Zotac 1080 Ti AMP Extreme Review: Bigger, Not Better

Reviewing the Zotac GTX 1080 Ti AMP! Extreme video card vs. EVGA FTW3, SC2, ASUS Strix, MSI Gaming X, & more.
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[@GamersNexus]

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[@AhmadAbib]

Gamers Nexus I actually considering to buy this after I sold my 1070, is it realy that bad? I was one click away until I saw your video, should I get another card?

[@MrSamadolfo]

sooo should we just get a boring blower founders edition instead? 😊

[@ZeroB4NG]

keep up the good work, it is surprisingly hard to find good reviewers that don't just do glorified unboxings with a few benchmarks on top, but reviewers that actually do research and point out flaws in the product design.

[@mohmmadAlharbe]

is this card are the new one? "core edition" ZOTAC ZT-P10810F?!!

[@yujirohanma4089]

Gamers Nexus yujiro loves you Mr Burke

[@VGDocs]

I really want to express my appreciation for your guys' lack of bias. You hammered Zotac a little bit, but not because they're Zotac. You saw the numbers and (in terms of their VRM cooling solution) saw that their cooling solution is inadequate for the price point. No agenda or brand loyalty, just numbers and cooling design. More youtubers need to learn from you.

[@GamersNexus]

Trogdor8freebird Thanks, Trogdor8freebird!

[@james2042]

Trogdor8freebird see a lot of youtbers would get sent this card by the company, Steve will get them even if the company won't send them, so he will give an honest review, even if it doesn't favor the companies best interest.

[@oside_m5]

Hammered Zotac because they wont give him a test card. I mean really the EVGA's 1080's VRM actually caught fire and he had all kinds of videos defending them. Payola

[@cmstache]

I appreciate this review. Until recently, Zotac has been really good about cooling and design. They deserved this hit to the head.

[@BushidoBrownSama]

TheGlenlivetXXV wasn't the evga thing just one of their lines og cards?

[@BudgetBuildsOfficial]

Eventually we're going to need a complete list of all the failed cooler attempts from all the companies. Great Work Guys :D

[@MazeFrame]

Would make for an amazing video. Remember the motherboards with several heat pipes and tons of copper heatsink fins all over the place?

[@cheesetoucher5941]

older stuff puts out more heat. those older motherboards kinda needed that stuff...

[@MazeFrame]

My take on the old motherboards is function over design and RGB-bullshit

[@silverplushie]

I love how people think this is a bad cooler design. Do other ones include the VRM? Yes. Does this matter? No. GN has stated many times that VRM temps do NOT matter so long as they're within spec(See the EVGA drama videos posted on this channel). This card, at 2Ghz, always runs under 60c under synthetic loads under a custom fan curve that never goes above 40% fan speed. Maybe I have the best example of this card, but the amount of negativity towards it is not right in the slightest. Again, with the EVGA drama, GN stated many times that the temps did not matter. I do not understand why their opinion has reversed so severely regarding this card, but I will ask them if I get the chance.

[@SirLoinOfsteak85]

whit3emperor I dunno... considering the results with a cooler that obnoxiously big I'd say this is a failure...

[@TechShowdown]

Why don't they just engineer a good card to start with and then let the marketing dept figure out how to sell it rather than the other way around?

[@f45411]

ones cheaper and sells the same as the latter

[@chosenideahandle]

They thought because the giant cooling on their 980ti helped make it the fastest on the market they could just slap one on the 1080ti.

[@trentf4891]

Oh, zotac also overclock the vram on this card while no other board partner does.

[@jeanbean691]

This channel is a diamond in the rough. No other channel I've come across gives the technical details like these guys do. Please don't ever stop.

[@AspLode]

Holy shit, Zotac is going to need some thermal pads for the burn Steve delivered ;)

[@lakshyasingh8931]

AspLode u made my day lol!! thnx

[@lDavidl]

Perfect :)

[@parsastrife6629]

Great job GN! Love your videos. They're all so detailed, professional and helpful. Keep up the good work! I would like to see some cards from the Galax aka KFA2 here since you guys are the only ones who does reviews like this ;p

[@kasperschmidt5665]

The amount of quality and depth you put into your videos is amazing, keep up the good work. 👍

[@mostafizurardib8501]

We need GN to correct the ill practices of the industry. Thnx guys, the work you guys do is invaluable to combat marketing bluff we are fed.

[@H3kler]

Thank you for another top notch review. Your honest and highly detailed reviews are benchmark setting.

