Which non reference GTX 980 Ti to pick!?

[Panic0815]

Hi guys,

 

i am new to the forum but subscribed to the youtube channel long ago and now i decided to join cause of an major topic for me...

But first let me introduce myself quick:

I am a young guy from europe austria (so forgive bad english pls) and working at an IT-Company as Teamlead and Technical Expert.

My hobbys are gaming, working at and with PC´s and driving my motorcycle.

 

So lets go on to the quesition:

I am planning a new gaming/work rig this winter.

The main goal is to game on this thing but it should have the option to run multiple virtual machines on it (Oracle VB) as well.

So far i am pretty sure about all my parts except the GPU...

With which of the following (or maybe something else?) i will get the best overclock and FPS results:

Zota GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme

EVGA GTX 980 Ti Hybrid

MSI GTX 980 Ti SeaHawk

 

I saw all 3 of this cards going up to 1480 MHz Core and about 8 GHz RAM stable achieving all the same results.

What is about accoustics and Temps?

I guess the aircooled Zotac one will be the hottest but from reviews i saw that it will stay quiet at 55% fan speed...

Really that choices give me a headache...

Please help me out!

 

Here is the part list:

ASUS TUF Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1

Intel Core i7 6700K (wanna go to 4,7 GHz)

Samsung SSD 950 Pro 512 GB (System)

Samsung SSD 850 Evo 500 GB  (2 of them in RAID 0 for Storage)

Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4-2666 32 GB

Acer Predator XB240HAbpr 24" (in the middle)

BenQ RL2455HM 24" (on both sides so its an triple monitor setup)

Corsair Hydro H100i GTX

Corsair RM750 PSU

be quiet! Silent Base 800 orange with window

 

So my main problem is the GPU and if this is solved i would be happy if you can give me any advise on how to solve the "air pressure" issue

Wanted to have positive air pressure but its very difficult because of limited fan space (noise drawback).

Even worse with an Air/Water GPU cause then i have 3 fans pushing air out of the case, cause if i turn them round they would pull the hot air from the radiotar into the case ...

I have a bit of love for the Zotac GPU because it looks awesome and fits the color scheme (orange/black/grey) perfect but performance/silence is also a goal here.

 

 

Thanks for your help and regards

Panic

[Likwid]

EVGA GTX 980 Ti Hybrid

https://www.vessel.com/videos/a4jekt5z5

[Enderman]

the evga hybrid will have the lowest temps and noise

[FilipSebik]

I Vote for EVGA Hybrid or MSI SeaHawk

[UltraCakeBakery]

How about the msi GTX 980 ti lightning?

[FruitBasketSilex]

I vote MSI. (Coming from the guy that just bought an MSI 390x, and has an MSI motherboard.)

[TheElt]

Out of those, EVGA Hybrid for sure as long as you can mount the rad

[CapricaBuccaneers]

If you're going to get an aircooled model consider something else other than what's on your list.

The Hybrid will very likely be the best option if you don't intend to install your own water block on the card after you purchase it. It'll certainly be more cost-effective since all the parts come as standard.