Gigabyte G1 Gaming 1080 Review - Plus Doom Giveaway

[Gregster]

I know it's been said a million times already but you definitely need to go more games!

I'd also suggest having the lighting a little better.

The games I can do and deffo will be adding some Excel graphs next time Not sure on the lighting, as I am really limited on room but I know what you mean.

The issue with "overkill" is that anyone using a 1080p (60Hz) monitor and thinking about a 1080 would have a better gaming experience with a 1440p monitor and a lesser card.

Anyway great and concise review, subscribed!

Cheers and yer, Overkill for sure but you do then have the option of buying a bigger res screen and not worry about needing a new/another GPU.

 

[Gregster]

Might want to do a new shiny build like me with a 6850K to go with the Gigabyte G1 gaming 1080 and a big thanks to Bailey and Stig for the help and giveaway that I am throwing in with this vid. Not really anything to do with GPUs but my thread so meh!

 

[Gregster]

Gregster, have you checked for coil whine/buz with the G1? I seen some reports on reddit but they could just have bad luck.

On my Corsair 750 (HX I think) it was awful and really couldn't game with it but switching PSU to my EVGA G2 1300W Supernova, none at all. Strange but someone else had the same thing, did what I suggested and gone but somebody else also tried and still had the whine, so yer, a bit of bad luck if you get one with whine.

Gregster, have you checked for coil whine/buz with the G1? I seen some reports on reddit but they could just have bad luck.

And nothing MSI in this build at all

 

[Gregster]

Man, your dog really loves you.

Nice review again Greg, and it tickled me to bits that you actually did show Amber, she's lovely.

I have an older Dog as well (a lab and German Shepherd cross) who is huge and she still tries to climb on my lap when it is walkies time but proper lazy and very fat (like me)

 

[Gregster]

Hi again Gregster, are you sure the shroud is metal? Jay mentions it being plastic in his review from yesterday at around 4:30 into the video. I appreciate the help.

https://youtu.be/l1YOJOxCDIk

Nah, I messed up and when swapping it over to my new build, I realised my mistake. I will add a note on my Youtube vid to correct that

 

[Gregster]

Nice review Greg! Finally got to watch it and it was the first thing i did this morning LOL sad i know

Anyway i think your review was quite good! would have liked to see what you got on stock speeds on division first then see what you got after your over clocking afterwards. Apart from that wasn't much else i could say on the video

Not really related to the video though i am surprised your G1 only manages to get to around 2050 stable. I would have be expecting it to hit around the 21xx area. Is this on stock voltage?

Yer, stock volts and there is 100Mhz available but not sure if it is applying and most don't bother with volts, so I feel it would be a bit disingenuous to add volts to get higher clocks. I am really happy with the clocks and those hitting 2.1Ghz, I would be surprised if that is 24/7 stable like my 2050Mhz but quite possible.

 

[Gregster]

I have tried scripting and it doesn't work for me and I end up stuttering far more than I do in my vids and I have a plan of how I will start and end and that is it really. I am sure I could be far more professional but I am a guy like all of us geeks, who goes to work, married with kids and pays for all of my hardware, so I actually like the way I am. I am quite comical (or try to be) in real life, so maybe transport more of that across? But there is some really good and easy suggestions here that are things I would like to do more of. I have a fairly decent and short intro now that I really like and will use that for all my vids from now on but I don't think I will be green screening, purely because I feel it would be false and I have a tiny room with little space that so many of us have and I hope others can relate and see how it is for me and relate to it (if that makes sense?).

I really appreciate all the comments and suggestions though and I have picked up in the last 2 weeks from 320 to 420 subscribers, which isn't a lot but for little fat me, it is a good sign. I wish I could give all who commented a copy of Doom but sadly not but you have all been stars and I have taken a lot of your suggestions on board and will try and improve over time. Like all of us though, I play games and have fun at the end of it and enjoy gaming with others, so I hope I keep the "guy in the pub" attitude but improve on some of the basics.

 

[Gregster]

Yes Harry

 

[Gregster]

Thanks to all who commented and gave some advice and muchly appreciated

Thanks to all who subscribed and I did the draw slightly early, as I have to pop out.

TNA was the winner and I will send the code over via trust.

 

[Gregster]

Went to redeem the key, but after logging in it to the ASUS website it asks for which product I purchased, store name (safe to say OcUK) and the serial number of the product.

Does anyone know if there is a way to redeem the code without registering a product? If not maybe Bailey can provide this info?

Leave it with me, I will send you my serial number bud

 

[Gregster]

Managed to get the code from Asus with the help of Gregster. Added it to steam and had a quick go

Thanks again Gregster

You're welcome and well done on winning
PITA to redeem though lol

I spent the whole of Saturday putting the card through its paces and benched a few games (20 in total) with every setting fully maxed out that is possible and at 1440P.

*Warning GTA V has some swearing - You have been warned*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_qA-MBB7S8

 

[Gregster]

Nice one Blakey

@TNA - Sadly, no big purchases for me for a while as the boss has put her foot down. I will try and sneak a 480 past her though and give that a good test.