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Which 980 Ti looks best? (Poll)


Which 980 Ti should I choose that matches my MOBO, case, and RAM?

 

The MOBO: 

 

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The case:

 

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The RAM:

 

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GPU choice one: Strix by ASUS

 

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GPU choice two: Poseidon by ASUS

 

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GPU choice three: 6G by MSI

 

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GPU choice four: iChill X3 Ultra by Inno3D

 

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GPU choice five: Phoenix GS by Gainward

 

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Which one matches best?

 

If you could also tell me why you prefer over another, that would be great, too!  

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

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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.

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The new Twin Frozr design looks like trash, no that's a no go. Poseidon is the best looking.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Wouldn't buy the one I like the looks of, but the looks were the criteria here

 

They're all relatively high-performing cards.

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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.

 

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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Either the STRIX or the MSI 6G get my vote.

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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

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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

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Poseidon but your rarely see the good looking part all you see is the PCB or if it has a back-plate that.

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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:

 

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It has a horizontal MOBO orientation, so I will be able to see the shroud. 

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Poseidon or 6G

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I know. The reason why I want the cover to look nice is because I might switch to this case later:

 

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It has a horizontal MOBO orientation, so I will be able to see the shroud. 

That sounds amazing :) I'd go for Poseidon 

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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.

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Personally I'd say the Poseidon fits best, but the Strix got better reviews for performance. Depends on what kind of balance you want.

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