Gigabyte 2080ti Aorus or Gaming OC ?

[Decronn]

Hey there guys, 

 

I'm planning on building my new rig in a few weeks, but I can't really decide on which GPU I'm going to pick. As mentioned in the title I'm considering both the 2080Ti Aorus Xtreme as well as the 2080Ti Gaming Oc. I think the Aorus Card looks way more appealing then it's Gaming Oc counterpart and certainly offers better performance since it's factoryoverclocked. The main reasons why I hesitate are the added cost of round about 150 bucks here at my place as well as thermals and noise. For all I know the heatsink- and fan design on the Aorus card make it quite a hot and noisy running candidate. 

 

My question is whether the premium I would have to pay for the Aorus Card is worth it considering the performance boost and aesthetics. (I guess it needs to be mentioned that I plan on using a case which doesn't allow me to verticals mount the GPU without choking it into oblivion thus making me unable to display the GPU 100% properly)

 

Thx for every Answer in advance

[Bloody-George]

Just get the Gaming OC unless you really want the aesthetics of the Aorus card. The Gaming OC one runs very cool, has great performance for 1440p and 4k and it still looks good as hell. And, from what you tell us, it's much cheaper.