 970 memory 'problems'
Noisy, compared to other GTX 970 cards, Higher power consumption than the GTX 980 reference design, Memory not overclocked

Expert reviews and ratings

The GeForce GTX 970 is the other big graphics card launch of the day, apart from the high-end GeForce GTX 980. If you haven't given our GTX 980 launch review a quick browse through, check it out first as it goes into many more technical details and...

By techPowerUp! on September 19, 2014

ASUS did a fine job in designing the ROG Enthusiast SLI Bridge from both an aesthetic and implementation perspective. The unit is solidly constructed with a brushed aluminum cover with its embedded red ROG logo, allowing it to blend in well with almost...

By PCPer on July 08, 2015

By PCPer on July 03, 2015

I can say with a clear conscience that this modding experiment was a success, taking the EVGA GTX 970 SC from its decent performing stock configuration and transforming it into a cool-running powerhouse. This type of mod is definitely not for the...

By PCPer on June 15, 2015

EVGA continues to see promise in the GeForce GTX 970 GPU and has released a well-overclocked model at a competitive price point. Now equipped with a revised cooler and running at 1,400MHz boost out of the box, the £280 card, known as the Super...

By HEXUS.net on April 06, 2015

NVIDIA’s GTX 970 has received quite a bit of face time lately and with good reason. When paired up with a good heatsink and some slightly higher clock speeds, it can give the GTX 980 a run for its money. Meanwhile, in SLI the inexpensive GTX 970 provides...

By Hardware Canucks on November 09, 2014

The Maxwell GM204 GPU proves that high-end cards do not have to end up with a huge TDP. Nvidia's new architecture offers exceptional performance-per-watt and the GTX 970 pumps out just 145W under load.In many tests the card can outpace the old GTX 780...

By Fudzilla on September 24, 2014

Nvidia introduced its newest graphics architecture, code-named Maxwell, about seven months ago in the mid-range GeForce GTX 750 and 750 Ti. While those cards don't deliver the high performance of a flagship gaming rig, they introduce unheard of energy...

By Tom's Hardware on September 19, 2014

By Tom's Hardware UK on September 19, 2014

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