g1 980 vs msi 980

[hunkeelin]

Why does the g1 980 is 80usd more expensive compare to the msi 980?

For the 970 the g1 is only 10usd more expensive. Anyone care to explain?

"you get what you paid for" motto

 

[netxzero64]

Why does the g1 980 is 80usd more expensive compare to the msi 980?

For the 970 the g1 is only 10usd more expensive. Anyone care to explain?

"you get what you paid for" motto

woah, that is weird. Here in my country the MSI is more expensive by $40 equivalent which is pretty ridiculous as the G1 should be the one that is expensive due to it simply having "binned chips".

Try to look on other brands like Palit, Zotac or EVGA.

 

[Attic]

Explanation: Just odd pricing.

The MSI 980 is about as good as it gets, no reason to think the G1 warrants 80 more dollars. The EVGA cards, with ACX 2.0 should also weigh in vs the MSI if prices are comparable.

 

[Pneumothorax]

I've had the gigabyte g1 gaming 980 and then MSI 970's in SLI. I prefer the MSI mainly for the fan off feature as I water cool my rig. The G1, while quiet, was definitely more noticeable at idle noise wise and was also slightly louder while gaming. To me, the price difference isn't worth it. You may have more o/c headroom with the gigabyte as it has much more robust VRM setup that allows it to draw much more power than reference cards. My particular 980 went up to 1525 boost or so. However, the latest scuttlebutt is reporting that the newer revision of the G1 gaming has a cheaper power controller setup that doesn't o/c as well as the initial release.