MSI vs EVGA: GTX 970

[Colin Hartigan]

MSI
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127832

EVGA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487076

Real basic question here, which one would you get. Have you heard any good or bad things about either. is either brand more reliable than the other. The main reason I am going with MSI's card is because it matches my red/black color scheme. I think though they are pretty much the same card except the EVGA card is superclocked a little bit so I guess another question to ask would be Could I tell a difference in performance? I think no because there is not a huge difference but if you guys could give me some input that would be much appreciated.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

EVGA comes in last among the big 4

MSI ~ Gigabyte > Asus > EVGA

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/09/19/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-review/2

Don't just skip tot he end... read the details about power delivery, VRM phases, memory cooling heat pipe and fan size, power connectors to see why one card has a advantage over the other.

 

[i7Baby]

The MSI Gaming - http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/09/19/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-review/14

"That brings us to the MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G, and of the three it's this one that stands out as the best. At £282, it's the cheapest on test and only £20 more than reference pricing. Despite this, its solid boosting credentials means it matches the EVGA for speed in most tests. The slightly lower than dual slot height of the cooler also makes it a good choice for those looking to run two GTX 970 cards in SLI. Furthermore, it has the beefiest power delivery system of all three cards, and with this we managed to overclock it to a level that actually surpassed the GTX 980 at stock speeds. Your mileage may vary, of course, but this is undeniably a fantastic result. Add in the super quiet operation and semi-passive cooling mode, and you've got yourself a truly awesome graphics card."

 

[someguynamedmatt]

I've never had any problems at all with any of the MSI or EVGA products I've owned, though my motherboards are mostly MSI and my video cards EVGA. Of the popular brands, the only company I've had serious problems with is Gigabyte, and while those happened back in the middle of the LGA775 days and they may have changed, I avoid them. Sorry.

EVGA has an excellent warranty, and MSI's 970-Gaming card is one of the fastest ones available. You really won't go wrong with either one of them - I wouldn't really point to one as being more reliable than the other, so I'd have to give this one to MSI since it's a bit faster and matches your color scheme.

 

[gamerboy91]

Well I have an EVGA GTX 970 SC. The actual speed of the card is much faster than EVGA claims. I think EVGA claimed that the clock speed would be somewhere around 1314mHz. when I connected mine I got 1389mHz. I have not overclocked mine. I simply love mine. And here in South Africa it is the cheapest one.