Zotac vs EVGA. Which GTX 1060 3GB should I choose?

[Majkiller11]

I'm going to buy a GTX 1060 3GB soon, the problem is I can't decide which manufacturer to choose. After some research I found out that based on my budget and my needs, the best options are the EVGA GTX 1060 3GB Superclocked and the Zotac GTX 1060 3GB Amp! Edition.I know performance is going to be similar on both of these cards but performance is not the only thing that bugs me. Cooling,temperatures and noise are some factors that are very important. So, which one should I buy?
Thanks for your time!

 

[MrAlanSmith]

The 3GB and 6GB is pretty much 3fps more, Have you got a budget?, I'm now waiting for my Zotac 1060 3gb, I got it for £180 was the cheapest but now in UK amazon is out of stock untill next Nov 3, It really depends on your budget, 6GB is more for future proof

 

[Blitz Hacker]

Zotec usually has overkill cooling solutions, the AMP'd zotec I would assure you would have better cooling (can run fanless at idle) .. however with the voltage ceiling on pascal they can only be OC'd so much. Both are solid choices. Zotec generally has a huge heatsync and are bulkier cards.. but I find the cooling better

 

[MrAlanSmith]

Zotec usually has overkill cooling solutions, the AMP'd zotec I would assure you would have better cooling (can run fanless at idle) .. however with the voltage ceiling on pascal they can only be OC'd so much. Both are solid choices. Zotec generally has a huge heatsync and are bulkier cards.. but I find the cooling better

If you want double fan for OC then Amazon is selling one for £200... I wanted this but it went up £20 in like 1 week, I was so gutted so i got the Zotec Mini 1 fan, Feelsbadman

 

[Majkiller11]

The 3GB and 6GB is pretty much 3fps more, Have you got a budget?, I'm now waiting for my Zotac 1060 3gb, I got it for £180 was the cheapest but now in UK amazon is out of stock untill next Nov 3, It really depends on your budget, 6GB is more for future proof

I surely don't have a budget big enough to go for a 6GB version, so I'm stuck with the 3GB. Question is, is the Zotac a good choice? I'm starting to lean on the Zotac but I'm not sure yet. What's your opinion?

 

[Majkiller11]

Zotec usually has overkill cooling solutions, the AMP'd zotec I would assure you would have better cooling (can run fanless at idle) .. however with the voltage ceiling on pascal they can only be OC'd so much. Both are solid choices. Zotec generally has a huge heatsync and are bulkier cards.. but I find the cooling better

The Amp! Zotac 3gb doesn't have idle fans when not on load. the EVGA does though, but it has one fan. I'm not planning to OC, but I want as low temps as possible. Which one should I go for, Zotac or EVGA?

 

[MrAlanSmith]

Zotec usually has overkill cooling solutions, the AMP'd zotec I would assure you would have better cooling (can run fanless at idle) .. however with the voltage ceiling on pascal they can only be OC'd so much. Both are solid choices. Zotec generally has a huge heatsync and are bulkier cards.. but I find the cooling better

The Amp! Zotac 3gb doesn't have idle fans when not on load. the EVGA does though, but it has one fan. I'm not planning to OC, but I want as low temps as possible. Which one should I go for, Zotac or EVGA?

If you want temps then bran new Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 27c min and 29c max idle out of the box but it's out of stock, I'm testing it now on league of legends and some other games.

 

[Majkiller11]

Zotec usually has overkill cooling solutions, the AMP'd zotec I would assure you would have better cooling (can run fanless at idle) .. however with the voltage ceiling on pascal they can only be OC'd so much. Both are solid choices. Zotec generally has a huge heatsync and are bulkier cards.. but I find the cooling better

The Amp! Zotac 3gb doesn't have idle fans when not on load. the EVGA does though, but it has one fan. I'm not planning to OC, but I want as low temps as possible. Which one should I go for, Zotac or EVGA?

If you want temps then bran new Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 27c min and 29c max idle out of the box but it's out of stock, I'm testing it now on league of legends and some other games.

Gtx 1060 3gb or 6gb? Which Zotac edition? The two fan Amp! ?

 

[XMEN_2012]

Zotac 1060 3GB and 3GB AMP edition are not too different. Former is more compact and FPS are 1-2 hear and there also no price difference at all so if you wants card with overkill cooling go for AMP but mini edition is good enough for overclock too.