So I know I want to buy an RTX 2070, but there are so many brands, so many choices within the brands...how do I know which one to buy? What specs should I be looking out for that make one cost 150$ more than the other? etc
Currently I'm thinking I would just buy the cheapest one I can possibly find with reviews where half of the reviewers aren't saying theirs came DOA, but...something tells me that line of thinking is incorrect.
Any input on the matter would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
The base "2070" chip is more or less the same with all brands. Some 3rd party sellers will overclock them a bit or add fancy RGB's or add extra fans. Everyone here will have their own Pro's & Con's for each GPU, so take what everyone, myself included, says with a grain of salt.
That being said, lol..
EVGA, Zotac & Sapphire are 3 brands I've personally used the most over the years and all 3 have been great. I currently have an EVGA 1060 6GB SC in my personal system that's been rock solid ever since I bought it 3 years ago. I have an older Zotac 650Ti in my daughters PC and it's been great and still spitting out decent FPS when her & I game, which is just about everyday. Sapphire tends to have robust cooling solutions and I have never had a card by them fail.
Find the cheapest one you can find by a good company, then look at the next card up in cost and compare the differences. Depending on the size of your case & your current cooling solutions & general ambient temps both inside your case & the room the case is in, you may be able to save some $$ and buy a card with a single fan that's just as powerful as a card with 3 fans & flashy glowing RGB's. Some cards may have 6GB of vRAM vs the next step up having 8GB or even 11GB. Some have more. some have GDDR5 vRAM & some have the faster GDDR6 RAM. All things to look for.
Post links to the cards you are looking at and people here will pick them apart, arguing which one is better.