EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW GAMING ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling Graphics Card 04G-P4-2978-KR
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Style: GTX 970 ACX 2.0 FTW
Features
- Virtual Reality Ready, DirectX12 Ready
- Gamestream to NVIDIA SHIELD, EVGA "ACX 2.0" Cooling Technology,EVGA's 24/7 Technical Support; Base Clock: 1216 MHz / Boost Clock: 1367 MHz
- Memory Clock: 7010 MHz Effective; CUDA Cores: 1664; Memory Detail: 4096MB GDDR5,
- Memory Bit Width 256 Bit / Memory Speed: 0.28ns / Memory Bandwidth: 224.3 GB/s, Recommended PSU: 500W or greater power supply
- System Requirements - 500 Watt or greater power supply, PCI Express, PCI Express 2.0 or PCI Express 3.0 compliant motherboard with one graphics slot, Windows 10, Windows 8 & 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista
Description
Base Clock: 1216 MHZBoost Clock: 1367 MHzMemory Clock: 7010 MHz Effective
Graphics Coprocessor: Nvidia GeForce
Graphics Card Ram: 4 GB
Video Output Interface: HDMI
Graphics Ram Type: GDDR5
Compatible Devices: Desktop
Graphics Card Interface: PCI Express
Memory Clock Speed: 7010 MHz
Display Resolution Maximum: 4096x2160
Brand: EVGA
Video Processor: NVIDIA
Antenna Location: Gaming
Model Name: GTX 970
Graphics Description: GeForce GTX 970
Global Trade Identification Number: 00843368032265
Manufacturer: EVGA
UPC: 843368032265 809186291161 807034596178 804066791830 804904085527 809385685884 808112371854 738099605911 805100141802 808112556091 801947281312 809185834437
Mfr Part Number: 04G-P4-2978-KR
Model Number: 04G-P4-2978-KR
Warranty Description: Limited warranty; 3 years warranty
Item Weight: 3 Pounds
Best Sellers Rank: #4,312 in Computer Graphics Cards
ASIN: B00OSS0AG4
Customer Reviews: 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (354) 4.5 out of 5 stars
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I LOVE this GPU. I have had it for about 2 weeks and I love it. I have experienced absolutely no problems with the delivery, it came in two days just as I ordered which was very much appreciated. Like I said this thing runs every game I throw at it absolutely perfectly. [Games I have tested]: Counter Strike: Global Offensive = 300 fps solid at max settings, GTA V = a solid 60 at max settings and Minecraft with Rudo Plays Shaders = 60 fps after the world is rendered(I tried this because when I had my old graphics card I was really into Minecraft so I did this just to see the FPS change. My other one a GTX 660 TI would only achieve around 30 fps). [Pros]: - I run two monitors off this card which both run insanely well. One is a HD monitor that runs off a DVI port at 60hz and the other is an older monitor that has a resolution of 1366x768 that runs off VGI. - No coil whine! Like I said, I have had it for two weeks but I do use this thing a couple hours a day if not more therefore if there was a coil whine problem it would of surfaced by now. - The 4gb of ram is very helpful for running really intensive games so that is a major plus. - The Overlock ability of this card is awesome too. If you have a powerful well cooled CPU and chassis this card will be a fun thing for you to mess around with. [Cons]: - Although at his current time I have no problems with this card I will update this review every so often for those who are curious. - People complaining about the 0.5 gb of VRAM are wrong in my opinion. I have experienced no problems with it and fps drops so if you were curious there you go. My PC: CPU: Intel i7 4770k 3.5 ghz CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo GPU: GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0 4gb PSU: 600w RAM: 16gb Motherboard: ASRock H87m pro Hardrives: 2 4TB Seagates.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2015 by Katherine F. Dolan
I was using a higher end gaming laptop for the last 2-3 years it had a GTX 680 installed in it. Until recently when the system broke and the cost of repair was outside what I was willing to pay right, I realized I was suddenly faced with building a new computer, or buying new laptop... or going back to a 6-7 year old rig I had from long ago. My old rig is still decent, but lacks a lot compared to my i7 gaming laptop. The old machine is a GTX 580, 8 gb ddr2 ram, and a core 2 duo. Yes this thing is showing it's age, but it's still a real gamer despite it's age. I opted to buy this new GTX970 and throw it in that old box to peep this old machine up. I knew I would be bottlenecking this brand new card a lot. I also knew I would still see significant performance gains. When I am ready to build a new gaming rig later this year or next I can transfer over this GTX 970 to that mobo. Install was a breeze. The length of the video card was actually around an inch shorter than my old GTX 580 which was a surprise. I had my 2 6 pin cables routed around back of my tray just long enough to fit the old card. When I installed this card it was so much shorter I didn't like how much tension I had to apply to get them to plug in. I opted to remove the 6 pin cables from the back tray routed path and just plug them in directly so nothing is under tension. Another surprise was the fact this video card does not run its fans when cool. I thought perhaps I had a dud until I saw the note included in the box warning you that these fans turn off 100% when the chipset is cool. I already had EVGA Precision X installed so once I set up an automated fan curve profile, it forced the fans to come on during idle. I am sure the reason they cut off the fans was a combination of fan life span preservation and power usage. I have lost cards in years past due to fans not running during a game session (failure pre game and I never realized it until full over heat) so you might say I am slightly cautious about fans not running on my high end cards. I tested on 3DMark and Heaven Benchmark 4.0 before and after install. All benchmarks I tested on have shown 2x to 2.5x score improvements even on this old bottlenecked rig. Real world game tests are showing as much as 3x-4x gains. I know if I had a proper i7 on this rig with more ram (higher speed ram too) it would be larger gains over the GTX580. However, I can't be more pleased. I was unable to run games like BF4 on this old box before, without dealing with a slide show, now I can pay normally. Games I was getting 20-25fps in like Batman Arkham Origins, Far Cry 4 I am now pushing 60-80fps even ultra settings (yes even on this old rig) which is amazing. I never had any issues with my older EVGA GTX580 I removed from this machine, it performed like a champ its whole like under heavy gaming. I retired it yesterday and it was still 100% functional. I am hoping this EVGA GTX 970 FTW will also have flawlessly smooth service history to follow.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2015 by Bruno
