Back for GPU advice

[marsey99]

Real question is what the after sales are like in your area, if you was in the UK I would say the gigabyte or the msi as they have the best aftersales care if the worst does happen.

Just looking at the cards +/- the msi has the most oc potential as it has the best componants and voltaage control. The gigabyte has the best stock clocks and the quieter cooler while the evga has a nice sticker and a big name.

None of them run hot enough to worry about the heat they dump in your case and if the heat from the card is an issue its a case you need not a new gpu tbh.

 

[preolt]

I am in the US hence the $ signs. But I always thought eVGA had the best after sales. Maybe thats just my mistake. My case has 3 120 mm silent typhoon intake fans and 2 noctua 120mm exhaust fans I dont think I need to worry about case temps, It is some thing people should be aware of though.

I am planning on sli ing in the future so it would be nice to have 2 cards that dont suffocate each other. Gigabyte looks like the best option for that because they have a slight bit of concavity to the their cooler design in the middle.

 

[preolt]

Or would it be smarter of me to just skip all of these cards and go with a sparkle card that way I will already have some savings to put toward a second 560 for sli?

 

[preolt]

Out of curiosity what is considered the quietest out of all of these?

 

[S_I_N]

dont know enough about the sparkle brand as I tend to steer away from off brands but I lovbe my EVGA its quiet once you set the fan profile up. I have mine set to be at 50% for temps up to 60c then it goes up 10% per 10c above 60c. I.E. 50%-50c 60%-60c and so on it works great and never hits 80% which is where you start hearing it a little