Posted September 21, 2015 Which 980 Ti should I choose that matches my MOBO, case, and RAM? The MOBO: The case: The RAM: GPU choice one: Strix by ASUS GPU choice two: Poseidon by ASUS GPU choice three: 6G by MSI GPU choice four: iChill X3 Ultra by Inno3D GPU choice five: Phoenix GS by Gainward Which one matches best? If you could also tell me why you prefer over another, that would be great, too! Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 I think the Strix is one badass looking card, and the board design is the same as a Matrix card, so I'd expect good overclocking. Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850 Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 I think the Gainward looks the best, but for the name I'd go with the Asus Poseidon. I've never heard of Gainward and maybe I'm just naive but that makes me suspicious. "You should look up common sense and add it to your vocabulary." - dougdangger 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 Either the STRIX or the MSI 6G get my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 The new Twin Frozr design looks like trash, no that's a no go. Poseidon is the best looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 i dont like any of them, maybe thats just due to my discust of red, theres just too much of it! but i would probably do poseidon Spoiler My system is the Dell Inspiron 15 5559 Microsoft Signature Edition The Austrailian king of LTT said that I'm awesome and a funny guy. the greatest psu list known to man DDR3 ram guide i got 477 posts in my first 30 days on LinusTechTips.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 I think the Gainward looks the best, but for the name I'd go with the Asus Poseidon. I've never heard of Gainward and maybe I'm just naive but that makes me suspicious. Gainward have been making cards for a while now. They're decent cards, no worse than Galax or Zotac at least in my mind. Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850 Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 Personally I think the STRIX is the best looking. How is the airflow in that case? It looks kind of constricted. A reference card with a painted cooler shroud might do better. Sager/Clevo NP9170 i7-3610QM 2.3GHz | Radeon HD 7970M 2GB | 12GB 1600MHz | 2x 240GB OCZ SSD | 750GB Hybrid Drive | Windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 Wouldn't buy the one I like the looks of, but the looks were the criteria here https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Tier Breakdown (My understanding)--1 Godly, 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Average, 5 Meh, 6 Bad, 7 Awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 Author Wouldn't buy the one I like the looks of, but the looks were the criteria here They're all relatively high-performing cards. Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 I voted for the Poseidon, but only if you have any thought of watercooling in the future. After that, I absolutely love the simple, yet elegant design on the MSI card for this build.Usually I would have voted for the iChill because of the rugged, badass look, but it doesn't quite go with the build, having the grey aspect while your build is mostly black and red. Cheers. FX-8350 | GA-990FXA-UD3 | G.SKILL 2x8GB 1600MHz | 1TB WD RE4 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI R9 290x Lightning | Corsair AX860i | Silverstone FT05B-W Pentium G3258 | MSI Z97 PC Mate | G.SKILL 4x4GB 1066MHz | 500GB Samsung 2.5" | Stock cooler | Pending GPU | EVGA 500B | Antec DF-35 GoPro Hero 3 Silver | Netgear R7000 Nighthawk with DD-WRT | HP Officejet Pro 8610 | Canon iP110 | AudioTechnica ATR2500 USB Downdraft cooler for mITX board (new build) | Desk mount mic stand | Pop filter | Anti-vibration mount for microphone | mITX case | 3rd monitor (matching existing 23.1" | Intel Core i7-4790K (for mITX build) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 Author Personally I think the STRIX is the best looking. How is the airflow in that case? It looks kind of constricted. A reference card with a painted cooler shroud might do better. Airflow won't be a problem, I'm mounting the fans for the dual 240mm rads on the inside side of the rads. Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 Author I prefer the STRIX, Poseidon, and iChill X3 Ultra over the other two cards. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't like further opinion. Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 They're all relatively high-performing cards. Yes but I've never heard of Inno3D before so I wouldn't buy, that's just how I shop for things based off knowledge of the brand I'm buying, if I don't know it I can't trust it. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Tier Breakdown (My understanding)--1 Godly, 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Average, 5 Meh, 6 Bad, 7 Awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 i dont like any of them, maybe thats just due to my discust of red, theres just too much of it! but i would probably do poseidon Oh yeah cant be more correct, it sounds stupid but i just wanted a black and some chrome looking computer build.... i had to spend 2x as much on some parts just so i didn't get the red ones For some reason you can pick a red GPU up for $100 but the same GPU in black is like $200... like wth thats just a example but how hard is it to get Black or White or Green or what ever. Desktop: CPU: I7-5820K GPU: 980Ti, 750Ti PhysX Mobo: MSI X99A SLI PLUS RAM: 4x4 Kingston DDR4 2400MHz OS: Win10Storage: 250GB Samsung Evo, 3TB WD Black and Green FIRESTRIKE, Reason for dedicated PhysX Card.Peripherals: Screen: 3x BenQ VZ2350 Mouse: Razer Naga Keyboard: Some Dell Thing Sound: Razer Tiamat, 5.1 Logitech Surround Speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 Either the STRIX or the MSI 6G get my vote. I agree CPU: i7 - 5930k GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti MOBO: MSI XPower AC X99 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB Boot Drive: M.2 SM951 512GB Storage: 850 Pro 1TB SSD PSU: EVGA 1000W Case: TT Core X9 CPU Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate Case Fans: 2x Cooler Master 200mm Fan, 5x Cougar Vortex 120mm, 4x Be quiet! Pure Wings 140mm Peripherals: Corsair K70 and G5 Mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 Oh yeah cant be more correct, it sounds stupid but i just wanted a black and some chrome looking computer build.... i had to spend 2x as much on some parts just so i didn't get the red ones For some reason you can pick a red GPU up for $100 but the same GPU in black is like $200... like wth thats just a example but how hard is it to get Black or White or Green or what ever. yeah, the only green cpu i even know of is the msi 100 mil editon, and its only for the 970, so i have to go nvidia to get a green gpu, not saying the 970's bad i like the features, but for someone who just wants the best they can get while going along with their color scheme its hard if it doesn't involve red Spoiler My system is the Dell Inspiron 15 5559 Microsoft Signature Edition The Austrailian king of LTT said that I'm awesome and a funny guy. the greatest psu list known to man DDR3 ram guide i got 477 posts in my first 30 days on LinusTechTips.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 Author Yes but I've never heard of Inno3D before so I wouldn't buy, that's just how I shop for things based off knowledge of the brand I'm buying, if I don't know it I can't trust it. Inno3D is very well-known. They've been producing GPU variants for nearly 20 years: http://www.inno3d.com/static.php?refid=1 Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 Poseidon but your rarely see the good looking part all you see is the PCB or if it has a back-plate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 Author Poseidon but your rarely see the good looking part all you see is the PCB or if it has a back-plate that. I know. The reason why I want the cover to look nice is because I might switch to this case later: It has a horizontal MOBO orientation, so I will be able to see the shroud. Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 Poseidon or 6G 4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650 Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 I know. The reason why I want the cover to look nice is because I might switch to this case later: It has a horizontal MOBO orientation, so I will be able to see the shroud. That sounds amazing I'd go for Poseidon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 I think the Strix is one badass looking card, and the board design is the same as a Matrix card, so I'd expect good overclocking. Assuming the GPU can overclock. "It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan. "I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2015 Personally I'd say the Poseidon fits best, but the Strix got better reviews for performance. Depends on what kind of balance you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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