Thanks for the fast reply, the 'should' has me worried yet I get that you don't want to be 100% considering you can't without testing it. Well, I think I may give it a go at some point. Hell if worst comes to worst I'll replace the 970 with a 1070-80. Will have to see though, my job/income tends to slow down in the fall/winter months and I'm an hourly employee rather than salary.
Thanks again.