Konklusion
Nvidia's populære GTX 970 har været ude i over 1 år nu, men stadig er det populært nok til, at producenterne sender nye udgaver på banen af det. Gigabyte har valgt at introducere deres nye EXTREME serie med bl.a GTX 970, som skulle forbedre ydelsen endnu mere - også ved overclocking. Med ny køler, specielt "hand picked" GPU'er og mere stabil strømføring, så har Gigabyte vist, at de også vi konkurrere i ligaen om de mere ekslusive modeller af en grafikkorttype. Det er et af det højst Pre-overclockede kort ud af æsken og efterlader stadig rum til mere ydelse. Køleren er effektiv og yderst støjsvag kombineret med et eksklusivt look og muligheden for at tilpasse LED lysene, så er det et kort, der helt klart henvender sig til entusiasten.
Innovation/Teknologi - 4
GTX 970 chippen har været her i et år, men det leverer stadig en god ydelse, hvilket vidner om kortets faktiske kræfter. Dog på grund af alderen, så er der heller ikke lang tid til noget nyt i vente på markedet.
Bundle - 3
Af et entusiast kort er jeg lidt skufftet over, at der ikke er mere med til prisen. Et spil ville have været rart at få med eller en poster/stickers mv.
Design/Layout - 5
Jeg har ikke en finger at sætte på dette kort! Om man kan lide udseendet er op til en selv, men jeg hørte ikke en lyde fra kortet under nogen af testene. Det er smart at kunne styre LED'sne på kortet, så det matcher ens farvetema - det er en god detalje af Gigabyte.
Software - 3
Kortet kommer med OC Guru II som det eneste rigtige software ud over nVidia driverne. Herfra kan man overclocke ens grafikkort og holde øje med temperaturerne. Slutteligt styrer softwaren også LED'sne på grafikkortet.
Ydelse - 4
Ydelsen er fin og fejler absolut intet. Hele "ramgate" debatten har heller ikke gjort de 4GB Vram mindre brugbare og det trækker stadig rigtig mange spil i 1440P uden problemer. Når man så tager alderen i betragtning yder dette kort ganske fint.
Pris - 2
På prisen synes jeg desværre, at kæden begynder at ryge af. GTX 970 har været fremme i over 1 år og og decideret prissænkninger er faktisk helt udeblevet for GTX 970 serien her i landet. I September 2014 kostede de dyreste GTX 970 3000kr og de billigste 2500kr. Prisen er faktisk kun steget på GTX 970 serien, og det er drøn uheldigt, når man ser, at AMD har slået tilbage med deres AMD R9 390 og R9 390X kort, der fås med 8GB i samme prisleje, og ofte matcher eller overgår GTX 970 i ydelse.
Prisen på Gigabytes GTX 970 EXTREME ligger også uheldigt. Et R9 390 8GB, der er væsentligt billigere, yder næsten det samme, mens et R9 390X 8GB, der er marginalt dyrer og yder mere.
Derfor bliver det ikke mere end et 2 tal.
UK summary
Nvidia's popular GTX 970 has been around for more than a year, but it's still popular enough by demand so that the manufacturers keep making new versions. Gigabyte introduces their EXTREME series of cards aimed for the enthusiast segment with improved overclocking abilities. A new cooler, hand picked GPUs and more stable power management is what Gigabytes gives you with this series, and it's obvious that Gigabyte want to compete in the league of more exclusive high-end models. The card is well pre-overclocked out of the box and still has headroom for more. The cooler is very efficient and silent and combined with an "exclusive" look and the opportunity to control the LED's on the card, it is definetely a product aimed at the enthusiast.
Innovation/Technology - 4
The GTX 970 chip has been around for a year and it still delivers good performance showing the cards original potential. However due to it's age we will shortly see something newer coming to the market.
Bundle/Accessories - 3
Being an enthusiasts card I was a bit disappointed about the bundle considering the price. A game or a poster/stickers would have been nice.
Design/Layout - 5
Absolutely spotless! Whether you like the looks or not is really up to one self but it didn't hear any strange noises from the card during the tests. It's a clever move from Gigabyte to be able to control the LED's on the card to match a possible colour theme - it's a nice detail.
Software/BIOS - 3
The card comes with the OC Guru II overclocking software as the only real piece of software besides the nVidia driveres. With OC Guru II you can overclock the card and keep an eye on the temperatures. Lastly the software also controls the LED's on the graphicscard.
Performance - 4
The performance is fine and nothing is wrong here. The entire "ramgate" debate hasn't made the 4GB Vram less usefull at all and the card still run a lot of games in 1440P without any hiccups. Taken it's age into consideration, the card does very well.
Price - 2
Regarding price is where the hiccups beging to occur. The GTX 970 has been around for more than a year, and price reductions haven't really made it's way for GTX 970 - at least in this country. In September 2014 the most expensive GTX 970 models cost 3000 DKK and the cheapest 2500 DKK. The price has actually only increased for the GTX 970, and that is very unlucky especially now where AMD strikes back with the AMD R9 390 & R9 390X 8GB models, which often match or even surpass the GTX 970 in performance. The price for Gigabytes GTX 970 EXTREME is very unfortunate - a R9 390 8GB is significantly cheaper but almost matches the performance, and the R9 390X 8GB is marginally more expensive but is faster. Therefore no more than a 2 in score.
Test: Gigabyte GTX 970 EXTREME 4GB
| Innovation / Teknologi | 4 |
| Bundle - Tilbehør | 3 |
| Design - Layout | 5 |
| Software - BIOS | 3 |
| Ydelse | 4 |
| Pris | 2 |
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| Samlet | 70% |
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