How is this card different than the Gigabyte version (If any difference)?
1178655
asus uses a heatpipe cooling system as opposed to gigabyte's 3x fan system. The only difference between evga asus gigabyte msi version of the 770 is the cooling system and occasionally very slight clock speed differences. This asus card has the best cooling system from what i read and although i got a dud sadly 99% of people say it's a great card.
1178656
I have a windforce 3x OC and I have to say that it runs cooler (Ultra on BF4 is about 60c.) I don't know why, but when you turn on your computer, the fans run max for about 5 seconds and reduce to get rid of dust. The fans are facing down.. how does it remove the dust? It has Gigabyte OC GURU, which is a blue GUI and is very basic (can OC and change fan speeds). I have it on auto but when it hits 100%, ALL ABOARD THE BOEING 777. IT CAN SUCK IN AIR SO FAST, YOU CANT EVEN SEE IT.
1178657
The only difference is their cooling solution and which brand you prefer. Factory overclocks are very low and you can easily increase them over what is done at the factory yourself. Basically just look for the price and brand you want, the clock speed shouldn't be a factor.
1178658
I got this one because the fins on the heatsink push the heat out of the case vs the gigabyte which blow the heat onto your motherboard and into the case. Not a big deal if you're cooling your CPU with outside air but I have watercooling that blows case air across my radiator and then out so I didn't want to heat up my case unnecessarily.
1178659
In terms of specs, very little difference, the main difference is if you prefer 3 fans or 2 for your heatsinks.
1178660
I can only comment on the Asus...The Gigabyte does have the tri fan setup and supposedly quiet and runs cool. For me I have a large plexiglass window and asthetics are important and didn't like the lattice on the side and the Asus worked with my current theme. The Asus over clocks to 1300mhz and 8000mhz on the vram raising the voltage up to 1.21v. Runs not over 81*C. Not sure what the Gigabyte card does. Although I did have to RMA the Asus card twice for no display and was not an easy process. I now have the Asus GTX 770 4GB.
619918
I have the 4gb card. Memory is everything in gaming. Haven't found anything yet this card couldn't handle on high settings. Haven't seen the other card. The 4gb card runs cool. Future proof is good sense. My choice would be the more memory!
1540440
Look at the spec's http://www.gigabyte.us/products/comparison/list.aspx?ck=2&pids;=4279,4280
95894
They will both perform about the same. I have purchased from both companies and have had good results with both. The sapphire is a little smaller in size (8 X 4 X 1.5 inches) compared to the Gigabyte (9.5 X 5.4 X 1.7 inches) so if you have a midsize case the Sapphire might fit better. Both cards have a similar cooling setup (twin fans).
1536159
I actually have the same GPU and this one runs it perfectly. I'm pretty sure G1 is just a series of Gigabyte products such as GPU and MOBO.
1092979
Gigabyte GPU cards have a horrible cooling system, they last less and they are super big and bulky, never buy any gigabyte card.the Sapphire and MSI have the best cooling, tho Sapphire is abit bigger.
2109080
They are not the same card. This is the fully factory over clocked running at a clock of 1080Mhz and men at 5600Mhz. The other card has slower clocks. The clocks are higher because the chokes are better, and the chips were binned higher on this card. Check the serials if you want to confirm this. The OC potential is thus higher on this card.
2085550
My driver was a mid-range board at low cost and TWO ports for DVI. I can only compare differing NVIDIA products but "better" is in the eye of the beholder. They both use 2GB worth of GDDR5 memory at 128-bit. The tipping point would be which features on each card are triggered by your favorite game(s).
95435
This is a high end card. I looked at the the FTW version of this card before buying the windforce GHZ model. The GHZ gigabyte model has a better overclock and comes with a back plate. It also runs very quite under load and I have been very happy with it so far. Considering buying a second for sli right now. The only real step up currently available is the Gigabyte 780 Ti GHZ edition if you can find it in stock anywhere and it will cost you about $200 more.
1999936
I think they do. Some games do but probably not all. I have had zero issues with this card producing ultra settings on every gane. I never had the 2 gig one tho so its hard to compare.
648465
As long as the memory is the same, the brand shouldn't make a difference. If the memory speed is mismatched or the memory size is different then the card with the lower/slower memory spec will lock down and dictate the overall spec for the SLI setup.
2196731
Gigabyte supports card less than three years old just record card serial number should you need to call them. I've called them about their used cards I've purchased and have gotten good support. I'm using three of their video cards and a couple of motherboards and got excellent support on all of them. Haven't had to return anything so far, its always been software or installation issue. I've always had good luck with Gigabyte and will continue to use them for all my PCs. Good luck.
965294
The reason I went with the Asus card was that the EVGA card I had previously did not work well with my Asus motherboard. I realize it is a flipped circumstance, but is worth noting there were comparability issues between the two. Hope this information is useful for your decision making process.
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You will have to check for yourself. Here's Gigabyte's website. http://www.gigabyte.us/ Good Luck.
1180971
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444003
I don't know the difference, but I believe it matters. Try Komputerbay's web site (or other memory sellers) to get a match of memory compatible with your computer.
95893
Also, take a look at the ports and see which would suit you the best. The two cards have different options.