ASUS STRIX 1080ti or EVGA FTW3 ?

[Therios]

Asus strix 1080ti or EVGA FTW3 ? 
witch has betting cooling and acoustics ?

 

[DocSwag]

Strix

[racer243l]

FTW3

[Tha Joker]

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3141-the-best-gtx-1080-ti-graphics-cards-designs-asus-vs-evga-msi

[iRileyx]

Gamersnexus got ya covered on this one.

 

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And temps under 100% load with "auto" fan speed.

 

 

 



 
 

 

 

Unless you care about a couple degree's and a couple decibels, i'd take the Strix.

[Amaranth]

5 minutes ago, Therios said:

Asus strix 1080ti or EVGA FTW3 ? 
witch has betting cooling and acoustics ?

 

They're about equal in terms of cooling and acoustics but I would get the FTW3 for EVGA's superior customer service.

[Therios]

2 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

Gamersnexus got ya covered on this one.

 

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Unless you care about a couple degree's and a couple decibels, i'd take the Strix.

the ftw is 50$ more expensive .. what do you think ?

[Therios]

1 minute ago, Amaranth said:

They're about equal in terms of cooling and acoustics but I would get the FTW3 for EVGA's superior customer service.

i wont be able to use the warranty both ways .. i will be traveling for 5 years and i wont be able to use it 
so i want the one that should have less problems and better overall

[iRileyx]

25 minutes ago, Therios said:

the ftw is 50$ more expensive .. what do you think ?

Not worth the extra $50 imo.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

STRIX definitely. My FTW3 has awful coil whine.

[WereCat]

Get the Strix especially if you want to OC. The FTW3 has a flawed BIOS so power limit is caped at 117% even if you can set it to 127%.

[Amaranth]

8 minutes ago, WereCat said:

Get the Strix especially if you want to OC. The FTW3 has a flawed BIOS so power limit is caped at 117% even if you can set it to 127%.

You just need to update to the newest version of Precision X to fix that, it doesn't always unlock in Afterburner but if you use XOC to set the power limit to 127% it should transfer back over to other programs.

 

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A lot of people also forget to switch to the 'Slave' BIOS that allows for the 127% limit and try to get that on the 'Master' one. I'm not saying you didn't but most people who cannot get the 127%  Power Limit haven't actually done what they need do to for that to be unlocked.

[Amaranth]

25 minutes ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

STRIX definitely. My FTW3 has awful coil whine.

You also have a DT version and not a 'real' FTW3.

[Amaranth]

52 minutes ago, Therios said:

i wont be able to use the warranty both ways .. i will be traveling for 5 years and i wont be able to use it

EVGA has international support, I would contact them and ask about your situation and see if they could work with you. I would also contact Asus for that matter and compare the responses to see if either of them could help you get support while you're away.

[SaviorSelf_666]

EVGA warranty program is leagues better than ASUS. Better peace of mind. Also with the rumors of a new GPU, the 'step up program' would be great to use.

[WereCat]

18 minutes ago, Amaranth said:

You just need to update to the newest version of Precision X to fix that, it doesn't always unlock in Afterburner but if you use XOC to set the power limit to 127% it should transfer back over to other programs.

 

EDIT:

 

A lot of people also forget to switch to the 'Slave' BIOS that allows for the 127% limit and try to get that on the 'Master' one. I'm not saying you didn't but most people who cannot get the 127%  Power Limit haven't actually done what they need do to for that to be unlocked.

No. That is not the problem. You can see the slider go to 127% in both Precision X and MSI Afterburner but it will still cap you at 117%, just check the EVGA forums.

[SaviorSelf_666]

11 minutes ago, WereCat said:

No. That is not the problem. You can see the slider go to 127% in both Precision X and MSI Afterburner but it will still cap you at 117%, just check the EVGA forums.

There is a fix....It's a non-official fix from Kingpin.

 

http://forum.kingpincooling.com/showthread.php?t=3979

[Amaranth]

2 minutes ago, WereCat said:

No. That is not the problem. You can see the slider go to 127% in both Precision X and MSI Afterburner but it will still cap you at 117%, just check the EVGA forums.

I've been on the EVGA forums and most of the complaints I've seen end with 'woops, I guess I forgot to do that step'. Personally I haven't had any issues with my FTW3 nor have I had an issue on the other FTW3 cards I've worked with although I have heard that a few shipped with dual 'Master' BIOS by mistake (something that can be fixed by flashing the correct one onto the card).

 

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Amaranth]

8 minutes ago, SaviorSelf_666 said:

There is a fix....It's a non-official fix from Kingpin.

 

http://forum.kingpincooling.com/showthread.php?t=3979

My understanding is that if you go through the official channels they'll send you the same BIOS files to use although I haven't had to do this personally so I cannot say for certain.

[WereCat]

8 minutes ago, SaviorSelf_666 said:

There is a fix....It's a non-official fix from Kingpin.

 

http://forum.kingpincooling.com/showthread.php?t=3979

I know, I use XOC BIOS myself but you know.. not many people will go and flash their BIOS to fix the card.