Will I get disappointed if I pick the 2080 FE over Gigabyte?

[Serban Ungureanu]

Hey guys!

I have to decide between picking the 2080 FE or the Gaming one from Gigabyte (mainly because of my case size/price and design). At the moment, the price for the FE is £750 , while Gigabyte would cost me £800 +/- 10£. While this difference is not huge, I still consider it and I heard that the Gigabyte one is just a bit better than the FE in terms of cooling. Do you think that buying the NVidia one will be a decision that I will regret? 

 

Thank you ^_^ !

[Jurrunio]

FE one has a noticeably weaker cooler (Hardware Unboxed did a video between these two I think) than the Gigabyte, O'd say it's worth spending more.

[Serban Ungureanu]

23 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

FE one has a noticeably weaker cooler (Hardware Unboxed did a video between these two I think) than the Gigabyte, O'd say it's worth spending more.

Thank you for answering, @Jurrunio  ! I will take your opinion into consideration! I am also looking for other people's opinion ^_^!

[i_build_nanosuits]

35 minutes ago, Serban Ungureanu said:

Thank you for answering, @Jurrunio  ! I will take your opinion into consideration! I am also looking for other people's opinion ^_^!

you're already spending an absurd amount of money on an overpriced card so why not spend 6% more and at least get something great in terms of noise and cooling.

[Coaxialgamer]

There's literally no good reason to go for an FE card . They run hotter and louder , plus they cost more than aftermarket cards.

Granted , i've always been partial to aesthetics on these reference coolers , dating back to the gtx 690 , but that's the only thing i can even really think of.

[Dedayog]

Since you've already decided to spend a lot more than a comparable card (1080Ti), the upcharge for the Gigabyte isn't that much at all. Get the better card.

[Serban Ungureanu]

Thank you all guys for your answers! I think I may go for the Gigabyte card!

 

@i_build_nanosuits I think you are a bit harsh on this one. 99% of the reviews on this card are completely forgetting about the 3D artists and only consider the gamers. Well, the things are a bit different when you render with this GPUs. I will explain my thought process behind the decision of buying an RTX.

 

The RT cores speed up quite a lot the light transport in the raytracing process, and some of the rendering engines will support this technology in 3-6 months ( that's what I saw, at least). At the moment, there are a few Octane renderer reviews that enabled RT cores, and without any optimization, they managed to score good improvements with the 20xx cards. Also, there are V-Ray developers that recommended me buying this card over the 1080ti. You can find an article about this here: 

 

https://www.chaosgroup.com/blog/what-does-the-new-nvidia-rtx-hardware-mean-for-ray-tracing-gpu-rendering-v-ray

 

Also, as I am interested in GPU rendering, why wouldn't I go with a GPU that can stack the memory through NVLink and allow me some room for another card in the future (taking into consideration the importance of VRAM in GPU rendering)?

 

I think that if you want to buy a card and be future-proof, at least for rendering, the price difference is going to be worth it. 

 

[Dedayog]

Just now, Serban Ungureanu said:

Thank you all guys for your answers! I think I may go for the Gigabyte card!

 

@i_build_nanosuits I think you are a bit harsh on this one. 99% of the reviews on this card are completely forgetting about the 3D artists and only consider the gamers. Well, the things are a bit different when you render with this GPUs. I will explain my thought process behind the decision of buying an RTX.

 

The RT cores speed up quite a lot the light transport in the raytracing process, and some of the rendering engines will support this technology in 3-6 months ( that's what I saw, at least). At the moment, there are a few Octane renderer reviews that enabled RT cores, and without any optimization, they managed to score good improvements with the 20xx cards. Also, there are V-Ray developers that recommended me buying this card over the 1080ti. You can find an article about this here: 

 

https://www.chaosgroup.com/blog/what-does-the-new-nvidia-rtx-hardware-mean-for-ray-tracing-gpu-rendering-v-ray

 

Also, as I am interested in GPU rendering, why wouldn't I go with a GPU that can stack the memory through NVLink and allow me some room for another card in the future (taking into consideration the importance of VRAM in GPU rendering)?

 

I think that if you want to buy a card and be future-proof, at least for rendering, the price difference is going to be worth it. 

 

Call someone out when you've expressly said your use-case in the OP, not after.  Besides, you specifically mention the "Gaming one" from Gigabyte.  Why would we not think gaming focused?

[Serban Ungureanu]

Excuse me for this one, it is my fault that I didn't mention it. 

[Zando_]

53 minutes ago, Coaxialgamer said:

There's literally no good reason to go for an FE card . They run hotter and louder , plus they cost more than aftermarket cards.

Granted , i've always been partial to aesthetics on these reference coolers , dating back to the gtx 690 , but that's the only thing i can even really think of.

They look pretty awesome and usually have better compatibility with waterblocks, those are pretty much the only reasons to get them. 

[Turtle Rig]

Gigabyte all the way.  It's made to overclock.  FE has one fan it is made to run at stock.  If your not going to OC then I would get the FE, If you want to OC get the Gigabyte.  It's that simple.

[xg32]

6 hours ago, Serban Ungureanu said:

Hey guys!

I have to decide between picking the 2080 FE or the Gaming one from Gigabyte (mainly because of my case size/price and design). At the moment, the price for the FE is £750 , while Gigabyte would cost me £800 +/- 10£. While this difference is not huge, I still consider it and I heard that the Gigabyte one is just a bit better than the FE in terms of cooling. Do you think that buying the NVidia one will be a decision that I will regret? 

 

Thank you !

the FE cooler sucks, and oc this gen is directly tied to power limit and temps.

[Ebony Falcon]

10 hours ago, Turtle Rig said:

Gigabyte all the way.  It's made to overclock.  FE has one fan it is made to run at stock.  If your not going to OC then I would get the FE, If you want to OC get the Gigabyte.  It's that simple.

fe has 2 fans ? do u even no anything about the new cards lol ? or even seen one 

[kingmustard]

One thing I noticed upon buying my 2080 Founders Edition is that the fans don't stay off until a specific temperature is reached; they don't drop below 41% and can't be manually set below that, either (according to EVGA Precision X1).

 

My Zotac GeForce 1080 Amp Extreme's fans didn't kick in until the GPU core reached 60C.

 

I imagine a lot of the brands have a similar system. Helps keep your system quiet.

[reptileexperts]

I'm running a FE2080 and my buds running a gigabyte. Rough first results, mine OC better... I have no issues with noise. and Both cards will cap around 85 C regardless of power limit's maxed out.

[Mick Naughty]

I’d take fe. Most cards look like crap. But that doesn’t bother most. 

 

Gonna perform all the same once they are in a case. Everyone using stock profiles and letting them sit at 70c+. 

 

[PrimeSonic]

19 hours ago, Zando Bob said:

They look pretty awesome and usually have better compatibility with waterblocks, those are pretty much the only reasons to get them. 

That's why I picked a FE one. I intend on water cooling it later.

Why bother with the fancy air cooler when I'll just be taking it off in favor of water cooling?

[Turtle Rig]

14 hours ago, Ebony Falcon said:

fe has 2 fans ? do u even no anything about the new cards lol ? or even seen one 

OH shoot my bad, I was comparing with a 1080Ti Founders.. I assumed the 2080GTX was the same.  My bad, sorry for that.

[Agamemnian]

I went for the Founders Edition card because I love the look over the AIB cards.

Also next year I'm thinking of putting in a full custom loop including the GPU so founders or AIB wont really make a difference to me.