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Is GTX1080 FTW2 worth buying over GTX1080 SC2

Korcan7
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Hello, i am going to buy an gtx 1080 GPU. I have to buy an EVGA btw(global warranty). I have 2 options 1. is SC2 which is 529$ on amazon (https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-GAMING-GDDR5X-Technology/dp/B06W51YRVT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511451147&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+1080+sc2). My second option is a FTW2 579$ on amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X3QRQJR/ref=twister_B01GFU3AW8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1) . My country has ~%20 custom fee. So there is about 60$ differance. Is it really worth buying the FTW2 ?

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No. Unless you like RGB. Overclocking yourself will cover up the performance difference

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

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SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Just now, Jurrunio said:

No. Unless you like RGB. Overclocking yourself will cover up the performance difference

How about power pins? SC2 has 8 but FTW2 has 8+8. Is there any noticable overclocking difference ?

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2 minutes ago, Korcan7 said:

How about power pins? SC2 has 8 but FTW2 has 8+8. Is there any noticable overclocking difference ?

More of a gimmick than useful. Maybe a few MHz, very insignificant difference.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Just now, Jurrunio said:

More of a gimmick than useful. Maybe a few MHz, very insignificant difference.

Then i guess buying SC2 makes more sense. Thanks for your help.

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Overall the Overclocking difference will be more greatly affected by the silicon lottery than SC2 vs FTW2.

 

The FTW2 likely has a higher allowable power limit by a few percent (possibly 120% vs 112%)

 

They both will be bound by Nvidia's hard Voltage limit

They both will be kept cool by very similar coolers and have similar temperatures

 

They both will very likely clock somewhere around 2100Mhz

 

IMO: if you can fit it, the EVGA Hybrid models with the Hybrid AIO cooler are my favorite for the quietness and cooling capability.

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My EVGA 1080 SC2 runs around 2000  without changing Clocks.   I did make this video of it playing SWBF2 at 2 K  2560 x1440 with a 50 MHz overclock and 400 MHz on memory

Overclocking the card does not do much because it is already clocked high for that card

https://youtu.be/LUMc_3RwslI

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7 hours ago, Korcan7 said:

Hello, i am going to buy an gtx 1080 GPU. I have to buy an EVGA btw(global warranty). I have 2 options 1. is SC2 which is 529$ on amazon (https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-GAMING-GDDR5X-Technology/dp/B06W51YRVT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511451147&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+1080+sc2). My second option is a FTW2 579$ on amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X3QRQJR/ref=twister_B01GFU3AW8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1) . My country has ~%20 custom fee. So there is about 60$ differance. Is it really worth buying the FTW2 ?

if you can afford the FTW2, just pay 100 more for a 1080 ti, otherwise go with the cheaper 1080.

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