windforce vs acx 2.0

[jonn.]

looking at getting a gtx980 

the evga acx 2.0 gtx980 is roughly $70 cheaper than the g1 gaming however been reading that the acx 2.0 design has problems? but the g1 gaming uses alot more power than a reference (not sure on power usage from the evga)

opinions please?

 

thanks

[jurian123]

EVGA ACX all the way. 

[H4X3R]

windforce. The ACX cooler has a problem: http://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/2h32xb/the_acx_cooler_used_on_the_evga_gtx_970_appears/

 

And the windforce is very quiet and is the 970 with the lowest temps.

[Briggsy]

the ACX 2.0 cooler is pretty ballin, the price difference isn't worth it for the GB card, although the GB card *might* overclock better.

 

ACX 2.0 GTX 980 cooler:

[SkilledRebuilds]

windforce. The ACX cooler has a problem: http://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/2h32xb/the_acx_cooler_used_on_the_evga_gtx_970_appears/

 

And the windforce is very quiet and is the 970 with the lowest temps.

That 3rd Heatpipe isn't even closed lol.... that alone just looks like a bargain bin attempt at putting it together.

 

But his one looks badass!

 

 

the ACX 2.0 cooler is pretty ballin, the price difference isn't worth it for the GB card, although the GB card *might* overclock better.

 

ACX 2.0 GTX 980 cooler:

[Raudi_]

windforce. The ACX cooler has a problem: http://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/2h32xb/the_acx_cooler_used_on_the_evga_gtx_970_appears/

 

And the windforce is very quiet and is the 970 with the lowest temps.

EVGA_Jacob has already addressed this issue with the 970 ACX 2.0.  

[LemonSpice]

the ACX 2.0 cooler is pretty ballin, the price difference isn't worth it for the GB card, although the GB card *might* overclock better.

 

ACX 2.0 GTX 980 cooler:

that looks like an awesome cooler

[TheSLSAMG]

Both are good coolers, choose which one you like more.

[Briggsy]

EVGA_Jacob has already addressed this issue with the 970 ACX 2.0.  

 

I was surprised that people jumped all over the disabled heatpipe of the acx 970, and not the lack of heatpipe contact down the center of the gpu die. just shows the mindset of sensationalists.

[xox]

ACX looks better imo if looks are a concern for you

[Raudi_]

I was surprised that people jumped all over the disabled heatpipe of the acx 970, and not the lack of heatpipe contact down the center of the gpu die. just shows the mindset of sensationalists.

Well he addressed the Heatpipe contact "issue" also and he said the difference it made was 2-4C at the most when it was making contact during there design and testing of the card.

He also said that they will be releasing a BIOS update for the 900 series ACX 2.0 card to address the aggressive fan curve and enable a Fanless mode like Asus and MSI have on their cards now.

[Tacitus]

The Gigabyte is the better card.

 

I'd not pay an extra $70 for it.

[mansoor_]

I would save the $70, both are great card and the supposed problem with the acx is not a genuine one. you could send that extra $70 on better overall system cooling and make the acx performs just as well as the windforce card. 

[MEC-777]

The ACX 2.0 has better, more efficient motors (and ball bearings), plus it will have 0db (fans off) bellow a certain temp. 

 

The windforce fans use a cheaper sleeve bearing design.

[BatJoe]

The new Windforce is better, especially on the 980. It has more copper built in and 3 fans instead of 2. You should be able to run the fans at a lower speed because there are 3 and still get great temps and less noise. The overall quality of the Windforce is just higher quality built and the outside is made of metal and not plastic, unlike the ACX 2.0.

 

You are paying the premium on the Gigabyte G1 series because the overall quality build is better and they publically state they bin their GPUs.

 

[jonn.]

awesome guys thanks! i'll be ordering the evga acx 2.0 and i guess if theres any problems with temperatures or noise i can use that $70 to go into watercooling