Asus GTX1080 Strix Review

[@obzen33]

you know it's a TTL video when you that 41 minute length! thanks Tom!

[@davidlarsen1981]

Yeah except half the video is not about the freakin' product but a bunch of smalltalk that could be in a "channel update" video series or behind the scenes talk.

[@obzen33]

+David Larsen well tom tends to go on and on haha

[@greenbow7888]

Hahaha, yeh you get your money's worth don't you!

[@alii9346]

i still have a 520 OC to 760MHz :(

[@file1man]

gives all the detail- appreciate the extra work and in depth coverage that makes us coming back to his reviews- first rate

[@BenWillock]

Remember when the 580 and 680 launched for £399... those were the days!

[@Bang4BuckPCGamer]

Inflation mate, if the 580 and 680 came out today it would be more expensive, I use to pay 58p for a Snickers bar now I pay 83p. Same chocolate different time

[@TheRealDerohneNick]

+Bang4BuckPC Gamer Inflation wasn't 80% over the last 3 years.

[@Bang4BuckPCGamer]

TheRealDerohneNick How much would those cards cost in todays market

[@BenWillock]

Bang4BuckPC Gamer £461, apparently. www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/Pages/resources/inflationtools/calculator/flash/default.aspx

[@Bang4BuckPCGamer]

***** Well now things have changed quite a bit. thanks for the Link

[@fansofER]

thanks for the detailed tear down and explanation of the components down to metal level of the card, makes this one of the best reviews I've seen

[@83kelco]

Dude you are by far the most thorough reviewer on youtube I've seen. Nice work.

[@georgeking7438]

Great review. I went to the written review for more benckmarks, and you went really in depth with it.

[@OC3D]

Thank you dude :)

[@tommyzetecs]

Love the 406 taxi in the background! Best film ever

[@tommyzetecs]

wow there's 4? ive only seen the first three, Thanks for the heads up 8)

[@JamesTheEdge14]

Tom i love you man, been waiting for this review for a while now. Superb review.

[@Maxi86inAction]

I love those Long, detailed and passionate Videos Tom. Keep up the awesome work 👍🏻

[@lukePorkusbamber88]

keep up the good work tom! followed you since the wcuk days!

[@OC3D]

Thats a long time ago!

[@lukePorkusbamber88]

+OC3D TV certainly is :)

[@marioStortuga]

I really appreciate these indepth reviews, thank you

[@45eno]

6 years later I just bought one for $100 and another for $120. Paired up with 5600x/32gb/B450 and they make a great gaming build on the cheap. Also a few weeks earlier I bought 2 strix 1070 for the same price paired up 3600/b450/16gb. 3 of 4 of these Strix cards needed their Fiber optic lighting replaced. Easy to do, cost $15 off Amazon and I have enough for another card or two. Took less than an hour to fix all 3. Pascal 1070/1080/1080ti still are relevant as they support Gsync/Freesync, 8 GB DDR5, streaming decoder for 4k and even 900 series are still getting updates. The 1080 for $100-120 is such a value over the $300 Nvida 3050 which isn't even as fast.

[@TechAlivePT]

Thanks Tom, you made my day!!! was waiting for this

[@BeastOrGod]

Tom! I just got 1080 Strix, thank you for reviewing it.

[@correzzana1992]

*Incredible job Tom, always the first to amuse us with this awesome previews !* Btw I really expected a bit more of overclocking room/potential from this juiced up Pascals, having such a power and thermal efficiency, but I guess it's more a limit of the chip itself (lottery apart). The card has a huge watts and degrees headroom! Nonetheless means GPU boost 3.0 is doing a really great job. Thought more of 2100 Mhz, 980 Ti still has more relative overclock-ability in %. -> Other important thing to notice IMO, is how the gap from previous generation changes going from benchmarks to real world gaming. In synth benchs the difference is really small, in games much more noticeable, and I think that's due to all the pascal new arch. optimization and new rendering methods they talked about (also clock vs.cudacores). Still gonna stick for quite a bit to my liquid 1500 Mhz 980 Ti, super happy with my 2K framerates

[@TheRagingHillbilly]

Thank you for using a normal closed system. This is the most reliable type review that will match what most other viewers will experience if they purchase this card themselves.

[@MangoTangoFox]

5:45 The sexiest video card I've ever seen. I liked that whole phase of little to no lighting with a bright white strip illuminating the whole case, but with everything getting RGB I'm really liking the look of a ton of smaller (potentially multicolored) lights in an overall darker case.

[@oOtrilloXtremeOo]

Love the new test rig! It went as I predicted/suggested and tbh this is likely to be my new gaming setup (depends on how hard the rampage v edition 10 kicks ass). The card is an absolute beauty like everything Asus does in their rog lineup. The results and temps are great as well. Great video as always!

