Asus vs Gigabyte gtx 1050 2gb?

[micle.3098]

Hello thank you for reading.
Im tossing up between:
Asus Phoenix $159 AUD
https://www.umart.com.au/Asus-Phoenix-GeForce-GTX-1050-2GB-GDDR5_38205G.html
Gigabyte OC $175 AUD
http://www.msy.com.au/viconline/pc-components/17861-gigabyte-n1050oc-2gd-2g-gtx-1050-oc-pci-e-vga-card.html

I looked at the graphics card comparison table (http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3560418/gpu-amd-nvidia-sortable-comparison-tables.html). I don't understand much about graphics cards and the details but the values seem to be favouring the gigabyte oc, such as the speeds, cooling, etc.

Is 2 fans better than one?
Is it better to get the gigabyte because it has an OC mode?
Or are the differences negligible so i should buy the cheaper asus?
Are their other better options for the 1050?
Also is it safe to assume that the gigabyte card uses their windforce tech since its not explicitly stated anywhere besides the picture?

Current system specs:
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V
CPU: i7 3770k
Memory: 2 x 8gb
PSU: 775w

 

[jawlesspython04]

Go for the cheaper one. The 1050 is a low power card, so the single fan vs dual fan will hardly make a difference. And yes, the gigabyte card has faster boost clock (1493mhz on gaming mode and 1518mhz on oc mode) but that difference can be made up for by just going with the cheaper asus card and overclocking it to those numbers manually.

 

[micle.3098]

Go for the cheaper one. The 1050 is a low power card, so the single fan vs dual fan will hardly make a difference. And yes, the gigabyte card has faster boost clock (1493mhz on gaming mode and 1518mhz on oc mode) but that difference can be made up for by just going with the cheaper asus card and overclocking it to those numbers manually.

Thanks for the reply! So after manually OC to those numbers, the asus will be able to handle it?

 

[jawlesspython04]

Go for the cheaper one. The 1050 is a low power card, so the single fan vs dual fan will hardly make a difference. And yes, the gigabyte card has faster boost clock (1493mhz on gaming mode and 1518mhz on oc mode) but that difference can be made up for by just going with the cheaper asus card and overclocking it to those numbers manually.

Thanks for the reply! So after manually OC to those numbers, the asus will be able to handle it?

Yes, both the cards have essentially the same GPU inside, so if one can run at that speed, it is very likely the other one can too. On higher end cards this might get limited by cooling but as I said above, 1050 is a low power, low heat card so you wont have that limitation here.