Joeboo
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those 2 look like the exact same card, EVGA Superclocked 970, no clue why that one is listed at so much more, but I got mine for $350. The only more expensive card that EVGA makes is the FTW edition that is base clocked slightly higher, this one:Amazon.com: EVGA EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 256bit, DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI, DP SLI Ready Graphics Card Graphics Cards 04G-P4-2978-KR: Electronics
But I see NO point in ever buying that, the "superclocked" EVGA card can easily be bumped up to stock "FTW edition" speeds. I bumped mine up last night with no issues.
EVGA basically has a base/reference 970 for like $330-ish, a "Superclocked" that has their awesome ACX cooler fans for $350, and that FTW Edition that is $400+ that has the same ACX 2.0 cooler as the Superclocked, but is just defaulted to a slightly(very slight) higher clock speed.
The bump up from the standard card to the "Superclocked" is worth it for the better cooler, IMHO, but the FTW is a waste of money, it's almost as expensive as a 980, and that's just dumb.
But I see NO point in ever buying that, the "superclocked" EVGA card can easily be bumped up to stock "FTW edition" speeds. I bumped mine up last night with no issues.
EVGA basically has a base/reference 970 for like $330-ish, a "Superclocked" that has their awesome ACX cooler fans for $350, and that FTW Edition that is $400+ that has the same ACX 2.0 cooler as the Superclocked, but is just defaulted to a slightly(very slight) higher clock speed.
The bump up from the standard card to the "Superclocked" is worth it for the better cooler, IMHO, but the FTW is a waste of money, it's almost as expensive as a 980, and that's just dumb.