msi gaming x or armor

[Kaushik_5]

Gaming x costs 30$ more in my country....is it significantly btr than armor

 

[hungryjimmy]

There are differences, but they are very minimal differences. The Armor 2X has the same fan design as the MSI Twin Frozr V cooling system, whereas the MSI Gaming X uses their newer Twin Frozr VI cooling system, which is supposed to be quieter and better. The Gaming X also has 2 6+2 PCI-e power connectors, whereas the Armor 2X only has 1. The Armor 2X also has (slightly) lower clock speeds than the Gaming X, and also has no backplate, whereas the Gaming X has one. In the grand scheme of things, unless you want to overclock or really want that backplate, there is very little downside for buying the Armor 2X.

 

[maxalge]

Gaming x costs 30$ more in my country....is it significantly btr than armor

depends


if you have the desire to overclock then yes

if you just want to put it in and play then no

all the nice extras the gaming has are not very useful for people that dont want to overclock

 

[Karadjgne]

The Armor 2x uses 1 less heat pipe and the ones it has are 1mm smaller than the Gaming 8. So what it boils down to, unless you live in India or another hot climate, where summers reach 40°+C, for a non-user OC card, the Armor 2x is a good step above a reference design. The Gaming 8, is really designed for those who punish gpus, either through maximum settings on an oversized monitor, or user abuse politely called OC. If your monitor/game settings will be well within the limits of a gtx1070, the Armor 2x is the right choice. If you plan on getting every last erg of power out of the card, I'd go with the Gaming.

 

[Kaushik_5]

There are differences, but they are very minimal differences. The Armor 2X has the same fan design as the MSI Twin Frozr V cooling system, whereas the MSI Gaming X uses their newer Twin Frozr VI cooling system, which is supposed to be quieter and better. The Gaming X also has 2 6+2 PCI-e power connectors, whereas the Armor 2X only has 1. The Armor 2X also has (slightly) lower clock speeds than the Gaming X, and also has no backplate, whereas the Gaming X has one. In the grand scheme of things, unless you want to overclock or really want that backplate, there is very little downside for buying the Armor 2X.

 

[Kaushik_5]

Bro....about the pcle.....the armor WILL work on an h110m-d4 ddr4 mobo rt....and the backplate ...the gpu wont sag rt?

 

[Kaushik_5]

Well...
I live in india....in my place summers reach 38-39 max....i m currently having a 900p monitor....would later go for 1080p....m nt a hardcore gamer....no oc...but would expect max settings from the 1060...at max i will play for 1-2 hours a day....so armor is a gud choice rt...guys?

 

[Kaushik_5]

Hey i found an msi gaming gtx 1060 6GT OC....For 30$ less than armor....is this btr?than armor

 

[hungryjimmy]

Bro....about the pcle.....the armor WILL work on an h110m-d4 ddr4 mobo rt....and the backplate ...the gpu wont sag rt?

The armor will work fine and will not sag

 

[hungryjimmy]

Hey i found an msi gaming gtx 1060 6GT OC....For 30$ less than armor....is this btr?than armor

It isn't necessarily "better" but it isn't much worse, so I'd say it's worth it.

 

[hungryjimmy]

Well...
I live in india....in my place summers reach 38-39 max....i m currently having a 900p monitor....would later go for 1080p....m nt a hardcore gamer....no oc...but would expect max settings from the 1060...at max i will play for 1-2 hours a day....so armor is a gud choice rt...guys?

You might not be able to get max settings on every game (ex. Witcher 3, Battlefield 1, etc.) at 1080p, but max settings with almost all current AAA games.

 

[Kaushik_5]

Farcry 4....ultra? At 1080 or 900p??

 

[Kaushik_5]

N the games u mntioned.....will i get them at ultra settings on 900p resolution

 

[hungryjimmy]

Yes, you should be able to run Far Cry 4 at ultra at 1080p, and you should hit max settings on every game at 900p, but I'd recommend looking up some benchmarks.

 

[RobCrezz]

Go for the armor, its much better than the GT, but not much worse than the gaming X cooler.

 

[maxalge]

Farcry 4....ultra? At 1080 or 900p??

yes, but fps would also depend on your cpu

 

[Kaushik_5]

@maxalge.... My cpu is an i5 6500,,..mobo h110m-d.....???

 

[Kaushik_5]

@maxalge.... My cpu is an i5 6500,,..mobo h110m-d.....???

 

[Kaushik_5]

One more thing...m worried about sagging..does it happen on msi gtx 1060 armor...n can i prevent it?

 

[Kaushik_5]

Any amror users out there...pls

 

[Karadjgne]

Any gpu of any decent size without a supporting backplate gets a little sag, it's the nature of gravity vrs fasteners. Can you avoid it? Sure, is easy. Either use a backplate or a gpu support. My gtx970 is currently supported by a home made support. I took the slide rule from my circular saw (never used it anyways), beat it out flat, bent a hook on the end, sanded it out till the numbers were no longer showing, painted it satin black and wrapped the hook in heatshrink tubing. Didn't cost me anything but an hour worth of time, most of which was letting the paint dry. Screwed it through the back of my case and Viola! Now my gpu is supported.

Case mods have only one actual limitation. Your imagination.

 

[RobCrezz]

Unlikely to sag much really, its not a heavy card or particularly long card.

 

[Kaushik_5]

Ok...rt now..its working fine...if i see sm problm...i will hv to apply sm ideas....thnx guys...much appreciated