Most Durable gtx 970

[KhalidBinQ]

I wish to purchase a gtx 970 with solely I purpose in mind, i.e, durability. Obviously I'm not asking anyone to predict how long these cards will last since they came out hardly 4 months ago.

Instead I'm asking someone who has held and used multiple versions to see the build quality of the card and it's components.

I'm currently looking at the ASUS Strix, MSI Gaming 4G and Gigabyte G1.

What factors make a card more durable. Does the 0dB fan-stop technology affect gpu life positively or the opposite?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

This will help.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1516121/gtx-970-comparison-strix-vs-msi-gaming-vs-gigabyte-g1
GTX 970 Comparison: STRIX vs MSI Gaming vs Gigabyte G1


Note: I own the MSI , LOVE THE CARD.

Overclocks well even at stock voltage.

 

[Outlander_04]

The gigabyte runs cooler . That suggests it will last longer .

But since card tend to last longer than they are actually useful for gaming its kind of a moot point

 

[ERIC J]

MSI and EVGA

 

[getdamafiaonyou]

EVGA had a bad rep at launch for the 970s. I've had 2 ASUS, they ran cool and quiet, build quality was amazing. Go with either Asus or MSI, MSI has really stepped up their game lately and been putting out very high quality products.

 

[ERIC J]

EVGA had a bad rep at launch for the 970s. I've had 2 ASUS, they ran cool and quiet, build quality was amazing. Go with either Asus or MSI, MSI has really stepped up their game lately and been putting out very high quality products.

my friend has had his since they first came out without any issues so i can only go by that.
I personally have never had a issue with evga in gpu's are psu's

 

[getdamafiaonyou]

EVGA had a bad rep at launch for the 970s. I've had 2 ASUS, they ran cool and quiet, build quality was amazing. Go with either Asus or MSI, MSI has really stepped up their game lately and been putting out very high quality products.

my friend has had his since they first came out without any issues so i can only go by that.
I personally have never had a issue with evga in gpu's are psu's

That's normally the idea, but there was a whole deal about the heat sinks not seating properly due to a recycled design, I think if it's acx 2.0 it's fine, but still, EVGA normally stand for quality and having those kind of issues just makes me skeptical. Either way, I'd say go with MSI, generally viewed as one of the best 970s.

 

[SubZeroFlsh]

Please bare in mind, that the MSI 970 doesn't have HDMI 2.0. It has 1.6 or something.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[ERIC J]

EVGA had a bad rep at launch for the 970s. I've had 2 ASUS, they ran cool and quiet, build quality was amazing. Go with either Asus or MSI, MSI has really stepped up their game lately and been putting out very high quality products.

my friend has had his since they first came out without any issues so i can only go by that.
I personally have never had a issue with evga in gpu's are psu's

That's normally the idea, but there was a whole deal about the heat sinks not seating properly due to a recycled design, I think if it's acx 2.0 it's fine, but still, EVGA normally stand for quality and having those kind of issues just makes me skeptical. Either way, I'd say go with MSI, generally viewed as one of the best 970s.

MSI makes amazing stuff

 

[ERIC J]

EVGA had a bad rep at launch for the 970s. I've had 2 ASUS, they ran cool and quiet, build quality was amazing. Go with either Asus or MSI, MSI has really stepped up their game lately and been putting out very high quality products.

my friend has had his since they first came out without any issues so i can only go by that.
I personally have never had a issue with evga in gpu's are psu's

That's normally the idea, but there was a whole deal about the heat sinks not seating properly due to a recycled design, I think if it's acx 2.0 it's fine, but still, EVGA normally stand for quality and having those kind of issues just makes me skeptical. Either way, I'd say go with MSI, generally viewed as one of the best 970s.

MSI makes amazing stuff