Best 970 - Gigabyte , Asus , Zotac ,EVGA ,Inno3D GeForce GTX 970 "iChill Herculez X4 Air Boss Ultra

kaistledine · Oct 28, 2014

Hello forum !

So im trying to decide what 970 to get ... I was pretty set on the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming But then I saw the Inno3D GeForce GTX 970 "iChill Herculez X4 Air Boss Ultra....

So guys vote on what you think is the best and if anyone can find review or links on the Inno3D GeForce GTX 970 "iChill Herculez X4 Air Boss Ultra. that refernces any of the other 970s then id be much appreciated !

Inno3D GeForce GTX 970 "iChill Herculez X4 Air Boss Ultra

Core Clock: 1178MHz, Boost Clock: 1305MHz, Memory: 4096MB 7200MHz GDDR5, Stream Processors: 1664, SLI Ready, PhysX/CUDA Enabled, 3 Years Warranty.

UPDATE NEW BENCHMARKS on http://www.overclock.net/t/1521322/best-970-gigabyte-asus-zotac-evga-inno3d-geforce-gtx-970-ichill-herculez-x4-air-boss-ultra/20#post_23166362

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/b3102/inno3d-ichill-gtx-970-herculez-x4-air-boss-ultra.html

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Core Clock: 1178MHz, Boost Clock: 1329MHz, Memory: 4096MB 7010MHz GDDR5, Stream Processors: 1664, SLI Ready, PhysX/CUDA Enabled, 3 Years Warranty.

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0

Core Clock: 1216MHz, Boost Clock: 1367MHz, Memory: 4096MB 7010MHz GDDR5, Stream Processors: 1664, SLI Ready, PhysX/CUDA Enabled, 3 Years Warranty.

Zotac GeForce GTX 970 AMP Extreme Edition

Core Clock: 1203MHz, Boost Clock: 1355MHz, Memory: 4096MB 7200MHz GDDR5, Stream Processors: 1664, SLI Ready, PhysX/CUDA Enabled, 5 Years Warranty.

Asus GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II OC Strix

Core Clock: 1114MHz, Boost Clock: 1253MHz, Memory: 4096MB 7010MHz GDDR5, Stream Processors: 1664, SLI Ready, PhysX/CUDA Enabled, 3 Years Warranty.

MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition

Core Clock: 1140MHz, Boost Clock: 1279MHz, Memory: 4096MB 7010MHz GDDR5, Stream Processors: 1664, SLI Ready, PhysX/CUDA Enabled, 3 Years Warranty.

If people want me to add other options to the polls the I will happily !

ssgtnubb · Oct 28, 2014

Need to add in a Vote box.

kaistledine · Oct 28, 2014

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Originally Posted by ssgtnubb

Need to add in a Vote box.

Literally just finished it as we speak

kaistledine · Oct 28, 2014

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kaistledine · Oct 28, 2014

Source

kaistledine · Oct 28, 2014

Has anyone had any issues with any of the cards ? I've heard a fair few issues with Coil wine .

DrockinWV · Oct 28, 2014

I have 2 970 Windforce G1s in SLI, with no problems what so ever

Pandora's Box · Oct 28, 2014

Either the Gigabyte or MSI card. Depending on which one is in stock when you buy

Cyclops · Oct 28, 2014

Don't even think about the ASUS model. The power delivery on that card is crippled and there's nothing you can do about it.

kaistledine · Oct 29, 2014

Im debating between the gigabyte , inno3D and maybe the zotac extreme .... I cant find any benchmarks between the 3 or even many benchmarks at all .

kaistledine · Oct 29, 2014

here is some more info on that card
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/b3102/inno3d-ichill-gtx-970-herculez-x4-air-boss-ultra.html
http://wccftech.com/inno3d-geforce-gtx-980-ichill-air-boss-herculez-x4-cooling-unveiled-custom-designed-boosts-1329-mhz/

http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?185251-Inno3D-GeForce-GTX-970-iChill-Herculez-X4-Air-Boss-Ultra-BENCHMARKS-OFFICIAL

Benchmarks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_nxybTzU38

Inno3D iChill Geforce GTX 970 4GB Ultra HerculeZ X4 Air Boss vs Palit GeForce GTX 970
http://www.gpuzoo.com/Compare/Inno3D_C97U-1SDN-M5DNX__vs__Palit_NE5X970014G2-2041F/

Inno3D iChill Geforce GTX 970 4GB Ultra HerculeZ X4 Air Boss vs MSI Geforce GTX 970 Gaming Edition
http://www.gpuzoo.com/Compare/MSI_GTX_970_GAMING_4G__vs__Inno3D_C97U-1SDN-M5DNX/

kaistledine · Oct 29, 2014

I might get the Inno3D just so I can write a review and bench it haha still cant find much info on this card .

Algy · Oct 29, 2014

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Originally Posted by Cyclops

Don't even think about the ASUS model. The power delivery on that card is crippled and there's nothing you can do about it.

and why is that so? because the 8 pins ?

kaistledine · Oct 29, 2014

Does anyone on here own the Zotac extreme

Cyclops · Oct 29, 2014

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Originally Posted by Algy

and why is that so? because the 8 pins ?

