Help me pick which 670 I should go with

Hardware GPU
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So, I have 4 670's selected. I will be gaming at 1920x1080. I would like to get the highest fps possible on high settings. Unless it is a 670, please do not recommend any alternative cards to me, I just want to know which of the 4 cards will preform the best for me. Here are the cards:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-130-782

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-130-785

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121637

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121659

So, as you can see, there are 2 EVGA cards, and 2 Asus cards. Which of these cards will preform the best? Will I need 4GB for one screen at 1920x1080? Asus or Evga? Let me know which is the best choice for me. If you have any questions let me know. Thanks.

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More GPU memory is need when you are playing at super high resolutions, 2 gigs is enough for 1080, so the 4gig isn't advised

 

The first one if you aren't OCing it (I beleive it has a reference board)

and if you are planning to OC it a bit, definately the asus 2gig because of the after market layout and the better cooler

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You do not need 4 gigs for 1920x1080, but out of the 4 you have linked there I would say go for the 2nd (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-130-785) just because it is factory overclocked. But, if you want to OC yourself, go with the 2GB ASUS card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121637).

I would also recommend MSI, they make some very good Graphics cards, especially those with the Twin Frozr coolers.

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If I were to pick an EVGA card, it would've been the FTW edition of the 670. Otherwise, the ASUS 2GB version or MSI Power Edition would suffice

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Oh yeah, forgot to add, I don't plan on SLI'ing two 670's together as by the time I can afford it the next gen cards will most likely be released.

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By then, you could sell your 670 and use the money that you would use for SLI on getting something like the Nvidia Titan.

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Apparently the 670 reference board is pretty cramped and poorely designed so i would go for the 2GB Asus especially if oc but the EVGA should be very reliable.

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THat's exactly what I was thinking :)

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I think I'm leaning towards the second link. As it's more likely for me to add a second monitor than to overclock, so it'd be nice to have that 4GB. The fourth link is a bit too expensive for me. What do you guys think? Good choice? Bad choice? Let me know.

 

 

EDIT: I was told that 4GB for one screen is overkill by a few people, so I think the first link will be the one I go with.

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Imo, gaming on 2 screens feels very..incomplete and kinda weird, if you wanna multimonitor game, go with 3 then youd might want the 4 gig

if you are gaming on 1080p on 1 monitor and maybe a browser on the other, stay 2 gigs

the evga's smaller pcb concerns me.

 

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Id go Asus, its one of the best cooler out there and also one of the quietest.

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Is there a specific reason that you are leaving the EVGA FTW version out?  And there's no need to waste money on a 4gb card at that resolution.  Also, no matter which you pick it's an amazing card, is the asus really worth a 30 dollar premium over the stock EVGA?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787

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Yeah, I'm going with the 2GB evga version, I think. And I have to agree, 2 monitors doesn't really look good when you're playing a game. I'd probroally only use one of them for a game if I had two.

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I didn't realise that there was a ftw version of the 670. I thought that was only for the 680... derp. And yeah, I realised that. I'll be going with a 2GB card. As for the ASUS vs EVGA thing, I dunno. That's why I posted this thread. lol