Should You Buy a GTX 970 In 2019?

[@Srdjan249]

"I like to throw in crysis every now and then" *throws it in EVERY SINGLE TIME* - RandomGaminginHD 2k19

[@mungojerrie86]

It's EVERY now and then, mind you

[@MarksterC]

can it run crysis

[@iampurechaos]

@@MarksterC can it run minecraft with RTX

[@fadzilicious4411]

Crysis is awesome

[@thegreenman450]

lol

[@MarksterC]

Wow look at that, was just thinking about whether a 970 is worth it nowadays stop reading my mind

[@kadennedak]

Markster You ever seen the meme of Michelle from "Full House" holding up two pistols? That's the reaction You should be having

[@ryanjcurran2]

Honestly depends what you want to play. I'd advise waiting and getting a 10 or 20 series if you want 1440p in newer titles :)

[@hweezy9570]

I just bought a gtx 970

[@tdp2612]

i bought one in April I think, I've been very happy

[@gamingwithaugust6945]

I have a 980ti

[@Iamnicknow]

Yes, its a solid 1080p card you can get used for $80-$100 used

[@joshuanishimura1131]

Rx 570s are still arguably better. AMD driver support tends to last longer, and it's truly 4 or 8gb of vram!

[@DeViLzzz2006]

Guaranteed when I look for it here in Canada no way I can get it for $80 to $100. LOL!

[@flipdry]

@@DeViLzzz2006 Yup, but I did find a MSI r9 290x gaming for $100 in Vancouver. GTX 970's are overpriced here, your better buying a used RX 570 or RX 480 for the same price.

[@ashleyjohansson230]

@@joshuanishimura1131 970 is 10% better in real world gaming benchmarks

[@oussama7132]

@@joshuanishimura1131 dshould i get an rx580 instead of a 970ti?

[@nightmarenova6748]

Literally was searching a review on this old beast, cant belive you are doing a review on it!! Ty!

[@thepicard83]

Don`t forget that the 970 also is an beast when it comes to overclocking it. I had an EVGA GTX 970 back in the days and by god that thing could be overclocked :)

[@bea2488]

I find this hilarious I was bidding on that exact card a few days ago and i think it was you that got it from me😂

[@milk-dog]

I was trying to decide on a gtx 970 or RX 570 when he came out with this video.

[@pjtech4796]

@@milk-dog get the 970 of your on a budget

[@RadsZerich]

Aiden i can say that rx 570 runs very similar to this and in some games better, im using a i5 9400 so very similar to his 8400 and 16gb ram and the rx 570 runs great and highly recommend it

[@cruzcastillo6984]

@@milk-dog Rx 570 they come with 8 gig version

[@bea2488]

@@RadsZerich rx 570's and 580's are normally much harder to find at the same price as a 970 they typically go for around 110 euro+ whereas a 970 will go for around 90 euro

[@kd6600xt]

I've got an R9 390, 8GB GDDR5 - still holds up extremely well, and comes from the same era :-)

[@PaulTheFox1988]

I only upgraded to an RTX2070 from my R9 390 because I upgraded to a 1440p monitor and needed the extra grunt for that resolution, but at 1080p the R9 390 is an awesome card and still apparently compares favourably to an RX580, and even performs well at 1440p in less demanding titles. One of my favourite GPU's is that R9 390, and it was rock solid for reliability, better than this 2070 has been, some of the older drivers caused my system to BSOD almost every hour regardless of load, although the current one is pretty good for stability.

[@erbertvandesteen8527]

I got a 390 as well bro! I play at medium or low on 1440p at 144hz and it's still going strong!

[@mrmagoo-i2l]

It will hold up better than the 970. 6GB of VRAM is fast becoming the standard.

[@PaulTheFox1988]

@@mrmagoo-i2l I would argue that even 6GB is fast becoming inadequate, and even 8GB is insufficient for some titles, which is crazy how in just roughly 10 years since I became a PC enthusiast we've gone from 512MB being good enough for even Crysis to run well to 8GB being exhausted in some titles. That's a 16x increase in VRAM in relatively short order, it kind of makes AMD's decision to go with 8GB in some of the R9 290x models seem a pretty sound choice, as even the 200 series isn't that far behind the 300 series.

