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Vinter1989
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Hello

Im planning to build new pc.

My main trouble is finding good gpu. Right now with current prices i have three options

1. Zotac 1080 mini

2. Asus strix gtx1080 8g gaming 

3. Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 WINDFORCE OC

 

Every card have their pros and cons..

And for price.

Gigabyte being 50€ cheaper than Zotac and Asus 50€ higher than Zotac. TI's are way too expensive, almost 300€+ more than 1080.

 

What are your experiences with those cards? Which one would you recommend and why? Or should i wait for RTX and for price drop for current gen. (If they will drop)

 

Thanks.

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2 minutes ago, Vinter1989 said:

Hello

Im planning to build new pc.

My main trouble is finding good gpu. Right now with current prices i have three options

1. Zotac 1080 mini

2. Asus strix gtx1080 8g gaming 

3. Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 WINDFORCE OC

 

Every card have their pros and cons..

And for price.

Gigabyte being 50€ cheaper than Zotac and Asus 50€ higher than Zotac. TI's are way too expensive, almost 300€+ more than 1080.

 

What are your experiences with those cards? Which one would you recommend and why? Or should i wait for RTX and for price drop for current gen. (If they will drop)

 

Thanks.

wait until rtx hit market so it really dumps the prices and get strix 1080

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Gigabyte one is the best deal imo. It's not the best card, but no serious flaws either. Expect some noise when overclocked since the heatsink is nowhere near as thick as the Strix and the fans dont like spinning fast.

 

Asus one is the best for overclocking (best VRM and cooling), but I dont think it's worth 100€ more.

 

Zotac one (even the Amp versions) just suck and shouldnt be considered unless it's really cheap or you need a short card. VRM components are worse than the reference card from Nvidia and cooling is the worst among the 3.

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