Galax Announces GeForce GTX 970 Black Edition

btarunr · Dec 2, 2014

Galax (Galaxy for the EMEA region), launched its GeForce GTX 970 Black Edition graphics card. Built with a new 19 cm long PCB, the card looks more compact than the one Galax debuted its GTX 970 lineup with. The card features an aluminium fin-stack heatsink, which uses a couple of 80 mm spinners. On offer, are factory-overclocked speeds of 1126 MHz core, 1266 MHz GPU Boost, and an untouched 7.00 GHz memory. Available now, the card is being sold at 319.90€ (incl. VAT).

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Tonduluboy · Dec 2, 2014

Based on Guru3d review on this card, this card is better or more FPS compare to gigabyte, Asus, MSI or other brands in gtx970 family. Cant wait to see TPU review on this card...

jabbadap · Dec 2, 2014

Tonduluboy said:
Based on Guru3d review on this card, this card is better or more FPS compare to gigabyte, Asus, MSI or other brands in gtx970 family. Cant wait to see TPU review on this card...

Guru3d tested GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition(based on kfa2 gtx 760 ex oc long pcb). This is GTX 970 Black Edition and is based on kfa2 gtx760 EX OC V2 pcb(shorter pcb).

micropage7 · Dec 2, 2014

Galax?
come on its a bad name

example:
INTEL to INTE :slap:

ASUS to ASU :banghead:

GhostRyder · Dec 2, 2014

I like the look of this cooler on this short card, looks to be one of the better MITX case cards out there (Or just smaller than normal cards however you want to view it). I could see some nice overclocking on this card!

btarunr · Dec 2, 2014

micropage7 said:
Galax?
come on its a bad name

example:
INTEL to INTE
ASUS to ASU

Galaxy is not allowed to use the name "Galaxy" in EU (because that name is already taken). So they used KFA2 for a while, before deciding to use a uniform "Galax" name throughout.

micropage7 · Dec 2, 2014

btarunr said:
Galaxy is not allowed to use the name "Galaxy" in EU (because that name is already taken). So they used KFA2 for a while, before deciding to use a uniform "Galax" name throughout.

i just dont get it, they should pick other name than just erasing the last letter

Debat0r · Dec 2, 2014

micropage7 said:
i just dont get it, they should pick other name than just erasing the last letter

I don't think it sounds all that bad. Also, it will sound familiar to the old name, so you won't really have to prove your brand to the less-educated consumer all over again.

El_Mayo · Dec 2, 2014

Debat0r said:
I don't think it sounds all that bad. Also, it will sound familiar to the old name, so you won't really have to prove your brand to the less-educated consumer all over again.

he's right you know, I saw this thread title and thought "that's clearly a typo of Galaxy". If it were a new name in my mind they'd be an afterthought like "Inno3D" or "Gainward"

Tonduluboy · Dec 2, 2014

jabbadap said:
Guru3d tested GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition(based on kfa2 gtx 760 ex oc long pcb). This is GTX 970 Black Edition and is based on kfa2 gtx760 EX OC V2 pcb(shorter pcb).

ty for correcting my mistake

dj-electric · Dec 3, 2014

Let's try and focus on the important thing - another small GTX 970 in the field. Now we have 3.

Colorful_Jerry · Dec 3, 2014

Is that Kim on the packaging? :roll:

micropage7 · Dec 3, 2014

Dj-ElectriC said:
Let's try and focus on the important thing - another small GTX 970 in the field. Now we have 3.

from first impression, this card looks solid and simple but maybe wait for benchmark first

xBruce88x · Dec 4, 2014

they could call it Galaxie...

awesome card though

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