- Mar 4, 2014
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So I'm stuck between four cards and need help deciding which to purchase, based on my needs:
-Sapphire Tri-X OC
Review
-Gigabyte Windforce OC
Review
-Asus DirectCU II OC
Review
-MSI OC Gaming Ed
Review
Here's what I know/have read:
-The Sapphire and MSI are both on Hynix memory types, although the Sapphire has slightly better out-of-box clocks than the MSI card.
-Asus and Gigabyte are both on Elpida memory types, but both have higher out-of-box clocks than the previous two cards
-The Asus card has the highest out-of-box clock speeds, but also the highest load temps of all cards
-The Gigabyte has the lowest temps, but mediocre clocks
Here are some facts about my build:
-I do NOT plan to build a custom water cooling loop at the moment (unless otherwise I can be helped in finding an inexpensive yet solid, single loop liquid cooling solution for the GPU)
-I will be using an h100i for my CPU, so there is ample room to breath inside the case especially with static pressure setup I'll have
I just want the absolute best bang for my buck. It seems the Asus card would be best, but I want lower temps considering I most likely wont be using custom water cooling. I could just OC the MSI to at or above the Asus clocks, but would the temps be an issue?
What about the NZXT Kraken G10 system? Worth it or not? I haven't found benches on OC'ing different aftermarket cards, just the reference cards. Or.. should I bother with aftermarket at all, get the G10 and OC away?? What ram type do the reference cards have?
Any and all help is very much appreciated!!
-Sapphire Tri-X OC
Review
-Gigabyte Windforce OC
Review
-Asus DirectCU II OC
Review
-MSI OC Gaming Ed
Review
Here's what I know/have read:
-The Sapphire and MSI are both on Hynix memory types, although the Sapphire has slightly better out-of-box clocks than the MSI card.
-Asus and Gigabyte are both on Elpida memory types, but both have higher out-of-box clocks than the previous two cards
-The Asus card has the highest out-of-box clock speeds, but also the highest load temps of all cards
-The Gigabyte has the lowest temps, but mediocre clocks
Here are some facts about my build:
-I do NOT plan to build a custom water cooling loop at the moment (unless otherwise I can be helped in finding an inexpensive yet solid, single loop liquid cooling solution for the GPU)
-I will be using an h100i for my CPU, so there is ample room to breath inside the case especially with static pressure setup I'll have
I just want the absolute best bang for my buck. It seems the Asus card would be best, but I want lower temps considering I most likely wont be using custom water cooling. I could just OC the MSI to at or above the Asus clocks, but would the temps be an issue?
What about the NZXT Kraken G10 system? Worth it or not? I haven't found benches on OC'ing different aftermarket cards, just the reference cards. Or.. should I bother with aftermarket at all, get the G10 and OC away?? What ram type do the reference cards have?
Any and all help is very much appreciated!!
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