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Difference between these GTX 980s?

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So they are both Gigabyte Windforce cards but what is the difference between them?

http://www.ebuyer.com/669222-gigabyte-gtx-980-g1-gaming-4gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-3-displayport-gv-n980g1-gaming-4gd

http://www.ebuyer.com/707933-gigabyte-gtx-980-windforce-3x-4gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-3-displayport-gv-n980wf3oc-4gd

 

Any ideas??

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One is the G1 Windforce, one is the Windforce. It's literally just a different shroud and maybe a slightly different heatsink.

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The shroud is different - the Windforce logo on the G1 lights up, while the normal Windforce card just has a shiny logo. The coolers themselves are exactly the same, and I believe the G1 is clocked higher than the normal Windforce edition. The G1 also has a binned chip, which could allow for greater overclocking.

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The shroud is different - the Windforce logo on the G1 lights up, while the normal Windforce card just has a shiny logo. The coolers themselves are exactly the same, and I believe the G1 is clocked higher than the normal Windforce edition. The G1 also has a binned chip, which could allow for greater overclocking.

This is the same card as the G1 right but cheaper?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-148-GI

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G1 is also a custom pcb, not reference. Allows for more power limit

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The boards are the same. You can just flash the g1 bios to the wf3. (Google search, there is a good thread comparing them)

I heard that the binning is the same but I cant be sure... my g1 hits 1.5ghz. Not the highest but its still good.

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