[@jcalcazaren5461]

This is now my favorite tech channel. The quality of your reviews are astounding.

[@f091537]

The dB normalized temperature measurements rock! Thanks for the test!

[@Astfgl]

Something tells me you won't be on Zotac's Christmas card list this year. Again. I am curious about the design of Zotac's Mini cards though. Not many manufacturers attempt to create such cards, let alone for the 1080 Ti. I wonder if the Zotac minis are designed better than their AMP cards, or if they just suck as well and Zotac thought they were good enough to release anyway.

[@isakh8565]

Them getting pissed off and acting like little bitches about it (no longer sending samples etc.) just makes them look so much worse. Any company can make mistakes, that's fine. If a site like GN points out a flaw or weakness in your product, they should treat it as an opportunity to improve. Look at how EVGA handled the ACX3.0 VRM cooling issue, that's exactly how it should be done.

[@DBODIN2]

Great video, superior presentation. Thank you GN team.

[@deabo8799]

is it me or its just so nervewracking to see the cards next to each other on the edge of the table while it shakes

[@isakh8565]

Especially the FTW3 at the very end, after he picked it up and put it back down it was shaking every time he bumped the table. Just a slightly more forceful bump and this would have turned into a Linus video :)

[@deabo8799]

IsakH85 LMAO y e s

[@parsastrife6629]

That's the "resort" of not being careful! If you know what I mean lol

[@GamersNexus]

Deabo There are many close calls! Especially when filming near Snowflake.

[@Jarmundx]

still, it's a hell of a lot safer to leave them there than to let linus hold them

[@SamJohnsonking]

Great video, keep up the great job.

[@GamersNexus]

Sam Johnson Thanks!

[@thomasedwards646]

Gamers Nexus wow good vid bit late as already had this card 2 months what did you get your overclock to as the mem

[@BloodDjimon614]

thomas edwards I've gotten my memory oc to +625mhz but unfortunately gpu core won't even run at the factory overclock. I have to underclock it 20mhz

[@CyrusBluebird]

Think you need to get a Palit Super Jetstream GTX 1080ti for testing, that is a massive card.Touble is they are mostly Europe, Asia & Asustralia + NZ stuff, but would be a great add in to compare.

[@josted]

Thank you for adressing this issue. I had not one, but two Zotac 980 ti Amp Extreme from the previous generation where the mosfets burnt up due to lack of proper cooling. I will be thinking twice before choosing Zotac again.

[@aleksandrt2751]

As usual nicely done!

[@cavedon.felipe]

Awesome video! Thank you so much!

[@WalkerWeathers]

I just bought one of these before I saw this video. Would you recommend removing the back plate AND your thermal pad mod or just one or the other? Also where can I buy thermal pads? Thanks for your help.

[@DeadEyeJ]

Why you guys haven't hit 1 million subscribers yet is an absolute crime. You have the best PC tech channel out there. Keep up the great work!

[@Xanatos0504]

considering evga had the same issue with one of their previous cards and brushed it off. Somehow this company gets crapped on for basically the same thing EVGA was guilty of. Best PC channel needs to be completely unbiased.

[@michaelbrindley4363]

Wondering if you've got the best or worse gpu is some regards is easier than ever via the power of the internet and people like GamersNexus, hard to pull a fast one or throw gimmicks at customers anymore. Thank you for the work you do guys! Great content! 🐱

[@ALittleDIMM]

I'd love to see volcanic lava events at your thermal resort!

[@eazyryder1591]

Just an update, My Zotac 1080ti Amp Extreme is still working great in 2022 and keeps a solid and constant 2012mhz core clock speed. And it does not exceed 65 degrees temp. The Zotac has hands down been the best value and longest lasting GPU i have owned and has well outlasted my previous EVGA 980ti.

[@WackDance]

bro we need a 2023 update

[@williammarshall9230]

Yeah I just bought a preowned because my 1070 took a crap but I bought this same card because I’m broke and just needed something at least a little better then what I had and cheap. Hopefully I get a few years out of it

[@eazyryder1591]

@@WackDance My Zotac 1080ti Amp Extreme stills runs cool at a solid 2012mhz in 2023. Paid 750 UK pounds back in 2017. Been a great card. Now have a ZOTAC RTX 4090 Amp Extreme Airo. Which also runs really cool. The 1080ti is now used in my sons Pc

[@eazyryder1591]

@@williammarshall9230Well if its been properly looked after like my Zotac 1080ti, then you should have no issues with the card

[@tyler6602]

Thats a nice core clock i recently got a refurbished zotac amp edition not the extreme it boosts to 1830mhz and hovers around 80c 2 fans only lol

[@shehzaanaabdulla3047]

I love how Steve is completely collected and emotionally uniform even when he is blasting a product. It makes the burn even harder.

