Hey - my GVP 1230 with 1291 SCSI and 8 meg ram has always treated me well. I bought the card along with the RAM though. How much RAM do you need for what you want to do?
If you find a GVP card with RAM and SCSI I'd say go for it ! Straightforward set-up and no crashing problems. I can't vouch for its speed vs Apillo vs Blizzard.