Another "which could stop 1080" thread...

Jenkinio · 29 May 2016 at 15:54

I'm looking at this at £580:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...s-graphics-card-08g-p4-6183-kr-gx-298-ea.html

But should I spend £30 more for the FTW version?:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...s-graphics-card-08g-p4-6286-kr-gx-300-ea.html

Is the latter just a factory OC version?
I see it has 2x power inputs but do I only need to care about that if I want to OC the card and therefore draw more juice?

Thanks
Jenks

smogsy · 29 May 2016 at 15:56

more power
better cooler.

Jenkinio · 29 May 2016 at 15:59

Bloody iPad autocorrect... Made my thread title make no sense at all...

Gregster · 29 May 2016 at 16:01

The FTW has extra power and 12 phase VRMs, so should clock better but that is also chip dependent. I have personally gone for the FTW because of the extra power and phases but not sure if it will make a difference overall but time will tell.

Danny75 · 29 May 2016 at 16:14

+ Dual BIOS
+ RGB leds

SuperClocked has single BIOS and white led.

eazyrider · 29 May 2016 at 16:17

Dem RGB colours yo

Safetytrousers · 29 May 2016 at 16:19

As I said in another thread I had stupidly been using 1x8 and 1x6 on my 2x8 MSI 980ti. I had been getting issues driving my x34 monitor and fps quirks. Now using 2x8 pins my issues are solved.
For that reason I went for the FTW. The power set up in the FTW should in theory yield better and more stable overclocks, although we are yet to fully see how the x80's behave in this respect.
Both versions are factory overclocked.

smogsy · 29 May 2016 at 16:26

^ ofc you did it was designed to use 2x8 pin.

it wont be the same for every card.

Jenkinio · 29 May 2016 at 17:11

Thanks for the input.

Radox-0 · 29 May 2016 at 17:18

Safetytrousers said:
As I said in another thread I had stupidly been using 1x8 and 1x6 on my 2x8 MSI 980ti. I had been getting issues driving my x34 monitor and fps quirks. Now using 2x8 pins my issues are solved.
For that reason I went for the FTW. The power set up in the FTW should in theory yield better and more stable overclocks, although we are yet to fully see how the x80's behave in this respect.
Both versions are factory overclocked.

Nothing to do with it being 8 pin + 8 pin card. Simply to do with you not plugging in the power connectors. I have had 0 issues driving the PG348Q with Titan X's (6 + 8 Pin) or even strix GTX 970 (single 8 pin) long story short, if you not plugged in the power connectors for the card, you will get issues. simple as.

Drollic · 29 May 2016 at 17:19

Better cooler with bigger fans, worth it.

Simon Belmont · 29 May 2016 at 17:22

EVGA FTW 1080. Just waiting for stock to arrive.

spadess · 29 May 2016 at 18:22

SC is fine and not worth the difference unless you plan to overclock a lot more than 2000mhz. A lot of people here justifying spending £30 more for extra pins and fan

Jenkinio · 29 May 2016 at 19:08

I've not OC'd my GPUs before. Assuming I don't OC this one, would the SC version be the one to get?

Aretak · 29 May 2016 at 19:18

Jenkinio said:
I've not OC'd my GPUs before. Assuming I don't OC this one, would the SC version be the one to get?

I'd still spring for the FTW if it was me, as you'll get more performance out of the box and a larger (and therefore likely quieter) cooler. If you're spending £580, you might as well spend £610 after all.

Jenkinio · 29 May 2016 at 20:14

Any clues when these GPUs will be in stock at OCUK?

BriT · 29 May 2016 at 20:20

Probably mid June, Says 3rd June on OC but i think that's optimistic.

HungryHippos · 29 May 2016 at 20:22

Jenkinio said:
Any clues when these GPUs will be in stock at OCUK?

EVGA themselves reckoned first stock of the FTW version may hit the UK around the 14th, but Ben from EVGA did say he'd see if the ETA could be brought forward a bit!

Jenkinio · 30 May 2016 at 09:27

I need to pop my case open to check but I know that my existing GPUs are 2x 6pin PCIe each and looking in my cables draw I have no 8pin cables. Is it possible (/sensible) to get a converter, such as molex to 8pin, or do I need to get specific cables?

I looked on the Internet and couldn't find anything for XFX / Seasonic spare cables...

Jenkinio · 30 May 2016 at 09:50

Jenkinio said:
I need to pop my case open to check but I know that my existing GPUs are 2x 6pin PCIe each and looking in my cables draw I have no 8pin cables. Is it possible (/sensible) to get a converter, such as molex to 8pin, or do I need to get specific cables?

I looked on the Internet and couldn't find anything for XFX / Seasonic spare cables...

Just answered my own question- my existing cables are 6+2pin, so I have what I need.