Best version of the geforce 770?

[milesa43]

I am doing my first biuld over the summer and am scoping out parts now. I need an oppinion on a good gaming oriented but economicaly consious gpu.

[Antistatic12]

Are you running stock or overclocking.

Stock: just get the cheapest.
Overclocking: I have always liked MSI's mid range and high end cards, go the gaming series(the red one) or lightning.(the yellow one)
If think you need more than 2GB maybe the EVGA classified ACX cooled 4GB version. (although a little more pricey) The MSI also does a 4GB version too.

edit
Forgot to mention the GTX 770 DirectCU II OC also a great card.

[TheNinjaNextDor]

Get the EVGA ACX version of the 770.

[glup]

I always recommend EVGA. reasoning being that in my experience, they are much quieter than most similar models by others, which allow them to run better and faster without overheating. 

They are a tad bit more expensive than many 770's, but well worth the extra money.

 

The customer service is fantastic if anything should come out wrong. Have seen miracle cases from EVGA customer support. (One example was some guy buying two identical cards to SLI them, but got two different ones. One the same, and one better. He contacted them, and they just sent him a new one of the better type free of charge. Believe this was a 670 2GB and a 670 4GB, though I could be very wrong as I'm working off memory)

 

I currently run two EVGA 770's in SLI in my personal setup, and I have no complaints. They make less noise at 100% than my previous card made at 30%.

[MellowCream]

The Gigabyte Windforce Version. Coolest and quietest. Overclock-able as well. 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GDDR5-2GB-WINDFORCE-Graphics-GV-N770OC-2GD/dp/B00D3ES1Q0

[tryphaa]

I quite like the Gigabyte card, but MSI, Asus, and EVGA make great cards. Pick whichever color scheme/design you like the best.