The new Twin Frozr V dominates the card's aesthetics which is no bad thing as the design perfectly matches the GAMING range of motherboards so will look great when paired with one of those components or any black and red theme for that matter. When we first looked on the card we weren't entirely sold on the red surround on one fan, instead preferring symmetry but it has since grown on us and the red inserts only serve to accentuate the overall look of the card.


The power circuit board is an oily black however there is no backplate to protect the components, included the exposed memory chips I'm afraid which is a shame as the competition have opted to include one on their products of a similar ilk.


This graphics card measures 275mm in length and 115mm in width while it retains the dual slot design of other GTX 970 examples.


A key selling point and a major feature of the MSI GTX 970 Gaming is the inclusion of the Torx fans which are angled more aggressively at the tips to enhance airflow while still remaining very quiet.


As this is a high end model you would expect nothing less than Multi-SLI capability so MSI are only happy to oblige in this respect.


The IO area is a standard affair with HDMI and DP supported along with DVI-D and DVI-I ports available.


Rounding of our first look section we find that this card demands both 8+6pin PCIe cables with a PSU capable of delivering 600w with 42A available on the 12v rail.