A pair of 570's, but which ones...

[R-G]

Morning all,

Finally getting to the end of a paper build and hope to order at end of month. (Or as soon as the Corsair 600T special edition Case comes out)

Long and short of it, after several chats with people and research, for future proofing and price reason, going for a Nvidia 570 SLi set up. Now what is a nice pair to SLi'. Obviously not wanting to go straight to the most expensive, but looking for stability, good company with good Customer service/RMA, and lastability. (Also no aftermarket cooling systems, as Nvidia have done well with the vapour cooling system)
Fans must exhaust heat out the back of the case.

Build so far is. Sandybridge Chip, Asus Sabretooth P67, 8Gb G.Skill Ram, Corsair AX850 PSU.

So far, EVGA seem to be quite good, but looking for other ideas.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Tediore]

I was going to suggest EVGA for the warranty. You can get the standard one for £263, or the SC for £285. Make sure you get the reference design as the one with the fan in the middle, part number ending EK, is only a 2 or 3 year warranty. Only the reference design ER cards are eligible for the 10 years.

There was a thread floating around these forums about various manufacturer's RMA service. Gigabyte, MSI and EVGA all scored well. From what I recall, EVGA and MSI take around two weeks for the RMA but are good, and Gigabyte's RMA is less than a week, and is also good. Avoid Asus. Poorly rated in said thread and I personally wouldn't recommend their RMA service either.

I'd go for EVGA if it was me. My brother and best friend have bought the standard and SC versions respectively, and both are great.

 

[Craterloads]

i wouldnt get the reference design as they are prone to blow there vrm's. Go for a non reference design as they have added more phases. I went for a Gainward GTX 570Phantom which can be had for £266 delivered if you do a search.

 

[dfarrall]

I went for the EVGA mainly for the warranty, youll get a few different opinions but in the end the choice is yours

 

[Cleeecooo]

. Make sure you get the reference design as the one with the fan in the middle, part number ending EK, is only a 2 or 3 year warranty. Only the reference design ER cards are eligible for the 10 years.

You have to register within first 30 days of purchase for 10yr warranty otherwise you just get 2. That's the same for all of their cards

 

[dougie06n]

i wouldnt get the reference design as they are prone to blow there vrm's. Go for a non reference design as they have added more phases. I went for a Gainward GTX 570Phantom which can be had for £266 delivered if you do a search.

i have the EVGA reference design and overclocked very easy with evga tool, have a 10 year warrenty so if anything blows as long as i have not removed or done anthing that voids it i can just rma it. if you go for a non ref card from another manafacturer you can have peice of mind for two, three years i suppose not ten.

 

[Cleeecooo]

i have the EVGA reference design and overclocked very easy with evga tool, have a 10 year warrenty so if anything blows as long as i have not removed or done anthing that voids it i can just rma it. if you go for a non ref card from another manafacturer you can have peice of mind for two, three years i suppose not ten.

And EVGA have advanced RMA in the UK aswell

 

[Tediore]

With regards to EVGA's warranty, I was looking at the EK model number myself, so I checked EVGA's site. The EK part number cards only get a one year extension, whereas the ER part numbers have a 10 year warranty if registered within 30 days.

Quoted from EVGA EU warranty page:

10 Year Limited Warranty:

The EVGA 10 Year Limited Warranty is eligible for part numbers ending in: -ER, -E1 (With product registration 30 days from purchase)

3 Year Limited Warranty:

The EVGA 3 Year Limited Warranty eligible for part numbers ending in: -EK (with product registration 30 days from purchase)

2 Year Limited Warranty:

The EVGA 2 Year Limited Warranty eligible for part numbers ending in: -EL, -ET

 

[Cleeecooo]

With regards to EVGA's warranty, I was looking at the EK model number myself, so I checked EVGA's site. The EK part number cards only get a one year extension, whereas the ER part numbers have a 10 year warranty if registered within 30 days.

Quoted from EVGA EU warranty page:

10 Year Limited Warranty:

The EVGA 10 Year Limited Warranty is eligible for part numbers ending in: -ER, -E1 (With product registration 30 days from purchase)

3 Year Limited Warranty:

The EVGA 3 Year Limited Warranty eligible for part numbers ending in: -EK (with product registration 30 days from purchase)

2 Year Limited Warranty:

The EVGA 2 Year Limited Warranty eligible for part numbers ending in: -EL, -ET

Maybe i was wrong
Mind you, 3yrs is enough really

 

[Tediore]

It is

Depends how long you're planning to keep it I guess.

 

[R-G]

Thanks for all teh help. Going with the reference design SC version. Nice, cheap and should kick ass in games out later this year. (Skyrim, BF3, Starwars, D3, etc)

And for the first time ever, will be playing above 20fps.

 

[gary996]

I have the Zotac ones with the extended warranty