Having trouble deciding between all the gtx 980's!

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azirath

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Hi,

I am trying to finalize the parts for my Haswell-E (5820k) build, and cannot decide on which gtx 980 to get. I like to keep things quiet, and i do plan on OC'ing, but i am very uncertain about the many custom partner cards.

These are the prices available to me:
* Reference ~520€
* Palit JetStream ~530€
* At around 545-550€ i see MSI OCV1, Palit Super JetStream, Galax SOC, Inno3D HerculesZ X3

Cards like the Asus Strix OC and Zotac Omega are at 570€ (the Gigabyte G1 comming in between at 560€).

I am guessing that factory OC doesnt matter much as it seems most 980's OC very well, so i am more concerned about having good and silent cooler. Just not sure if the custom ones really are all that better than the reference one?

Any suggestions are welcome :)
 
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cowboydude99
Hi,
All the 980s should OC well. The factory OC cards usually have binned chips, resulting in better OC.

For a silent cooler, go with the Strix or MSI.

It is a bit more money, but worth it, in my opinion.
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Just buy the cheapest one, performance difference is maybe 5fps between the cheapest and the strongest one. noise difference is equally as dull.

A shame sapphire doesn't make nVidia cards, the vapour chamber might have been worth the extra money, but otherwise, no!
 
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Sapphire=AMD, Zotac =Nvidia
Sapphire + Zotac = Same company
Nvidia cards probably don't even need vapour chamber.
 
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There nothing wrong with the current coolers with MSI, Gigabyte, ASUS or even the "Titan" style cooler. It's mainly down to the quality of the gpu chip and the architecture to determine how overclockable the card is.
 
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Why did you even say that? I didn't say there was anything wrong whatsoever, but because there is no vapour chamber for nVidia, I'd just recommend the cheapest card since the differences are negligible.

Not stop making arguments where there are none and drop it!:no:
 
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Suztera

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You're implying that Nvidia should include vapour chamber as a standard to allow overlocks from the way I see it.
 
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The Evga 980 SC acx fans also don't turn on until the card reaches 60c. Starting to think this might be true with all 980 aftermarket coolers.
 
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