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Hello, I am currently deciding which 1080 Ti to pick up. I am heavily looking at either the MSI gaming X and the EVGA SC2 but can't decide which one to get. I'm looking for the card to run cool and quiet while keeping good clocks and will be put in a corsair AIR 540 case with red led fans

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EVGA SC2 is a superior card with better costumers support as an extra.

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The MSI Gaming X models are known to be quiet. GamersNexus' own review suggests the same when compared to the EVGA SC2.

 

evga-1080ti-ftw3-noise.png

 

Interestingly enough, some websites such as TPU have found that the ASUS STRIX is quieter than the Gaming X.

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Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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6 minutes ago, Avionous said:

Better temps and noise then the gaming x?

The Gaming X is quieter. The SC2 is cooler (by 3C in GN's own test).

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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8 minutes ago, Avionous said:

Better temps and noise then the gaming x?

Yes and overclocks better, I always had EVGA Superclocked and they always had gold silicon.

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Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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Just now, Avionous said:

How much quieter would the gaming x be anyways? Would it be noticeable?

The graph from GN suggests that it's significantly quieter. I don't know about the SC2 but the Gaming X generally runs whisper-quiet.

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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2 hours ago, HKZeroFive said:

The graph from GN suggests that it's significantly quieter. I don't know about the SC2 but the Gaming X generally runs whisper-quiet.

 

3 hours ago, Princess Cadence said:

Yes and overclocks better, I always had EVGA Superclocked and they always had gold silicon.

so should i grab the SC2 or would it be better to wait for the FTW3?

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From what I remember, GN has released a video of ASUS Strix vs All video, and I GN has concluded that Strix is the one they prefer.

 

All 1080ti perform pretty much the same, unless you do some hard modding, and maybe then there would be significant difference between cards.

 

So you should decide on what to get by looking at the following

1. TOTAL price of the card? (For example, EVGA is not sold in Hong Kong, so it would be more expensive to get EVGA products in Hong Kong due to outrageous shipping costs)

2. Noise Factor

3. Cooler aesthetics

 

All in all, as mentioned, 1080ti aftermarket is scene is very boring as there really isn't a clear winner or loser.

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1 hour ago, Avionous said:

so should i grab the SC2 or would it be better to wait for the FTW3?

If you're that anal about noise, grab the Gaming X. If you're not, grab the cheapest one out of the two.

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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