Am I asking for trouble buying no-names like ZOTAC, Gainward

ZOTAC is one of the top tier card makers now, easily beating out Asus, maybe not MSI. Gainward and Palit usually come out with some of the nicer looking cards, but they take forever, and don't run as quiet/cool as the bigger brands

>>55778654
>Zotac
>no-names

No, Zotac Gainward and Palit has been on the market for quite some time.

Hell even Inno3D has been around a while.

You're not talking about no-namers until you hit Galaxy, Galax(spung off Galaxy), and chinese brands like Colorful, Onda, Maxsun.

MSI is cheaper than Asus, and doesn't have the oversized PCB, the Strix LED and ricer gamer bullshit marketing.

Almost couldn't fit a Strix 970 into a case once because it was extra wide

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>>55778654
I used to have a 2GB GT 610 from Zotac that I got for $30. I remember being able to overclock it by alot.

>tfw only buy the cheapest in stock gpus, which meant xfxs and zotacs
>never had to rma, always had decent overclocking with them

Don't fall for the "premium" brand meme

>>55778654
>zotac
>no-name
pick one

t. owner of cheapest GTX 950 when I bought one (made by zotac). Also going on 1504MHz

>>55779427
>>55779819
>>55780810
What about temps and noise?
Wouldn't even mind overpaying for "premium" cards if they were noticably quieter & cooler

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>>55778654
>no-name
>ZOTAC

I didn't know about zotac either but my friends told me it's alright.

Recently bought the gtx 1060 one. It's working like a charm.

>>55778654
>gainward
>no-name

children use 4chan these days, i must stop getting mad at their dumbfuckery

>>55778654
>ZOTAC, Gainward or Palit
>No name
>MSI, the infamous customer service disaster
>Reputable
...alright.

Is there much difference in AIB 1060s? Any brand known to have issues?