This card is fantastic. The DSR technology lets me play battlefield 4 with most settings maxed running at the DSR resolution of 2700ish 1600-1700ish (that's close, I can't remember exactly). MSAA is the only thing that I saw that wasn't maxed I let Geforce Experience automatically set the settings as it's easier that way. 4x MSAA gets me 60+ frames most of the time with drops into the mid-high 50s when intense battles are going on. If I drop the MSAA to 2x then I don't notice a bit of difference graphically and I get constant 62 frames (V-sync locked) all the time. VRAM usage never passed 3 GB, even with DSR enabled. DSR is what really makes this product shine, as enabling it and rendering games at higher resolutions makes things look better even if I turn off AA completely opposed to rendering at 1920x1080 and having everything else maxed. I've overclocked my FTW edition to a solid 1518 boost, which it stays boosted 100% of the time as the temperatures stay ridiculously low. I was able to get to 3.7 GB of VRAM usage in Far Cry 4 with DSR enabled and some other AA/Post process AA/Godrays etc. turned on. I didn't notice this hitching or crap people keep raising a fuss about. I don't doubt that hitching occurs, what I doubt is running 1440p with ALL AA turned actually makes a visual difference. If there's no visual difference then there's no reason to turn it on right? You won't pass that 3.5 GB mark unless you're running at a higher than 1080/1200p resolution and have a Lot of AA turned on. The people who are proving that hitching occurs are the ones who are trying to "break" the product, and not using real scenarios that people will run into in real life gaming opposed to benchmark test gaming. Once I turned Advanced Physx (due to some Physx driver issue I didn't care to fix) off in Metro Last Light I was able to run everything with DSR maxed out and still achieve 60 FPS or close to it. I'll be getting a triple monitor setup here pretty soon, so I'll get to see how this VRAM thing plays out running a surround setup. Everything I've read says it's not a problem at all. I guess the only thing I know to tell you all is take advantage of the sheep who aren't testing themselves and only looking at other peoples test and buy their used cards for cheap, because this thing rocks :).
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Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2015 by Ray
This card is an absolute beast and the price/performance ratio is very high. This ratio lowers a tad if you get this FTW edition, but the extra cooling is worth it. My GPU is hitting 1404 MHz stock with no overclock when it is not limited by power, and the memory easily overclocked to 7712 MHz effective, without really testing for the highest memory overclock. The cooler is passive so the fans kick off automatically until it reaches about 65C, then they spool up. The stock fan profile seems to go for quiet GPU operation so the fans never really go above 30%, and the new ACX 2.0 fans are a lot quieter compared to the original ACX cooler. It is also very power efficient, only requiring 28A on the 12V rail and while saying it needs a 500W minimum, you could run the GTX 970 on a 430W power supply if the 12V rail delivered enough amperage. My particular GPU does have coil whine but I'm certain this is because of my power supply. I have the Corsair CX500 and it has caused coil whine on my previous GTX 660, and now it happens on my GTX 970. I'll be upgrading to a Seasonic G series 550W sometime and hopefully it fixes the noise. Overall, it is a superb graphics card that can overthrow the GTX 780 Ti in some circumstances.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2014 by Aron
Runs Battlefield 4 and DA: Inquisition with all settings on ultra at 60fps easily. It will drop bellow 60 on Battlefield on larger maps with multiple simultaneous explosions, but it will go down to 52 at the most. It does run really hot when under load, touching any of the ICs on the board during an intense session will be burning to the touch so great airflow is strongly recommended. The build ACX cooler is really amazing however, it brings down the card from ~72 Celsius down to 45 Celsius in about a minute when it powers up over 1500 RPM. Due note that the cooler is whisper quiet up until 1700 RPM. After that point it sounds like a jet engine taking off, but so far it hasn't had to do that for any of my games, I only found out by messing around with EVGA's precision X software. During idle on a four 1080p monitor set up the card runs fairly hot at 60 Celsius, but the built in fans will not even begin to spin until about 63 or so. This can be adjusted by changing your target temperature in precision X. I have mine at the default value of 80 Celsius. Overclocking this thing is a piece of cake using the precision X software. Increasing the voltage and or clock speed can be done with sliders, but I would look up profiles to make sure you don't burn it out accidentally. The reason why I couldn't give this 5 stars even though I loved it is because of the annoying noise it makes during demanding games. It buzzes and whistles fairly loudly as soon as a game starts up. Turning on V-Sync in the settings for all my more intensive games (300+ mod Skyrim included) was a must for me as that greatly reduced the noise the card makes. I did not notice any lag with V-Sync enabled and the noise drowns down slightly if your case is well closed. Despite the coil whine noise I would still recommend this product because of the amazing performance to cost ratio it brings to the table. On the research I did before buying the FTW ACX 2.0 version, there were only differences of no more than 8-10 FPS between this card and its more expensive brother the 980. The card does support HDMI 2.0, so if you have a 60 inch TV that supports it you can game at 1080p 120FPS, but you won't get past 80 frames or so on 2014-2015 graphics intensive games.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015 by XXXdiabloXXX
It was a bit LOUD at first, but with some tinkering to the uefi and operating system it became as quiet as a mouse, with the graphical spectacle of the 4th of July.
