BOO YA I did as well though their site. Ended up costing me more money because of shipping but I dont care, its worth the extra cost not worrying about it.
ROG Strix actually has two variants, there is a regular Strix 1080 which is running on reference clock at 1607/1733. The 1898MHz boost one is the OC Edition which is more expensive than FE.
But the manufacturer's code is the same as on OCUK and that is £619
Custom cards thread on OCUK forums: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18732799, including pre-order options.
Wait, the factory OC'd Strix is only 1898 boost clock? What on earth? Does this mean there'll be another tier above Strix for something which starts at 2ghz and boosts higher?
1898 is pretty darn disappointing. The 980TI went from 1002/1076 stock to 1291/1317 which is like 30% vs this ~10%.
Are the US prices for these custom cards. I'm not seeing anything. How are folks preordering without price?
Disappointing clocks so far on them imho - only 1900 boost doesn't bode well for outperforming 980ti by huge margin when both are overclocked.
The difference between a Strix and a EVGA FTW is BC 0020, but £100 in EVGAs favour
And now people will accept that Nvidia priced themselves so high because they can't sell their own cards at the same prices as 3rd parties without damaging their relationships.
The OC variant is still 200 SEK cheaper than FE in Sweden.
Also, STRIX-GTX1080-O8G-GAMING is the OC one, STRIX-GTX1080-8G-GAMING is the regular one.
Haven't seen regular one listed anywhere in Sweden though. Komplett.se, webhallen.se and inet.se all have the OC one (STRIX-GTX1080-O8G-GAMING) for 7499:- (FE is 7699![]()
killroy87 said:Alright, I'm an idiot and have to ask; what does "FTW" stand for in this context?
It is rumored to be about 500 CNY ($80) more expensive than FE in China.
For The Win
Still trying to get the page to load but can you tell me if the classified is up for preorder?
It's just a model name. But probably "For the win"? lolAlright, I'm an idiot and have to ask; what does "FTW" stand for in this context?
Quick question since I'm new to all this graphics cars business. What's the advantage of two 8 pin or 8 & 6 pin connectors over one? Is it to be able to power the fans or overclock the card harder? I really like the water cooled MSI card but it only has one 8 pin. Does it just not need two because it's water cooled?
The pricing from EVGA gives me hope that most 1070's will come in at around $400 which is acceptable.
I just got through on the EVGA preorder. Two FTWs ordered. GOGOGO
Yes, pleasantly surprised by evgas pricing. Commence eating crow.
Thinking an EVGA 1070 ftw if it has 2x 8 pins and the beefier pcb will be an excellent value.
The advantage is higher ceiling for supplied power. Not much to do with cooling as coolers consume some minuscule wattage (even WC I think), everything to do with how high the card will able to overclock. So if you're not planning to overclock one 8 pin will be fine.
It does, see the EVGA tweet above.Ah I see.
Damn, I do plan on doing some overclocking so that's kind of a bummer cause I'm in love with the look of the card. I guess I'll have to wait and see if the EVGA Hybrid has dual connectors.
No Canadian sites with aftermarket cards yet, hey?
Well, cancelling the Zotac preorder, I got one of the EVGA FTW's.
So...the 1070 supposedly outperforms a 980ti, assuming both are stock. While the 1080 notably outperforms the 980ti only when overclocked? I know there's no hard data on a lot of these comparisons, but based on the information that's out there it's really hard to see the value in the 1080. Can anyone clarify where these cards sit performance wise in relation to one another? I'd assume 980ti < 1070 << 1080, but this doesn't seem to be the case, which, is confusing when one looks at the prices.