Our first partner GTX 1080 has appeared in the form of the ASUS Strix, and we put it to the test.
ASUS GTX 1080 Strix Review
ASUS GTX 1080 Strix Review
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Our first partner GTX 1080 has appeared in the form of the ASUS Strix, and we put it to the test.
ASUS GTX 1080 Strix Review
tolagarf
Member
I have to say I'm impressed! Right from the beginning I was very negative about this card due to the issues with the 980 Ti version with the sagging and the cooler design. It seems ASUS fixed that with this version and the 2 x PWM headers are a godsent!
It's certainly a card I will consider now, even though I did say I was probably going for the EVGA GTX 1080 Hybrid, I'm really not so sure anymore. Granted a hybrid version of the Strix would have been lovely, but in the end water cooling is just a luxury thing and it's something I can always consider adding later on with an EK block and Predator AIO to keep things simple.
It's certainly a card I will consider now, even though I did say I was probably going for the EVGA GTX 1080 Hybrid, I'm really not so sure anymore. Granted a hybrid version of the Strix would have been lovely, but in the end water cooling is just a luxury thing and it's something I can always consider adding later on with an EK block and Predator AIO to keep things simple.
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
I personally prefer the look of the previous Strix, but the fact that this is truly RGB makes it a lot more enticing. I'm looking forward to seeing what ASUS do with AMD Vega in this Strix DC3 version. That should be a lovely update.
I like the efficiency, mostly because it provides lots of headroom for future cards (1080ti) to perform in without melting our PC's.
It seems silly / sad to me, that the makers of the power handling parts and the cooling did not seem to have seen the memo on this. These parts look like they belong on power hungry 980ti and not the new super lean GPU.
It seems silly / sad to me, that the makers of the power handling parts and the cooling did not seem to have seen the memo on this. These parts look like they belong on power hungry 980ti and not the new super lean GPU.
Is there ever going to be a case where you retest some of the older stock versions of GPU's, to get some reference points to the graphs? The difference between 1080 designs will most likely be small in comparison, but if you compare it to say reference 780 78ti 980 980ti and 1080 people will be able to see exactly what upgrades do.
Just my 2 cent
Just my 2 cent
Is there ever going to be a case where you retest some of the older stock versions of GPU's, to get some reference points to the graphs? The difference between 1080 designs will most likely be small in comparison, but if you compare it to say reference 780 78ti 980 980ti and 1080 people will be able to see exactly what upgrades do.
Just my 2 cent
Aint nobody got time for dat!
Cards like this one are aimed at enthusiasts, and if "they" find AIO tricky to fit they might aswell get, a xbone or ps4 console
Too bad. That would be very useful for all the people that are not using the newest possible cards.
Personally, I have no need for 10 variants of GTX980ti. or 10 GTX 980's.
I'd gladly exchange 80% of those for the inclusion of
1 x 680
1 x 780
1 x 780ti
Adding these, would mean the reviews made sense to more people then just owners of 9xx GPU's.
GTX970 are on the list. But not overly much so, considering the massive success the card have had. But 1-2 or plenty when you want to see how it fares against a new card.
Permafrost
Compo Whore
great review dude, but i'm going to wait for the titan irrelevant 
jokes aside testing for coil whine was very helpful for a lot of us watercoolers
jokes aside testing for coil whine was very helpful for a lot of us watercoolers
I get what you are saying, but I also dont see much point. You are saying you want a review to compare a 1080 with e.g. a 970reference which you currently own pretty much or cards similar to yours.
Then why not download some benchmarks and run the test yourself with a 970 and use them to compare? Heaven, Valley, etc these are free downloads.
Just to test one card and give a detailed analysis takes a stinking amount of time so I cant see how reviews have time to do it. Plus after seeing TTL's other half being a real nice bit of eye candy, I would be insane to spend time with GPUs and not "mah woman"
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Brill review !
Got a question though, Is that a custom CPU top for the Corsair AIO ?
Got a question though, Is that a custom CPU top for the Corsair AIO ?
steverebo
New member
Great review loving the new charts and games added to the benches. I much prefer this to the 980 strix design.
My floundears edition hit 2.169Ghz core and 11ghz memory so I don't think it's that bad of a card
My floundears edition hit 2.169Ghz core and 11ghz memory so I don't think it's that bad of a card