[@matteodevellis6266]

I mean the AMP extreme does comes factory over clocked higher than any 1080ti. What I would recommend is to put a stock FE bios on each card and have them all run at the same fan speed to really see which one does a better job of cooling. This test is pretty much like comparing an FE 1080 to a FE 1080ti. Like no shit the 1080ti runs hotter, its more power hungry just like the AMP card is compared to the Strix and EVGA etc. cards. And I'm not saying to not include the out of the box settings benchmarks, I mean most people aren't really gonna change the bios and set up a fan curve for the GPU but for the ones that are(like myself), it would be a nice touch to see which cooler truly does the best job.

[@alexp247365]

I have this card. I like it because it works, and is quiet. Turned off the lights with firestorm, turned the fan off stop so it doesn't spin up randomly... set the fan curve.. and away you go. I don' t hear it in my computer even after going through the bios and tuning all the fans. Find a place that has a return policy, and give it a go. Honestly think this review was done with a lemon card.. which can happen.

[@bobijogaming]

alexp247365 my firestorm won't work on it... What version have you instaled?

[@janiss2926]

speaking on the hot backplate issue ... i remember aiming a small fan towards the backplate of my asus gtx780 poseidon (only aircooled) and it helped noticeably with the card's temps.

[@moonspotroxx9382]

That's all fine and good, but the real mystery everyone needs answered by GN is: How much conditioner do you have to go through to maintain the best hair in the business?

[@hentosama]

>Biggest Heatsink >the hottest card step it up zotac

[@tobytoxd]

In the test of PC Games Hardware this is the best performing and coolest card in the 1080ti line up kzbin.info/www/bejne/ol6zoqqCrdyfpZo

[@122A7]

the amp edition are horrible cards, should of just stick with standard pcb

[@deviatlon]

Izzat Ishak why? I am a user of 1080 AMP, runs great for two years. Perfect card for me.

[@therealgamertapia8530]

I don’t get over 70c for me it has good cooling I play rust and fortnite

[@skrauthauser]

What's with the 60FPS flicker on the digital LED coverage? I've been noticing it on other reviews involving digital LEDs, is there any way for the camera to try to synchronize the shutter with the LED switch?

[@BloodDjimon614]

I have the Zotac GTX 1080ti AMP! Extreme and would like to inquire about what size thermal pad I should get to replace the rubber bumper as well as what I could add to the back of the PCB to improve cooling.

[@ignjatijegacic7826]

Yea i would like to find out to i need one but i dont know what size

[@Najvalsa]

You usually use something reflective (e.g. aluminium tape) to prevent the component underneath the something reflective from heat, so that backplate isn't only trapping heat but also reflecting it back at the PCB. Zotac, you can have both form and function, and should at that price.

[@vongdong10]

So what size thermal pad should I replace the rubber strip with? Largest I can find is 2mm.

[@DxCKnew]

I think that there is one important missing test: core clock under load normalized at 40dBA. or gaming performance/3DMark banchmarks at 40dBA. Other than that, great review!

[@silverplushie]

Thanks for the review! I own this card, so it's always interesting to see what others opinions are. Due to my case fan setup, I can run the GPU's fans at 20-40% under load, with it never going above 60c.

[@silverplushie]

I must be amazingly lucky based on what I'm hearing in this video. My card is dead quiet, even with my ear right next to my case. It never goes above 60c with my fan curve, and I have it OC'd fairly high. Should I worry about my card not lasting 3-4 years of constant OC'd use ?

[@GamersNexus]

Dovetale GPU temps are fine. It's the other components that are not effectively cooled.

[@silverplushie]

Gamers Nexus I get that. Do I have anything to worry about regarding long term usage? I don't think I do, but I'll admit my knowledge regarding this topic isn't very good. Should I look into doing the thermal pad mod that you did to extend the lifespan of my card? Thanks again for the great content. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. This is the first channel I go to for accurate data. You have yet to let me down in any way.

[@GamersNexus]

Keep case ambient within reason and you'll be fine. You'd only need to worry about cap temperatures if you were running a warm / hot case in a high ambient environment. If your case has good airflow, you should be just fine.

