Simple. Best 680 to get

Sup all, for X-mas I'm getting a 680. I want some opinionis on what is the best model/cooler.

For games.

Essential:

  • Looks, I'm a bit OCD, if it helps I got a greyscale look right now ;)
  • Noise, my PC is RIGHT next to my ears, so I don't want my PC to sound like Skrillex 
  • Performance, I may slightley overclock, not a huge amount, but needs to keep decent temps, I have               good air flow.
  • Brand, would prefer the EVGA, MSI type, good warranty and support please :)
Hope I'm not being too picky :) 
 
My current choices are as follows: 
  • EVGA Signature SC http://tinyurl.com/d33e79k
  • MSI Twin Frozr/OC http://tinyurl.com/c3oy9qb
  • EVGA Superclocked + http://tinyurl.com/dxstbeu
 
 

(Not sure if your allowed to shorten URLs, some forums don't like it, I'll remove them if they're banned)    

Anyways, hope I can get a choice soon!

Much appreciated :)          

I'm an aftermarket guy so I say go MSI. You can't really beat them in performance and OC either. The anti-dust build up plus how quiet the cards run are always a bonus as well

Yeah, many people say their card has the best air cooling, if you own one, how well does the anti-dust thing owrk, I always say it as just spinning a fan the wrong way.

When it comes to Nvidia, Im sticking to the stock coolers, which are badass.

Also, slick as hell backplates on some of the Evga models

 

I do like the backplates, might see if one would fit on a MSI one

I'd say MSI, but if you're willing to stray from them a little, I highly recommend Zotac.

I owned an EVGA 560 Ti and it failed on me after a couple weeks, so I had Newegg send me a Zotac AMP! 560 Ti instead.  Needless to say I've been using it ever since!  Extremely high quality and low temperatures, while keeping solid performance.

Not sure if anyone else on here uses Zotac, but I definitely recommend them.  Their customer support is fantastic as well!  I had a question about my $20 rebate so I emailed them -- they emailed back no more than 1 hour later.

Very tempting, I'll see what reviews and benchmarks I can find, could be a good candidate, overlooked Zotac completely :/

Do you plan on ever water cooling? Or adding an aftermarket cooler? Evga is the only option then. They warranty everything!

 

Nah, not just yet, I don't trust my self to, maybe next time, for now just stock cooling will do me fine.