ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC
March 2017Type
Graphics CardPrice
$749.99 USASUS ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC Package
The ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC comes in a large rectangular box. The box has the stylish STRIX label on the front along with a picture of the card and several marketing labels. Features such as DirectX 12, Gameworks, Ansel and VRWorks are labeled on the front along with ASUS, Aurasync and OC edition marketing logos.
The back side of the box contains overview of the various features along with the graphics cards specs. Some key information about ASUS's Maxcontact technology that provides 2x more contact with GPU for improved thermal transfer is listed on the back. There's also detailed overview of Wing-Blade Fans, ASUS Aura Sync, ASUS Fan Connect II, ASUS Auto Extreme Technology and GPU Tweak II.
The new GeForce 10 series graphics are also fully compatible with NVIDIA GeForce Experience technology allowing for on-the-go Game-Ready driver updates, Optimized Game Settings and the ability to Capture, Share, Screenshot and broadcast games.
Accessories in the package include a 6-Pin to 8-Pin molex connector, a quick set- up guide, ASUS cables tie and a driver disk. It’s always better to download the latest drivers for your NVIDIA graphics cards from the official GeForce webpage to stay updated.
Out of the box, the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC (ROG STRIX) is one big graphics card. It's tremendous in size and we can also expect the same in terms of performance. That’s about it as far as the package is concerned and we move over to the unboxing section where we will get a detailed look at the card and other aspects of the product.
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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
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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