Worth replacing the fans on an RTX 2080 ti founders edition?

[Vlad Soroceanu]

Hi,

I've seen a PC in a clearance store that has i7 9700, 16gb, ssd, hdd and a 2080 Ti Founders Edition for £1,329 and I was wondering if it is worth getting it for the Ti and replacing the stock fan with a water cooler solution, which I assume will set me back another £150?

I was wondering if the performance of the GPU with a powerful cooler is good enough to warrant the price.

 

[snips86x]

Could just run it stock and repaste. A case with good ventilation and a decent fan curve on the blower cooler will be fine.

 

[FlyingScotsman]

Sounds a good deal if its all working, do you know what motherboard it has?

 

[Vlad Soroceanu]

Sounds a good deal if its all working, do you know what motherboard it has?

Unfortunately was not stated and the cpu is 9700F, but from what I read the only difference is that the "f" series don't have integrated graphics which I don't have a need for.

 

[Vlad Soroceanu]

I guess what I am trying to figure out is if is worth buying this refurbished build for £1,300 vs building a new pc from new parts with ideally a 2080 super.

 

[agnes]

Watercooling the GPU will cost a lot more than $150, the block alone is not far off that price, plus high CFM fans, radiator, pump, tubing, barbs, coolant and any extras you might throw in, you're looking at a lot more.

As for the GPU, as mentioned above, if you set a custom fan curve profile and your case has decent air flow. You'll be fine.

 

[Vlad Soroceanu]

Thanks guys!

 

[tyler_jrb]

The founders edition is a decent cooler to be honest, as good as some AIB coolers. If you are worried about noise and temps you can always run a custom voltage curve and knock power down by 30% and only a few percent to total performance.

 

[Phixsator]

There are also 3rd party air coolers you can pick up for much less that does a good cooling job. MK-26 which is the one i have had no issue taming a r9 290 overclocked, 980ti overclocked, 1080 ti overclocked and various other cards. Remember my 1080ti sitting in the 55's C when gaming.

 

[Vlad Soroceanu]

Cool, I was thinking of air coolers. My only other question is, as I didn't find a good comparison online, is there a big performance trade-off between 2080 Ti Founders Edition and a 3rd party (Asus, MSI etc.) 2080 Ti or Super?

 

[Radox-0]

Cool, I was thinking of air coolers. My only other question is, as I didn't find a good comparison online, is there a big performance trade-off between 2080 Ti Founders Edition and a 3rd party (Asus, MSI etc.) 2080 Ti or Super?

As someone mentioned above, the cooler on the FE card is actually pretty respectable. Here is 3D Guru's review of the Strix 2080Ti: https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_rtx_2080_ti_rog_strix_preview,10.html

I am adding it as the 2080Ti mentioned in benchmarks is the FE model. Performance wise they are very similar which means clock speeds out the box are relatively close. On the temp graph you can see the FE model is a few DB louder, but nothing that would cause a world of difference. Here is same example but with the MSI gaming Trio: https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_rtx_2080_ti_gaming_x_trio_review,10.html

Slightly better overall then the strix and FE in most spots, but nothing massively so.

 

[FlyingScotsman]

Cool, I was thinking of air coolers. My only other question is, as I didn't find a good comparison online, is there a big performance trade-off between 2080 Ti Founders Edition and a 3rd party (Asus, MSI etc.) 2080 Ti or Super?

All down to the silicon lottery, but should be pretty similar.

 

[Vlad Soroceanu]

Thank you for all the info. That's very useful and answered all my question. I'll go tonight see if the pc is still in the shop

 

[varkanoid]

For the price it looks a bargain considering a new 2800ti is around £1000 or more.

 

[Dicehunter]

A founders edition 2080 Ti alone is £1150 so that is 1 hell of a bargain, Snap it up ! The FE cooler is also pretty decent for what it is and looks damn nice IMO.

 

[Vlad Soroceanu]

Got it! Was still in the shop! Came with a 12 months warranty.

Motherboard: Asus Prime H310-Plus
CPU: i7 9700f
RAM: 16GB 2400 Corsair
Video card: 2080 Ti FE
Storage: 256 SSD, 2TB HDD

It also seems to have a beefy CPU cooler and I will need to install extra case fans as it only has 2.


Thanks for the help, guys!