Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 reviews and benchmarks
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CharpyImpact
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Am I stupid for thinking the way to go for VR is to get the ASUS Strix since it has two HDMI ports (1 for TV for on-lookers and 1 for the VR Headset)? Or the displayport thing make it not an issue? I am trying to do the trade off between EVGA, MSI, and ASUS. I just got burned so bad by horrible Gigabyte customer support, where i kept getting back broken video cards from them for 6 months, which has me leaning toward EVGA.
Shifty Capone1
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Will the ROG Strix or the EVGA FTW fit into a mid tower case pretty easily? I cannot decided whether I want to get a new full tower or drop down to a mid.
SmartWaffles
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No problem, as long as you case accept long form factor cards. I have a mid-tower case with a 970 Stix and have no room issues at all,
Shifty Capone1
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Great, this Phanteks Enthoo Evolve ATX looks so great. Not worth it if a new 1080 wouldn't fit!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01803RRLI/?tag=pcpapi-20
I've got hold of a MSI 1080 Founders Edition (being shipped here right now). However 4hrs after release I saw the 3rd party cards had come up at the same time, cheaper with better coolers.
As soon as the 1080 founders edition arrives, I'm gonna return it.
Sure I need to wait another week, two at most three. However I will get a card that has stable temps and won't thermal throttle, for a cheaper price.
I bought into the hype, now with perspective i'm leaving the choo-choo hype train and trying to be reasonable.
As soon as the 1080 founders edition arrives, I'm gonna return it.
Sure I need to wait another week, two at most three. However I will get a card that has stable temps and won't thermal throttle, for a cheaper price.
I bought into the hype, now with perspective i'm leaving the choo-choo hype train and trying to be reasonable.
The_Inquisitor
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Pretty sure this is for a reason *cough* steam sale coming *cough*
longdi
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http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-1080-overclocking-guide-with-afterburner-4-3,3.html
From these tests...
A good overclocked 980Ti (~1500 boost) vs a good overclocked 1080 (~2050 boost), the 1080 will only be 15% faster in 3DMark graphics (21K vs 24K)
An average overclocked 980Ti (~1450 boost) vs (~1950 boost), the 1080 will be only be 10% faster in 3DMark graphics (20K vs 22K)
Phew feels good with my 980Ti still.
Btw it seems Pascal's secret is its much higher boost clocks....which mean if AMD gets a good architecture going, things can get interesting..
From these tests...
A good overclocked 980Ti (~1500 boost) vs a good overclocked 1080 (~2050 boost), the 1080 will only be 15% faster in 3DMark graphics (21K vs 24K)
An average overclocked 980Ti (~1450 boost) vs (~1950 boost), the 1080 will be only be 10% faster in 3DMark graphics (20K vs 22K)
Phew feels good with my 980Ti still.
Btw it seems Pascal's secret is its much higher boost clocks....which mean if AMD gets a good architecture going, things can get interesting..
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-1080-overclocking-guide-with-afterburner-4-3,3.html
From these tests...
A good overclocked 980Ti (~1500 boost) vs a good overclocked 1080 (~2050 boost), the 1080 will only be 15% faster in 3DMark graphics (21K vs 24K)
An average overclocked 980Ti (~1450 boost) vs (~1950 boost), the 1080 will be only be 10% faster in 3DMark graphics (20K vs 22K)
Phew feels good with my 980Ti still.
Btw it seems Pascal's secret is its much higher boost clocks....which mean if AMD gets a good architecture going, things can get interesting..
It all sounds a bit disappointing - effectively the only reason the 1080 is faster is because of the higher boost.
..then you remember it's half the die area of the 980ti, so it's pretty good really. If only nvidia had priced it like a 980 everyone would be a lot happier. Oh well.
Definitely seems like the 1070 is a good option. If it can overclock to 10-15% below a 1080 then it should perform on par with a 980ti, but should be cheaper, have more memory, and has a few more features like the VR multiport rendering etc.
Bornstellar
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Yep. Gonna hold off for a 1070 for the time I think.
ShogunDarius
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I'm not even sure you'd be able to play any games with this!?
So I can't answer the question lol
the hell is that? some demonic clown?
TheAbsolution
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Welp, just bought the SC version of the card for $649. wow.
Anyone know when it ships?
Anyone know when it ships?
I'm thinking I might do the same if I can find a 1070 that overclocks well under water. Can replace 970 SLI since SLI doesn't seem to have a very bright future (no DX12 game seems to support it so far and I don't think Unreal 4 engine does either other than for VR).
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-1080-overclocking-guide-with-afterburner-4-3,3.html
From these tests...
A good overclocked 980Ti (~1500 boost) vs a good overclocked 1080 (~2050 boost), the 1080 will only be 15% faster in 3DMark graphics (21K vs 24K)
An average overclocked 980Ti (~1450 boost) vs (~1950 boost), the 1080 will be only be 10% faster in 3DMark graphics (20K vs 22K)
Phew feels good with my 980Ti still.
Btw it seems Pascal's secret is its much higher boost clocks....which mean if AMD gets a good architecture going, things can get interesting..
The jury's still out on what the better cards with additional power connectors will clock at though. The FE seems to be power limited.
Imo if cards like the FTW can hit around 2.3 GHz it'd be a solid upgrade over an overclocked 980 Ti.
mercenar1e
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i was thinking about upgrading to the 1080 because my current card is having some issues but i went through an RMA with my 780 and i am getting a 970 in return.. ill probably switch to whatever card comes after the 1080 TI.
