GTX 670 - Asus, Evga, or Gigabyte

Incompetent

Asus (OCed) - 420
Gigabyte (OCed) - 400
Evga (non OCed) - 360

Which should I pick? I'm not sure about Evga's cooler, it seems to blow out the back of the case. Noise is something I'd like to avoid. I've read Asus and Gigabyte are quite quiet. I'd also like good fans, which I imagine the OCed versions have.

Recommendations for best price/performance? This feckin graphics card is twice the cost of any other component.



Edit: Just realised HWVS stock the non OCed asus, and the OCed Evga. So really my choice is anything on HWVS

glynf

What exact Models? can you post links?

TBH pre-clocked are a bit pointless-you can probably overclock the standard one as much. Aftermarket coolers and PCB's can run a lot quieter and cooler than a reference design, also factor in the warranties.

Edit: I would go for the Gainward Phantom card if you want the quiet card-their cooler is supposed to be excellent & one of the quietest.

Incompetent

Never heard of that one! Will have a look.

Pretty much the top sellers

Asus

Gigabyte

Evga

RogerWilco1982

Just for your consideration OP, I believe people are having difficulties with the OC'ed ASUS 670s;

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121638

Compare this feedback to that of the standard ASUS (non TOP) version;

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121637

Incompetent

I think I'll settle for Gigabyte. Popular choice, in between price, with a nice cooler

Skylinehead

The upcoming MSI one looks pretty sweet.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-gtx-670-power-edition-oc-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-1019mhz-boost-1079mhz-cores-13

Incompetent

Skylinehead wrote: »

The upcoming MSI one looks pretty sweet.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-gtx-670-power-edition-oc-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-1019mhz-boost-1079mhz-cores-13

How are MSI in terms of reliability? I've heard that Asus and Evga both had issues initially. Is it likely if I buy a just released card there'd be issues?

SpannerMonkey

i recently got the Asus Gtx 670 Direct CU II Top which is the overclocked version and its a beast of a card , runs amazingly quiet , barely aubible , and amazingly powerful , and looks and feels a quality product , it gets the best reviews of any of the gtx 670 cards and is slightly faster than the gigabyte version ,
i mainly play Battlefield 3 and it throws out about 72 FPS at 1920 x 1200 resolution with everything maxed out on ULTRA , or on high settings 120-160 fps on the new maps
Highly recommend