[@Crapricorn]

Fantastic review. Thanks for all the effort that went into this. I didn't know what a 980 tie was there for a moment, but then I was like, "Oh. I get it. T. I. Ti. Tie." I need some caffeine.

[@silentgamingsg9028]

love ur rewies dude, keep up with the good work

[@Alexandra-Rex]

Great review and test as usual, lots of work on the new system and reviews. It will be interesting to see the other 1080s will do. The STRIX is a strong favorite pretty much regardless. I do wish Doom and GTAV would be in the test as well. Doom will be with Vulkan as well though, and DX12 (I think, not sure about the DX12).

[@1337ghomri]

Thanks for a good review Tom!

[@Progster0192]

I still only have a gtx 660... I hate being a tech fan.. fuck..

[@gloriouspopemantom373]

That's a lot of dosh as they say, I feel ya. In the same boat, 290x gave up the ghost, gtx 670 went back in.

[@syntax07]

I still have it too. Gonna buy this asus card. But hey, on the GTX 660, we dont really have THIS much problems with FPS , have we? :D

[@Vibration_Crew]

Those two fan header outs are a God send especially for controlling the rad fan speeds when water cooling the gpu. It's been a complete arse ache using a Mcubed T balancer with a pwm D5 pump in a gpu closed loop. Having the gpu control the fans and possible a pwm pump speeds is worth the card alone for me. Hope more manufacturers take note of this feature. Thx TTL.

[@dylandestpern3783]

Just purchased mine along with the i7 6700K, getting it on monday!

[@paulhash7458]

When he said "If you want to be that finicky like me" I subscribed....because no, no I don't at all, but I still want that information! Thank you and your channel.

[@iarebaboon84]

This helped me make my decision on the 1080... Great vid, thanks!

[@JackKramme]

This was awesome, thanks for such a super thorough review!

[@geertex]

The inward blowing fan in the back will increase dust if there is no filter in front of it, but maby I just did not see it. I love these extra long reviews by the way, mainly because I am thinking about buying one. Right now I am in doubt between this one and the EVGA FTW one, how ever none of them are decently in stock over here.

[@b1lleman]

Can't wait for the 1080Ti version of this card after watching this review again.

[@alexandsimba]

When the robots take over the world, they will remember that you helped by buying this graphics card.

[@neophoys]

Uuh Tom, you got the lights fixed! :) Much appreciated!

[@OC3D]

I did indeed, I did say it would take a few videos to get everything sorted ;)

[@neophoys]

+MrVoron's channel I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I don't understand ^^

[@WilliamDeLaVega]

Amazing analysis mate,

[@ShaneMcGrath.]

41m, I am already salivating at the thought of a 1080ti/titan card review in future! ;)

[@DTA_Crypto]

Another in depth full of useful information review Tom. I am curios on the comparison to a Lets say Evga single 8 pin power to this 8 and six pin power. Thx again for the review

[@LeonVuksic]

I was so excited to see a youtube video about this card, thanks Tom! Enjoy it and play on it :) Next up 1070?

[@Xenogears]

Just bought this card. So excite.

[@Progster0192]

I cant see the problem with having let's say the bios on an asus motherboard (or any motherboard for that matter) being able to read the GPU temps, and having the chassi fans that are plugged into the motherboard being set in the bios to run with the GPU temps. Shouldn't that be easily done? I'm telling you it's coming in the near future.

[@Dr.Stegosaurus]

Omg I can't wait to get my hands on this beast of a card. Amazing review covered everything I wanted to know and more.

[@Acematics123]

tiny ''IN DEPTH REVIEW'' Tom Logan :) awesome reveiw

[@atomicandrewvideos]

Nice model aircraft!

[@MrMegacurie]

Especially the Avro Vulcan

[@onehuman6043]

hi,just wanted to ask,is that a wrist band in your hand?that red colour thing!

[@Zetler]

I love the GPU fan controls. I might be getting a Strix because of that alone.

[@Subz77z]

Hey Tom, do you know when these cards will hit the shops?

[@aaarmin4164]

Was the BIOS corrupted while you were doing your tests?

[@d_5586]

is this the OC version or regular strix, have u tried to manually overclock this card yet? how it go

[@mrmustang2000]

Great video as always Tom. Have any idea if/when you'll review the 1070?

[@OC3D]

I have vendors cards now but Im NDA'd - youll see my FE review first

[@AussieBassplayer]

awsome review as always

[@fiercewarriors2270]

Quick question, when over clocking your system, gpu, cpu, ram, does the life span of the hardware significantly decrease? I don't over clock anything for the fear of my hardwares life spam only lasting a year or two. Any thoughts on this?

