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Which is better?

EVGA 1080 Founders or 1080 FTW2  

15 members have voted

  1. 1. EVGA 1080 Founders or 1080 FTW2

    • EVGA Founders Edition
      0
    • EVGA 1080 FTW2
      15


FE has terrible, noisy cooling. My 1070 FTW2 (i assume has the same cooler as yours) is the exact opposite.

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Generally you don't buy Founders' Edition cards unless you're replacing the shroud for use in custom watercooling PCs, blower styles are notorious for being a lot louder and hotter than custom shroud graphics cards. So the FTW2 will do much nicer in gaming particularly in temperatures.

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But more importantly -- @seoz has a new profile pic.

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20 minutes ago, AidanO205 said:

What would you say is better for overall gaming experience?

Aftermarket gpus will always be better

 

  • They come with a factory overclock
  • Better cooling
  • Quieter
  • Look better
  • RGB

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Founders edition cards are to be avoided as their cooling solutions are hot and noisy.

 

25 minutes ago, nick name said:

But more importantly -- @seoz has a new profile pic.

Pointless post. No reason to add it.

hi.

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36 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

Founders edition cards are to be avoided as their cooling solutions are hot and noisy.

 

Pointless post. No reason to add it.

 

28 minutes ago, seoz said:

... Uh, thanks? But no, OP's graphics card is more important.

In my defense the OP posted a poll and I voted. 

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26 minutes ago, nick name said:

In my defense the OP posted a poll and I voted.

I'm still kind of confused as to your interest in my profile picture change. OP did post a poll which in all honesty was predictable the moment it was uploaded, let's be honest. :D 

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43 minutes ago, seoz said:

I'm still kind of confused as to your interest in my profile picture change. OP did post a poll which in all honesty was predictable the moment it was uploaded, let's be honest. :D 

It was simply something I noticed. 

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