[@elva9893]

@@PaulTheFox1988 bro i use amd radeon hd 5450 with 512 mb vram and i play csgo

[@Nixsy924]

Still running on geforce gtx970 myself, runs pretty much all new AAA games

[@TheColemancreek]

My 980 ti is still holding up well too. Literally been waiting to get a new card but my wife got me a nice 75 hz 1080 ips monitor with a very good picture so I don't see the reason for spending 400 for a 5700xt when I can't really make us of it.

[@Nixsy924]

Nice! I am rocking a 144hz 1ms response 1080p monitor currently, it runs a lot of games at that 144fps mark, although sacrificing some quality here and there

[@boombeepboomboop]

@@TheColemancreek can I have ur wife pls

[@ariton2990]

RDR 2 says hi. I have gtx 980 and i cant have fps above 60 in rdr 2 unless i set everything to low.

[@TheLuftpolsterfolie]

@@ariton2990 what processor?

[@Hairy_Lee]

Got a 2080 earlier this year... couldn't bear to part with my 970 so put it into storage "just in case"

[@andrewmurphy9538]

I did the exact same thing with my. 970 SSC, it's still sitting on my desk becuase, "you never know right".

[@ZarodGaming]

@@andrewmurphy9538 I have a 1080 with a 550 or 650 as a back up card :(

[@MikhaelAhava]

I have an HD 4850 2Gb DDR3. Few months ago, removed it from a PC.

[@kajetus0688]

I have GTX 970 and im happy

[@nucIeer]

Well, RIP you now.

[@-J2gross]

Hey I think the gtx 970 is still really good 😁

[@TheBeastsHere]

It is for 1080p, no need to upgrade yet if you use that anyway.

[@erbertvandesteen8527]

@No_Mercy nice man. Every upgrade is good imo.

[@erbertvandesteen8527]

@No_Mercy oof thats a rip. Now u got a legit one tho

[@ZeonicsYT]

I got 960 works really well

[@-J2gross]

My main gpu is the 1070 and I probably won’t upgrade maybe when the prices come down

[@therealpizzagirl]

The GTX 970 is still great for 1080p gaming nowadays. What a great card.

[@reksie7816]

Mine must just suck :(

[@sneakychrisdude]

Yeah I just recently upgraded from it, It's still a great card but it does struggle at higher settings in newer games

[@largejoe2195]

@@reksie7816 what was up with yours?

[@reksie7816]

@@largejoe2195 Still using it. It's just very slow compared to other people's benchmarks with comparable CPU.

[@largejoe2195]

@@reksie7816 ever check the temperatures, and clockspeeds?

[@BIOHAZARD_V2]

It was my first gpu and served me well for the year I had it. I salute you 970!

[@pissedoffhoneybadger3733]

What did you upgrade to?

[@BIOHAZARD_V2]

@@pissedoffhoneybadger3733 1070, then a 1080 ti

[@reksie7816]

A single year? Damn I should upgrade more

[@izpcshop7326]

@@BIOHAZARD_V2 rtx 2060 is cheaper and better😎

[@BIOHAZARD_V2]

@@izpcshop7326 That's how technology works, duh.

[@thecchrist777cc6]

Absolutely love the 970, im running a 2080 atm but my 970 is in my second pc. I recently got a deal for $90 for a 980 and gave it to my buddy and hes super satisfied!!!

[@griponreality9716]

I bought 2 gtx 960's this year for under 40usd absolutely worth it

[@the_guy_with_yeeyee_a_haircut]

You mean 970 ?

[@DeViLzzz2006]

Someone must of needed crack rock really bad. 2 for 40 USD? Seriously? Hell even if it was one that would be crazy. Never see that happen up here in Canada.

