PetrolHead247
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So my upcoming build/big upgrade/whatever you wanna call it is coming up and i have made up my mind on every component apart from the GPU. I've 100% decided to go for a 670 (unless a good 680 goes on sale for an awesome price) but i can't find one to suit me fully.
The one i like the most is the KFA2 670, but the one and only issue i have with it is that it has a blue PCB so it would look out of place in my rig. However, it's on sale now at overclockers for £318 so i'm tempted to ignore the pcb colour and just buy it.
I'm also eye-balling the Asus DCUii (Non-TOP version), it has a black PCB and a backplate which is awesome and like the KFA2 is super quiet. However, i've seen a lot of horror stories about the cards and how they tend to be a bit on the unreliable side. But i have heard it's mostly the TOP version cards that are unreliable due to their BIOS allowing the card to boost way past their specified clocks, making them unstable. The non-tops are apparently ok but i'm still not sure about them.
Another card i've considered is the MSI Power Edition. It too looks awesome, has a black PCB but the TF IV cooler makes the card sound like it's a plane about to take off. I've lived with a reference 6850 for over a year now and i just can't live with it's noise anymore, so i don't want another noisy card.
So basically i'm looking for feedback on the cards, if anyone has one of them or a similar non-ref 670 let me know your thoughts on it. I'm leaning towards the KFA2, but i have done some research into the non-top asus 670 and they seem ok so i may opt for that. I'm looking for a quiet card that looks good, not too fussed about OC potential as it will still be way more powerful than my 6850. Thanks.
The one i like the most is the KFA2 670, but the one and only issue i have with it is that it has a blue PCB so it would look out of place in my rig. However, it's on sale now at overclockers for £318 so i'm tempted to ignore the pcb colour and just buy it.
I'm also eye-balling the Asus DCUii (Non-TOP version), it has a black PCB and a backplate which is awesome and like the KFA2 is super quiet. However, i've seen a lot of horror stories about the cards and how they tend to be a bit on the unreliable side. But i have heard it's mostly the TOP version cards that are unreliable due to their BIOS allowing the card to boost way past their specified clocks, making them unstable. The non-tops are apparently ok but i'm still not sure about them.
Another card i've considered is the MSI Power Edition. It too looks awesome, has a black PCB but the TF IV cooler makes the card sound like it's a plane about to take off. I've lived with a reference 6850 for over a year now and i just can't live with it's noise anymore, so i don't want another noisy card.
So basically i'm looking for feedback on the cards, if anyone has one of them or a similar non-ref 670 let me know your thoughts on it. I'm leaning towards the KFA2, but i have done some research into the non-top asus 670 and they seem ok so i may opt for that. I'm looking for a quiet card that looks good, not too fussed about OC potential as it will still be way more powerful than my 6850. Thanks.