[@HaydenRoberts08]

What's that at the front of the PC (35:23)? A fan controller? What sort? I'm rocking a single GTX 580 after my second one died, playing at 1600p, I need an upgrade BAD!

[@JosheyG34]

Where did you get the vulcan and Lancaster those are cool.

[@yournevergunnaknow5201]

I'm a huge fan of having 4-pin fan headers on the GPU PCB. It seems so obvious now... Would love to see it become a standard feature on EVERY card!

[@patrickm.4668]

Very nice Video!!! I will get my 1080 in the next few days and im looking for 8/6pin sleeved cables. Can i use 1 8pin and a seperate 6 pin cable or i have to use a 8pin/6pin Y cable?

[@techmantra4521]

I love the Vulcan, Hurricane, Chinook, Spitfire and Lancaster model planes. The graphics card is nice too.

[@techmantra4521]

***** Someone has a dark anus.

[@nanoplays1768]

Sic thorough vid. Thank you TTL. One question I still had: is the RGB feature available even if you don't use an ASUS RGB motherboard?

[@OC3D]

Yes dude it will :)

[@McMrMinecraft]

Can't wait to see what they do with the Matrix + Poseidon versions of the 1080!

[@theartofcompetition5965]

what do you mean it doesnt have a tie? you cant get a second one and do sli?

[@cangoortv]

the taxi film diecast model! where did you get it?)

[@MrSnake9419]

Why is there such a high demand for the OC version(out of stock for 2 months and counting) if you can just take the standard (which is in stock right now) and overclock it to the same specs? or am I missing something? I'm currently in a queue of 400 and the next stock supply is august 15th so I might just pick up the standard one instead.

[@toorandomenvi]

you can only fit 3 gpus in your testing rig now right ?

[@Ancient_Ys]

Hi, I've noticed that you have a psu mounted with the fan upwards. Does this provide additional cooling to the gpu? Since the psu is blasting air at the gpu directly upwards towards it through its Fan. I only ask since I want to know for my pc building how to setup my psu efficiently. So did you purposefully position your psu in that manner in order to cool the gpu? Thanks for any response!

[@OC3D]

PSU airflow goes out the back

[@Ancient_Ys]

Oh ok.. I understand now. Thanks. :)

[@kingsize1007]

why were there no thermal paste between the gpu and the direct cu cooler?

[@DeclanCrane]

Fantastic review, thank you. I purchased one :)

[@pawelambrzykowski9021]

Do the fans of the Strix have sleeve bearings instead of ball bearings comparing to i.e. MSI Torx 2.0 fans?

[@DarkVigor1]

Thinking about an itx build would this card still be ok in something like a manta or would you recommend the blower style?

[@NemoMangelk]

I am pretty sure that I saw the Strix 1070 in the background of one of your videos. Are you planning to do a review of the Strix 1070? please do.

[@omnigodx11]

Good points on the RGB colors! I hate when something has RGB but then has off whites.

[@trentf4891]

It's a good thing that these chips are already clocked to the limit? Wasn't amd just getting blasted for hawaii and fiji because they could't overclock? Nvidia clocks pascal to the limit and get applause because gpu boost 3.0 is so awesome that it clocks right up to the edge. How is this any different than the overclocking situation with amd?

[@KiyaWarrior]

cuz amd was too loud and over heated

[@theartofcompetition5965]

is there a new generation of this with the auto boost. im sold on the auto boost feature cause i dont know how to overclock.

[@Hotrob_J]

So do you think the days of 50+% overclocks are over?

[@CaptHotah]

Just got one for 436£ this morning. Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it. Needless to say they were out of stock in 30 mins. Now they are back at 700+.

[@d_5586]

ay, i got the same graphics card as u, strix 1080, and it came with a 8 pin to 2 6 pin connector?(did you get it too) what is that for?

[@Xshinobi2k8]

Man I can't wait for the EVGA Classified.

[@fokjohnpainkiller]

Exactly

[@SteveL11]

I will get it to 2220mhz even if I have to pour 5 hours engery into it!

[@danielkerr4100]

im getting two classified preorded them but no date yet as to when out

[@blairpoll287]

so ek are coming out with a waterblock for this? really hope it looks nicer than the 980ti strix water block.

[@ThatOneDudeNick]

41 Minutes. Holy cow. Thanks

[@theartofcompetition5965]

why is the fan ran at only 46%? how does software like msi afterburner effect this card by jacking up the fan speed?

[@Sebastian_Athea]

Speedfan can control fans connected to motherboard based on any temp sensor you want.

