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The cheapest of the "good ones", the Windforce.
For £5 more than the EVGA you can buy the G1 Gaming which is a beast of a cooler.
Pointless card for the cooler, IMO, my Windforce runs at 54c max out of the box and 62c max at my 24/7 overclock, which is 1500/1900.
For the aesthetics of the Backplate and LED logo maybe.
Metal vs plastic shroud, adds a bit of "quality" to the card.
True the Windforce shroud does have a very cheap feel to it.
Added a "?" as it wasn't 100% sure about if the Windforce shroud was plastic, never seen one in the flesh.
I do agree though, the Windforce card/cooler is as good as you need for this core.
why do you favour the evga?
Stirling warranty backup for piece of mind.