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Gerard said:
Maybe so but most people want the third party iterations with the non POS coolers. :p
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In my circumastance there is benefit to a blower cooler.

My case is a micro ATX form factor with 180mm intake fan which creates positive pressure. The 120mm exhaust fan spot is occupied by a radiator with a push/pull dual 120mm fan set up, attached to my CPU. An open cooler would dump heat into my case which would be pulled through the CPU radiator - something I want to avoid.
 
WesleyBurns said:
Order H-O-F (Should help you guess your position and alleviate CS calls :D)

Orders made on the 27th May for FTW:
1st HungryHippos @ 13:54
2nd ktroopa
4th aelc89?
11th WesleyBurns @ 14:10
16th Gregster
18th Spikey @ 14:15
19th Simon Belmont
34th steverebo
43rd PJHUK
55th [Damien] @ 15:10
104th enigma27 @ 22:00
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OK I'm 1st in line for the EVGA FTW edition, order time of 13:54 :D
 
Lord_ZED said:
Matty8787 yes its 8+6 not only 8 pin. Also from that test its got Higher power limit

Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 1080 X3 230 Watt 113 Prozent (260 Watt)
Asus GeForce GTX 1080 Strix OC Edition 198 Watt 120 Prozent (238 Watt)

http://pics.computerbase.de/7/2/5/1/7/2-1080.2056935486.jpg[/spoiler][/QUOTE]

Seems this new automated thing asus are doing results in cards with very similar looking pcb's, they all seem taller than the bracket and have a little cutout just before the power connectors.
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shrek2 said:
Hear how much quieter the Inno3d cooler is compared to the Asus on full load.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_utspofsHI
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I'd take it with a pinch of salt to be honest, the max RPM of the Inno3D card is 1500rpm, whereas the Strix is 2000rpm. If I recall, the Inno3D was only cooling the card to around 83°C, whereas the Strix was lower with the at around 50%.

Also, from their website they place the R9 Nano as one of the quietest cards - which is definitely not the case in my experience (well over 2000rpm under load).

To be honest, noise is a very subjective thing - I've seen a few videos of the FE cards where they state that it's very quiet under load, but I bet I'd beg to differ!
 
To be honest as long as the GPU isn't throttling, and the heat being generated into the case is the same, there's no prob running the chip at a higher temp if the fan speed is kept lower - those of us with recent CPUs are well used to high measured CPU temps but actually low power consumption
 
whiterabbit said:
In my circumastance there is benefit to a blower cooler.

My case is a micro ATX form factor with 180mm intake fan which creates positive pressure. The 120mm exhaust fan spot is occupied by a radiator with a push/pull dual 120mm fan set up, attached to my CPU. An open cooler would dump heat into my case which would be pulled through the CPU radiator - something I want to avoid.
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Ive run SFF cases for a few years but have stuck with open coolers even though the hot air is being dumped into the case. Firstly they get a little help from being next to the case side which often has many holes. Also with recent CPUs I think CPU cooling is not such a problem for gaming - maybe a rad system isn't needed just a decent sized heatsink and quiet fan. On my current Fractal 500 I just have a rear exhaust which seems to do a good job of pulling the heat out the case but I do have to watch the power target on the GPU - so Pascal will be a good benefit.
 
Thing is them extra powers seems to give like NO EXTRA OVERCLOCKING
So far we seen Strix Ichill and MSI gaming. All custom PCB's and not much extra mhz over Fail Edition. Only gain is higher average clock due to lower temperatures..

Lets see what FTW can pull off. Then can decide if its worth the effort...
 
Lord_ZED said:
Thing is them extra powers seems to give like NO EXTRA OVERCLOCKING
So far we seen Strix Ichill and MSI gaming. All custom PCB's and not much extra mhz over Fail Edition. Only gain is higher average clock due to lower temperatures..

Lets see what FTW can pull off. Then can decide if its worth the effort...
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I was hoping the extra power would help but looks like it won't and voltage limits are the defacto. Maybe custom BIOSs will appear at some point but I am no longer fussed about benching and want some nice stable/fast gaming.
 
Gregster said:
I was hoping the extra power would help but looks like it won't and voltage limits are the defacto. Maybe custom BIOSs will appear at some point but I am no longer fussed about benching and want some nice stable/fast gaming.
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This to be honest. From experience, overclocking for games just isn't worth it. There is always a new title that comes a long and shows your "100% stable " overclock up.
 
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