ASUS quietly changes the PCB design of their GTX 1080 Ti Strix

[WYP]

Cards made after November feature significant design changes.



Read more about ASUS' GTX 1080 Ti PCB changes.

 

[Eddie long]

Is this a subtle change in preparation for the next generation card so they don't have to completely redesign the board ,,,,, just think outside the box

 

[Avet]

Is this a subtle change in preparation for the next generation card so they don't have to completely redesign the board ,,,,, just think outside the box

Maybe they have changed manufacturing process, and started production of new cards so the old one was shut down. Now they make 1080 Ti and the new card with the same process.