The Pascal GTX 1080 Ti Owners Thread

orbitalwalsh · 20 May 2017 at 09:09

zia said:
Same here was waiting for evga classified to come out but no chance of that this time round,not sure what other brand to go for.or perhaps just keep the 980 ti until volta.anyone else seeing very few waterblocks for aftermarket gpus.only seen one for strix.

Zia

Phanteks have one for Gigabyte OC and EKWB Aorus block is being produced now .

Waterforce should be out soonish to I believe

thefogo · 20 May 2017 at 10:01

kayomani said:
What case is that?

Silverstone FT05

V F · 20 May 2017 at 14:48

skyda_killer said:
that's what they said at one point then changed it to no ETA. So basically they don't know when or if they'll be getting stock.

Why have it listed then...

skyda_killer · 20 May 2017 at 14:54

V F said:
Why have it listed then...

lol exactly my thoughts... that's stupid Amazon for you

V F · 20 May 2017 at 19:11

OcUK still don't have it yet.

Simon Belmont · 20 May 2017 at 19:20

V F said:
OcUK still don't have it yet.

Nope

EVGA have been a complete joke since 900 series.

V F · 20 May 2017 at 19:27

What is it that is wrong, they keep saying stock is coming in this week yet nothing changes...

Dirk Diggler · 20 May 2017 at 20:25

I've just put my FE under water. It's the first FE card I've stripped down and I have to say the build quality is really excellent.

Here's a tip for anyone who intends to block a FE card; put this into Google and get it bought as it has everything you need to strip the FE cooler off: B00DXZ5PE0

Description: Deyard SG-455 Precision Screwdriver Set

My rig is definitely cooler and much quieter, but the card clocks the same due to power limit restrictions.

V F · 20 May 2017 at 20:47

Red or tan braided cables might have worked? Maybe tan would have been better... You're also sagging?

Dirk Diggler · 20 May 2017 at 21:40

V F said:
Red or tan braided cables might have worked? Maybe tan would have been better... You're also sagging?

Yes, the cables are from a previous build. I prefer the braids as they are easier to work with (especially the CPU power cable), but the aesthetics aren't really bothering me which is why I won't bother dying the coolant either.

Yes to the sag too, the EK IO sheild is to blame but it's not doing any harm.

Kaapstad · 23 May 2017 at 03:29

https://www.techpowerup.com/233570/ek-announces-geforce-gtx-fe-full-cover-water-blocks

Dirk Diggler · 23 May 2017 at 09:19

@Kaapstad as posted above, I just installed the new EK 1080ti block. It's very good quality as expected, and the new terminal cover is a nice addition. So these blocks are already on sale from OcUK.

The instructions also show the terminal cover being swapped out for one with a LED cable, but I don't think they are available yet?

Also, the thermal pads are much improved with the ability to remove the film from both sides as opposed to just one side like recent 980ti blocks that I used.

ChrisD. · 23 May 2017 at 09:23

That's good news going forward, but is going to kill resale values.

Dirk Diggler · 23 May 2017 at 09:33

ChrisD. said:
That's good news going forward, but is going to kill resale values.

Why would resale value be different?

ChrisD. · 23 May 2017 at 10:13

String said:
Why would resale value be different?

Why would you buy a block that only fits one card when there will be universal ones?

Dirk Diggler · 23 May 2017 at 10:34

ChrisD. said:
Why would you buy a block that only fits one card when there will be universal ones?

They fit multiple FE cards, all the 10x0 range. Full cover blocks have never been universal.

Gibbo · 23 May 2017 at 10:39

Well today gives me great pleasure in saying we shipped our 500th Asus 1080Ti Strix OC today, they have done a fantastic job on 1080Ti, a vast improvement from the 1080 fiasco which to me is great when a company learns from its errors and fixes it. Not only have they shipped us the most, as a result they have sold the most.

Good work Asus!

ChrisD. · 23 May 2017 at 10:40

String said:
They fit multiple FE cards, all the 10x0 range. Full cover blocks have never been universal.

Well that's what I mean, mine for example will only fit a TX-P or Ti.

Simon Belmont · 23 May 2017 at 10:45

Gibbo said:
Well today gives me great pleasure in saying we shipped our 500th Asus 1080Ti Strix OC today, they have done a fantastic job on 1080Ti, a vast improvement from the 1080 fiasco which to me is great when a company learns from its errors and fixes it. Not only have they shipped us the most, as a result they have sold the most.

Good work Asus!

Great news for Asus. EVGA shambles continues. I'll be going Asus next series.

skyda_killer · 23 May 2017 at 10:50

Simon Belmont said:
Great news for Asus. EVGA shambles continues. I'll be going Asus next series.

EVGA screwed the EU/ROW over again with the 1080Ti. But they did a half decent job in the US, sent a large shipment or two out to Newegg and B&H within 2 weeks of release. If they're going to prioritize the US so much they might as well just go local lmao, no point sending their GPU's out so late to the 3rd party retailers in the EU/ROW when other companies like Asus, MSI, Gigabyte have all beat them to it, they're losing a tonne of sales.