Hello, itching for a new GPU is about to make me buy one now and forget about 1080 Ti which will be expensive most likely. Looks like EVGA is having issues with heat and bad designs, GIGABYTE Xtreme or MSI Gaming X or other? Any 1080s have Samsung memory? That would be a plus more me. Thanks
Hi there Personally I would go with Palit Gamerock, Zotac AMP!, AMP! Extreme which have great cooling and MSI too looks like good one GTX1080 have only Micron memory as they're using GDDR5X Hope this helps Thanks, Jura
Heard the Zotac AMP! heats up a lot, but the AMP! Extreme is a beast of a card. The Palit Gamerock is also a great card. I myself have the Asus Strix one which is also a very nice card in terms of cooling. So i'd go with either one out of those 3.
What stock boost clocks you guys are getting at stock clocks? I mean ACTUAL gaming boost clocks. That would help because I'm not interested in overclocking this 1080 when I get it. Thanks again guys.
If you are not going to overclock, the difference between the boost clocks in cards is very negligible. Not worth stressing over, and it can differ from one card to the next even if they are the same card. Get the best cooling for the price. Keeping it cool is the best bet in getting higher boost clocks anyway. That said, you really should overclock it. Super easy, more safe then ever.
Just go for the cheapest with the cooler you fancy. Btw the g1 1080 looks good and is among the cheapest here. I bought the evga 1080 dt. Was a lot cheaper on a sale. I clock it to 2083 every day even without the cooling pads. (they are in the mail).
Hi there My Zotac GTX1080 AMP have boost clocks at 1886MHz or something around that figure, but actual boost clock is 1946MHz in games without any OC OC on my is 2050-2075MHz on core and +200MHz on VRAM(this works for me and I'm happy) But agree, it doesn't matter what boost clocks are if you will be OC the card Cooling, my Zotac GTX1080 AMP runs quite hot or hotter but this can be as I'm running two GPU, Titan X is close to the Zotac, right now after I've played with airflow of the case, my temps on Zotac are in 70°C with 65% fan profile and Titan X is running around 45-48°C in rendering Hope this helps Thanks, Jura
No. It matters much when you get a card that boosts to 1987 plus or even 2k plus on stock vs one that boosts to ~1900 The higher one does not even need OC, and will not benefit from OC anyway(might be small gain from memory OC which alone IMO does not worth the hassle=higher temp, instability, lottery chip, drivers sensitivity, oc apps running all the time, unexplained strange behavior.....etc.) Thanks
I find this whole evga thing funny. I have a 1080gtx ftw with no thermal pads at all and just the updated bios that was released by them and my powerlink adapter. My card is staying cool and not frying up at all. I run a custom fan curve and that's about it. Play games and just enjoy the thing. My house isn't burning down. It sucks that it is happening to some people but evga is still freaking awesome in my book.
1. MSI Gaming X - The quietest card around 2. ASUS Strix OC - Boosts extremely well but louder than MSI
It's the VRM's that overheat. You cannot see the temps of the VRM's unless you use a temp tool. The BIOS just makes the fan spin faster. I would get those pads. It might not be an immediate issue with the faster fan speed, but those pads could easily add a few years to the life span of that card, VRM's wear out from heat. And 105 C is f'kin hot.
Let me say this. As of 11/1, EVGA has taken care of the issue and the new cards are all shipping with a lot of thermal pads installed. Also...you will not find another company to offer the level of customer service of EVGA. I have the reference ACX 3.0 1080 and the card is a beast. I can push it to +250 core and +200 Memory with no adjustments to any voltages, etc. Here is some proof: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/15097207 You are safe with any brand. EVGA's customer service is a perk...
EVGA / MSI AIO versions - stable clock, higher overclock, silent performance, cool, less overheating trouble.
Hi mahanddeem I just ordered a msi gaming X over a gigabyte G1 gaming. The reason of my choice is the 8+6 pin on the msi where the G1 gaming has just the 8 pin. I don't know if it really is relevant, but that's the only reason. The Asus STRIX-GTX1080-8G-GAMING would also have made it but i need 3 Display port and clocks are lower than the msi or the gigabyte apparently Enjoy it when you have it
Guys, thanks My Gigabyte 1080 Xtreme arrived! It boosts to 2050 on cold start gaming, down to 2012 when it heats to 50s! And VRAM 10200, slight but welcomed bump in memory. 3DMark firestrike 1080p is 23888 Huge performer, BUT... I had to bent the stupid X light thing in the middle cause the middle fan wasn't spining when first power on the card. Awesome booster! But ****TY QC Still debating exchange! I'm sure the only one that might get good clocks AND great quality is 1080 Classy from EVGA. But afraid from the VRM thingy.
I'd go to Amazon or Newegg, sort by price and reviews. Been happy with my Zotax AMP which was lowest price at the time. Been super stable. Reminds me of my 8800GTX back in the day. One of the best GPU's I ever owned.
