Quote (Rapture @ Jan 15 2015 03:08pm)
very broadly, all 970's are equivalent, as all 290's are etc.
Cooling and temps will be different across brands, but for the most part its not like you will have to try really hard to pick between an Asus 970 and an MSI 970.
VRAM isn't really a huge concern. I'm not a big expert on it, from what i understand you would mostly be fine with 2gb of Vram, though expensive cards come with 3-4 pretty standard.
also some games have been ramping up how much vram they use, im not educated enough to know if that should impact your decision though or if it will become a serious consideration.
AA & Higher resolution / More monitors use more vram.
For a one monitor, 1080p setup.. 3gb is plenty good enough
Could get by with 2gb, But might run into issues with certain games / not future proof.