[@griponreality9716]

@@the_guy_with_yeeyee_a_haircut no 960.. they still perform great for the price so a 970 would be a wonderful deal under 100usd. The question is.. at 100 bucks do you get a gtx970, 1060 or rx580?

[@griponreality9716]

@@DeViLzzz2006 1 was 35 the other was 40..

[@therealpizzagirl]

I got a 960 4gb for only $50. It was not a huge upgrade from my 750 Ti but it's still pretty great nontheless.

[@gab3617]

Bro, you should accept sponsors for this channel, because, well, why not! You are doing a very good job and deserve some "help". Cheers!

[@KristallFire]

Nah....

[@jaysiiosorio5798]

How about no

[@kabelomotimele348]

True i believe extra cash won't hurt

[@ZarodGaming]

Dollar shave club is a good sponsor and nordvpn.

[@jima.4807]

@@ZarodGaming the nordvpn one didn't age too well.

[@PrdPak]

I am using a GTX 960 2GB, Got it for $75 here in Pakistan.

[@RUSTRP-y5c]

Bomb

[@richardp3350]

Bought an HP OEM PC with an i7 4790s, 16GB of RAM, slapt a powerful PSU, another 8 Gigs of RAM and a GTX 970 in it, spending a total of less than 100€ - happy with that graphics card even in 2022

[@georgez8859]

It`s still a good card for a budget build, depends on the current price.Thanks for the video.

[@c3sargtx97]

First time youtube notifications actually work

[@stupididiot2468]

Do you ever "click the bell" for notifications?

[@dannysmith713]

I have a Gigabyte GTX970 G1 gaming OC'd to 1503 mhz and the vram is the biggest hindrance. It runs cool and quiet and is a gorgeous card but its huge with its triple fan design.

[@Jacklemonster]

have the same card

[@harrym1862]

I used to have the exact same one

[@1524311]

I also have the same one,works just fine

[@VersVlees]

I have the same card too. The triple fans were one of reasons I got this version.

[@mactep1]

It is 2023 now, and this is still on the most competitively priced gpus on the used market.

[@bobcat3842]

My GTX 980 windforce model is still going strong. Runs any game I play fine at 1080 well above 60 fps

[@Ethan-zq5ry]

When I build my first pc I will for sure purchase this, thanks for uploading this 👍

[@Nuke8472]

Please consider displaying the video memory usage. Especially for this card it's a factor which can show the current limit of the GPU in modern games.

[@MLWJ1993]

Not really, at 1080p it's pretty unlikely to go over 3.5gb vram on reasonable settings (medium/high). Wouldn't recommend one for 1440p though.

[@kamicoco1366]

Thank you so much for the rust preview it's hard to find people testing hardware on rust for some reason.

[@zayed099]

Thanks for including the rust fps average. I never expected the gtx 970 to get that fps in fantastic settings

[@mikedodd8487]

Quite honestly. Nearly all settings in rust don't affect the fps. Ram must be 16gb but ideally 32gb and cpu must be very strong with good clockspeed. That's how you get good frame sin rust sadly.

[@zayed099]

@@mikedodd8487 yeah I noticed that It does not make alot of difference unless you turn on the anti aliasing

[@jerryread2843]

Thank you so much for testing Rust out, I mainly look for card reviewers who can test it because like you said it is a mixed bag depending on the card. And having knowledge of those figures before you buy is absolutely crucial over all wonderful review and just subscribed.

[@darak2]

The 970 was a great card, some kind of 'fire and forget' solution: for a long time you could throw anything at it and it would run it at high (or max) settings, 60fps and 1080p (max resolution at the time) with no issues. It was expensive but, unlike the current generation, it was worth the price. Nowadays people are buying new computers with their shiny 4K monitors and even after paying an arm and a leg for a 2080, they still need to mess up with resolutions and settings to get playable framerates. There is no 4K 'fire and forget' GPU, and it looks like it's not coming for a while.

