Which 1080 should I get? EVGA or MSI?

[CalDaMan]

Hi, I have the opportunity to buy either a EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING or an MSI 1080 Gaming X, the evga is a bit cheaper but the specs look 100% identical. Which one would be better?

 

[geofelt]

EVGA tends to have better warranty and support.
Likely, any performance differences are not detectable.

 

[Dunlop0078]

The EVGA SC is just a founders card with an ACX cooler on it and a small overclock. The MSI actually has a custom PCB and more power phases along with a better cooler, whether or not that makes much of a difference is debatable from the reviews I have seen it doesn't seem to do much. It might help if you like to go all out overclocking with a custom bios. Not sure on how the warranties differ.