So is there any difference here?

[Filiman3421]

So I'm planning a build and want to throw a 1070 in. I was looking for EVGA's superclocked which looks like a great price for the specs. However the SuperClocked Black Edition has exactly the same specs and is around $30 lower. It sounds too good to be true for the same card, just different looks to be cheaper. Any scientists knows or can spot a difference :v?

[Spork829]

I hadn't heard of them having a "Black Edition" before, but it sure looks like literally the same thing except the cooler has black accents instead of silver.

[Guest]

Black edition

Regular

 

 

[GatioH]

No blackplate on the black edition

Edited November 24, 2016 by GatioH

[Filiman3421]

13 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Black edition

Regular

 

 

Yeah I believe it actually looks better.

[Filiman3421]

11 minutes ago, GatioH said:

No blackplate on the black edition

I thought that most graphics cards didn't have any. Does it affect performance somehow?

[lettuce head]

12 minutes ago, Filiman3421 said:

I thought that most graphics cards didn't have any. Does it affect performance somehow?

it can have a small performance impact sometimes. usually its just decorative and so you don't slice your fingers up on the pcb. but some of them can serve as heatsinks for the gpu, but the performance out of it is pretty insignificant.

[GatioH]

8 hours ago, Filiman3421 said:

I thought that most graphics cards didn't have any. Does it affect performance somehow?

Basically, no. It just looks cool af (imo) and may drop your temp by a degree