Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Hello everyone and welcome back to another Budget Builds Episode where today we're taking a look at the legendary GTX 970...Thats right I have never actually owned one of these, nor have I ever taken the time to test one....So given these have now hit the lowest price they ever have (and everything else is going up in price) is 2026 the year of the GTX 970... Or is it better off left in the past, so lets fine out if 3.5GB of Fury is enough to power through in the modern world. Enjoy!
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What did I buy today? - 0:00
I got Free RAM - 1:30
Does it work? 2:05
Drivers are up to date - 3:00
Quick look at the specs - 3:18
How does it perform in 3D Mark? - 4:30
I get caught up trying to overclock - 5:25
Gaming Performance is Insane out of the box - 6:50
What was the GTX 970 (and the 3.5GB of RAM Issue) - 9:08
The Specs - 11:36
Synthetic Testing & Comparisons - 13:01
The Test System - 15:40
The Benchmarks (Start) - 17:02
GTA V & GTA O Enhanced - 17:03
GTA V & GTA O Legacy - 18:27
Counter Strike 2 - 19:53
Arc Raiders - 21:37
Oblivion Remastered - 23:00
Samson - 24:30
Cyberpunk 2077 - 26:00
BeamNG - 27:22
Baldurs Gate 3 - 28:29
Fortnite - 29:33
PUBG - 30:41
M&B Bannerlord - 31:50
Red Dead Redemption 2 - 32:51
Paralives - 34:07
Fallout 4 Anniversary - 35:29
Can it run Crysis...Remastered - 36:49
Overall Performance Summary? - 38:23
Thermals & Power Consumption - 40:56
A Couple of Driver Issues - 42:56
Is the GTX 970 Obsolete in 2026? - 45:03
Patreon: patreon.com/BudgetBuilds
Twitter: twitter.com/Budget_Builds_
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/budgetbuildsoff...
Second Channel: youtube.com/@budgetbuildsliveunofficial7896
Discord: discord.gg/YUCPJWqjRE
Specs:
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X
RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz
GPU: GTX 970 EVGA
Hello everyone and welcome back to another Budget Builds Episode where today we're taking a look at the legendary GTX 970...Thats right I have never actually owned one of these, nor have I ever taken the time to test one....So given these have now hit the lowest price they ever have (and everything else is going up in price) is 2026 the year of the GTX 970... Or is it better off left in the past, so lets fine out if 3.5GB of Fury is enough to power through in the modern world. Enjoy!
Enjoy the videos? Why not become a member and get extras! youtube.com/channel/UCsgnjvCvJZgAdSMMRG_j0cw/join
It also helps the channel a lot. Thank you
What did I buy today? - 0:00
I got Free RAM - 1:30
Does it work? 2:05
Drivers are up to date - 3:00
Quick look at the specs - 3:18
How does it perform in 3D Mark? - 4:30
I get caught up trying to overclock - 5:25
Gaming Performance is Insane out of the box - 6:50
What was the GTX 970 (and the 3.5GB of RAM Issue) - 9:08
The Specs - 11:36
Synthetic Testing & Comparisons - 13:01
The Test System - 15:40
The Benchmarks (Start) - 17:02
GTA V & GTA O Enhanced - 17:03
GTA V & GTA O Legacy - 18:27
Counter Strike 2 - 19:53
Arc Raiders - 21:37
Oblivion Remastered - 23:00
Samson - 24:30
Cyberpunk 2077 - 26:00
BeamNG - 27:22
Baldurs Gate 3 - 28:29
Fortnite - 29:33
PUBG - 30:41
M&B Bannerlord - 31:50
Red Dead Redemption 2 - 32:51
Paralives - 34:07
Fallout 4 Anniversary - 35:29
Can it run Crysis...Remastered - 36:49
Overall Performance Summary? - 38:23
Thermals & Power Consumption - 40:56
A Couple of Driver Issues - 42:56
Is the GTX 970 Obsolete in 2026? - 45:03
Patreon: patreon.com/BudgetBuilds
Twitter: twitter.com/Budget_Builds_
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/budgetbuildsoff...
Second Channel: youtube.com/@budgetbuildsliveunofficial7896
Discord: discord.gg/YUCPJWqjRE
Specs:
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X
RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz
GPU: GTX 970 EVGA
