NVidia 900 Gigabyte G1 Gaming versus ASUS Strix

[Lil'John]

Short version:
Which brand would you go with between the Gigabyte G1 Gaming and the ASUS Strix? Either 970 or 980.

Semi-followup: Would you do one 980 or two 970 SLI?

Long version:
System is:
CPU: 3930k
MB: ASUS X79 Rampage IV (non-black)
Mem: 32GB Gskill

Current graphics: Two ASUS 560TI Direct CUII in SLI.

I want to upgrade the 560s. I've had VERY good luck with ASUS so I'm considering the ASUS Strix cards.

BUT, I have a source with Gigabyte G1 Gaming cards in stock that aren't price gouged for both the 970s and 980s.:whiste:

I'm upgrading just to upgrade. Sound is one of my criteria.

I thought I saw a report that one of the manufactures of the 900 cards was having issues but now I can't find out who Was it Gigabyte?

I know the single versus SLI is a hot bed. But I've noticed no issues with SLI of my 560s so I'm not scared to go that route.

Intended use is gaming but also CUDA programming.

 

[wand3r3r]

970 since the 980 doesn't bring much extra for the huge premium.

970 SLI would be tempting if NV has fixed maxwell SLI which has had some pretty big issues. I haven't seen any reviews with the newest drivers yet, but the launch drivers were abysmal in SLI.

Asus gpu support (USA) is horrible, I wouldn't recommend them in case you ever have to RMA a card. Google it a bit, or search this forum for complaints about asus (speaking from firsthand experience).

My choice would be 1 970, or if they have fixed SLI which seems to be pretty shoddy lately going by a number of reports, 2 970's. I wouldn't even bother with the 980 since the premium is steep for barely anything.

What resolution are you dealing with?

 

[Carfax83]

I have the G1 GTX 970s and they are awesome. Run very cool, and automatically boost to almost 1400mhz without lifting a finger..

Also the SLI performance issues were fixed as far as I can tell. It's true that the launch drivers did have dropped frames for SLI setups, but I haven't experienced any since NVidia's subsequent drivers.

 

[Lil'John]

What resolution are you dealing with?

Sorry about that... three 1920x1080 on end(1920x3240??)

I have read quite a bit on the GPU RMA issues ASUS has... it kind of surprises me because I did an RMA on a MB with no problems. Granted different RMA sites

Does anyone recall which brand/model of the 900s had the issues at launch? This was card specific issue not driver related. - Nevermind, found it: EVGA Acx version.