Need help with my first ever PC - What 4090 to buy?

[Airmati]

So I'm building a very powerful PC that's set to take me through university
I'm building a very high PC with a 7950X Ryzen CPU, 64GB RAM and a 4090.
However, I do not know what 4090 to get. I keep reading reviews online and I see MANY different opinions.
These are the 4 I'm interested in:

Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090
Zotac Trinity OC
Zotac AMP Extreme Airo
MSI Gaming Trio/Gaming X Trio

They're roughly in the price range I can afford, but I don't know which to get as I keep hearing things about them.
Gigabyte apparently having cracked pcbs that the company refuses to refund I heard
Zotac having extremely loud fans and are "not worth" the 4090 experience I heard because they're cheap
MSI Gaming Trio having high idle temps. And I was told "If you can afford to get the Gaming Trio, you might as well rip out a few more pounds and get the Suprim X".
I really don't know, any help is MASSIVELY appreciated
I've bought the other parts I need, I checked the dimensions of these GPUs and they fit in my 5000X iCue case. I'm just struggling with the GPU and what "brand" I should go with.

Thank you!

 

[Airmati]

The cheapest Zotac for the 5 year UK based warranty.

Otherwise you're just paying for brand and marketing in 98% of cases, there's very little difference between them all and certainly not enough to justify higher prices for the average user.

Thanks for all your responses. But I don’t think I’ll be just the average user.
Mainly productivity work with Unreal Engine 5, 3D Rendering , Blendrr, After Effects, Sony Vegas Pro

Even then does it make a difference? And should I just save money and go with the Zotac

 

[Airmati]

If you're doing things that are going to run the card at 100% load for long periods, you might want to get a decent cooler, yeah, but I have no idea how the 4090 coolers compare. Have you looked at the 4090 threads (e.g. coil whine and owners) in the graphics card forum?

A roundup of 4070s, this is the wrong card obviously, but it does give you an idea which models are higher or lower end:

9 RTX 4070's Tested, GPU & Memory Thermals, Clocks, Power & Noise Normalized Testing

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This has only 5 4090s, but it does include power, core, memory and hotspot (HUB does too):

Which RTX 4090 Should You Get? - 5 Models Tested & Compared

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The Gaming X Trio looks like a good model in how the cooler performs generically in other series, but 2 years less warranty on a £1500 card isn't great.

This chart includes the Zotac AMP:

Zotac GeForce RTX 4090 Amp Extreme Airo Review

Zotac's GeForce RTX 4080 AMP Extreme Airo comes with a mesmerizing RGB implementation that simply looks stunning. As expected, a factory overclock is included on Zotac's new flagship, and the cooler runs very quietly once the dual BIOS is switched to "quiet mode".

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Yeah Zotac's 4090 5 year warranty is looking like a steal for me. It's just idk why there's a bias against Zotac cards

Which RTX 4090 to BUY and AVOID?! | 35 Cards Compared! Asus, MSI, Galax, Gigabyte, PNY, Palit, Etc.

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This video shows Zotac at the bottom of the barrel

 

[Airmati]

Why?

I don’t know what to tell you. I might ignore him and just get the Zotac 4090 from OC, seems the people who got them from here have good reviews on it regardless of the Zotac Bias

 

[Airmati]

From watching the video:

- Zotac Trinity has a basic VRM, matching nvidia's reference spec.
- Zotac AMP has a high tier VRM, similar to the FE, but weaker than the Strix.

- Trinity max power limit: 450 (stock, not adjustable).
- AMP max power limit: 495.

- Trinity cooler: not included in the results.
- AMP cooler: seems to have both high temps and noise, relative to most other cards. Mildly worse than the FE.

All-round pick (based on temps, VRM and price): Gigabyte Gaming OC.

Highest performing (air) cards: Strix, Suprim X.

Based on the video, I don't see the point of the AMP, big VRM, but you can't use it and the cooler doesn't seem great either. The Trinity is a reference spec card, so since it's cheap with a long warranty I think that's fine.

From what I gathered, this isn't actually an independent review with unique benchmarks, it is based on other reviews, so I'm not sure if that impacts the accuracy of the amalgamated charts.

So I can go with the Zotac?
I was either going to go with the Trinity, the MSI Gaming Trio, or Suprim X
Gigabyte is out of the question due to the recent cracking pcb issues and them refusing RMA
Between the Zotac, Gaming Trio and Suprim X what would you recommend based off the video?

 

[Airmati]

I was just about to place my Zotac 4090 order on Overclockers but it seems the FE would be better? Zotac is still cheaper , and FE seems to be out of stock everywhere

 

[Airmati]

FE is showing as in stock for me, well it has the "Add to Basket" button in green.

Ah I already placed my order for the Zotac Trinity. Should I cancel it and try order the FE? Or there’s no point. Tbh unless someone can explain I don’t see the difference the FE has that makes it better than Zotac