Build Quality.

[Jitrah]

Okay I'm looking into GPUs for my new system I'm currently torn on who would have better build quality. Msi, Asus, Gigabyte, Evga, or Galax. I'm looking to go 980 or 970. I thinking I want to go single gpu so a 980 would come out to be better overall. Please gives give your opinions. I've never actually heard of galax maybe I'm just completely retarded. I owned a evga forever and it was a great card. My father owned a Asus 5770 that thing felt like you could hit it with a hammer and keep running.

[ultimaterandombanana]

Personally I have a gigabyte windforce gpu and it is great build quality.

[Arphenyte]

EVGA Classified 980.

[Tedster]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

EVGA is an awesome company.

[Jitrah]

Yeah I would agree on that evga. My gtx 460 evga lasted till last month. It ran great till I hit it with some static on accident.

[Jitrah]

Only problem is the 700$ price tag. The 540-600 range is great that 700$ is killing me but I guess you get what you pay for.

[drewjn]

If gigabyte, pick the g1. Sturdier with better quality than basic windforce, and yes it does make up for the small price increase.

[Zweihander]

As a 970 Asus Strix owner; I can attest to it's quality. I'll link below some photos I took of the card itself: 

 

http://i.imgur.com/WuDLzsF.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/cG0hYI9.jpg

 

 I've never actually heard of galax maybe I'm just completely retarded

 

Galaxy re-branded to GALAX. They make good cards, but aren't on Nvidia's trusted partner board (doesn't matter). 

[Johannes_Lazor]

All of the bigger brands ive seen seems solid.

But The most solid GPU ive had is the Asus Radeon HD 4890
http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/EAH4890HTDI1GD5/

[Jitrah]

Well as I keep seeing on other forum posts and forum sites saying mostly evga and asus strix. I think I'm going with the strix seeing as it costs less and he a nice smooth black backplate.

[drewjn]

Gigabyte is slightly better in function, benchmark and oc, asus close to it but slightly better in cooling. G1 for gigabyte also has metal backplate.

Asus is a little wider while gigabyte is longer, making it a bit harder to fit for some cases.

That being said, all the 970s are good. Zotac is also good for oc, from what I hear.

[Jitrah]

Yeah card size is not an issue. So overall g1 would be better?

[Jitrah]

I do like the g1. The price kills me but hey must be worth it.

[Jitrah]

Might as well go all or nothing.

[Zweihander]

 I think I'm going with the strix seeing as it costs less and he a nice smooth black backplate.

 

You won't regret it. 

[roberrrtz]

have 2 970's g1 gaming, the build quality is amazing, feels like holding a litteral brick of steel.

[pdv789]

I also have a g1 from gigabyte and the build quality is great. It's a sturdy metal design and overclocks like mad. The G1 is the loudest of the bunch though so be warned, strix has a feature to turn off fans for complete silence when it's not heavily loaded, and well EVGA has just been one of if not the best companies around for warranties and customer service. I'm not too sure about galaxy, I haven't dealt with them or heard much about their versions as of late other than the hall of fame edition linus did a video on recently.

[nicon]

3 Options:

 

Gigabyte G1 Gaming 980/970

Galax (Galaxy?) HOF 980/970 (2.5 slot though)

Wait for EVGA 980 Classified K|ngP|n edition (if you can afford it)

[Doughnutnator]

The G1 gaming isn't that noisy. I have one and it feels pretty strong and durable.

Mine doesn't oc too high: 1510, 8000 with stock voltage but stays well bellow 70°C and isn't noisy.

You can't hear the card at idle if you have case fans. And at load is pretty much the same as a Strix or MSI one...

[Jitrah]

Alright guys thank you all for the posts. I think it will be the g1 then since I've got a lot more people saying that.