"simply, clear enough for you, lol" who do you think i am? Rejzor?
also you do realize you wrote "I don't care WHAT he's looking at." and "And yes... you should always list the max clock listed by the GPU-Z sensors tab..." in the same post? contradiction? much.
so what about his 1600+ is like i explain for the 2 last post : MAX BOOST READING like my result ... clear enough for you?
until the concerned person answer : no real mean to know, and then therefore no need to try to explain me the opposite and treat me like that
(i rarely use sarcasm when i try to explain something even if people cross-read )
well technically ... nope 1378 under water (hybrid) is not really a good result ... compare that to a R9-290 under water, i got the same result: +200mhz (and both are stable in game at +100mhz since +200mhz is only for bench and crash once in a blue moon, but still crash)
and 1500+ actual core clock is not ... since you read GPU-Z sensor tab : it's max boost clock, i have a reading of 1643 but my real clock is 1393 so no, my actual core clock is not 1600+, but the max sustained boost is.
unlock the potential of a 970, well that GPU really need it ... for what it is
so... what's your actual settings in afterburner? +100? yep, monster OC'er
oh ... to hell with that ... ok: i am an idiot, you both are right and the other user we mention is a liar (well ... less than nVidia with the 970 ... )