My custom PC

16-09-2015, 06:40 PM

Pulseeey Wrote:

16-09-2015, 06:18 PM

Harry Wrote:

16-09-2015, 05:53 PM

Pulseeey Wrote:

16-09-2015, 05:22 PM

Harry Wrote:

16-09-2015, 04:57 PM

Pulseeey Wrote: That card has a decent core clock anyway, it won't have much headroom to overclock further with that cooling system though.

If you wanted decent cooling, you're going to want a full sized card. It's just personal preference. I just don't see why you'd buy an ATX motherboard, and a mid tower case and then get a small GPU. It seems odd, but it's no big deal. It's just aesthetics, no performance difference as far as I know.

I went for smaller due to the cooling but I guess you're right... I could look into swapping it.

"I went for smaller due to the cooling"

Explain pls :yus:

I was told that a smaller card would result in less need for cooling?

Who keeps telling you this bullshit?

The physical size of the card doesn't matter to how much heat it generates. The die (the processor) is still the same as it is on any other GTX 970. This one is overclocked so it will actually use more power, thus generate more heat than a reference model.

A cooling system is graded on how well it dissipates the heat into the air, this one seems to have a heat-sink and a single fan. Will it suffice? Yes. Is it ideal for you? Not when you have the space to accommodate a full sized card, you should be getting a normal sized card.

This is designed for tiny cases, for those who go to LAN parties and all that shite.

So the original GTX 970 at 8GB would be better?