Understandable, so you're either getting the MSI or eVGA? They're both very good, respected companies. I loved my old eVGA card, it rocked. If you're talking about installation, the eVGA is one of the easiest. No personal experience with MSI =/.
I still recommend waiting until this time tomorrow or something to get more replies. There are some very intelligent people on these forums, people that put me to shame, so you might want to wait for their feedback. But if they cannot solve the problem, then these video cards should do very well for your brother.