"Custom GPU's"

[Imaginary Friend]

So what's up with these "custom" 1080 coming out?

 

I have a Asus 970 and everyone is talking about that evga is way better card then a asus one.

When are the 1080 "Custom GPU's" coming out?

[Vercii]

1 minute ago, Sans said:

So what's up with these "custom" 1080 coming out?

 

I have a Asus 970 and everyone is talking about that evga is way better card then a asus one.

When are the 1080 "Custom GPU's" coming out?

 

Probably a couple months from now or so. 

[DioOmicida]

Third party manufactures. MSI, Gigybyte, Asus, so on. 
We'll probably see them very shortly after day one. 

[Imaginary Friend]

1 minute ago, Vercii said:

Probably a couple months from now or so. 

Ah ok so there's no difference between like how many cuda cores they have or something like that?

[Mew]

5 minutes ago, Sans said:

Ah ok so there's no difference between like how many cuda cores they have or something like that?

No because AIB partners do one of 2 things- put stickers on a reference cooler, or make a custom pcb using the same gpu (think of it as using the same cpu but with a "better" motherboard) and better cooler.

[ShadyHost]

6 minutes ago, Sans said:

Ah ok so there's no difference between like how many cuda cores they have or something like that?

no, they just have slightly different board designs and maybe power delivery. 

 

general specs are exactly the same

[MilfShake]

30 minutes ago, Sans said:

So what's up with these "custom" 1080 coming out?

 

I have a Asus 970 and everyone is talking about that evga is way better card then a asus one.

When are the 1080 "Custom GPU's" coming out?

EVGA is better because they have many version with high factory OC levels. The high OC speed ones will usually have better power delivery due to modified PCB

[Guest]

I'm guessing some of the aftermarket 1080 cards will have more power delivery for higher OC's

[Dash Lambda]

1 hour ago, kurahk7 said:

No because AIB partners do one of 2 things- put stickers on a reference cooler, or make a custom pcb using the same gpu (think of it as using the same cpu but with a "better" motherboard) and better cooler.

Actually, 3 things:

-Reference Card

-Reference PCB w/ Aftermarket Cooler

-Custom PCB w/ Aftermarket Cooler

 

I wonder if anyone's done a custom PCB with a reference cooler...

Doesn't make sense, but... I mean, it could happen...

[Mew]

26 minutes ago, Dash Lambda said:

Actually, 3 things:

-Reference Card

-Reference PCB w/ Aftermarket Cooler

-Custom PCB w/ Aftermarket Cooler

 

I wonder if anyone's done a custom PCB with a reference cooler...

Doesn't make sense, but... I mean, it could happen...

 

Very true.

It's unlikely because the VRMs might not be properly cooled, the ram might be arranged differently and won't be properly cooled as well, and not to mention a custom PCB is made for higher overclocking, so the reference cooler won't be able to cope with the higher tdp.

[App4that]

34 minutes ago, Dash Lambda said:

Actually, 3 things:

-Reference Card

-Reference PCB w/ Aftermarket Cooler

-Custom PCB w/ Aftermarket Cooler

 

I wonder if anyone's done a custom PCB with a reference cooler...

Doesn't make sense, but... I mean, it could happen...

I've got a Reference PCB with a aftermarket cooler and love it, not sure I'd get anything else after having it. I've always had custom cards and dealt with instability, my Hybrid does not suffer from this and still overclocks to within 30mhz of a MSI lightning. I probably got lucky but still, it shows that a custom PCB isn't necessarily the best option.

[Simon771]

EVGA is better, because if you put water cooling on card, you won't void any warranty.

If you remove stock cooler from any other card manufactur, it will void warranty and you can't return you product if something goes wrong.

Not sure how does warranty apply for that founders edition card.

[Bcat00]

 Other brands has their own good points that others like. The reason people on forums like this like evga so much is because those card overclock well. I for one like MSI because that brand focuses alot more on making their fans run quieter than other names.

[SSL]

8 minutes ago, Bcat00 said:

 Other brands has their own good points that others like. The reason people on forums like this like evga so much is because those card overclock well. I for one like MSI because that brand focuses alot more on making their fans run quieter than other names.

 

And warranty. And support.

[Bcat00]

like i said, everyone has different priorities when it come to what they want. He needs to first figure out what he wants before deciding which is the best for him.

 

[Scitesh]

8 hours ago, Dash Lambda said:

Actually, 3 things:

-Reference Card

-Reference PCB w/ Aftermarket Cooler

-Custom PCB w/ Aftermarket Cooler

 

I wonder if anyone's done a custom PCB with a reference cooler...

Doesn't make sense, but... I mean, it could happen...

Asus Strix 

Msi seahawk

Gigabyte gaming G1/windforce/waterforce

Cards have custom PCBs

I don't know about others guess zotac and Gainward also

[Dash Lambda]

2 hours ago, Scitesh said:

Asus Strix 

Msi seahawk

Gigabyte gaming G1/windforce/waterforce

Cards have custom PCBs

I don't know about others guess zotac and Gainward also

... I fail to see the relevance.

[Carclis]

12 hours ago, Sans said:

So what's up with these "custom" 1080 coming out?

 

I have a Asus 970 and everyone is talking about that evga is way better card then a asus one.

When are the 1080 "Custom GPU's" coming out?

The main issue is Asus generally don't make the best custom coolers. Some of the good ones are Zotac, EVGA, MSI and Gigabyte.

[HalogeniC]

From what I heard, the board partners have had time to work on their aftermarket coolers and should be available on launch day, if not a few days after. 

[Scitesh]

On 5/20/2016 at 9:46 AM, Carclis said:

The main issue is Asus generally don't make the best custom coolers. Some of the good ones are Zotac, EVGA, MSI and Gigabyte.

I use the Strix 980ti and have had no problems with it 

[Carclis]

25 minutes ago, Scitesh said:

I use the Strix 980ti and have had no problems with it 

I think it just depends on the card. They have had some bad eggs when it comes to AMD cards and I'm fairly sure most other AiB partners produce better cooling solutions. Here is an example http://www.legitreviews.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-video-card-roundup-asus-msi-and-zotac_176648/11

Asus is not bad per se. They're just outdone by other AiB partners.