[@beyondernoctis]

R.G im from NZ and it is a nightmare down here to buy any P.C components NZ sellers are as greedy as they come and to buy off ebay is a waste of time as shipping is usually the same if not more than the item itself🤦🏽‍♂️ Your budget builds and reviews of old hardware is a huge help as its mainly old hardware that is affordable in NZ so big thanks!.🤙

[@carrykitty]

"Fantastic quality preset" 6:49 . That shadow looks 240p

[@321techuk3]

i had 2 gigabyte G1 GTX 970's up untill a couple of months ago, & they played just about every game i have most at high to ultra, I even bought shadow of the tomb raider which ran at medium & still just got an average of 60 fps. these cards are excellent & i agree that they are still pretty good for gaming in 2019. great video.

[@NGOTB]

I just put a 1050TI in my computer, with an i5-3570 and 16GB DDR3. runs bloody fantastic

[@jamescurry3641]

I have the same combo but the k model it does everything I want to

[@kylejamson4426]

Thanks for the video loved that you added rust too the bench mark as is one of my must plays

[@OldskullBR]

Still Rock in 2019 ! even without OC... impressive!!!

[@thewildmitchell]

I just upgraded from a 970, not out of necessity but because I wanted to go up to 1440p but at 1080 this thing still was holding up for me!

[@gisgoss]

I'm currently using a gtx 770, still works decently and was great in my budget build. Only cost 30 pound too 🙌

[@kondzix2014]

GTX 7xx are the best for a "cheap" pc

[@gisgoss]

@@kondzix2014 for a budget gaming PC I built under £100 it's done pretty surprisingly honestly. But yeah 7 series are ideal if you can get them at a decent price as with any card really👍

[@yoitsmegabe]

Got my 970 in 2015 for 188 USD. It was a customer return at Micro Center. I happened to be there during their 33% off of clearance and open box sale. I was originally going to buy a 960. That card is still going strong in my secondary PC.

[@valrabellkeys9867]

HOLD ON... Almost 5 years ago, already?!

[@daniloreisbr]

My thoughts exactly.. Still have one. Bought in launch date..

[@alenoroc7820]

@@daniloreisbr how is it holding up? planning to buy a used gt970

[@daniloreisbr]

@@alenoroc7820 it died.. I have a 1660s now

[@alenoroc7820]

@@daniloreisbr ohh. Better look for a used 1060 or an rx 570 then. Many thanks

[@JezyYT]

Great Video! Wasn’t long back I took a look back at the GTX 980 and it was still pretty impressive.

[@Lucas-cg5kq]

5:20 I've got a 970 and metro exodus ran well on high settings for me (except the caspian level) and it never dropped below 60 on medium.

[@1leggeddog]

good review, but you should have put the figures on msi afterburner overlay for the vram usage as some of the stutter could be caused by the slower 500 mb portion.

[@MaTtRoSiTy]

Probably getting a bit old now but performance is on par with the 1060 3gb so if that's enough for you the 970 would be a cheaper alternative. I loved my one at the time and never had problems with the 3.5gb vram issue

[@nicksmith2361]

A good card, just changed mine for a rtx 2060, didn't suffer to many problems really, probably the vram becoming an issue now! Great channel by the way, great content, just subscribed 👍

[@clipperkinggaming4876]

I bought a 970 g1 edition, I love this graphics card

[@shaneeslick]

G'day Random, Another great video, although 1080p High hitting 60FPS on your channel is really gonna raise our Performance expectations 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Just wondering if you could do a GTX970 VS RX570 comparison as they are similar in price 2nd hand in Australia, P.s. Good to hear your Internet is back up, looking forward to the Ryzen 1000 build

[@maviring]

iv got exactly same card in 2019. palit jetstream

[@lexgoogleplay8381]

Glad your internet is back up and running well. It's easy to see why the 970 was/is popular, good value, solid and flexible. The option of switching to SLi mode if needed is useful, even today. Although only certain games are SLi compatible, this does include the Call Of Duty series, Tomb Raider series, Borderlands, GTA V, Battlefield Series, Rainbow Six Seige, Batman Series etc. In Sli mode, two 970's running at 1080 is pretty equally to a 1070Ti. With the 970 available for under £100 used, it's a decent enough card to start off with if someone is trying to make their money stretch building a VR setup. So in answer to your question, I would definitely touch a 970 with a barge pole!

