ASUS 1080Ti....OC worth the extra £

Shaddow1086 · 9 Nov 2017 at 06:32

Looking to upgrade my GPU to an ASUS 1080Ti. Noticed I can get a slightly "Faster" card on the OC edition, but at an extra £30 more.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...dr5x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-412-as.html

vs

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...dr5x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-410-as.html

Is this small increase worth the money, or best to just stick with the Non-OC version of the same card?
I know a lot of this is marketing, so dont want to pay the extra if I wont see any real benefit from it.

Thanks

Randall8686 · 9 Nov 2017 at 08:08

Not worth it mate. Its less than 100mhz on the core speed. You can do this yourself in 5 seconds in msi afterburner. Infact you can go a lot higher even on a lesser card. Save the cash

geordiejc · 9 Nov 2017 at 08:24

I own the OC version. I'd say no just oc the non of version most aftermarket 1080ti's run 2000 - 2012mhz with a manual OC

The card fans are very quiet so a big plus.

Don't buy the gigabyte gaming oc or equivalemt from other manufacturers. Fans are loud due to the heatsink being the same as the 1070/80 versions.

Buy a 1080 with a larger heatsink like the strix or aorus if you care about fan noise.

mattyg · 9 Nov 2017 at 08:26

geordiejc said:
I own the OC version. I'd say no just oc the non of version most aftermarket 1080ti's run 2000 - 2012mhz with a manual OC

I followed a quick online guide and have mine (OC version) running at 1753. Although I'm sure I've seen it higher

What settings are you using

geordiejc · 9 Nov 2017 at 08:27

+50mhz core and +400 mhz memory.

Max power and unlocked voltage to max in afterburner - Google "how to unlock voltage 1080 ti afterburner " its easy.

GPU boost does the rest.

mattyg · 9 Nov 2017 at 08:41

geordiejc said:
+50mhz core and +400 mhz memory.

Max power and unlocked voltage to max in afterburner - Google "how to unlock voltage 1080 ti afterburner " its easy.

GPU boost does the rest.

I think I'm at 70 on core and 200 on Memory
Although I'm sure I've seen it over 2000

1080Ti OC

Sorry to hijack OP, But I assume you'll want this info anyway

Radox-0 · 9 Nov 2017 at 08:45

Not unsurprising you have sen it above 2000 must at times. Boost 3.0 means most cards, more so with solid coolers will handily to past the quoted boost clock speeds on the side of the box.

Yaayuh! · 9 Nov 2017 at 08:47

I thought the GTX1080Ti has a locked voltage. Unless you do hard mods to the card (or have the Kingpin version), changing it in Afterburner does nothing. Voltage changes through Boost 3.0.

mattyg · 9 Nov 2017 at 08:50

I'm mining with it at the moment and its reporting at 2062Mhz.

100% usage and sat at 43Deg for the last 4 days

but struggles with ultra/ high in ED on VR

Shaddow1086 · 9 Nov 2017 at 09:49

Thanks for the info. Just want to confirm both the cars are identical apart from one being OC'd?
No different components / heatsinks etc?

Thanks

varkanoid · 9 Nov 2017 at 09:58

as long as you believe the pictures are correct on the product page then yes. They look exactly the same even the blow out view. Paying £30 for two letters on the box OC and something you could do yourself in 5 seconds.

its Marketing for the gullible uneducated masses.

mattyg · 9 Nov 2017 at 10:14

varkanoid said:
as long as you believe the pictures are correct on the product page then yes. They look exactly the same even the blow out view. Paying £30 for two letters on the box OC and something you could do yourself in 5 seconds.

its Marketing for the gullible uneducated masses.

Oi......easy...fella lol

deFiniLoGy · 9 Nov 2017 at 10:38

Not everyone has the time to tweak their system, some just prefer plug and play, that’s why prebuilt system exist.

And no, it may take 5 seconds to key in the values, but the guarantee for stability does not come until you stress test it, which takes Minutes to hours and someone will surely pay £30 for others to do that for them and it’s naive to think that’s uneducated - it’s called opportunity cost.

P.S. personally own the non-OC Strix but I won’t look down on those who paid for the OC version because not everyone has time like myself to tweak the system.

crinkleshoes · 9 Nov 2017 at 10:47

This is a better card - the cooler is wonderfully quiet, the stock boost is rated higher (although should hit 2000 easily like other cards) and it has an extra 1 year warranty which is transferable:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...dr5x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-001-au.html

Shaddow1086 · 9 Nov 2017 at 11:10

Yeah, the gigabyte was the other card I considered. Very little in them and my 3 previous cards have all been asus. MB is also Asus, so with little to nothing in it, id get ASUS just for continuity.
Watched a few bench tests videos of various 1080ti cards and Aorus and Strix cards were near identical.
Might wait a couple of weeks and see if there are any great deals on black friday.

mattyg · 9 Nov 2017 at 11:20

I nearly bought the AIO gigabyte 1080Ti

I also nearly bought a 2nd OC strix off the MM.

Life is full of what ifs and regrets.

So on to the OP buying the Strix and OC'ng.

Qitarah · 9 Nov 2017 at 11:35

Heard of quite a few QC issues with the gigabyte Aorus cards. Fans not having enough clearance resulting in them catching on the shroud and dvi-d ports not working at 144 hz were pretty common (recent) complaints I have seen.

Shaddow1086 · 9 Nov 2017 at 11:47

Thanks for that, guess its a bit more reason to go for the ASUS.

varkanoid · 9 Nov 2017 at 12:24

deFiniLoGy said:
Not everyone has the time to tweak their system, some just prefer plug and play, that’s why prebuilt system exist.

And no, it may take 5 seconds to key in the values, but the guarantee for stability does not come until you stress test it, which takes Minutes to hours and someone will surely pay £30 for others to do that for them and it’s naive to think that’s uneducated - it’s called opportunity cost.

P.S. personally own the non-OC Strix but I won’t look down on those who paid for the OC version because not everyone has time like myself to tweak the system.

If you have to stress test a 88mhz increase on an ASUS card from base and can't be bothered to tweak it then you must have money to burn and are on the wrong forum and know little about the reputation of ASUS cards. Its not a pre-built system either thats a whole other matter and the reason for it can be seen. You cant compare a £30 premium for a tiny overclock to a pre-built system.

No its not naive at all. Whats this forum called ? You do a poll on here for which card people would buy and it will be a land slide on the cheaper card. Only the uneducated would buy the more expensive card. My opinon based on experience reading what people buy on here.

deFiniLoGy · 9 Nov 2017 at 12:45

varkanoid said:
If you have to stress test a 88mhz increase on an ASUS card from base and can't be bothered to tweak it then you must have money to burn and are on the wrong forum and know little about the reputation of ASUS cards. Its not a pre-built system either thats a whole other matter and the reason for it can be seen. You cant compare a £30 premium for a tiny overclock to a pre-built system.

No its not naive at all. Whats this forum called ? You do a poll on here for which card people would buy and it will be a land slide on the cheaper card. Only the uneducated would buy the more expensive card. My opinon based on experience reading what people buy on here.

You can be judgemental however you like, the premium exist for a reason, and whether you agree with other individual’s purchase choice is your perspective. But being judgemental on other’s choices without fully understanding the reason behind such choice just shows how arrogant and naive one is.