Bang for Buck

[RevvedUpGaming]

Now I was just wondering what the exact performance differences are for the 1070 Sea Hawk vs. Any of the other 1070 cards? Is the price difference worth it?

 

Thanks 

[App4that]

AIO cards are about temperatures, not performance. I love my Hybrid but it's not a performance card, it's a plug and play, fire and forget card.

 

Worth every penny but don't expect to overclock farther because you have a AIO. 

[RevvedUpGaming]

5 minutes ago, App4that said:

AIO cards are about temperatures, not performance. I love my Hybrid but it's not a performance card, it's a plug and play, fire and forget card.

 

Worth every penny but don't expect to overclock farther because you have a AIO. 

If you don't mind me asking what is a AIO ? Is that just hybrid cards, and is it worth it for the temps?

[App4that]

2 minutes ago, wjm22400 said:

If you don't mind me asking what is a AIO ? Is that just hybrid cards, and is it worth it for the temps?

All In One (cooler) another words you don't have to fill the radiator as it comes pre filled. I'm a fan because custom water blocks cost more and you can't remove the card from the PC without draining the coolant. 

 

Hybid means the liquid cooler only cools the GPU, the memory and VRMs are cooked by heatsinks and a fan. Some cards like the Gigabyte Waterforce use a AIO cooler that also cools the memory and VRM. But that means you GPU runs hotter because the heat from the power delivery goes into the same coolant used to cool the GPU. Why I bought a Hybrid. Best of both worlds. 

 

For me it's worth it because I can game worry free where temps are concerned. But that's a personal choice.