[@D00Donutube]

I still have a 970 and it's perfect for 1080p. I can run just about anything at high / ultra

[@likmouse]

same

[@TheAnon03]

970's still a fine card, recently upgraded to a Vega 64 but the 970 is now in our second lower spec machine replacing the 760 (which it had previously replaced in the main machine when it was new).

[@gwyneveresnow5781]

I had horrible performance in 1440p at times, the gpu is limited by that 3.5gb vram issue. My framerate would randomly get cut in half out of no where.

[@bradhaines3142]

'out of nowhere' being when the ram spilled into system ram. VRAM is really important in a lot of games

[@juansolo1617]

If you want to reduce Rust load times, install it on an M.2. You'll FLY through the asset warmup.

[@Yerinjibbang]

wowwwwww just sold that exact palit 970 few months back still a solid card at 1080p now using a 1070ti

[@321techuk3]

same here i love the 970's i had (sli setup) but i replaced with 2 of the strix 1070's & i think these are awesome. running literally everything i have at max

[@googageega]

HaloNoobGrunt I’ve literally been using a 1070Ti for months now. But the catch is I have a 2080, I can’t use it because my old CPU bottlenecks it. So now I have to wait for someone to buy my 1070Ti to get a new CPU.

[@45eno]

Just moved a Asus Turbo 970 w/ Artic Dual fan cooler to my 3yr old's Ryzen 5 1600AF system for games like Minecraft and cartoony style games. Paid $50 for it about 3 or so years ago. I had it in a Media PC before that but it lacked modern decoders for 4k so it made my CPU run pretty heavily just to playback 4k. Now just bought a $90 1060 3gb which runs 4k video playback much better with basically the same gaming performance and 30watts less power.

[@lucaswyrm7323]

If you could manage GTX 970 SLI under 180$ then you, my dear friend, are in HEAVEN!

[@DunhaCC]

well except sli support is ass

[@Techozoom]

@@DunhaCC Yes SLI Support is really bad, but crossfire is even worse. I have an HD 7990, not many games support crossfire

[@ludwig7223]

980ti is better

[@Anaumalus]

Still rocking a 970 so it's good to know it's still worth keeping

[@hanidbayki5350]

I bought a gaming pc from a used market I7 6700 8gb ddr4 ram Gigabyte z170x gaming 3 480gb ssd 730watt thermaltake psu Gtx 970 msi from msi For 370$ is it a good price??

good buy!

[@davdabomb2152]

That psu is a bit over the top. But thats a great buy

[@bradhaines3142]

no GPU, how does it game?

[@hanidbayki5350]

Sorryyy I got to mention the gtx 970 from msi

[@missy7619]

I still have a 970 and it's enough to handle most well optimized games at 2.5K resolution at 60FPS at medium to high settings. Obviously I wouldn't reccomend buying one in 2020 unless you're on a tight budget but it holds up pretty damn well considering its age. It's enough to play Overwatch with no issues. However newer, flashier and less optimized games can tank the framerate quite signifacantly.

[@DiffuseSpy392]

You know. A gtx 970. Is a massive upgrade from my gt730 so I would say it is worth buying

[@bogroman13]

What about my upgrade? I had a poor GT520 😂😂 still works but not using it anymore

[@sadasdasddsadas5042]

Durexuniusssssss

[@derekgalbraith1508]

I've just built a budget-ish gaming system for my mate as a christmas present. I was upgrading from Ryzen 5 1500X to the Ryzen 5 2600 so I paired my old 1500X with a GTX 970 as the basis of his new system. It seems like a good choice for this use case, especially since he has traditionally been a console gamer. He will be happy enough running modern games at like 40-45fps (which the GTX 970 will probably still be great at for another couple of years).

