08-26-2016, 08:39 AM
Hi Guys,
I am wanting to purchase 2 x GTX 1080 cards for use in a well ventilated full tower case, with a 200mm side panel fan pushing on to the GPUs. Not yet sure of which of the may GTX 1080s to buy. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
A review of the threads seems to suggest to go for a reference GTX 1080 Founders Edition card. In trying to understand the difference between a Founders Edition card and a general after market card, it was noted that the blower fan in the Founders Edition card - to dump heat out the back of the case - is a differentiator from most after market cards.
Some on various forums seem to dislike cards with blower fans, and suggest that they run hotter & louder than others. Others in this forum suggest that if the card is running hot, it means that the fan hasn't been tuned, and the second half of the back plate hasn't been removed.
The Founders Edition card can be manually overclocked as required.
There is a midway card such as the MSI GTX 1080 Aero OC, which appears to be like a natively overclocked Founder Edition card as it also uses a blower fan.
Other cards such as the Asus GTX 1080 Strix OC Edition were looked at. These cards are natively overclocked, and use tri-axial fan solution, which doesn't necessarily get the heat put of the case.
So with that all in mind, are there advantages/disadvantages of using a Founders Edition card over or something like a Asus GTX 1080 Strix OC in a large case?
I am wanting to purchase 2 x GTX 1080 cards for use in a well ventilated full tower case, with a 200mm side panel fan pushing on to the GPUs. Not yet sure of which of the may GTX 1080s to buy. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
A review of the threads seems to suggest to go for a reference GTX 1080 Founders Edition card. In trying to understand the difference between a Founders Edition card and a general after market card, it was noted that the blower fan in the Founders Edition card - to dump heat out the back of the case - is a differentiator from most after market cards.
Some on various forums seem to dislike cards with blower fans, and suggest that they run hotter & louder than others. Others in this forum suggest that if the card is running hot, it means that the fan hasn't been tuned, and the second half of the back plate hasn't been removed.
The Founders Edition card can be manually overclocked as required.
There is a midway card such as the MSI GTX 1080 Aero OC, which appears to be like a natively overclocked Founder Edition card as it also uses a blower fan.
Other cards such as the Asus GTX 1080 Strix OC Edition were looked at. These cards are natively overclocked, and use tri-axial fan solution, which doesn't necessarily get the heat put of the case.
So with that all in mind, are there advantages/disadvantages of using a Founders Edition card over or something like a Asus GTX 1080 Strix OC in a large case?