I want to be part of the master race.

[HoloDust]

BTW, if you've decided to go with 970, I would recommend Gigabyte G1 due to excellent cooling (I admit, I'm not very fond of EVGA):

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_geforce_gtx_970_g1_gaming_review,9.html

As general advice, check Guru3D for specific models of cards, if I'm not wrong they're only one of major sites that have 'Thermal Imaging Measurements' of cards in addition to usual 'Temperature'.