EVGA RTX 2060 super ultra XC vs Gigabyte 2060 Super OC gaming

[N0REGARD4LIFE]

Torn on which of these two to get. The EVGA is a little more expensive, but my last couple of EVGA cards had some buzz/coil whine but it was reliable. I literally know nothing about the gigabyte cards, but the OC is cheaper and has 3 fans. Anyone know how these two cards stack up?

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Gigabyte 3 fan cards are usually decent enough, especially Nvidia cards, their track record with AMD is not the greatest.
EVGA has probably somewhat better warranty and return policy if you live in US.

[r.linder]

Really it comes down to preference.

[[☥] - CJ -]

Preference
Personally, i only use EVGA cards for the cooling, iCX and the warranty and being able to upgrade the warranty. my 1060 SSC 6GB has a 10 year extended warranty <3

3 Fans doesnt always mean better, and its just more to clean later on.

[N0REGARD4LIFE]

Yeah I don't care about cleaning so that's not a concern, but my main concern with EVGA cards is the coil whine. My 1080sc had a buzz to it under load that was super annoying that would change pitch when I would rotate the camera around in a game. Looking at Newegg and evga's forums the 20 series cards have pretty widespread coil whine. Even RMA cards have it. So needless to say, getting an EVGA card is worrisome. I'm not seeing the issue anywhere near as widespread with the gigabyte cards.

[[☥] - CJ -]

All GPUs have a chance of having coil whine just like PSU's can
But if you're absolutely worried about it then do what you gotta do, all in all its up to you

[Jasper4980]

My personal preference does not go to Gigabyte. I've had 2 gigabyte cards, and both of them had fans hitting the fan shroud at higher rpm's... (Rtx 2060 Super and Gtx 1050Ti)

[Bad 💀 Motha]

EVGA is one the best choices around. You most likely had coil whine cause all tge SC gpus are crap quality. They are cheaper so what do u expect. Look at FTW3 2 or 3 fanned models

[N0REGARD4LIFE]

My 980Ti classified had the same buzz, and so did my 760 before that. Unfortunately the FTW models are out of my price range, especially now that I'm looking to go with a 2070 super instead of the 2060 super. I honestly wanted to go with the 5700xt until I saw the thermals. I'm torn between the gigabyte 2070 super OC gaming and the EVGA 2070 super gaming XC Ultra. I doubt I'll be able to hear any buzzing over my case fans anyway.

[Ochso]

Originally posted by N0REGARD4LIFE:

Yeah I don't care about cleaning so that's not a concern, but my main concern with EVGA cards is the coil whine. My 1080sc had a buzz to it under load that was super annoying that would change pitch when I would rotate the camera around in a game. Looking at Newegg and evga's forums the 20 series cards have pretty widespread coil whine. Even RMA cards have it. So needless to say, getting an EVGA card is worrisome. I'm not seeing the issue anywhere near as widespread with the gigabyte cards.

Sorry to sound a tad dim ( It comes purely natural )
But are you swapping out your 1080 for a 2060 . or did it ( 1080) die and the 2060 is a stop gap. It just seems a little retrograde.
I have quite probably gotten the wrong end of the stick .

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I'd aim for 2080 Super, otherwise a gtx 1080 should do just fine.

Money sounds like it's tight right now, perhaps just keep saving up.

GTX 1080 should run everything quite well at 1080p/60

No point getting a 2060 or 2070 since that's not really much if any upgrade at all.

I'd still highly consider EVGA. Either a 3 fanned model or a hybrid model.

[N0REGARD4LIFE]

Originally posted by Ochso:

Originally posted by N0REGARD4LIFE:

Yeah I don't care about cleaning so that's not a concern, but my main concern with EVGA cards is the coil whine. My 1080sc had a buzz to it under load that was super annoying that would change pitch when I would rotate the camera around in a game. Looking at Newegg and evga's forums the 20 series cards have pretty widespread coil whine. Even RMA cards have it. So needless to say, getting an EVGA card is worrisome. I'm not seeing the issue anywhere near as widespread with the gigabyte cards.

Sorry to sound a tad dim ( It comes purely natural )
But are you swapping out your 1080 for a 2060 . or did it ( 1080) die and the 2060 is a stop gap. It just seems a little retrograde.
I have quite probably gotten the wrong end of the stick .

My PC with the 1080 sadly was sold off to help with lawyer costs to get custody of my daughter, so I'm in the process of building another. I have everything but the GPU so that's why I'm asking questions about them. I think I'm going with a 2070 super. New egg has some good deals going so I'm gonna spend the extra.

[N0REGARD4LIFE]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

I'd aim for 2080 Super, otherwise a gtx 1080 should do just fine.

Money sounds like it's tight right now, perhaps just keep saving up.

GTX 1080 should run everything quite well at 1080p/60

No point getting a 2060 or 2070 since that's not really much if any upgrade at all.

I'd still highly consider EVGA. Either a 3 fanned model or a hybrid model.

Money isn't tight, but I mainly game at 1080p right now as I always have hooked my PC up to the living room TV and gamed there. If I were to have a 4k monitor I'd definitely go with a 2080, though there was an article I read today that a 2080ti super is on the way.

[N0REGARD4LIFE]

Originally posted by Rumpelcrutchskin:

Gigabyte 3 fan cards are usually decent enough, especially Nvidia cards, their track record with AMD is not the greatest.
EVGA has probably somewhat better warranty and return policy if you live in US.

I ended up going with the 2070 Super OC gaming card from Gigabyte. With a 100mhz overclock it stays between 2055 and 2070mhz. Before temps get into the 50s it hits 2100. Highest temps I've seen are with rise of the tomb raider in which it hit 58c. Looks like a winner.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

EVGA SC are junk, never buy that model from them from any line up. The SC is always been well known for issues.

If you're going to not care what you get, go buy the cheapest AMD RX 570 or 580 and be happy with it. If you are to spend higher amounts of money on a gpu, then do not waste it by buying junk.

Go to EVGA website and look at a particular series you are interested in, such as 2060 Super or 2070 Super and compare the models within the same product base model line.

Such as SC vs SSC vs Gaming vs FTW... etc.

Also many don't seem to look at their Hybrid models, cause most other brands do not have such a model available. Always look at the Hybrid model, it can be worth it.

If all you have cash for is a 2060 something, then I wouldnt even look at Nvidia, cause tge 2060 is crap and still just a 1080p gpu. Look at maybe gtx 1660 super, rx 590, rx 5700 if you don't have enough to step up to 2070 Super

[N0REGARD4LIFE]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

EVGA SC are junk, never buy that model from them from any line up. The SC is always been well known for issues.

If you're going to not care what you get, go buy the cheapest AMD RX 570 or 580 and be happy with it. If you are to spend higher amounts of money on a gpu, then do not waste it by buying junk.

Go to EVGA website and look at a particular series you are interested in, such as 2060 Super or 2070 Super and compare the models within the same product base model line.

Such as SC vs SSC vs Gaming vs FTW... etc.

Also many don't seem to look at their Hybrid models, cause most other brands do not have such a model available. Always look at the Hybrid model, it can be worth it.

If all you have cash for is a 2060 something, then I wouldnt even look at Nvidia, cause tge 2060 is crap and still just a 1080p gpu. Look at maybe gtx 1660 super, rx 590, rx 5700 if you don't have enough to step up to 2070 Super

As posted above I got the 2070 super gaming OC from gigabyte.