[@milk-dog]

I think the RX 570 is better at this price point because the RX card is faster except on very nvidia favoring games.

[@xstain8131]

I have it with 8gb vram lol

[@ethanmcdaniel3943]

Yayyyyy im early ^_^ thanks for making quality content man, I've been trying to learn more about PCs and these videos are fascinating

[@ianmiller4215]

Radeon RX 570 goes for about the same price as GTX 970 in used market, moreover it performs way better than 970. I don’t think 970 is of relevance as a new purchase. With Radeon RX 570 you get full 4 GB of VRAM and perhaps even up to 8 GB if you can find a good deal. Everyone knows AMD cards age better than Nvidia. I loved your video and your Chanel.

[@gamewizard1760]

The 970 was a hidden gem. It often delivers 80% or more of the performance of a 980, at a much lower price. If you buy one used today, you can often get them for $80-$100 where a 980 would hit you for $120-$140, making the 970 a much better value.

[@nonsensicalfox]

I never got my $30 back, I'm still pissed

[@stache_]

I never even heard about it until now, dammit

[@nonsensicalfox]

@@stache_ well at least we can suffer and be poor together

[@deltaw7363]

have mine for 2 years now coupled with a i7 6700k 4.6ghz oc,the evga ssc version overclocked to 1530mhz core,got a performance of a stock 980/1060,cant believe how it still holds up so well after 5 years

[@ramade9040]

Nobody: weather notification: “You are very cold. Wear heavier clothing or light a campfire”

[@5MAtRixX5]

Sold mine 970 2 weeks ago. Upgraded to RTX 2060 super. Oh gosh what a performance jump :)

[@SuperDinomagic]

Almost 5x the price in my country.

[@civ20]

I think you're being CPU bottlenecked in certain games mate, I have the 970 msi and a i7-7900K and I outperform you on pretty much all of these games🤷🏻‍♂️

[@brofist4675]

Even though on every test the gpu was maxed, with the cpu rarely hitting 90%. It's the gpu.

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

@@brofist4675 it was CPU bottleneck. the CPU is running so hard it throttles down to keep within thermal threshold, and the GPU is forced to pull the slack.

[@brofist4675]

@@viperdemonz-jenkins that makes no sense, especially considering he never mentioned he was being throttled at any point during the video.

[@haonanzhang6759]

@@brofist4675 You don't get it do you? Cpu usage not reaching 100% doesn't mean that the cpu is not limiting the fps. A 2990wx for example would always game with around 10% usage but that doesn't mean there isn't any cpu to make the fps higher. A 9900k @50% usage is going to be faster than a 2990wx@10%.

[@brofist4675]

@@haonanzhang6759 thats good and all, but neither of those cpus are being used on this benchmark. The cpu is clearly not doing anything to hold the gpu back.

[@user-zo7kb5wz2w]

Ryzen 5 2600 8gb ddr4 ram Gtx 970 4gb (zotac) I have played probably every game released before 2017 on ultra. After 2017, titles like ghost recon, tomb raider etc got me to decrease my settings to medium high. Maybe their optimization isn't good. Far cry 5 and new dawn ultra. Resident evil 2 (remake) medium-high. Fifa/pes/wwe 2k/madden nfl playable at ultra. Nba 2k playable at high. This card could be usable until 2021 on medium low. Still a lot of potential left. Every game tested at 1080p/60fps lock. No hiccups found till now.

[@hugo9016]

hey do you guys think the ps5 rumors are true. a 8 core ryzen + a 5700xt seems to good to be true edit: for 500 dollars

[@TheDkapa1]

Do you really bekieve that. Lol

[@therealpizzagirl]

If the PS5 is $500 I predict its GPU power will be around Vega 64 levels of good.

[@hugo9016]

@@therealpizzagirl yea a vega 64 still seems a bit to good. well who knows prices will have dropped in a year ish

[@therealpizzagirl]

@@hugo9016 It seems too good now but a whole year from now we will most likely have an entire new graphixs card generation.

