Posted July 15, 2014 Hi all, new to the forum here! I need some guidance on choosing the right version of a graphics card. I'm new to graphics cards, as I've just completed my first build in >10 years. I've settled on the gtx 760 in a blower style. To provide some context, without modifying the case, I can only fit in a 10" card, and it needs to be a "blower" style, or it'll all over heat in the case. I was settled on the msi itx 760: http://www.ncix.com/detail/msi-geforce-gtx-760-gaming-8b-92760-1396.htm because I figured: more space in the case, more heat dissipation I don't understand the difference between "flavours" of the cards. the msi itx is a bit more expensive than say, this full length msi: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127744 But is that the only real trade off? I would have thought there'd be more compromise for such a small package. Corrollary to all this, would there be another card you could recommend for me? bearing in mind I value silence in my build. thanks for any insight! further context: 4770k z87 gigabyte mobo. the rig is justified by being for photographs, I'm technically only a casual gamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2014 Because the FT03-Mini is a pretty small case, get any 760 with a blower cooler. A blower-style cooler looks like this: Desktop: Intel Core i9-9900K | ASUS Strix Z390-F | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16GB @ 3200MHz CL14 | EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra | Corsair RM650x | Fractal Design Define R6 Laptop: 2018 Apple MacBook Pro 13" -- i5-8259U | 8GB LPDDR3 | 512GB NVMe Peripherals: Leopold FC660C w/ Topre Silent 45g | Logitech MX Master 3 & Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed | HIFIMAN HE400se & iFi ZEN DAC | Audio-Technica AT2020USB+ Display: Gigabyte G34WQC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2014 Author Yeah, I'm good that far, I just don't know what advantages/disadvantages each company's offerings really provide. Am I over-thinking things? Would that itx form factor be worth it? I can afford the extra 40$, and size wise would prefer having the smaller card, but other than saving 40$ would I be better off with another version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2014 Yeah, I'm good that far, I just don't know what advantages/disadvantages each company's offerings really provide. Am I over-thinking things? Would that itx form factor be worth it? I can afford the extra 40$, and size wise would prefer having the smaller card, but other than saving 40$ would I be better off with another version? Probably the best blower style one you can get is EVGA SC. The FT03 supposedly supports cards up to 10'' long, and the SC is going to be shorter than that. Hell, my ASUS GTX 760 DirectCUII is under 10'' long. EVGA's warranties are legendary, and it's going to have lower temps than the ITX style cards simply due to greater cooling surface area. CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - CPU Cooler: Deepcool Castle 240EX - Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC RAM: 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro RBG 3200MHz - GPU: MSI RTX 3080 GAMING X TRIO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 17, 2014 Author It seemed that the answer was, and I'm paraphrasing here, "You're over-thinking things, go get your card and play some games, already" I bought an msi 760 reference, as I found it for >40$ cheaper than the evga. Only managed a few minutes of gameplay yesterday night, but man-oh-man. As I said, I've never owned a discreet graphics card before (Though I use them a lot at work...not for gaming). I feel like Neo: "I know kung-fu". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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