What is the best GTX 1080 for overclocking?

[nEAt]

I'm building a new system and wanted to know what GTX 1080 edition is the best overclocker? Which of them flaunts the best cooling solution, base power consumption, etc.

I'm sorry if this was asked before, but a forum search raised no answers, neither did a quick Google search.

[DiamondShark286]

anything with three fans or a water cooler and probably one that is factory oc if possible then you should be able to get even higher

[PCGuy_5960]

• EVGA GTX 1080 Hybrid
• Galax (or KFA2) GTX 1080 HOF
• Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme
• MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X
• EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2 (iCX)
• Gigabyte GTX 1060 Xtreme Gaming

[App4that]

There is none, each individual card has a different chance at overclocking. Called the silicon lottery. Buy 100 of the exact same model and you'd get a wide range of overclocking.

 

For best temps go with a Hybrid.

[MrMcMuffinJr]

Galax 1080 HOF

http://galaxstore.net/GALAX-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1080-HOF-8GB_p_39.html

[lieder1987]

4 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

EVGA GTX 1080 Hybrid

I second this. I have this card and LOVE IT.

 

4 minutes ago, App4that said:

There is none, each individual card has a different chance at overclocking. Called the silicon lottery. Buy 100 of the exact same model and you'd get a wide range of overclocking.

Oh yeah and this.

[App4that]

2 minutes ago, MrMcMuffinJr said:

Galax 1080 HOF

http://galaxstore.net/GALAX-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1080-HOF-8GB_p_39.html

Jay got one of these and a Founders overclocked better than it.

[Kevo05s]

Most cards with a decent amount of cooling will achieve the same overclocks, due to having no voltage control and no bios flashing on the Pascal cards...

My GTX 1080 G1 Gaming under water gets about the same as most "super overclocking cards" because of the cooling on it... I am actually reaching the power limit that the OC utility gives me...

[PCGuy_5960]

3 minutes ago, App4that said:

Jay got one of these and a Founders overclocked better than it.

And it doesn't have RGB!? What is this, 2016?

[DildorTheDecent]

Word has it the Amp Extreme is quite good this time round. 

 

Get a waterblock and any card will go fast. - except the HOF, they are slow. 

[nEAt]

3 minutes ago, DildorTheDecent said:

Word has it the Amp Extreme is quite good this time round. 

 

Get a waterblock and any card will go fast. - except the HOF, they are slow. 

Custom loop is out of my budget

[Daniel644]

anything with a full coverage waterblock available, once temps are fully under control it simply comes down to the lottery on how good of a chip you got. cooling is important to prevent any throttling, so thats why I say water, if you don't want a custom loop, Jay got great temps with like no throttling (from what I remember) off of one of the hybrids, which got even better when he did a push/pull with the EK Vadar fans

[DildorTheDecent]

2 minutes ago, nEAt said:

Custom loop is out of my budget

That's unfortunate. You'll have to stick with a hybrid card then. 

[LordLeewee]

my founders sits at 2000+ all day long.

[PCMasterDebater]

The Nvidia Founders Edition cards overclock the furthest. Nvidia binned the chips and used the best ones on their founders cards. Most of the FE cards overclock past >2100 .. Most of the board partners cards (EVGA MSI Zotac) rarely reach <2100.

[Linus Theft Tips]

36 minutes ago, PCMasterDebater said:

The Nvidia Founders Edition cards overclock the furthest. Nvidia binned the chips and used the best ones on their founders cards. Most of the FE cards overclock past >2100 .. Most of the board partners cards (EVGA MSI Zotac) rarely reach <2100.

Generally, this. Most Tech Youtubers have found that Founder's cards usually overclock the best.

Best air cooled in terms of raw overclock, Zotac's AMP Extreme, EVGA's FTW/Classified (Probably the FTW2 by default), and the Asus ROG Strix O8G version.

I'd throw in the MSI Gaming X/Z for best overclock because of their extra pins for power draw and arguably the best cooling technology. (Twin Frozr is just so good at pushing off the heat, I think only Zotac can really come close.)

[Princess Luna]

@Linus Theft Tips Actually I have seen several benchmarkings showing the FTW2 is actually literally identical to the FTW1 although usually 3 to 5 degrees Celsius hotter.

I would buy the FE because like stated that is the flagship of the card, the reference, nVidia builds them premium for best results etc, a safe bet if you don't mind extra fan loudness.

 

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[App4that]

1 hour ago, Princess Cadence said:

@Linus Theft Tips Actually I have seen several benchmarkings showing the FTW2 is actually literally identical to the FTW1 although usually 3 to 5 degrees Celsius hotter.

I would buy the FE because like stated that is the flagship of the card, the reference, nVidia builds them premium for best results etc, a safe bet if you don't mind extra fan loudness.

 

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The changes in the FTW2 don't impact the GPU, since that wasn't the problem. EVGA used different chokes and added asynchronous fan control so while one fan cools the GPU the other fans the power delivery. This means the power delivery can be significantly cooler while keeping the GPU fan speed lower therefore lowering the noise coming from the card. 

 

Also completely different backplate and other changes.