which one is better

[dr awsome]

Im trying to pick out a a gpu to replace my nvidia 750ti. Ive been looking at these 2 right here gtc 970 or the gigabyte n970g1. What is yalls opion on these two gpus.

 

[StarChief]

They're the same thing...

 

[emmanuelxian07]

^ what StarChief said. I suggest you post links to the 2 GPUs you are comparing.

 

[dr awsome]

2 difrent brands one evga and ones gigabyte one had 3 fans the other one has 2 fans ive been looking at the specs theres a small diffrence but i don't understand the diffrence between the 2

 

[emmanuelxian07]

Links to the product page would be useful. And do you plan on overclocking them?

 

[dr awsome]

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=14-487-076 orhttp://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=14-125-684

Yes i do plan on over clocking

 

[emmanuelxian07]

I don't own any of those cards but I've read a lot of good feedback with the MSI and Gigabyte Gaming 970 models when it comes to overclocking. Here's an example of a review:
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/67800-gtx-970-roundup-evga-galax-gigabyte-12.html

There are a lot of other reviews where those are compared. You can check them out.

 

[dr awsome]

Okay so im new to the oc the gpu these reviews on the link are a over my head they all said when the were oc they were only slightly better on the end some voltage limits and core limits due to manafacturer i was really interested in the first one mainly because they said it was a custom card what do they mean by that?

 

[emmanuelxian07]

Both of those are custom cards. EVGA won't allow you to increase the voltage beyond what Nvidia specified for the GTX 970, but Gigabyte customized their card to give a little increase in voltage limit to make it a bit more stable (I guess) and to allow better OC.

 

[dr awsome]

Whats your opinion on them im just worrried about droping 400 bucks on a card and it have problems with the black lines going across the screen just from the reviews ive read on new egg

 

[emmanuelxian07]

With any component you buy, there's always a chance that you might get a lemon. Hopefully you won't but if you're really worried about that, just make sure you buy a brand new one, so you can have it replaced if found deffective within the warranty period. That should give you a little peace of mind.

By the way, make sure that you take note of the lenght of both GPUs. The Gigabyte (312mm) one is longer than the EVGA(241.3mm) one. It might not fit your case.

 

[dr awsome]

the other thing im worried about in buying these high end cards how long will it be able to last till the nex gen cards come out to play the next gen games then im stuck in the same situation i am now.