Choosing A Gaming Graphics Card

[stevewp506]

I need help choosing which graphics card to get, I came across a few and I don't know which one to get, here they are: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#R=5,4&c=186&sort=d6&page=1&m=8,18,27 I know the MSI one at the top has the highest rating, but I want to know if it is worth spending the extra 10 or 20 dollars for a bit faster ghz speed, so which one do you guys think I should get?

 

[Suztera]

I would suggest you go with the MSI Gaming edition. You can easily overclock the card to be faster than the factory preset.
If you planning to run the fans over 40%, I would avoid the EVGA ACX 2.0 coolers as they are a wind turbine.

 

[Epic Sasa]

for the gtx 970 any model such as EVGA ASUS and MSI are good just find one with a good cooler and you can get the faster MHZ back yourself by overclocking a littlebit with simple programs like MSI AFTERBURNER and EVGA PRECISION

 

[stevewp506]

are any out of the ones I listed cooler or quieter and more durable and better quality? or are they all the same?

 

[Epic Sasa]

asus and evga run quieter
MSI and gigabyte - better speeds

 

[iRaariTy]

Honestly i feel like it comes down to your color scheme at this point. They are all great cards and while i have the MSI Gaming 4G, which i'm very happy with, that is because all my other components are red and black. What is your color scheme?, and if you don't care, yes i would recommend spending the extra $10-$20 on the MSI Gaming golden addition because not only is it faster, it has a sexy blackplate unlike the regular MSI card.

 

[stevewp506]

between these cards, which should I get?

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx970dc2oc4gd5

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970wf3oc4gd

 

[stevewp506]

Honestly i feel like it comes down to your color scheme at this point. They are all great cards and while i have the MSI Gaming 4G, which i'm very happy with, that is because all my other components are red and black. What is your color scheme?, and if you don't care, yes i would recommend spending the extra $10-$20 on the MSI Gaming golden addition because not only is it faster, it has a sexy blackplate unlike the regular MSI card.

my color scheme is red and black too, asrock fatal1ty killer motherboard, g.skill ripjaws memory

 

[JackNaylorPE]

1. Pcpartpicker misses the boat again.... the MSI is $320 on newegg

2. It's not about the few faster MHz of speed.... It's about the 6+2 power phases, use of thermal pads in memory and VRM, fan shutoff at cooler temps, independently controlled fans, Hi-c CAP and Solid CAP type capacitors and Super Ferrite Chokes which provide for reduced heat, longer life and quieter operation.

3. It comes down between the Gigabyte and the MSI .... Giga has an issue due to its length (12.28") as it won't fit in some cases. I prefer the MSI .... It's the quietest .... Asus / EVGA ain't even in the running as I haven't seen a review yet where they broke 1500 MHz (Giga and MSI just about always do). The devil is in the details and you can see those in the article below
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/09/19/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-review/4

Also ....

MSI has 384 reviews on newegg (6% 1 egg)
Gigabyte has 378 reviews on newegg (24% 1 egg)
EVGA has 290 reviews on newegg (8% 1 egg)
Asus has 230 reviews on newegg (7% 1 egg)

 

[iRaariTy]

Honestly i feel like it comes down to your color scheme at this point. They are all great cards and while i have the MSI Gaming 4G, which i'm very happy with, that is because all my other components are red and black. What is your color scheme?, and if you don't care, yes i would recommend spending the extra $10-$20 on the MSI Gaming golden addition because not only is it faster, it has a sexy blackplate unlike the regular MSI card.

my color scheme is red and black too, asrock fatal1ty killer motherboard, g.skill ripjaws memory

Then yes, i would recommend the MSI Gaming 4G if you have a windowed case because it fits in perfectly with the red and black color scheme and runs amazing.

 

[stevewp506]

I will most likely go with the MSI, JackNaylorPE.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

BTW, if ya can get it into ya budget.... I'd look at the MSI Gaming 5 ..... again it and the Gigabyte have been fighting for supremacy in the Z97 MoBo arena