Looking at a 4070ti or a 4080 to upgrade my dual 1080s from my other post but now I’m not sure which 3rd party model to choose (ASUS TUF, MSI, ZOTAC, Gigabyte…). I’m looking for longevity and not specifically max power if that means a shorter life. Using it mostly for general gaming. Mostly FPS and such.

What’s the difference?

Is it just added cooling for boosted performance?

Why does the price change ~$400?

Chances are im either too dumb or don’t use any programs that would require overclocking/boosting.

I’m willing to shell out the $ if it’s worth it but I have no idea. I may wait until the 50s come out to pull the trigger but that’s an issue for later.

My current build with 32gb RAM instead of 16: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/3h4CmG

  • SendPicsofSandwichesEnglish
    17•1 year ago

    Usually it’s in the cooling. Some will have 2 fans, some with 3. Others will actually have an entire closed loop liquid cooler. Sometimes the vram will also change but that doesn’t happen a lot these days. A lot of the time it’s just marketing wank though. It’s a good idea to look at video reviews of the specific models you want to buy though, as there are sometimes issues with specific cards from specific 3rd parties that you wouldn’t know about otherwise.

    • @ShunkWEnglish
      21•1 year ago

      Just be sure to stay away from Linus Tech Tips cuz their testing is really inconsistent, and sometimes gets really close to willful misinformation.

          • KptnAutismusEnglish
            4•1 year ago

            i have a TUF 3070 8GB, the VRAM is definetely not enough, but if you can find a model with more, go for it.

          • SendPicsofSandwichesEnglish
            3•1 year ago

            If the price os right and research looks good I’d say take it. ASUS has a really good name, and things that I’ve bought from their TUF line in the past have been good.

      • @DelphiaEnglish
        3•1 year ago

        I wouldnt say to “Stay away” but definitely dont make them your only source.

        If LTT, GN, J2C and HWunboxed all agree on something being good or bad thats a pretty decent sample size.

    • @[email protected]English
      4•1 year ago

      This. Sound was an important factor for me, and so I picked the general family(s) and narrowed down from there, but whether the processor is tuned to 3.4GHz or 3.5GHz isn’t something that’s going to affect performance in any human-noticable way for 99% of games.

      • @[email protected]OPEnglish
        3•1 year ago

        Yeah I’m pretty sure I’m not cool enough to understand the difference and I definitely won’t be maxing it out. Thanks