Question Choosing a graphics card

[fawles5]

I've decided to get a 4070 Super graphics card. Can you recommend the best one from this list? As I understand it, there’s no point in considering 2-fan models since they have worse cooling?

list of graphics cards

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there,

What are your PC specs? That will help with advice. Also, what monitor will you use, make and model.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

As I understand it, there’s no point in considering 2-fan models since they have worse cooling?

That's not necessarily true. Two fan GPU's can run fine and cool and quiet, just like the bigger 3 fan solutions. The 3 fan GPU's may run a tad cooler, and may OC slightly higher. But you have the added noise of 3 fans v 2 fans.

 

[fawles5]

Hey there,

What are your PC specs? That will help with advice. Also, what monitor will you use, make and model.

• Case: ENDORFY Arx 500 ARGB
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• CPU Cooler: DeepCool AK620 Digital
• Motherboard: MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI/ MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WiFi (I haven’t decided yet)
• RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 AMD/Intel 6000MHz Kingston Fury Beast CL30
• Storage: 1TB WD BLACK SN850X M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVME
• Graphics Card:
• Power Supply: 850W Corsair RM850e 80+Gold
• Monitor: ASUS TUF Gaming VG279QM 280Hz

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Nice system.

So, in your case, I'd just suggest gettting which ever one suits (with 2 fans or 3) that has the effects you like (like RGB or not). Once you've factored that in, then choose the cheapest. They will all overclock to roughly the same clocks. So, there is very little performance difference between a GPU with a 2500mhz core clock, and one of the SC/OC//SSC pre overclocked cards that might have a 50-100 mhz clock increase.

I've the Palit OC Dual in the 3060ti. It's a great card. Memory overclocks to 8000mhz up from 7000mhz, and the core clock is a conservative +120mhz. Card has never run above 70c.

Good luck with the choice. Let us know how it goes.

 

[Avro Arrow]

I always say to just get the one that gives you the best price because performance-wise, they're all within spitting distance of each other.

Twin-fan models are quite capable of keeping cool, it's just that their two fans have to spin faster to move the same amount of air as a triple-fan design. That creates a bit more noise that most people don't care about but some people hate. There's also a cost premium involved in most triple-fan cards and your case has to be large enough to accommodate them (this isn't usually a problem).

The best price on a triple-fan model would be one of three (and they're all Gigabyte). I don't know why Gigabyte has three triple-fan models with two that look almost identical but whatever.

These cards all cost ~$600 and all have three fans but one card is longer than the other two by almost 40mm. If you can fit it, that's the card I would choose if I were you.

Introducing, at 261mm, the Windforce:

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 Super Windforce 12GB: $600 (Newegg)

Introducing, also at 261mm, the Eagle:

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 Super Eagle 12GB: $600 (Newegg)

Introducing, at a whopping 300mm, the Gaming OC:

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 Super Gaming OC 12GB: $599 (B&H)

As I said, if you can fit it, the Gaming OC would definitely be the one I would recommend because those extra 39 millimetres mean bigger fans and more cooling fins which would lead to quieter operation. I think that 300mm should fit in most modern cases because there aren't any drive bays in the front of modern towers anymore, they're all in the basements.