Gigabyte Windforce GTX 760 vs MSI GTX 760 Hawk

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I am building a system for someone. He wanted a 760 in it.
So, should I get a Gigabyte Windforce card or a MSI Hawk edition card?
Gigabyte Windforce card I'm looking at: CLICK HERE
Or the MSI Hawk edition card: CLICK HERE
Gigabyte Windforce card would cost 229€ for me.
MSI Hawk Edition card would cost 259€ for me.
Also, when you answer, think which card would look nicer in a Aerocool PGS-B Mechatron Black Steel edition case. (LINK HERE)

 
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The MSI has a slightly better clock speed but apart from that they are pretty much the same card. The only other obvious feature is that the Gigabyte has 3 cooling fans where as the MSI only has two but to be honest, that won't make a difference when it comes to performance. Personally, I would go with Gigabyte because of the cheaper price but it's mostly down to your case and if the cards will actually fit in it.
 

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I updated the main question a little bit.
 

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Case link doesn't work for me.
 

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I like msi, and evga as my cards. But again, that is my liking. Really, you can look up which card will cool down your card better. MSI has a cool feature where it will spin the fans counter-clock wise for a few seconds to move the dust around for cleaning (Of course you'll have to clean it, not the card lol). And their cards just look nice. Have you seen the twin frozr cooler for the 760? I think it's much cheaper the the hawk.
Gigabyte has the better advantage for cooling. 3 fans can be good for overclocking the card, but i haven't owned one before, so can't really tell you.
 

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That link is a link for a text document containing GYAZO's (screenshots) of the case.
http://www.aerocool.com.tw/chassis/pgs/pgs-b/125.html

 

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Twinfrozr costs 251€ for me, so not that much cheaper. Also, I don't like the Twinfrozr.
But which card looks better in the case? (Gigabyte Windforce or MSI Hawk)
 

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I say hawk, because you have a black case, and the hawk has a black backplate to match with the colour. I wouldn't worry about the looks. Price, and features is mainly important.
 

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Ok, but what do you think of this: LINK HERE
It costs 223€ for me.
It also has red and black colors, which would look even better with the case.
But I noticed it has low clock speeds.
 

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Ahhh ASUS, never had them before. Really, let me ask you a good question. Are you going to look inside your case everyday? Really, because looks can be deceiving.

It's like buying a sports car. You find the car you like, it looks nice, but it's crap, the design sucks, it drives like crap, the mileage sucks, but you like the looks.

Here's this sports car. It doesn't look as great, but it's good on design, its drives much better, it has a better mileage, and it's faster.

Here's what I'm talking about, you can find a nice, or ugly card, but will you see it? I noticed you don't have a window. Will it preform good? How much does it cost, budget wise, and will it last long? These are things you need to look over, and take in consideration. I'm not saying either one is bad, but you're after looks, not a good way to buy a card. My trusty EVGA card doesn't look all good, but it's a good card.

The best thing to do when you go GPU shopping, things to look for. Price, value, performance, cooling, and reviews. What happens when you buy a card for its looks? But a month later, it sucks? Look for the pros and cons! And when you think you found the best card, you'll thank yourself, and save money.

My opinion, if you're going after saving money, get gigabyte or asus. Both are good cards, but reason I like MSI because it has the features that is eye popping for some people, like the counter clockwise fan cleaning. It's apples vs bananas
 

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I am building this system for someone. The person said: Get me a GTX 760 in there and make sure the system looks nice, because it is going to sit on my desk. (This is a part of the email i got.)

I cant decide which card to get, but I am looking at the MSI and the GIGABYTE.
 
Both are good and perform about the same, but there is one another option which is awesome and that is the Asus Direct CU II 760 which is the best in both cooling performance and the noise.

Also since the quality of the Asus VRM's are better hence it would be better for overclocking.
 

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I say....MSI will be cool with its design and features. But I'll go with a gigabyte card if I were you
 
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OK. I'll get the GIGABYTE.
 

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Alright man, I hope it helped you. Sorry if I went a bit out lol, just wanted to help and give you the best advice for a high quality GPU. I hope the person you're building a computer for is happy with it!
 

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Thanks!
 

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BOOM! 10 Quotes... Sorry I just had to do it lol
 

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Reloading......11 now :3
 

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I just got an email from the person who i'm building the system for.
He told me: He is going to be running 2 1080p gaming monitors with 1 1080p TV and occasionally an old 4:3 sony monitor. Is the 760 Windforce enough for that?

 

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So that's 2 monitors, a T.V and occasionally a another monitor. So, am I right in thinking he is going to be running a quad monitor setup in which case the GPU may struggle especially when gaming.