[@ahmadzabeer983]

AMD has confirmed that the next generation Xbox is going to be running a 8 core zen 2 chip, so I don't see why they wouldn't do it for the PS5 either. As for a 5700xt, I don't think they would. It's confirmed for a 2020 release, so to drop manufacturing costs of the 5700xt for a $500 console seems a bit farfetched. Maybe they'll pair it with a vega 56 or 64 or even the 5700.

[@ryantaylor6530]

I have been running a GTX970 since it came out and recently upgraded to a 1440P monitor. One thing I can attest to is that once you step up from 1080P to the higher resolution the smaller VRAM cache does start to hurt performance significantly.

[@oranges866]

Nice review, I give a 3.5/4.

[@MokkaHai]

Straight chilling in 2022 with my msi 970 and getting about 50-85fps in most games

[@Rari98]

i have a gtx 980 in 2019

[@tnbn55]

All I have is a gtx 1070 😌

[@spencerhon4430]

Such a great card. Picked one up earlier this year for $100 used and have been very pleased with it! Plays everything I need without problems. Saw one today on Facebook marketplace for $60 though, so maybe I should've waited...

[@GPULibrary]

RTX Ray tracing GTX _ay tracing

[@chobbs3384]

Your so funny

[@Moon-eh6dv]

I dont get it? Gay tracing!?

[@ef5supercell]

Running a GTX 970 in 2020, really good card. I also have an overclocked i5 to 4GHz. Doesn't run EVERYTHING perfectly, but runs most stuff on medium-high settings

[@deodhrant6372]

Well one of the best fortnite players (benjyfishy) uses this card and he qualified for World Cup so...........worth it

[@Khloya69]

Ops Recon fortnite sucks

[@unknownname6519]

Ops Recon the gtx 970 boost his skill.. so no wonder

[@lordkorval7474]

Fortnite is not a very demanding game.

[@Khloya69]

LordKorval fortnite is also a shit game

[@SiX_006]

To load Rust you have to put it on an SSD, it takes 5 mins on SSD and 35 mins on a HDD, I too have a 970 but its the Strix version

[@RPGWAGamers]

wtf you on I load in rust in 1 minute or so, HDD.

[@alexm7777]

@@hill-billy1 Why does rust take so long to load?

[@EarFarce4]

People need to stop using Crysis as a benchmark. It's one of the worst optimised games ever sold and it will not give you accurate results on benchmarks because of that.

[@118Shadow118]

they should start using GTA IV as a benchmark instead

[@matthewplehn4271]

they should remake it using the Vulkan API

[@EarFarce4]

@@118Shadow118 :D don't forget SR2.

[@marccarter1350]

Still running twin GT 750's in sli in a 6-year-old laptop. Once my new system is up and running, I will retire it as back up. I went from high ultra settings 6 years ago, to classic warcraft on level 3 setting! I got my money's worth. 4 gigs of graphics will run most things in low to low mid settings still. You have sold Dirt rally 2 to me. I love the look of this. I will obtain it once my pc is up and running :-) How does this card do today still in SLI?

[@DrEvilTag]

When a GTX 1650 is still not as good as a 5 year old card😂

[@VertigoX26]

I don't know what you expect. The GTX 1650 is the bottom of the stack for Nvidia. I think the better comparison is the 1660. And look at that, the 1660 is slightly better.

[@TheEvapiiShow]

I literally bought a used GTX 970 2 months ago, to finally upgrade from my R7 260X, and boy am I happy with it. I have a quite old system with an FX CPU, but the FX 8350 with a decent OC (provided the right cooling) is a pretty good match for the GTX 970. It performs really well and is really quiet compared to the R7 260X I had. For 75€, what more can you possibly want? CS:GO - 200FPS on low/medium settings because FPS>Appearance in that game Minecraft - average 300FPS on med/high settings with OptiFine installed GTA V - 150 to 180 FPS on medium settings Mafia 3 - 60-80 FPS on Medium settings

[@fairplayer916]

Pro tip, you can run fallout 4 at up to 90fps without any engine issues. They retooled it with the release of fallout 4 vr. Seeing as vr games "have" to run at 90fps to avoid motion sickness, they tweeked the engine to handle 90 fps. That tweak was also patched into the regular version of fo4 as well.

