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zotac gtx 980 extreme edition vs gigabyte gtx 980 g1 gaming
Wich card is better?
Zotac gtx 980 extreme edition
vs
Gigabyte gtx 980 g1 gaming
Wich brand has the best quality gpu?
please answer fast:) 
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October 8, 2014 6:36:30 AM

sla70r said:
I like Zotac and their 5 year warranty. Excellent company and their high level cards are blazing fast with excellent fans. Many of the people here who do not like Zotac have never even owned or used one and just repeat what they hear from others. Tootles !


Agreed. Zotac is a PC Partners Inc. brand. PC Partners also produce AMD Radeon cards as Sapphire. I have owned and used multiple Sapphire cards, and they were quick, ran cool, and were very reliable *for me*. I have not seen any reviews on the Amp! Extreme, but I have seen multiple write ups on the Amp! Omega (the card below the Extreme). They say it is built very well, gives great tweaking tools, and is fast...so hopefully that is a sign of things to come for the Extreme (I get mine Friday).

I have always purchased EVGA when I have had NVidia cards, but decided to go with Zotac this time. The 980 Amp! Extreme is the fastest 980 available, the classified will barely top it (not by a significant margin). They give a 5 year warranty which is great. I trust Zotac, and I agree that people will talk about things they have never experienced first hand - many people think Zotac is a discount/chintzy brand. Truth is that almost every brand makes a bad card once and a while. I have heard nothing but mediocre/negative feedback about EVGA's 980s this time around...so buy what you like, if it doesn't do the job - send it back to the retailer or manufacturer.


October 7, 2014 1:46:08 PM

frag06 said:
skrenten99 said:
14328610,0,1395018 said:
Gigabyte has a great reputation for years.

Zotac, I've never really trusted that brand, however if I remember correctly they also build the Sapphire cards... I like Sapphire a lot.

I'd still go Gigabyte though.
said:


Thanks, but dosent the zotac card have higher mhz?
said:


It isn't worth going Zotac for just a slightly higher clock. You can easily OC the Gigabyte to match and exceed the Zotac's clock speed. why?



October 7, 2014 1:03:46 PM

I like Zotac and their 5 year warranty. Excellent company and their high level cards are blazing fast with excellent fans. Many of the people here who do not like Zotac have never even owned or used one and just repeat what they hear from others. Tootles !

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a b 4 Gaming
October 7, 2014 12:59:30 PM

skrenten99 said:
cowboydude99 said:
Gigabyte has a great reputation for years.

Zotac, I've never really trusted that brand, however if I remember correctly they also build the Sapphire cards... I like Sapphire a lot.

I'd still go Gigabyte though.


Thanks, but dosent the zotac card have higher mhz?


It isn't worth going Zotac for just a slightly higher clock. You can easily OC the Gigabyte to match and exceed the Zotac's clock speed.

October 7, 2014 12:59:15 PM

frag06 said:
skrenten99 said:
Wich card is better?
Zotac gtx 980 extreme edition
vs
Gigabyte gtx 980 g1 gaming
Wich brand has the best quality gpu?
please answer fast:) 


Gigabyte. Their Windforce cooler is one of the best around.

Ok , thanks:) 
October 7, 2014 12:58:06 PM

cowboydude99 said:
Gigabyte has a great reputation for years.

Zotac, I've never really trusted that brand, however if I remember correctly they also build the Sapphire cards... I like Sapphire a lot.

I'd still go Gigabyte though.


Thanks, but dosent the zotac card have higher mhz?
October 7, 2014 12:56:24 PM

cowboydude99 said:
Gigabyte has a great reputation for years.

Zotac, I've never really trusted that brand, however if I remember correctly they also build the Sapphire cards... I like Sapphire a lot.

I'd still go Gigabyte though.


a b 4 Gaming
October 7, 2014 12:29:37 PM

skrenten99 said:
Wich card is better?
Zotac gtx 980 extreme edition
vs
Gigabyte gtx 980 g1 gaming
Wich brand has the best quality gpu?
please answer fast:) 


Gigabyte. Their Windforce cooler is one of the best around.
October 7, 2014 12:28:18 PM

Gigabyte has a great reputation for years.

Zotac, I've never really trusted that brand, however if I remember correctly they also build the Sapphire cards... I like Sapphire a lot.

I'd still go Gigabyte though.

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