GTX 1080: 8-Pin, 5+1 Power Phase vs.8+8-Pin, 10+2 Power Phase

[Just Monika]

Currently monitoring Canadian GTX 1080 prices and I have my eye on a specific EVGA model, part number 08G-P4-6181-KR (Product table for reference: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=08G-P4-6181-KR)

 

The only thing that is putting me off is the Power Type and Power Phase specifications on the EVGA product table, it is inferior in terms of pin count and power phase, but I don't know how much this should affect my purchasing decision. It's my understanding that fewer pin count means that less power is available to support higher overclocks, and lower power phases can also limit the maximum achievable overclock since the power delivered is less "clean".

 

Is this something that should rightfully be putting me off pulling the trigger or should I wait for a better deal on another 1080 with better pins and power phases?

 

Thanks!

[GalacticRuler]

1 minute ago, Weird Face said:

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i wouldn't worry about that kind of stuff unless you are a serious GPU overclocker.

[AresKrieger]

Just now, GalacticRuler said:

i wouldn't worry about that kind of stuff unless you are a serious GPU overclocker.

Even then the pascal chips have a hard limit independent of power, often times it's better to go reference PCB (at least currently)

[Just Monika]

2 minutes ago, GalacticRuler said:

i wouldn't worry about that kind of stuff unless you are a serious GPU overclocker.

 

Just now, AresKrieger said:

Even then the pascal chips have a hard limit independent of power, often times it's better to go reference PCB (at least currently)

 

Thank you for your quick and informative replies, really appreciate your guidance as I do my pre-purchasing research. I have heard that most of the GTX 10-series can achieve similar maximum overclocks, but didn't quite know whether it was dependent of power delivery.

[Energycore]

1 minute ago, Weird Face said:

 

 

Thank you for your quick and informative replies, really appreciate your guidance as I do my pre-purchasing research. I have heard that most of the GTX 10-series can achieve similar maximum overclocks, but didn't quite know whether it was dependent of power delivery.

At first when the Founders Edition came out, people speculated that the OCs were constrained by its power delivery, but when reviews for the really overkill power delivery showed the exact same overclock limits, the only reasons to choose a better Pascal card is for silence (in the case of EVGA, choose the cheapest with the ACX 3.0 cooler)

[Jaggsta]

All comes down to silicon lottery. i seen founders edition cards faster then ACX 3.0 cards.

[Masada02]

Are you going to be running LN2 or other exotic cooling to get the highest OC's? If not, you don't need the extra power delivery at all as all the 1080's OC the pretty much the same. The only benefit in my mind in going for something like the FTW or Classified is the larger air cooler that comes with the card. That means lower fan speeds and quieter running, and is the reason I bought my FTW.

[Just Monika]

Thanks for the additional replies, I definitely learned a lot from this one thread. Has power delivery for GPUs been always this irrelevant to the average overclocking (non-LN) user?