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2025 by Tom B.
Be aware that the reviews for all the different versions of the EVGA GTX 970 are all bundled together here. This review is specifically for the GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 256bit (Part number 04G-P4-2978-KR). This one comes with a 1216 MHz factory base clock and a 1367Mhz boost clock (compared to 1050-1178Mhz for the plain 970) and has the new cooling feature in ACX 2.0 where the fans will not turn on until they are needed to cool the card, which is within the 60-65C range. Coming from a Radeon HD 7870, I originally freaked out when the 970 temperatures were going higher than I was used to and the fans were not spinning at all. I was used to 25-30C temps on my older card on idle with the fans constantly spinning, so it was a scary moment until I read the Important Notice leaflet inside the card's box alerting about this feature. Make sure to check if your particular card requires the 1.1 firmware update, available in the EVGA web site. Simply do a Search for "evga 970 firmware update" to find it. This update is supposed to activate the "0% fan mode when idle" I just mentioned, but it doesn't apply to all card models. EVGA recommends downloading the PrecisionX 16 software to make adjustments to the fan's default behavior (among other things). I installed the software out of curiosity, but other than using it to see the card's voltage and temps I have no other use for it as I do not plan to overclock the card any higher than it is now. You may want to use the software if you want to change the fan's default profile. There are options to adjust the fan's speeds to keep the card within specific temperatures on idle. I tried this and there's really no noticeable difference in noise levels with the different profiles, except maybe the "Agressive" profile, which keeps the fans at a constant 40% speed when temperatures rise above 30C, while increasing it as temperatures rise above 60C. So far I haven't noticed any weird noises, such as the infamous coil whine I've been reading on some previous reviews; in my case the card runs very quiet. In terms of power requirements, the specs indicate a 145watt TDP. I did some research and found a few extreme benchmarks on the 970 that peaked the power supply to 300W, but that still leaves room on a 500W PSU for an Intel i7 and other components; my system has a 650W power supply. Although the card is about 2 inches longer than my old Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 (which measures about 8.5"), it still fitted into a Dell XPS 8500 case (17" height x 7" width x 16" depth) with a micro ATX motherboard (Intel H77 chipset) BIOS rev A12. I read that the Dell XPS 8700 will not detect this video card unless a motherboard BIOS patch, available from Dell, is applied first. This is not necessary for the Dell XPS 8500. With 4GB of GDDR5, this card handles comfortably (on High or Ultra settings in 1080p) games such as Assassins Creed Unity, BF4, GTA V and Witcher 3 among many other games. I can't currently confirm performance on higher resolutions. It was a bit painful to hit the "Place your order" button, but right now you can't really find a card with such good specs at a better price, and although the GTX 980 is a more powerful card, I don't think the performance difference matches up with the higher price tag yet.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2015 by Carlos Santiago
There's a lot of reviews out there, so I just want to contribute with one thing: this card (FTW) does NOT throttle down its clock speeds from manufacture overclock. Rest assured the advertised speeds are the speeds your card is going to be running at, no need for the FTW+ version, as some reviews seem to suggest. I always get at least 1216MHz and I top at 1366.9MHz, exactly as advertised. The card reaches 80°C here in Brazil where ambient temperatures are as high as 35°C. And when you're not playing the fans do not spin, which is great for noise reduction and lifespan of the fans. Oh, and nVidia 3DTV will allow you to play at 1080p @ 24Hz OR 720p @ 60Hz. When I bought this I didn't know whether 3D would work at 1080p @ 24Hz as nVidia states that that high resolution is only for 3D video playback. They're wrong. You CAN play in 3D at 1080p, you'll only be limited to 24fps, which I'm ok with. NOTE: games must allow you to specify refresh rate to 24Hz, or this won't work. Oh, and I have never suffered for the 3.5GB RAM thing. Everything's been working flawlessly so far.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2016 by Paulo Henrique