GIGABYTE G1 Gaming 970 vs Asus Strix 970

Hardware GPU
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Hey guys, plan on pulling the trigger tonight on a new GPU. I'm between the Gigabyte G1 970 which I can get for 355 + and 30 dollar rebate card, or the Strix 970 which I can get for 340 currently. What are your opinions on each? I'm leaning towards the gigabyte because of the higher clock and better cooling.

Thanks for the input

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I was once in this predicament, I settled on the Asus Strix.

This may prove some use to you, it's an comparison between the Asus, MSI anD GIGABYTE:

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G1 gaming has a custom pcb and is a great overclocker.

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I'd go with the Gigabyte card. Gigabyte has the G1 series Binned to holy hell. those cards tend to achieve the highest overclocks.

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I was also wondering is the chance of coil whine pretty much the same for any brand?

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Coil Whine is arguably just like the silicon lottery, you may get it or you may not.