GPU Best Brands

[Callum1808]

Hello I was just wondering what brands are the best to buy when getting GPU’s as around December/January I will probably be getting a 1070 or 1070ti depending on if they drop in price but i haven’t any idea on what particular brands are the best while not paying too much.

 

The GPU will go in my new build here are the main parts (drives I will use from and old computer so aren’t listed)

 

OS - Windows 10 64 bit

 

Case - Antec 900 case ( re-using )

 

CPU - Ryzen 5 2600

 

RAM - 2x8GB 3000Mhz DDR4

 

MB - MSI b450 Tomahawk

 

PSU - EVGA 650W G2 Supernova 

 

CPU Cooler - I think I have a H50 Corsair water cooler I can use from and old pc 

 

1080p monitor not g-sync or freesync @ 60Hz and i already have peripherals.

 

Yeah so any advice on GPU brands would be great or any advice for my build is also appreciated! 

 

PS I will be using a GTX 680 until I get the 1070/1070ti

 

Thanks!

[barondeau]

EVGA,Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS, Zotiac, the list goes on, if you want to look at a lot of the optiopns all at once look here 
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=369,415&sort=price&page=1

 

[lmeneses]

evga, msi, and asus imo

[-rascal-]

For nVidia GPUs, they are all pretty good...

• EVGA
• ASUS
• MSi
• Gigabyte

 

EVGA has the best customer service if you are in North America ... as far as I know.

[MrChemistryCow9]

Depends upon what you want, do you want RGB, Water cooling compatibility, low temps with an AIO attached, good air cooling, or best air temps and overclocking?

[Egg-Roll]

BFG

 

EVGA, MSI (never owned a GPU from them), Gigabyte is good too (I avoid ASUS due to past issues, so no words on them, never owned a GPU from them)

 

Tho your region might not carry selected brands or models... 

[Callum1808]

1 minute ago, MrChemistryCow9 said:

Depends upon what you want, do you want RGB, Water cooling compatibility, low temps with an AIO attached, best air cooling, or good air temps and overclocking?

It’ll be air cooled and I couldn’t care how it looks just how it performs 

 

3 minutes ago, barondeau said:

EVGA,Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS, Zotiac, the list goes on, if you want to look at a lot of the optiopns all at once look here 
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=369,415&sort=price&page=1

 

Yes but what are the best out of them any what justifies price difference for example what is the difference between MSI armour and MSI Gaming x

 

1 minute ago, Egg-Roll said:

BFG

 

EVGA, MSI (never owned a GPU from them), Gigabyte is good too (I avoid ASUS due to past issues, so no words on them, never owned a GPU from them)

 

Tho your region might not carry selected brands or models... 

Ive heard EVGA are good but I see MSI armour is one of the cheapest in the uk but for some reason GPUs just seem overall more expensive here compared to the US

[MrChemistryCow9]

I would just get a triple fan card and you're good to go. MSI has some nice ones.

[iBabySlapper]

The only common modern GPU brands I would avoid are PowerColor and Gainward. The rest should be fine.

[Callum1808]

Also do GPU prices drop much on cyber monday / Black Friday or do you think drop between now and January ?

[Airdragonz]

You might want to go MSI since your motherboard is MSI (makes RGB syncing easier with less software required). For reliability, I've owned a Zotac and EVGA and both have been running strong for over 2 years. I have heard that EVGA and ASUS are some of the better ones when it comes to customer support and RMA though. 

[Egg-Roll]

4 minutes ago, Callum1808 said:

Yes but what are the best out of them any what justifies price difference for example what is the difference between MSI armour and MSI Gaming x

 

Ive heard EVGA are good but I see MSI armour is one of the cheapest in the uk but for some reason GPUs just seem overall more expensive here compared to the US

the 1070/1070 Ti will play basically every game on high (ultra is kinda wasteful, plenty of YT videos on that) or custom settings at 60 FPS. The difference between each card are fans and clock speeds, possibly RGB. All 1070/1070 Ti's will have minimum specs which can be found here:

https://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-1070/specifications

https://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-1070-ti (don't bother clicking this... Nvidia is being lazy nothing exists)

 

I'm actually surprised you didn't ask about BFG  Seeing as they don't exist anymore and all...

EVGA seems like a decent company my card has a thermal issue and they offered a free pad (never bothered) or a RMA (never bothered), the issue arises when overclocking (hence why I never bothered), but the issue to fix on my end is 100% free.

But as I said above the only real difference is fan tech, number of fans and clock speeds. Someone suggest 3 fans, but truth be told my 1070 with dual fans does a damn good job at staying cool under load:

To be fair it has a 640 beneath it and a very limited air flow case lol...

[Callum1808]

5 minutes ago, Egg-Roll said:

the 1070/1070 Ti will play basically every game on high (ultra is kinda wasteful, plenty of YT videos on that) or custom settings at 60 FPS. The difference between each card are fans and clock speeds, possibly RGB. All 1070/1070 Ti's will have minimum specs which can be found here:

https://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-1070/specifications

https://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-1070-ti (don't bother clicking this... Nvidia is being lazy nothing exists)

 

I'm actually surprised you didn't ask about BFG  Seeing as they don't exist anymore and all...

EVGA seems like a decent company my card has a thermal issue and they offered a free pad (never bothered) or a RMA (never bothered), the issue arises when overclocking (hence why I never bothered), but the issue to fix on my end is 100% free.

But as I said above the only real difference is fan tech, number of fans and clock speeds. Someone suggest 3 fans, but truth be told my 1070 with dual fans does a damn good job at staying cool under load:

To be fair it has a 640 beneath it and a very limited air flow case lol...

Ok thanks for the help,one final question would you recommend a 1070 normal or the ti variant?

[MrChemistryCow9]

Just now, Callum1808 said:

Ok thanks for the help,one final question would you recommend a 1070 normal or the ti variant?

Always 1070 Ti unless you play like roblox or minecraft.

[Egg-Roll]

5 minutes ago, Callum1808 said:

Ok thanks for the help,one final question would you recommend a 1070 normal or the ti variant?

If the 1070 Ti is within budget, get that instead because the extra power is always nice to have. In Folding@Home the lowest 1070 Ti I found produces around 660,000 score/day where as my own 1070 only produces 525,000-590,000/day. There are actual benchmarks that show similar outlines too but imo F@H is prob one of the better ones to figure out how good a GPU is since it requires the GPU to actually work for extended period of time.

 

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1070-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1070/3943vs3609

Very similar with 18%, Tho unless you absolutely need/want the Ti I wouldn't really pay more than 25-30% of the 1070's price.

[Wockinine]

For me it will always be ASUS ROG as I have always had great Overclocking support and I like the aura sync stuff (though only on VERY specific cards). MSI and EVGA are also top of thier game. If I'm honest, even companies like PNY aren't bad but they normally use reference PCB.