Well I was wondering why furmark would stutter somewhat when running at high AA level on my screen with my 970 sli cards. Now I know. Ugh just ugh. I would really hope for a recall on Nvidia's part to fix the issue. Like others I've been buying ATI cards for awhile now as they have had the best bang for the buck cards until the 970 initial release came out. This was one of the few Nvidia cards I bought in years. With this fiasco it might be my last if they don't rectify the situation with their customers.
There is no issue with the card, that is how it was made by design.
The issue is that nvidia knowingly lied about the specs, hoping nobody would notice.
The "reviewers" bought everything nvidia's PR team gave them, hook, line, and sinker, without questioning anything.
It took the community to break this wide open, not the "reviewers".
Funny thing though is that the "reviewers" are now doing spin control for nvidia saying there is, most likely, nothing to worry about.
We all know why they are doing that, all because they don't want nvidia to stop giving them free stuff, so they can do "reviews".
(You know that if they actually bought the card in question, and then the real facts came out about the lower specs, they would also be PO'ed)
Trust has been lost here on both nvidia, and the "reviewers".