[@turbofanlover]

I still have my EVGA SC version. Overall, I've loved this card. I'll likely wait for the next gen of Nvidia cards or get a used 1070 in the next year or two.

[@armedready1]

I was waiting for this. Mine is the Asus strix 970 still kicking in my rig today.

[@_HuynhHoangHai]

Dude i just have this though in my mind then u post this video bro, love your content

[@MetalJody1990]

The 970 is a champ! I'm still using one. Runs everything I want smoothly at 1080p. Wreckfest, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Doom (2016), Sniper Elite 4, Distance, Redout, Titanfall 2, Batman Arkham Knight, Prey, City of Brass, Shadow Warrior 2, Killing Floor 2, Rise of the Tomb Raider, etc... No problem for the 970 at 1080p! It can run emulated GC/Wii games at 4K too, so that's pretty amazing.

[@nathanhardcastle1729]

Good to see somebody showing that older hardware can still be good (at least in value) and not trying to sell you the latest Graphics card or processor

[@celecraft4567]

I got mine in early 2015 and still game on it. longest lifespan for a graficscard ever in my life. But one has to be aware that progress has slowed down in gpus quite a bit.

[@oaf1575]

wow, ty for doing rust in this benchmark. I used the 970 for 1700 hrs of rust and now im on to the 2060 oc. Rust rly needs a good cpu as well to get high frames.

[@fnfal113]

Man been watching every videos since i saw this channel. I feel bad to myself i cant buy my own pc and owns a shity laptop which has intel hd 2500. I guess ill keep moving on with life and enjoy this videos

[@Fros789]

Im gonna hold on to it. Just ordered a R5 2600X and a MSI B450 Tomahawk, and im gonna get a second hand 1070Ti in a few months when the prices drop, and ill be set for Cyberpunk.

[@TheCzar1]

I Remember getting the EVGA FTW version of this card when it came out! It was a good card and back then it pretty much let you max out all the settings on the games that were out then, at 1080p. Good times and memories!

[@Daxter250]

9:50 @RandomGaminginHD why would one give you a dislike? you did good work here! i just wish you would also throw in a strategy game in ya benchmark.

[@kujiko88]

I run 2 970's in sli (or dual display if whatever game doesn't even support dx12 multi-gpu) and honestly, it's a potent little gpu still. I'm happy with this used rig my cousin gave me, with it's 3rd gen i7, 64gb of ram and an asus rampage IV mobo, and I don't really feel the need to upgrade it, although I'll be making an AMD build next year, I'll keep this pc around as a backup or 2nd room system.

[@johnsebastiankjellevold7964]

i bought 2x MSI 970 4G edition (SLI) in 2014, just 5 minutes ago i bought an used 1080TI that is gonna be replacing them after 5 years, these cards were beasts when they came out

[@Haddley333]

I had to to mail in my 1080ti and used my 970 to get me by and was very surprised! I could get my fix of division 2 at 1440p over 60fps on low. The i5 4460 held back my 970. Never go cheap on a cpu, it will hold your whole rig back in the long run.

[@Rocky1138]

The only thing missing from all these benchmark videos is VR performance. The GPU is so important there.

[@awayelsewhere]

found one in the dump literally today, and had to take it (don't worry, i had permission). It worked flawlessly, even after multiple hours of stress test after a thermal paste change. I cant believe someone would throw out such a beast.

[@artmallory970]

Maybe they threw it out by accident, happens sometimes...

[@bluescluessuperagent]

@@artmallory970 or they threw it out on purpose. not everyone cares about selling old stuff cause they don't need the $$$

[@XplayYgrek]

Hey, I know the video is a bit old, but what was your RAM clock speed? I'm rocking the exact same setup and can't pull off simillar results too easily.