msi 1080 armor or Gaming x?

[SmilesRising]

which one should i pick? https://www.inet.se/produkt/5400061/msi-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-gaming-x#merinfo

 

https://www.inet.se/produkt/5400063/msi-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-armor-oc#specs

 

the armor one is a bit cheaper

[Blackhole890]

11 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

which one should i pick? https://www.inet.se/produkt/5400061/msi-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-gaming-x#merinfo

 

https://www.inet.se/produkt/5400063/msi-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-armor-oc#specs

 

the armor one is a bit cheaper

get the cheapest as you can, the only difference is the cooling and a tiny performance improvement

[iRileyx]

I'd get the gaming x because it has a backplate and looks a bit nicer, where as the armor doesn't appear to have a backplate.

[Super1337victim]

Depends on your preferences. 

The colortheme is a huge thing for many builders.

 

You could get the cheapest but the Armor has no Backplate. 

[SmilesRising]

6 minutes ago, Blackhole890 said:

get the cheapest as you can, the only difference is the cooling and a tiny performance improvement

 

5 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

I'd get the gaming x because it has a backplate and looks a bit nicer, where as the armor doesn't appear to have a backplate.

 

4 minutes ago, Super1337victim said:

Depends on your preferences. 

The colortheme is a huge thing for many builders.

 

You could get the cheapest but the Armor has no Backplate. 

my build is black and red so.. going with MSI is no issue  but the only difference between the 2 are backplate vs no backplate and a slight increase in preformance? if thats the case ill go for the armor one

[Castdeath97]

63USD over the Armour for the X is a bit too much in my opinion, maybe if it was 30-40 USD more. 

[SmilesRising]

3 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

63USD over the Armour for the X is a bit too much in my opinion, maybe if it was 30-40 USD more. 

Theres no difference in build quality? if the X has better materials and stuff ill go with that one but if its basically the same then ill go with armour

[Super1337victim]

I have to add, that the red and black one has RGB led. 

 

And performancewise you can easly overclock the Armor to the level of the other. 

 

EDIT:  if performance per $  > bling bling fancy stuff    -> go with the armor 

[manikyath]

the armor, historicly, is MSI's "cheaper" cooler option, generally meaning that it doesnt have as much engineering behind it and lacks the obvious beauty options.

 

so, generally means no backplate, maybe not as quiet/doesnt cool as well, etc.

[Castdeath97]

10 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

Theres no difference in build quality? if the X has better materials and stuff ill go with that one but if its basically the same then ill go with armour

The X is better, but personally I find 63 USD a bit too much for it over the Armour.

[SmilesRising]

6 minutes ago, manikyath said:

the armor, historicly, is MSI's "cheaper" cooler option, generally meaning that it doesnt have as much engineering behind it and lacks the obvious beauty options.

 

so, generally means no backplate, maybe not as quiet/doesnt cool as well, etc.

 

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

The X is better, but personally I find 63 USD a bit too much for it over the Armour.

if the X cools better and is better overall ill go for it.. although its more expensive.

[Megah3rtz]

Armor uses Twin Frozr V fans

 

 Gaming X uses Twin Frozr VI

[manikyath]

6 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

 

if the X cools better and is better overall ill go for it.. although its more expensive.

essentially, there's no "generally better" out the two, one is slightly better and slightly more expensive, the other one is slightly cheaper but not quite *as* good.

[SmilesRising]

Okay guys thank you for all your help! ill go with the armour and save 60 bucks or what it is since the X isnt much better. 

[brokencross]

Get the Gaming X. 

It's an heavy card, and it really needs a backplate for extra stability.