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ASUS 980Ti Strix vs EVGA 980Ti

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Personally, I prefer the looks of the STRIX, but others may say differently. 

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EVGA if you plan on watercooling, and strix if you want to stay air.

 

Why is the EVGA Better For WaterCooling

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I personally like the Strix over the EVGA but both are solid cards.

 

Personally, I prefer the looks of the STRIX, but others may say differently. 

 

If I put a waterblock will it still maintain the look?

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Why is the EVGA Better For WaterCooling

 

I believe it's a reference design giving you a wide range of waterblocks to choose from.

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EVGA ACX 2.0+ usually has higher Watt = more OC Headroom

 

its a refrence card

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Less options though.

 

are custom pcbs better since they are designed better

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are custom pcbs better since they are designed better

 

They can be better, but it really comes down to the silicon lottery and the components used. I wouldn't really worry about if your PCB is custom or not. I can tell you from experience that the strix is much better than EVGAs for air cooling.

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wat ?

you mean this right ?

 

I thought the ACX cards reference 

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EVGA if you plan on watercooling, and strix if you want to stay air.

 

 

The strix has waterblocks available for it.

 

http://www.ekwb.com/news/618/19/EK-releases-ASUS-GTX-980-Ti-Strix-Full-Cover-water-block/

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Which block looks the best?

 

Personally I like the clear one :D

 

The Asus card is better overall, and it's basically the same price, I'd get it.

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If I put a waterblock will it still maintain the look?

 

No. It's all about the non-reference cooler. Unless, of course, you added some nice red coolant to your loop... 

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I looked into the Strix card recently. Something you should know. The default fan curve is VERY different from normal cards. Asus primary focus on this card is silence.

 

First of, the fans DO NOT EVEN SPIN until the GPU hits roughly 60c

 

When it does spin, the fan curve is set in the way to spin the minimum amount to not melt the card. So basically what you end up is high temperature but lower fan RPM. GPU boost isn't effected as the card is not actually throttling. A nifty feature if you love a as silent as possible rig. Thought you mind wanted to know.

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I looked into the Strix card recently. Something you should know. The default fan curve is VERY different from normal cards. Asus primary focus on this card is silence.

 

First of, the fans DO NOT EVEN SPIN until the GPU hits roughly 60c

 

When it does spin, the fan curve is set in the way to spin the minimum amount to not melt the card. So basically what you end up is high temperature but lower fan RPM. GPU boost isn't effected as the card is not actually throttling. A nifty feature if you love a as silent as possible rig. Thought you mind wanted to know.

 

Thanks, I could change it in PrecisionX if I am not mistaken.

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