Pretty much.

n4p0l3onic · Oct 30, 2014

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Originally Posted by kaistledine

I might get the Inno3D just so I can write a review and bench it haha still cant find much info on this card .

Can you please do just that? I really need inno3d 970 ultra review

kaistledine · Oct 30, 2014

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Originally Posted by n4p0l3onic

Can you please do just that? I really need inno3d 970 ultra review

I think I might , being the first English review and benchmarks which would be first released to this forum !

n4p0l3onic · Oct 30, 2014

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Originally Posted by kaistledine

I think I might , being the first English review and benchmarks which would be first released to this forum !

man lmao, I just had 'terrific' discussion with my country local inno3d rep, basically I question the ability to use SLI with Herculez 4x cards due to the 4th fan blocking the SLI connectors, I got no clear proof, only blahblahblah inno3d must've been thinking about it...

rigid sli bridge is out of question for sure

but even then I'm not sure even a flexi bridge can work, at least with the bridge my motherboard supply me...

so is there anyone here with inno3d herculez 4x air boss cards with SLI? can it actually work? show us the bridged connectors please...

kaistledine · Oct 30, 2014

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Originally Posted by n4p0l3onic

man lmao, I just had 'terrific' discussion with my country local inno3d rep, basically I question the ability to use SLI with Herculez 4x cards due to the 4th fan blocking the SLI connectors, I got no clear proof, only blahblahblah inno3d must've been thinking about it...

rigid sli bridge is out of question for sure

but even then I'm not sure even a flexi bridge can work, at least with the bridge my motherboard supply me...

so is there anyone here with inno3d herculez 4x air boss cards with SLI? can it actually work? show us the bridged connectors please...

Ill see what I can find for you .

kaistledine · Oct 30, 2014

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Originally Posted by n4p0l3onic

man lmao, I just had 'terrific' discussion with my country local inno3d rep, basically I question the ability to use SLI with Herculez 4x cards due to the 4th fan blocking the SLI connectors, I got no clear proof, only blahblahblah inno3d must've been thinking about it...

rigid sli bridge is out of question for sure

but even then I'm not sure even a flexi bridge can work, at least with the bridge my motherboard supply me...

so is there anyone here with inno3d herculez 4x air boss cards with SLI? can it actually work? show us the bridged connectors please...

The official specs state it can , Im just waiting to hear back from someone about this and checking loads of Deutsch forum posts aha

n4p0l3onic · Oct 30, 2014

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Originally Posted by kaistledine

The official specs state it can , Im just waiting to hear back from someone about this and checking loads of Deutsch forum posts aha

thanks man hehe...

*added*

yes of course official specs state it can, who would be idiot enough to advertise high end newest nvidia gpu they made cannot be used in SLI? however between claim and actual implementation is not looking in harmony in this case...

I mean my flexi sli bridge from x99 deluxe as far as I can see it, only capable to bent a bit...

and while looking at air boss cards, it's easy to get impression that the bridge need to be able to bent like 90 degrees or something lol

look at that... look at the position of the connectors and the 'huge' 4th fan (compared to normal cards) that is totally blocking it...

compare with MSI Gaming one where they did the opposite by cutting their big fan and chassis to specifically accommodate SLI

TFL Replica · Oct 30, 2014

Gigabyte has won this round. The only downside to their card is the length.

kaistledine · Oct 30, 2014

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Originally Posted by n4p0l3onic

thanks man hehe...

*added*

yes of course official specs state it can, who would be idiot enough to advertise high end newest nvidia gpu they made cannot be used in SLI? however between claim and actual implementation is not looking in harmony in this case...

I mean my flexi sli bridge from x99 deluxe as far as I can see it, only capable to bent a bit...

and while looking at air boss cards, it's easy to get impression that the bridge need to be able to bent like 90 degrees or something lol

look at that... look at the position of the connectors and the 'huge' 4th fan (compared to normal cards) that is totally blocking it...

compare with MSI Gaming one where they did the opposite by cutting their big fan and chassis to specifically accommodate SLI

Here it is from a different angle .... I get your point totally but there must be a way of doing it .... I was seriously debating getting this just to bench it and make a post about it so their is an English review aha . But if I cant even SLI it .... hmmm

Emissary of Pain · Oct 30, 2014

Its actually really easy to get the SLI cable in there ... you basically just feed it in from the "front" fan side of the card and then between the PCB and the cooler ... then just run it to the next card ...

Tilt the SLI cable as 90 degree as possible and feed it in here

and out the gap here

We had to SLI 770's that had a similar issue here at work and that solution worked best ... through instead of over ... if that makes sense (looks like it will work ... could be wrong though

n4p0l3onic · Oct 30, 2014

But it's all just speculations, we need real proof here, even to the degree that we need to see exactly how to do that

Which is the best 970 GPU ?

Inno3D GeForce GTX 970 "iChill Herculez X4 Air Boss Ultra

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0

Zotac GeForce GTX 970 AMP Extreme Edition

Asus GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II OC Strix

MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition

Best 970 - Gigabyte , Asus , Zotac ,EVGA ,Inno3D GeForce GTX 970 "iChill Herculez X4 Air Boss Ultra

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