[@necr0n66]

Have Asus kept the nvidia bios, or put a custom one in ?

[@Steve-lu8oj]

hi Tom i own a gtx 980 ti strix oc and your right with a little overclocking it's not worth the upgrade,thanks very much for your review,Steve from AUSTRALIA.

[@monstieb2122]

totally agree Tom power connectors need to be moved, at 14.40

[@davidt343]

Tom, didn't EVGA just bring out a L-shaped VGA Power Adapter to kinda help with the issue to where the power cables go. I hope the other providers follow suit.

[@masteryodatv6504]

Good review I am waiting for test gtx1060

[@jeremykurowski519]

Strix series has always been great. Asus does a great job every time.

[@Haighyman]

You say this is £620, where are you seeing it at that price? For this version with the 1936mhz boost clock it's coming up at £799 in the UK.

[@OC3D]

At the time of making the video the price was correct

[@Samuraislash600]

I have a Zotac 980 Ti extreme. Thing is so loud and runs hot sometimes. I do have an extra graphics card I can sell as well as some other things. I can also sell the Zotac card afterwards as well. If I wanted a quieter, cooler card, would you recommend this card as a replacement?

[@theartofcompetition5965]

what setup would you need to run two 1080s? cause i want the option to do 2 gpus in the future

[@theartofcompetition5965]

6700k and asus 170a should do the trick?

[@philscomputerlab]

3D printed looking coolers LOL

[@philscomputerlab]

He made a comment about other cards using "3D printed looking coolers". Since the 3dfx Voodoo, I have never seen a cooler that looks 3D printed :)

[@0ptimismPrime]

because he is prominently sponsored by Asus / RoG sub-brand. If you wanna get those sponsor-dollars, better trashtalk non-Asus stuff!

[@mrigank3855]

Good review here. I'm thinking about replacing my 980 Kingpin from EVGA with a gtx 1080. Is it worth the upgrade?

[@Drunkenvalley]

Wait a minute, Gigabyte Sniper Z170?

[@OC3D]

*winky face*

[@MrDv8r]

I am having a lot of trouble trying to decide between the Asus z270F and the MSI Z270 Pro Carbon. Any thoughts? I am going to be using a i7 7700K, Samsung 960 Evo, and either a Galax GTX1080 EXOC or the Asus GTX1080 STRIX 8G/A8G/O8G or the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G/ ARMOR OC 8G . Any thoughts or suggestions on which motherboard-GPU pairing is the best option?

[@williamwinn948]

up on newegg for 679 has not been released yet I'm thinking tomorrow. upgrading from a strix 980ti cant wait. I have the htc vive so the second hdmi port is a must

[@garbageman9145]

I currently run a AMD Radeon HD 6800 series, would I see or notice a difference with this card or should I wait for a better card?

[@QuantumRads]

You would see a Huge improvement.

[@blakeangell4633]

lmao

[@TrueRegulators]

How much could you increase the voltage? What was the maximum voltage with the 2113MHz OC? Did it reach the maximum power target? What was preventing it from going higher, VRel, Power, Silicon? How far does the maximum power go with the Asus bios, 120% like founders ed.? Did the additional 8-pin connector give any benefits at all compared to founders ed.?

[@charlesballiet7074]

so much more informative than linus. Thank you for being genuin and informative, cheers m8. (sipps The Waldos from Lagunitas)

[@DerfalS23]

I was wondering, what's the average temp on it? Aaand, given the temps, what would you say is the safe temp of it? Im about to get this card because my old gpu inno3d gtx580 just died, and i think it was caused by overheating or maybe it was just old, got in 2011.

[@dangdiggity9916]

please tell me you have 2 of these for a SLI vid somewhere in the not to far future? :D i would also love some more popular games on the benchmarks (the witcher 3 and fallout 4 etc)

[@OC3D]

Indeed I do

[@tunkkipvk1980]

Which way those fans are blowing? From cooler or to cooler?

[@Kekeripo]

cable sewing might be worth looking at for the cleanest look.

[@djkennedy5452]

watch quite a few of your reviews found them very useful so thank you . also I'm looking to buy 1080 but can't find this card anywhere for £619. there all around £650 do you know the best place to buy this card ? I live in the midlands.?

[@OC3D]

Prices have probably gone up due to the $ price being strong because of Brexit dude

[@djkennedy5452]

ok thanks for reply .I brought it anyway very good card thanks again.

[@shahzaib2004]

I have a z170 pro gaming motherboard, will it be okay if i get this gpu ?

[@drannoyinghv7297]

ofc

[@huangjinliu2762]

68c? I get around 75-78c when under full load. What's your room temp?