asus vs msi GTX 970

[AlexCoy13]

which one is faster and better?

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-GeForce-GTX970-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B00WHJEK1M/ref=sr_1_10?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1449231758&sr=1-10&keywords=gtx+970

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GTX-970-Graphics-Express/dp/B00NOP536Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1449231758&sr=1-1&keywords=gtx+970

 

Please just compare the 2 cards, i dont want any other car like a 390 or something

[Andrew Storlie]

That asus card looks like crap.... id get the msi. The difference in speed between the 2 cards wont be noticeably different at all while in game

[The Cool n00B]

MSI looks better so I'd go for that

[manikyath]

the asus turbo was designed specificly for tight space SLI configurations.

 

makes it kind of a niche card.

[iamdrinster]

ill go with msi, but to answer your question the difference is about a 20-50mhz in clock wich is barely noticeable but for cooling I think MSI is the winner since ive seen benchmark where MSI beat Asus for about 5-10 degrees celcius which is a big thing

[paulsterio]

MSI has an open air style cooler, which is better for almost all people. The ASUS card has a blower style cooler which is preferable if you have a small case as that won't dump hot air back into your case and other components.

 

That said, it doesn't really matter that much, just go for whichever you like, whichever brand you trust or whichever you can get for cheaper on the day. 

[Goat]

The MSI card is faster and since its an open cooler design, it will keep the card cooler at the cost of warmer ambient temps in the pc as the cooler releases heat into the surrounding air. You will need to have good cooling in your case to make up for that. The Asus cooler is the opposite. The gpu runs hotter but hot air is exhausted out the back, keeping the insides of your pc cool. If you want an open cooler design from Asus that is faster, try their Strix line if cards. If I'm not wrong, the MSI card can yield better overclocks as it has 8pin+6pin pci power connectors while the Asus cards only has a single 8pin power connector.

[AlexCoy13]

MSI has an open air style cooler, which is better for almost all people. The ASUS card has a blower style cooler which is preferable if you have a small case as that won't dump hot air back into your case and other components.

 

That said, it doesn't really matter that much, just go for whichever you like, whichever brand you trust or whichever you can get for cheaper on the day. 

this will be going in a corsair air 240 so its a fairly small case, maybe the ASUS is better then?