Prefered GTX 760 Brand?

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anybody have any input on a prefered brand that makes GTX 760 cards i.e Asus, EVGA, MSI, Gigabyte, etc. EVGA has a super-clocked one that comes factory overclocked, which I don't know if it's a good idea to get that. Gigabyte has one that overclocked already and has extreme cooling to make sure it doesn't overheat and i heard asus is just good in general. So many decisions and i can't wrap my finger around one, Please help D;

I don't know if it matters but im getting an i5-3570k and an asrock z77 extreme4 mobo.

thanks
 

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EVGA, MSI, Gigabyte are all quality brands. I personally prefer either Asus or EVGA. Asus uses very high quality components and has an excellent(perhaps even best in the business) DirectCUII cooler. EVGA on the other hand makes cards that are also very high quality and their RMA policy and customer service is by far the best. They don't make you jump through too many hoops to claim warranty on a dead card.
 

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Asus have more power phases, beter cooling, higher quality components and will last longer than all the others, generally.
MSI (a guy was on hear earlier with a dead msi 470) are poor quality and MSI got caught overvolting Nvidia cards with unapproved methods to get higher numbers not long back. I wouldnt buy a nasal hair trimmer off of MSI.
 


If you want to overclock and can afford to pay extra to have it done for you, it may be a good idea. If you try overclocking by yourself you have no guarantee your card will be stable, or you might have to stop at lower clocks, or you might damage it. The factory bins cards, i.e. picks the ones that are best at overclocking. If you try to do the overclocking yourself, you may have a card that failed the factory overclocking attempt. That alone limits your chances IMO.

 

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Thats a good job. Shame about the reference power phase count, the cheap caps and resistors, board resin, etc etc. You paid a lot of money for two huge fans to keep a shoddy product in its lower than average temp tolerances. Do self favour and buy asus cuII next time.