Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsThis is just simply THE brand to get for gaming cards!
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2019
If you're wondering what different brands offer, here's a guideline that applies to current GTX 10, GTX 16 and RTX 20 line of cards:
PNY & Zotac: Cheaper build materials, underpowered, up to 20% lower performing cards than reference, more noisy, smaller cards tend to overheat.
MSI: Good quality build, smaller cards with smaller fans tend to overheat, good performance.
ASUS: More expensive, good quality build, exceeds performance, lower noise levels and temperatures compared to other cards.
EVGA: Better price than ASUS, but near to same build quality and performance, exceeding MSI's performance, lower temperatures, higher clock rates.
EVGA cards are generally identical priced to PNY or Zotac; but offer superior performance, customer service (in USA), and longevity.
EVGA generally is a 10-15% better bargain than most other cards.
for 24/7 usage, choose between the more expensive ASUS, EVGA, or the slightly less performing MSI, and not bother with PNY or Zotac.
EDIT:
For GT 16xx cards with below 75W power consumption, you're ok with a single fan design.
For cards using more than 100W (like GT 1660 Ti, RTX 2060 or up; you will need a dual fan design)
For cards using more than 145W (Like RTX 2080 or up) you'll need a triple fan design.
RTX 2060 with triple slot single fan cooler, are cooling very bad, and aren't recommended.
Same with dual fan 2080 designs.
