Feedback on 1080

[kiara]

Hi,

I would like to buy an 1080 to replace my GTX 980, and would have your feedbacks on these 3 cards :

Nvidia's website :
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series...e-gtx-1080
2560 cores - 1607 Mhz (base) - 1733 Mhz (boost)
-> reference design


MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814127940
2560 cores - 1607 Mhz (base) - 1733 Mhz (boost)
=> This card looks like the Nvidia one, isn't it ?! What's the differences ?


MSI 1080 Gaming version
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814127943
2560 cores - 1607 Mhz (base) - 1847 MHz (boost)

The last one is more boosted than Nvidia's one. It should crack faster ?

Last thing, price : more than $800-$900 in Europe. Does it worth this - high - price?

Thanks for your feedbacks.

the gaming eddition of msi should crack hashes faster yes. but i dont really see why doing it, if u can just overclock manual lets say with after burner of msi.
and the suggestion is to take an reffernce card for cracking hashes.

about the price its up to u.., i guess if u wait 2-4 weeks the price will go down..
 

If I got it right these new Founders Edition Models are basically reference design cards, just a 'new name'.
So there shouldn't be a difference between the first 2 cards.

In general it should all be the same as before, reference > custom with the same arguments you have for buying reference design cards.

Even if I'm pretty sure the things I said are true feel free to correct me, looking at you epixoip

yes two of the cards are the same.
Founder edition = Refference card