Word is mid June (17th)
Beware of the absolute fucking rats over at Scan.co.uk.
They took my money, confirming they had stock and I've just phoned them today to find out what is going on. They fucking lied! Now I'm being quoted it'll be two weeks till I get my card. Fucking disgusted as Overclockers had stock when they accepted my order. Absolutely livid. Bank holiday has been ruined as I was having folk over to try the Vive tonight, not any more! :/
They took my money, confirming they had stock and I've just phoned them today to find out what is going on. They fucking lied! Now I'm being quoted it'll be two weeks till I get my card. Fucking disgusted as Overclockers had stock when they accepted my order. Absolutely livid. Bank holiday has been ruined as I was having folk over to try the Vive tonight, not any more! :/
Yeah, thats why people call them Scam. OCUK like to hike prices when they are the only place with stock, but they won't screw you over like that and their CS is generally excellent.
Yes. OCUK have one for less than that. Comes it at about 690. but then you have postage of course.
Yes. OCUK have one for less than that. Comes it at about 690. but then you have postage of course.
draughn101
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Finally pulled over and hot spotted to check the site. SC available but back to notify for FTW. Ouch
I've never had a problem with them in the past but fuck those theiving cunts. I've had to place an order with Overclockers.
It seems a common problem with them on new hardware launches.
flipswitch
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Does EVGA website ship overseas?
With my 980Ti I use a displayport to HDMI adapter (it carries audio and video) for my Vive so it's not really required to have two HDMI ports. I guess it's a little bit of a load off your mind if you fear some sort of signal loss though I doubt that is an issue.
flipswitch
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EVGA website down...
Nope.
flipswitch
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I see. So best wait for Amazon?
They do have an EU site if that helps you at all.
Yeah. Its shipping fees on single-item orders are very reasonable.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Overclocked cards are going to cost a small fortune on Aus. Goddamnit.
Depends on if those kind of overclocks are even going to happen and if the cooling is sufficient. The air coolers on any 980 Ti were barely sufficient or ended up sounding like jet engines. The 980 Ti cards fare better with a water block or AIO watercooler. I'd still say that the 1080 will most likely fall just a tad bit short in 4K resolutions if you aim for 60 fps. The 980 Ti does fine for 1440p and below so if you have one and don't run 4K then there isn't all that much reason to upgrade.
I just checked that the MSI 1080 with their own cooler is priced to around 800 euros whereas the MSI 980 Ti is going for about 650€ new and even cheaper on the used market. Of course the prices may come down a bit when the cards are properly in stock but that is still a pretty big price jump for anything from 5-20% higher performance.
Importing is still viable. Despite the crappy value of the AUD, even a USD$699 FE would just come in under the $1k threshold, inclusive of shipping, and EVGA cards in particular have a global warranty.
flipswitch
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I don't have any interest in buying one since I just bought an 980Ti last week, it's more for VR, but I'm running everything just fine. It's when the more demanding VR titles come out that I have issues with, but that's going to be a long time.
I switched to a new case a week ago just because my old one can barely accept my dying 270X.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Why, are the 10xx cards bigger?
Sutton Dagger
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I hope not, my 970 G1 had to be rotated and squeezed into my Fractal R3 case, I literally can't go any bigger.
dgrdsv
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No way to know this until some testing will be done.
Not really:
But putting it too close to another card will lead to cooling issues.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Sweet. I guess I'm just always worried with high end hardware. If it's a dud, I don't want to be shipping it back to the US.
I'm still waiting for benchy results, but a very high boost clock 1080 (like that Strix) is appealing to me even with my 980 Ti OC.
ShogunDarius
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Now the long wait for the non fe cards to ship
draughn101
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I wish EVGA would take unlimited preorders. I'd like to just get on the list. It's sitting in my cart, but obviously it won't let me finish checking out.
Yup, the following 3 cards have gained my interest - The Asus Strix, the EVGA FTW and the Inno3D iChill Air Boss X4.
The Asus Strix has a Core Clock of 1784MHz, a Boost Clock of 1936MHz, memory clocked at 10000MHz and 1 x 8 pin power connector and 1 x 6 pin power connector
The EVGA FTW has a Core Clock of 1733MHz, a Boost Clock of 1873MHz, memory clocked at 10010Mhz and 2 x 8 pin power connectors.
The Inno3D card has a Core Clock of 1759MHz, a Boost Clock of 1898MHz, memory clocked at 10400MHz, the highest I've seen with these cards so far, and 1 x 8 pin and 1 x 6 pin power connectors...and 4 great big fuck off fans on it lol
I'm leaning towards getting the Inno3D card at this early stage, just going by the clock speeds of the memory, but will wait for reviews before I make my final decision. I'm not going to be able to afford it until August so I've got plenty of time to make my mind up.
TheAbsolution
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I had to finish checking out in Microsoft Edge.
No way to know this until some testing will be done.
Not really:
But putting it too close to another card will lead to cooling issues.
There was a round up sheet of all the cards that said the strix was 3 slots? Perhaps the cooler is really thick and takes up that third slot?
The strix uses 1 8 pin and 1 6 pin (8+2 power phase). The asus strix has two versions, Normal and OC. You could just buy the normal overclock it yourself. RRP $620.
Videocardz GTX 1080 round up
Pretty sure the Strix OC has 1x8 pin and 1x6 pin.
Doesn't seem like there are many custom cooler editions up for order in the US. But for us in Tier 1 Euro countries, pre-orders from retailers are up.