reference vs non reference gtx 980

[megatronends]

i am looking to buy gtx 980, but cannot determine if i should pay extra for non reference one. i am not overclocking it by myself, whatever it does in gpu boost is good enough for me.

[Tim Drake]

How much for cheapest reference and how much for the custom cooler you want?

[Raudi_]

i am looking to buy gtx 980, but cannot determine if i should pay extra for non reference one. i am not overclocking it by myself, whatever it does in gpu boost is good enough for me.

I would suggest non refrence as they will to better in the long run and will let the card run cooler as well.

[Aytex]

non refrence 

[megatronends]

cost is not the issue, i can go as high as 600$, but if i am not overclocking it then that extra money i spent will be wasted. cheapest is 500$ .

[Aytex]

cost is not the issue, i can go as high as 600$, but if i am not overclocking it then that extra money i spent will be wasted. cheapest is 500$ .

BUY A 980 TI THEN WTF

[megatronends]

then there is only 3 options for me, msi strix or matrix. coz i would then need red black aesthetics.

which one should i go for ?

[megatronends]

but 980ti is too overkill for 1080p 144hz

[Aytex]

then there is only 3 options for me, msi strix or matrix. coz i would then need red black aesthetics.

which one should i go for ?

Go for MSI. 

Asus's cooler is bad

[Dimetime35c]

you want none reference. i made the mistake of going with a reference 980ti and ill NEVER do that again. horrible cooling performance, loud card, and just overall shittyness. if your really concerned about colors i think linus has a vid on how to paint your components you can look up.  

[PineappleHolidays]

cost is not the issue, i can go as high as 600$, but if i am not overclocking it then that extra money i spent will be wasted. cheapest is 500$ .

Non reference.

 

On a side note, for 560 you can get a fury

[megatronends]

msi 980 it is.