Evga gtx 1080 sc vs evga gtx 1080 ftw

[rekt1]

Hi, I am going to build a pc and i need a great graphics card. My top 2 options are the EVGA GTX 1080 SC or EVGA GTX 1080 FTW. Pls inform me which i should choose.

BTW if it helps, these are my specs.

 

i5 8600k coffee lake

Corsair H60 (2018)

Asus tuf gaminf z370 plus mobo

Samsung 860 Evo SSD

16GB DDR4 Corsair Vengance LPX 

1TB WD HDD

Cooler Master Lite 5 RGB 

[Streetguru]

13 minutes ago, rekt1 said:

 

What Budget/Country?

the i7 8700 non K is likely a better choice for coffee lake, Ryzen 5 1600/2600 being a likely better value

 

That cooler isn't worth it and won't be much better than cheap 120mm air coolers.

 

probably don't need an 860 Evo

 

That case has no airflow, get something with mesh.

[Derrk]

I think the ftw card has a slightly better cooler, but they'll clock at pretty much the same speeds when tweaked

[rekt1]

Streetguru. I have already gotten the case so i think is a but hard to change now. N i use live in SG n my buget is $2000 sgd

[rekt1]

Just now, rekt1 said:

Streetguru. I have already gotten the case so i think is a but hard to change now. N i use live in SG n my buget is $2000 sgd

I also prefer intel to AMD

[Streetguru]

Just now, rekt1 said:

I also prefer intel to AMD

Why? Ryzen 5 tends to be half the price of the i7 8700, but it maintains about 80% of it's performance.

Also if the 1070ti is much cheaper buy that, same performance with a 2 minute OC.

 

You can fix the case's airflow by just removing the front panel.

[rekt1]

12 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Why? Ryzen 5 tends to be half the price of the i7 8700, but it maintains about 80% of it's performance.

Also if the 1070ti is much cheaper buy that, same performance with a 2 minute OC.

 

You can fix the case's airflow by just removing the front panel.

So what ur saying is that ryzen 5 is about the same performance as i7 8700 and is half the price. Cus i plan on overclocking everything.

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, rekt1 said:

So what ur saying is that ryzen 5 is about the same performance as i7 8700 and is half the price. Cus i plan on overclocking everything.

I don't know your price difference there

An R5 2600 is $165 in the US
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jLF48d/amd-ryzen-5-2600-34ghz-6-core-processor-yd2600bbafbox

The i7 8700 non K is for some reason $279 on amazon....$333 everywhere else.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/C9hj4D/intel-core-i7-8700-32ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i78700

If you want to think of it in terms of numbers for the average AAA game
Ryzen 2000 is going to sit at just over 100fps depending on how close you get to 4.3ghz
8700 non K is probably around 115fps average

Obviously actual difference will vary depending on the game. Will shrink if you were playing at 1440p instead of 1080p, and will shrink if you're more GPU bound, say a GTX 1050 at 1080p
 

[xg32]

1 hour ago, rekt1 said:

Hi, I am going to build a pc and i need a great graphics card. My top 2 options are the EVGA GTX 1080 SC or EVGA GTX 1080 FTW. Pls inform me which i should choose.

BTW if it helps, these are my specs.

 

i5 8600k coffee lake

Corsair H60 (2018)

Asus tuf gaminf z370 plus mobo

Samsung 860 Evo SSD

16GB DDR4 Corsair Vengance LPX 

1TB WD HDD

Cooler Master Lite 5 RGB 

ftw has a better pcb for a slightly higher oc, triple fans.

[rekt1]

1 hour ago, Streetguru said:

I don't know your price difference there

An R5 2600 is $165 in the US
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jLF48d/amd-ryzen-5-2600-34ghz-6-core-processor-yd2600bbafbox

The i7 8700 non K is for some reason $279 on amazon....$333 everywhere else.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/C9hj4D/intel-core-i7-8700-32ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i78700

If you want to think of it in terms of numbers for the average AAA game
Ryzen 2000 is going to sit at just over 100fps depending on how close you get to 4.3ghz
8700 non K is probably around 115fps average

Obviously actual difference will vary depending on the game. Will shrink if you were playing at 1440p instead of 1080p, and will shrink if you're more GPU bound, say a GTX 1050 at 1080p
 

In my county, the i5 8600k is cheaper than the i7 8700 and ryzen 5 1600 and 2600 so i think i will go with the i5 8600k. And it also has overclocking functions.

