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Hello! Within the next month, I will be purchasing all of the parts for my new build: 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $174.76) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $40.00) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $683.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'll be gaming on a single 1080p monitor at 60fps on games like Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dota 2, Witcher 3, GTAV, and Bioshock Infinite on at least Medium settings.
What I'd like to know is the difference between these four GTX 960s (I don't really want to spend over $180USD pre-tax and definitely not over $200 if I can help it, so I'm most likely purchasing a 960). The contenders are a PNY 960 (I have a coupon that will make it $180), MSI 960, EVGA "FTW" 960, and ASUS 960 "Turbo" (I'm interested in this because of the aesthetics and the "turbo" marketing terms that piqued my interest). What I'm interested in comparing is gaming performance, temperature ( at idle and load), reliability/longevity, and noise (although this is the least of my concern, it's still nice to know that it won't be super obnoxious). I've tried googling to compare these but it's kind of difficult to compare these specific models and their performance. Any help would be greatly appreciated!  
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Personally id go after the Evga card. It should run the coolest.. Not to mention I think its the only non reference design out of those four cards. I believe it uses higher quality pcb components.

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