Which version of hd 7870 to buy?

[DanteIsOnFire]

Sup guys!

I recently (after almost 3 months of research) finalized my hardcore gaming pc build, the specs are below:

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?BundleExist=N&ID=28394948&ChangeQty=0

Lol, I was too lazy to put them, but the link is my shopping cart for newegg

I don't know which version of 7870 to buy, but I'm set on either the msi hawk: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127681&Tpk=hd%207870%20msi%20hawk
or the gigabyte: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125418&Tpk=gigabyte%20hd%207870

I do plan to do a fair amount of OC'ing, but I will be using stock speeds most of the time; I also want it to have a good cooler ( I don't really care about noise, just so that it wont be super loud on full load), and I don't want it to hit above 65-ish degrees C on full load.

All suggestions (except trolls) are great!

 

[miles a8b]

Based on everything I've been able to find, the Gigagbyte card GV-R787OC-2GD (the one you have linked there) is the best performing hd 7870 available.

Good review of it at http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/gigabyte-hd7870-overclock-review-windforce-3x/

The quick reviews I found of the MSI Hawk had it at 32c idle, 77c under Furmark. The Gigabyte Windforce card was 32c idle, 53c under Furmark.