[Zeitec]

7 hours ago, rekt1 said:

Hi, I am going to build a pc and i need a great graphics card. My top 2 options are the EVGA GTX 1080 SC or EVGA GTX 1080 FTW. Pls inform me which i should choose.

BTW if it helps, these are my specs.

 

i5 8600k coffee lake

Corsair H60 (2018)

Asus tuf gaminf z370 plus mobo

Samsung 860 Evo SSD

16GB DDR4 Corsair Vengance LPX 

1TB WD HDD

Cooler Master Lite 5 RGB 

I have a 1080 SC, but I'd probably go with the FTW. My SC runs pretty hot and loud, even after reapplying thermal paste. When I go to 2ghz it sits with like 80% fan speed at around 77 degrees in games. FTW is a bigger cooler so it should be cooler and quieter.

[pas008]

7 hours ago, Streetguru said:

Why? Ryzen 5 tends to be half the price of the i7 8700, but it maintains about 80% of it's performance.

Also if the 1070ti is much cheaper buy that, same performance with a 2 minute OC.

 

You can fix the case's airflow by just removing the front panel.

if he plays cpu bound games its worth it

many mmos are cpu bound even at higher res

[Mick Naughty]

Can’t conpare a reference board to a custom. The sc is limited by power quite a bit. Still got over 2100 with them though. I wish I bought Ftw versions as their ek blocks are really cheap and I wouldn’t mind seeing the the gpu could actually be pushed a bit higher. 

 

But overall get which ever is cheaper and assuming you don’t have any kind of clearance issue with the ftw being a larger card. 

[Streetguru]

8 hours ago, rekt1 said:

In my county, the i5 8600k is cheaper than the i7 8700 and ryzen 5 1600 and 2600 so i think i will go with the i5 8600k. And it also has overclocking functions.

Then go for that, but you're going to want a larger air cooler, or a 240mm AIO, and possibly a better motherboard

[rekt1]

8 hours ago, Streetguru said:

Then go for that, but you're going to want a larger air cooler, or a 240mm AIO, and possibly a better motherboard

So what motherboard should i get ? A strix Z370-F ??

[rekt1]

8 hours ago, Streetguru said:

Then go for that, but you're going to want a larger air cooler, or a 240mm AIO, and possibly a better motherboard

Then what aio cooler  should i go for?

[rekt1]

1 minute ago, rekt1 said:

Then what aio cooler  should i go for?

Corsair h100i pro?

[Streetguru]

1 hour ago, rekt1 said:

Then what aio cooler  should i go for?

Anything huge from Thermalright or Noctua should be fine

 

Any 240mm AIO from Corsair or EVGA or maybe deepcool will be fine.

Should also consider delidding it sometime it'll knock 15-20C off your temps straight away.

[rekt1]

14 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Anything huge from Thermalright or Noctua should be fine

 

Any 240mm AIO from Corsair or EVGA or maybe deepcool will be fine.

Should also consider delidding it sometime it'll knock 15-20C off your temps straight away.

will a corsair h100i pro be good?

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, rekt1 said:

will a corsair h100i pro be good?

Maybe a bit overpriced but fine, if you can fit a large air cooler like a D14 or D15 or HR-22 or Le Grand Macho I'd stick to that.

 

good AIOs will be fine for years but never having to worry about it is nice.

 

 

[rekt1]

Just now, Streetguru said:

Maybe a bit overpriced but fine, if you can fit a large air cooler like a D14 or D15 or HR-22 or Le Grand Macho I'd stick to that.

 

good AIOs will be fine for years but never having to worry about it is nice.

 

 

if it is overpriced the what aio should i get?

[Streetguru]

Just now, rekt1 said:

if it is overpriced the what aio should i get?

Don't know what your pricing/availability is, this is what the US looks like, probably don't want to go with anything below the EVGA CLC 240

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/cpu-cooler/#W=10240&sort=price&page=1

[rekt1]

does rpm matter for aio coolers?

 

[rekt1]

ok cus my mind was stuck to the corsair h60 but when u told me i need a 240mm cooler i immediately was thinking abt getting a corsair h100i pro rgb

 

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, rekt1 said:

ok cus my mind was stuck to the corsair h60 but when u told me i need a 240mm cooler i immediately was thinking abt getting a corsair h100i pro rgb

 

Then probably just buy that, but it sounds like you could use that AIO money to upgrade to an 8700K...lol or intel 9th gen is coming soon and will be soldered.