Gigabyte Windforce GTX 760 vs MSI GTX 760 Hawk

[Viinerpedro]

I am building a system for someone. He wanted a 760 in it.
So, should I get a Gigabyte Windforce card or a MSI Hawk edition card?
Gigabyte Windforce card I'm looking at: CLICK HERE
Or the MSI Hawk edition card: CLICK HERE
Gigabyte Windforce card would cost 229€ for me.
MSI Hawk Edition card would cost 259€ for me.
Also, when you answer, think which card would look nicer in a Aerocool PGS-B Mechatron Black Steel edition case. (LINK HERE)

 

[Viinerpedro]

I like msi, and evga as my cards. But again, that is my liking. Really, you can look up which card will cool down your card better. MSI has a cool feature where it will spin the fans counter-clock wise for a few seconds to move the dust around for cleaning (Of course you'll have to clean it, not the card lol). And their cards just look nice. Have you seen the twin frozr cooler for the 760? I think it's much cheaper the the hawk.
Gigabyte has the better advantage for cooling. 3 fans can be good for overclocking the card, but i haven't owned one before, so can't really tell you.

Twinfrozr costs 251€ for me, so not that much cheaper. Also, I don't like the Twinfrozr.
But which card looks better in the case? (Gigabyte Windforce or MSI Hawk)

I say hawk, because you have a black case, and the hawk has a black backplate to match with the colour. I wouldn't worry about the looks. Price, and features is mainly important.

Ok, but what do you think of this: LINK HERE
It costs 223€ for me.
It also has red and black colors, which would look even better with the case.
But I noticed it has low clock speeds.

Ahhh ASUS, never had them before. Really, let me ask you a good question. Are you going to look inside your case everyday? Really, because looks can be deceiving.

It's like buying a sports car. You find the car you like, it looks nice, but it's crap, the design sucks, it drives like crap, the mileage sucks, but you like the looks.

Here's this sports car. It doesn't look as great, but it's good on design, it drive is much better, it has much better mileage, and it's faster.

Here's what I'm talking about, you can find a nice, or ugly card, but will you see it? I noticed you don't have a window. Will it preform good? How much does it cost, budget wise, and will it last long? These are things you need to look over, and take in consideration. I'm not saying either one is bad, but you're after looks, not a good way to buy a card. My trusty EVGA card doesn't look all good, but it's a good card.

The best thing to do when you go GPU shopping, things to look for. Price, value, performance, cooling, and reviews. What happens when you buy a card for its looks? But a month later, it sucks? Look for the pros and cons! And when you think you found the best card, you'll thank yourself, and save money.

My opinion, if you're going after saving money, get the gigabyte. It's a good card, MSI has the features. Its apples vs bananas

I am building this system for someone. The person said: Get me a GTX 760 in there and make sure the system looks nice, because it is going to sit on my desk. (This is a part of the email i got.)

I cant decide which card to get, but I am looking at the MSI and the GIGABYTE.

I say....MSI will be cool with its design and features. But I'll go with a gigabyte card if I were you

OK. I'll get the GIGABYTE.

Alright man, I hope it helped you. Sorry if I went a bit out lol, just wanted to help and give you the best advice for a high quality GPU. I hope the person you're building a computer for is happy with it!

Thanks!

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I just got an email from the person who i'm building the system for.
He told me: He is going to be running 2 1080p gaming monitors with 1 1080p TV and occasionally an old 4:3 sony monitor. Is the 760 Windforce enough for that?

So that's 2 monitors, a T.V and occasionally a another monitor. So, am I right in thinking he is going to be running a quad monitor setup in which case the GPU may struggle especially when gaming.

I'll get him the 4GB Windforce card.

 

[Daniel Sudakov]

Yeah, you'll have to get the 4GB version of the gtx 760. I'm sure all GPU makers make a 2GB and a 4GB GPU for their cards. But problem is, they cost more.

 

[Viinerpedro]

Yeah, you'll have to get the 4GB version of the gtx 760. I'm sure all GPU makers make a 2GB and a 4GB GPU for their cards. But problem is, they cost more.

54 € more isn't a problem at all

 

[suzukigsxr555437]

Listen, everyone has their favorite for their own reason, I love asus all around but i'm getting the gigabyte oc 4gb because when it comes down to it, They all have such close benchmarks, they're all the same (oc'd models). The ASUS is the only one lower out of the MSI, GIGABYTE, AND EVGA. What it really comes down to is "construction" how well the boards is made and cooling it's important to have good cooling The Gigabyte if you can stand the 11" is worth it for the cooling, good construction (mosfets and solid cap), and 4GB (bigger programs coming; better ram will only help).. they all come with 3 year warranties. The only thing wrong with that gigabyte is the length.