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RTX 3090 FE vs ASUS RTX 3090 STRIX OC?

Majek

Majek

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Hi,

I know the best 3090 is the one you have in your case but I was wondering what other people's thoughts on 3090 FE vs Asus Strix 3090 are?

I have Strix OC on pre-order with my local, big retailer and I am early in the queue (probably below 10th place) but it looks like I will be waiting until November/December to get it. I started monitoring Nvidia's website for FE stock again. Cost aside, which one do you think is the better card (though the price does play a role too)?

For me these are the advantages and disadvantages of each:

FE:
+ nice design
+ probably better silicon
+ with mods (potentially) up to 648W power limit (theoretical 12-pin max power)
+ seems like the cooler provides better cooling than the Strix
+ cheaper
- 12 pin in the middle of the card
- warranty not transferrable
- worse resell value
- cramped PCB (higher component temps - e.g. memory )

Asus Strix:
+ up to 480W power limit on stock
+ better stock clocks
+ standard 3x8 PIN
+ better resell value
+ you can still try and have it fixed under warranty as the 2nd owner
- potentially worse silicon
- pricier
- worse GPU cooling (but potentially better for other components)

Just wondering if I should jump on FE if I see it or wait for Asus (I know I'm dreaming anyway). Strix cards, both 3080 and 3090, seem to be very popular here.
 
zoffster1 said:
I don't think this applies since it's effectively a 2x8 pin to 1x12 pin adapter. You're only getting the power of 2x8 pin cables running from your psu.
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Thanks for the reply. I think I've read somewhere that 3x8 pin to 12 pin cables will come in the future.
 
The strix is 10% faster

you'll be waiting quite some time though - I don't think these cards are releasing until November
 
Majek said:
FE:
+ nice design
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Maybe it just me but am not keen at all on the look of it
Looks like just a huge brick :p and them wires look terrible :eek:

Maybe it looks better in the flesh :confused:

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Thanks guys.

I am leaning more towards the Strix. Yes, I know I'll be waiting a long time, possibly till the end of the year or longer. :(

Do you think that Asus is binning their chips? Or is it possible that you get Tuf non OC that outperforms Strix OC when put under water, for example, becuase they randomly allocate the gpus?

I wonder how much better chances of geting a good chip you have by going with an FE?
 
Majek said:
Thanks guys.

I am leaning more towards the Strix. Yes, I know I'll be waiting a long time, possibly till the end of the year or longer. :(

Do you think that Asus is binning their chips? Or is it possible that you get Tuf non OC that outperforms Strix OC when put under water, for example, becuase they randomly allocate the gpus?

I wonder how much better chances of geting a good chip you have by going with an FE?
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Hard to say without ASUS confirming. I do not believe they will cherry pick chips though. I expect they will call out specifically if they do. The white 2080Ti they did for example, they specifically called out on the product page they binned them: https://www.asus.com/uk/Graphics-Cards/ROG-STRIX-RTX2080TI-O11G-WHITE-GAMING/

This limited edition of the ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 2080 Ti features a white shroud, backplate, frame, and fans. It also boasts a healthy performance boost through a very selective binning process and aggressive factory overclocks of the GPU and memory.
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What your paying for is the higher clock speeds out the box, better power delivery which "may" help with overclocking, validating the GPU can at least hit quoted box speeds and so on. Having seen RTX 3xxx strix reviews and reviewers overclocking, numbers they are hitting seem to be broadly similar to what other GPUs can achieve. With that said, the 3090 Strix does have a 480w BIOS so with a similar chip as to what you get in another card, if as you say your putting it under water, may be able to push more power through the GPU to get slightly higher clocks.
 
Majek said:
- worse GPU cooling (but potentially better for other components)
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I would think there is no way the Strix has worse cooling than the FE. If you ran both at 100% I would bet the Strix runs cooler. The Strix has more performance at stock settings so you would need to OC the FE to compare like for like.

One disadvantage of the Strix (and all the other non-FE cards) is that the dissipated heat gets dumped back into the case.
 
Thank you Radox-0 and gbgt2.

All valid points. As for cooling capability, I think FE is much heavier thank Strix (2.2 kg vs like 1.8) and as you noted it dumps part of the hot air outside, so that is a plus. I am torn and not sure what I will do if I ever see 3090 fe in stock. On 24.09 I managed to put it into the basket but could not finish the checkout process...

Anyway all academic discussion now as you can't get your hands on either.

If anyone is interested, if you follow this link, you can see some comparisons between the two cards. The performance and thermal graphs in the second part of the video do clearly indicate the Strix is better.

https://youtu.be/gcKj3-YBIrQ
 
Majek said:
If anyone is interested, if you follow this link, you can see some comparisons between the two cards. The performance and thermal graphs in the second part of the video do clearly indicate the Strix is better.
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I would surely hope it a dam sight lot better with it costing £300 more then an FE
 
On 24/09 I missed out on ordering 3090 FE but managed to place an order for 3090 Strix OC on two different websites. On Thursday 01/10 I managed to (pure chance) place an order for 3090 FE and this morning got confirmation of shipping so it should be with me on Monday/Tuesday.

I wanted FE from the moment I saw the small PCB as I will placing it in a full custom loop.

I don’t know if the £300 premium for the Strix is worth it or not. It was more than I wanted to pay but I didn’t see the FE being a possibility. Not sure what to do now as early indications show the Strix as more powerful.

Do you think there is a discernible difference between these two cards bearing mind my intentions for water cooling?
 
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Majek said:
Thanks guys.

I am leaning more towards the Strix. Yes, I know I'll be waiting a long time, possibly till the end of the year or longer. :(

Do you think that Asus is binning their chips? Or is it possible that you get Tuf non OC that outperforms Strix OC when put under water, for example, becuase they randomly allocate the gpus?

I wonder how much better chances of geting a good chip you have by going with an FE?
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no binning as so fair ASUS are only making the oc versions of the 3080 and 3090 so clearly every chip is good enough to pass for a oc card
 
Quare Crack said:
On 24/09 I missed out on ordering 3090 FE but managed to place an order for 3090 Strix OC on two different websites. On Thursday 01/10 I managed to (pure chance) place an order for 3090 FE and this morning got confirmation of shipping so it should be with me on Monday/Tuesday.

I wanted FE from the moment I saw the small PCB as I will placing it in a full custom loop.

I don’t know if the £300 premium for the Strix is worth it or not. It was more than I wanted to pay but I didn’t see the FE being a possibility. Not sure what to do now as early indications show the Strix as more powerful.

Do you think there is a discernible difference between these two cards bearing mind my intentions for water cooling?
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because of the extra power out of the box with the strix, under water it is always to be 10% faster than the FE or maybe even more,

but is that worth another £300?
 
Greebo said:
because of the extra power out of the box with the strix, under water it is always to be 10% faster than the FE or maybe even more,
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But that only if your very lucky and the chip you get is a very good clocker

It normally more down to how good the chip is then the power limit
 
Even though I ordered the Strix, I'd be the first one to say the FE is by far the looker of the range.......in the right chassis, but a proper 12pin from the PSU is almost a requirement.
 
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