GPU Advice, Which to get, what to do

[mc962]

I'm planning to buy a GPU and have a few questions. First, out of the following models which would be recommended? They all sound good and like they would fit my needs, so I want to know the opinions of those that have and know them. The card is the GTX 760 and the brands I'm looking at are Gigabyte, MSI, and ASUS. Does anyone have a particular suggestion/ which to avoid (such as for reasons of quality control, weird design quirks, etc.)?

My other question being, are the 2 stock fans that come with my fractal r4 case enough to handle the heat being put out by the gpu (for now at least)? I've heard that these cards throw out a lot of heat and so just wanted to figure out if what I had was enough or should I get more? (I was thinking about getting the twin pack 4 pin corsair high performance fans to supplement what I have).

Any advice would be appreciated.


**And by the way, I don't plan to wait for Nvidia's 800 series to come out so please no advice concerning that

 

[JoshuaHMB]

Firstly, the Fractal Design R4 stock fans are just fine, i would reccomend the ASUS DirectCUII model, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121775

I would still say that AMD has better cards for the money ATM and BF4 will be optimized more for AMD cards, 7950 would be the alternative.

 

[lucasz]

I prefer Gigabyte for GPUs. They have great coolers with decent out of the box overclocks and are usually the cheapest. You should also consider the amd 7950. It's cheaper, overall a little faster, more future-proof for memory reasons, and really good when overclocked even only a little. You could also get the 7970 for $280 at newegg, Its a great card and even better than the 7950 obviously. Whichever card you get, i'd go with gigabyte

 

[lucasz]

Also the two fans will be fine. If temps are a little high then get another fan or two and you'll be good

 

[mc962]

about the gigabyte card, i've heard that there was a revision to it at some point. is there any way to tell which version im getting (like in the tiltle or something), or do they just not sell the old models at all any more

 

[lucasz]

about the gigabyte card, i've heard that there was a revision to it at some point. is there any way to tell which version im getting (like in the tiltle or something), or do they just not sell the old models at all any more

The gigabyte 7950 or 7970? Just make sure they have the windforce 3 cooler and you'll be fine

 

[mc962]

i meant for nvidia. but thanks

 

[JoshuaHMB]

about the gigabyte card, i've heard that there was a revision to it at some point. is there any way to tell which version im getting (like in the tiltle or something), or do they just not sell the old models at all any more

The most recent models are as listed, 760 = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125466 7950 = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414

 

[lucasz]

i meant for nvidia. but thanks

Oh for the 760 okay. Given that the card is relatively new I'd say that not too many were made before the revision so you should be safe just buying one from newegg