ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC
March 2017Type
Graphics CardPrice
$749.99 USASUS ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC Overview
The ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC comes with a beefy, triple fan cooler. This is ASUS’s latest DirectCU III cooling system that combines Super Alloy Power II components. These deliver the best stability and overclocking results under any circumstance. The card is further built in ASUS’s industry-leading Auto-Extreme process which ensures the best quality for graphics cards.
ASUS’s triple slot behemoth comes with ASUS AURA RGB LED support and features a fully custom PCB that has a 10+2 Phase super alloy power II design. Clock speeds are configured in two models, gaming and overclock.
The Gaming mode profile is enabled by default and features 1569 MHz base and 1683 MHz boost clocks with a memory clock of 11010 MHz. The overclock profile can be enabled to gain clock speeds of 1594 MHz base, 1708 MHz boost for the core and 11100 MHz for the memory. The card comes with dual 8-Pin connectors and should cost around $749 US.
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The ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1080 Ti OC is an outrageously powerful graphics card that eats games at 4K resolution as if they were nothing. It has a beefy cooler, a powerful PCB and is capable of delivering the best gaming experience currently possible at $750 US.
- Up To 40% Faster Than GTX 1080 Founders Edition.
- GTX 980 Ti users will notice huge increase in performance.
- First card to achieve playable FPS at 4K resolution.
- Pascal GP102 GPU is big leap in terms of efficiency.
- Good overclocking potential, G5X delivers more than 500 GB/s bandwidth when overclocked.
- Factory Overclocked Out of Box. Ships with 3 profiles (Silent/Gaming/OC)
- ASUS DirectCU III heatsink offers great cooling.
- ASUS Wing-Blade fans feature 0dB operation under 55C.
- ASUS AURA Sync RGB Lighting system looks great.
- Backplate included (with ASUS AURA Sync).
- AURA Sync RGB header included on the PCB.
- Lot's of display connectivity, great for VR and multi-display PCs.
- Power connectors easy to access, come with LED indicators.
Pros
- Bulky design, may not fit inside most cases.
- Price is very high. ($749.99 US)
- Overclocking gains little performance gain.
Cons
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