The Pascal GTX 1080 Owners Thread

azazl187 · 3 Jun 2016 at 16:05

I preordered the Strix as soon as i possibly could and apparently im 149th in the Q. It was also £619 at the time and now its £659. I dont mind waiting for that little saving, i just hope its worth replacing my SLIed 980s.......

Nice one to all of you that have broken and bought the FE. I personally will wait.....

Krowzer · 3 Jun 2016 at 16:09

My weak and soft self couldn't resist the EVGA FE's and ordered, I was trying to hold out for a custom one but well..... **** going to slap a block on it and see how it compares to the custom models and decide from there.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 3 Jun 2016 at 16:11

tyler_jrb said:
Where you buy it from lol?

Seen them. Hmmmmm to buy or not to buy.... **** it

So with all the user benchmarks above you've gone quite that the 1080 OC is 20/30% fast than TX OC??

tyler_jrb · 3 Jun 2016 at 16:22

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
So with all the user benchmarks above you've gone quite that the 1080 OC is 20/30% fast than TX OC??

My Ti's stuggle at anything over 1440/1450. TX is already +5% faster than a Ti never mind one with a 1480mhz boost clock.

Could really do with those extra frames. SLI they will only increase gains and they should be ace.

I can get my Ti's on then and hopefully get a little bit more than once the 1070's are released.

Dont worry i look at myself in the mirror and often tell myself i'm an idiot aswell. lol

Just thought cba to wait another 2 weeks. FK it canceled the SC and bought them now. Will be here monday.

My bank balance at the minute.

azazl187 · 3 Jun 2016 at 16:22

Krowzer said:
My weak and soft self couldn't resist the EVGA FE's and ordered, I was trying to hold out for a custom one but well..... **** going to slap a block on it and see how it compares to the custom models and decide from there.

I completely respect that. I myself hovered over that buy button for a FE on and off for a couple of days before i decided to choose the Strix. I normally go for ref cards as well but this time i fancied a change.

Has anyone who has got a 1080 here have 980s slied before hand and if so is there much difference in benchmarks? It seems incredibly hard to find comparisons online...

Biomorphs · 3 Jun 2016 at 17:14

azazl187 said:
Has anyone who has got a 1080 here have 980s slied before hand and if so is there much difference in benchmarks? It seems incredibly hard to find comparisons online...

From what I've seen they are roughly the same performance (1080 vs 980 SLi) a lot of reviews do compare them!

I Myself went from 980 SLi to 1080 SLi as I wanted to see more gains than just buying one...so the only upgrade for me was a pair of them!

tyler_jrb · 3 Jun 2016 at 17:18

Biomorphs said:
From what I've seen they are roughly the same performance (1080 vs 980 SLi) a lot of reviews do compare them!

I Myself went from 980 SLi to 1080 SLi as I wanted to see more gains than just buying one...so the only upgrade for me was a pair of them!

980 SLI to 980Ti SLI was a decent jump for me. 980 SLI to 1080 SLI is going to be pretty massive indeed.

Enjoy them bud, Got mine coming monday

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azazl187 · 3 Jun 2016 at 17:27

I considered getting 2 but i just could not justify the price just yet. Im happy with current performance , I just want something that is cooler and doesnt sound like a jumbo jet taking off every time I play Witcher 3

Boomstick777 · 3 Jun 2016 at 17:55

tyler_jrb said:
Where you buy it from lol?

Seen them. Hmmmmm to buy or not to buy.... **** it

Got mine from here. OCUK have shipped already

Thank you OCUK, plz arrive tomorrow

Krowzer said:
My weak and soft self couldn't resist the EVGA FE's and ordered, I was trying to hold out for a custom one but well..... **** going to slap a block on it and see how it compares to the custom models and decide from there.

Haha, exactly same boat mate, I couldn't wait either

I will most likely give my GTX 1080 to my boys and go for the Hybrid EVGA when it arrives. Only thing is the FE might generate to much heat in their Mini ITX case..

danielanthony · 3 Jun 2016 at 18:09

Radox-0 said:
Mine arrived

Suprised, they do sound quieter then my refrence Titan X's at like for like fan profile, not absolute silent but a good deal quieter, I imagine after market will be even nicer. One of the two OC's very nicely, hitting just under 2200 Mhz before crashing on stock volts while the second is managing just abit above 2100. In SLI for gaming both running happy at 2050 Mhz no issue and 11050 on the Memory with minimum of tweaks.

Will post some tests in abit of the 1080 at stock and OC vs what my Titan X did at stock and OC.

Tempted to buy a third card to fill that gap

How does SLI scale without the official HB SLI bridge? Are you using 3-way bridge there?

Biomorphs · 3 Jun 2016 at 18:27

danielanthony said:
How does SLI scale without the official HB SLI bridge? Are you using 3-way bridge there?

Looks like a Nvidia 3-Way bridge to me.

I am using a EVGA bridge (Link Here) on my 1080's and haven't noticed any issues on my 1440/144hz screen

pawlucassar · 3 Jun 2016 at 18:40

Is the EVGA FE good for someone who will probably never overclock a custom card? I know the reference cards seem slightly frowned upon but I'm just a person who mostly enjoys PC gaming but i'm not technical in the least bit.

andybird123 · 3 Jun 2016 at 18:45

The custom cards will still be much quieter even on stock clocks. It seems silly to pay 620 for a worse card and heatsink. If you want it sooner and cheaper than the FTW then go for the SC ACX, or any of the ~550 twin fan cards that come in to stock

Kaapstad · 3 Jun 2016 at 19:42

DAIR · 3 Jun 2016 at 19:43

It's about to go down!

Gerard · 3 Jun 2016 at 19:45

DAIR said:
It's about to go down!

Referring to the boost clocks I take it?

Kaapstad · 3 Jun 2016 at 19:49

DAIR said:
It's about to go down!

Which AIB partner did you get the card from please.

DAIR · 3 Jun 2016 at 19:52

Gerard said:
Referring to the boost clocks I take it?

Lol

MSI GTX1080

Kaapstad · 3 Jun 2016 at 20:47

DAIR said:
It's about to go down!

Welcome and on TROH.

The Roll of Honour.

Date 03/06/2016, Make MSI FE, DAIR, Link
Date 03/06/2016, Make Palit FE, Spikey, Link
Date 02/06/2016, Make EVGA FE, Radox-0, Link
Date 31/05/2016, Make EVGA FE, toon_mad, Link
Date 31/05/2016, Make Zotac FE, ToastedChip, Link
Date 29/05/2016, Make Gigabyte FE, kitkat9933, Link
Date 28/05/2016, Make EVGA FE, X-Mikuru_Beam-X, Link
Date 28/05/2016, Make Gigabyte FE, dvs8, Link
Date 28/05/2016, Make EVGA FE, passey89, Link
Date 28/05/2016, Make MSI FE, Biomorphs, Link
Date 28/05/2016, Make EVGA FE, RichardH754, Link

To get on the Roll of Honour all you have to do is post a pic with your user name on it of your GTX 1080.

DAIR · 3 Jun 2016 at 22:42

The difference between this card and my 3/4 month old gtx970 is amazing. I'm having trouble taking this all in.