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Started by Spikercz | | 9 answers
GTX 970 MSI or GIGABYTE
Hey,
I'm gonna buy a 970 finally but I can't decide which brand to go with.

Best choices in my country are MSI and GIGABYTE=almost the same price (well gigabyte is like 10$ cheaper then MSI)

I've read some reviews and I must say this gigabyte card looks just sexy and awesome oc potential but MSI looks great too .. that doesn't make it easy for me.

What u think? thanks
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September 24, 2014 6:27:31 PM

I am pretty sure that is the ACX 2.0 cooler they were saying...
September 24, 2014 4:55:40 AM

The ACX 2.0 cooler would eliminate that issue.
September 24, 2014 3:22:40 AM

Spikercz said:
EVGA 970 is available now for good price(still not extra difference between Evga and GB in pricing) ... Should I buy it? And if so .. why evga?


Superb cooling, very OCable, great quality. Only if you don't mind a bit more loudness vs other 970s, its a great card, the SC versions especiallly. GB is a mamoth card, I'd go for it for all round performance (including quietness).
September 24, 2014 12:16:48 AM

EVGA 970 is available now for good price(still not extra difference between Evga and GB in pricing) ... Should I buy it? And if so .. why evga?
September 22, 2014 7:32:08 AM

I ordered the Strix Asus 970 myself, but I was considering these 2 cards as well and for a long time I couldn't make up my mind. In the end I wanted to go for either the Asus or the MSI because I really like the idea of semi-passive cooling, and also because the Gigabyte was a tad too long; I like smaller cards.
These three are by far the best non-reference 970s though. The Gigabyte card is huge and more of a serious card that just does its job, and in the figures (performance/cooling/noise) it's probably the overall winner of all the 970s. Its design looks very rigid as well. The MSI one looks more funky (though I prefer the previous Twin Frozr design I think), in the figures it's not far behind the GB one, and has that nice feature in the semi-passive cooling design.
September 22, 2014 6:49:32 AM

Either is fine. They are both great cards. :)  I'd choose the MSI personally, but it really is up to you. You can't go wrong with either.

The only reason I would personally choose the MSI is because I have had no issues at all with any of their hardware. I have a motherboard that has been overclocking my PH II x6 for over 3 years now without issue, and I have a TF III 7950 that has given me no issues. It overclocks really well, and has a really high ASIC rating. 93.7 rating. I don't know if that is typical of all MSI's cards though.
September 22, 2014 6:45:07 AM

I choose MSI very nice looking GPU. Unleash the DRAGON!!
September 22, 2014 6:39:21 AM

GigaByte got 600W of heat dissisipation coolers there, giving it a cooler tag and that means more OCing potential. I'd go with GB, but if you have EVGA 970 available in your country, then nothing like it!

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