970 issue with 3.5GB (Update)

[Luke]

So due to the ongoing case with Nvidia, don't know how this is working but if you purchased a 970 via Amazon like myself, you are eligible for a 20 percent discount, seen a few results and going to test this out myself, but worth a shot eh?

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/4v5dqd/if_you_bought_a_gtx_970_from_amazon_you_are/

[Janar]

Another source said owners can get 30$ refund. However it is not known if it applies outside the US, as the lawsuits were handled in California.

http://www.techspot.com/news/65771-gtx-970-owners-30-dollar-settlement.html
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/gtx-970-settlement/

I can not find any official source regarding the Amazon refund.

EDIT: Apparently it's Amazon's and Newegg's own decision to refund 20 percent of the price and has been around since February 2015.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2887142/amazon-newegg-apparently-offering-refunds-due-to-nvidia-gtx-970-memory-issue.html
http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/some-gtx-970-buyers-getting-partial-refunds-from-amazon/

[Luke]

http://i.imgur.com/bhcvQ1D.png

http://i.imgur.com/Z5YRLxJ.jpg

Friend and myself took a jab in the dark. Worth a try?

[CharlieKasper]

Apparently also doing full refunds. Wouldn't it be a good idea to go for a full refund and getting a GTX 1060?

[Luke]

Apparently also doing full refunds. Wouldn't it be a good idea to go for a full refund and getting a GTX 1060?

Well thats a good idea, but what I thought of doing is just refunding and going from GTX970 to 1070, but haven't got the box's it was nearly a year and half ago I got this.

[rid]

Always keep the boxes of your hardware components. Even when selling them used, having the box alone makes it easier to sell/allows you to have a higher price.

[Janar]

Always keep the boxes of your hardware components. Even when selling them used, having the box alone makes it easier to sell/allows you to have a higher price.

It's good to have them indeed, sadly not everyone has the room/space to keep them. Selling makes shipping easier, price isn't usually affected it.

[Anto17]

I got a Strix GTX 970 (Asus) and it should be too 3,5 + 0,5 GB Vram (4GB total Vram) .
I have tested it with Manu games as GTA V all ultra until it was using Vram between 1-4080MB it was working fine (in OC) so there was not any flooding of performance using over 3,5 GB. I don't really know well what should this 3,5 +0,5 GB issue however for me it works fine.
Btw soon I'll sell my GTX 970 to get a 1060 , if you want to buy it contact me xD.

[rid]

Honestly I don't recommend upgrading from a 970 to a 1060. It's not a big jump - OC the 970 a good bit and if you're lucky it keeps up with a stock GTX 980. Keep it for a while until you can afford at least a 1070.

[Fuzzy]

Honestly I don't recommend upgrading from a 970 to a 1060. It's not a big jump - OC the 970 a good bit and if you're lucky it keeps up with a stock GTX 980. Keep it for a while until you can afford at least a 1070.

I would say the same

[TheRock]

I sold my ASUS Strix GTX 970 few days ago, never came across a single issue or lag as people claim when it exceeded 3.5+ VRam. I could run any game maxed out with AA/AF on..

[Anto17]

I sold my ASUS Strix GTX 970 few days ago, never came across a single issue or lag as people claim when it exceeded 3.5+ VRam. I could run any game maxed out with AA/AF on..

Same! never had problems of Vram.
I maybe will upgrade my GTX970 not soon, i didnt mean to change it when the 1060 came out for the previous answers.