Is this card compatible?

[byalexandr]

Tomorrow I will be heading down to Micro Center to get my new GTX 1080, the cheapest one is the best one in this case, as it will in a custom loop.

 

However, it still must be compatible with the water block. Does this card (ASUS Turbo) have a reference PCB capable of being mated to the FC1080 block from EK?

 

http://www.microcenter.com/product/466989/GeForce_GTX_1080_Turbo_8GB_GDDR5X_PCIe_Video_Card_w-_External_Exhaust_Fan#tab-specs

 

Looks like it but I want to make sure before I spend $500 on it.

[byalexandr]

Looks like not.

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1604866/asus-gtx-1080-turbo

 

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Apparently asus decided to use some different caps from the FE. I still haven't seen an actual pic of the pcb for this board, but people are reporting that some caps are higher and impede the FE waterblock installation.

 

Maybe I should just get a Founder's Edition to be 100% safe.

 

Edit: EK's website says it fits the AERO model from MSI which is a bit more expensive but still within my price range and more importantly it's in stock at Micro Center. So I think I'll go for that one.