[@silverplushie]

Alright, so I'm perfectly fine. I figured that was the case, but I had to be certain. Thanks for responding as quickly as you did. I've ordered some thermal pads so I can do the thermal pad mod from the video. Again, many thanks for the work that you do.

[@7rich79]

Is a thermal resort somewhere you go to cool off?

[@AbVoxNihil]

i dont own the TI version but i have the standard 1080 AMP! exteme (bought it a while back) but to me they seem to have a similar build (physically), and to be honest im in love with my card, i've had 2 Zotac graphics cards (a 240 and a 1080) and i love both of em, my 1080 handles absolutely everything i throw at it, i've been doing some 3d modeling and intensive gaming, i've played for 48 hours and the temps are quite steady, for some games it even manages to cooldown enough to shut the fans off for a bit *while playing* (granted this are games 2/3 years old). I absolutely recommend Zotac i like the sturdiness of their cards and the reliability, it is a tad too big for my taste but whatever, personal opinion. To everyone concerned about getting the card after this review: fret not, it is a good card and you made the right choice buying it, treat her well and she will fulfill every desire you have.

[@0thers1d3]

I love "old" tech videos!

[@docontrials6830]

7:20 you are hugely mistaken mate, this is running at 1.65ghz out of the box, so it’s running a lot cooler than all the other cards out there at the same speed. Also the fans don’t spin on this card until it hits 60 degrees. This has to be one of the worse fuck up videos I’ve seen around.

[@cugamer8862]

Agreed. I to have this card and the fans almost never even come on for me. Handles anything I throw at it and I don't think I've seen temps break 50c unless I was stressing it.

[@bobijogaming]

Mine keep a good stable 35°C while hard gaming... No problem with mine...

[@anub100official7]

me too. mine has no problem of such

[@johnathannorton444]

thanks for doing the work u do. but where dat Vega hybrid at dawg?

[@veggav]

Could someone explain to me where the thermal pads should go? One big over the smaller heatsink that has a rubber on top of it and what about the rest? On the back side of the board? Where should I put it?

[@JakeWagemann]

Stated a couple times that the 1080 Tis are more or less the same. Not a very scientific way of stating they are equal. They are not equal in performance. The Zotac will beat every GTX 1080 Ti in gaming benchmarks. Despite the higher temperatures on the FET and VRAM, this card did not thermal throttle in clock or memory speed. Everyday gaming conditions you will never see these temperatures being shown here. I only saw thermals that high when running FurMark with all the other case fans disabled so I could gauge the sound levels of the fans. The cooling solution on this card is not the most ideal. However, if at any point the card was pushing very dangerous levels, the card would thermal throttle. I never saw the fans go over 69%, nor the core over 71C while running FurMark continuously for an hour. I'm sure the FETs and VRAM were cooking nicely as well. Clock and memory speeds didn't throttle. Like I stated earlier, you'll never put that much stress on the card gaming. Even if you could, the card is designed to thermal throttle to prevent destroying components. Pretty sure the devs did their homework and pushed the limits on this one a bit further than any of the other 3rd party manufacturers. Just because you don't like the looks of the temperatures involved, doesn't mean they aren't reasonable/feasible. Yes EVGA dropped the ball on the ACX cards last year, but I'm sure all the other R&D departments are learning greatly and are improving as a result. Your in-depth analysis was great. I like how you addressed the thermals in the different components and sections of the card. I just feel that unless you have a degree in electronic engineering, you should state a little more clearly what is your opinion and what is fact. People will take your video as fact. The only facts in this video presented were the temperatures and fan noises. Other than that, it's purely up to how you 'feel' about it. I love the channel, keep the videos coming. Much < 3.

[@dstblj5222]

Why the most important factor with gpu boost in play is simply a game of getting good silicone which aics don't control

[@Nicolas_Cage_Bees]

It feels so nice knowing I bought the best air cooled 1080 ti on the market. I love my Strix 1080 ti. This Zotac card does look really cool but the Strix also looks really nice and the thermals and noise on it are so incredibly good.

[@SheepYT]

Is it that bad?i was thinking of buying this one because of the higher factory clocks

[@ShovelShovel]

i have to commend you guys on the title not being clickbait and actually just saying the review upfront.

[@ichinichisan]

Steve, is that "thermal resorts" line your way of teasing a future GamersNexus episode set at a Japanese onsen? With plenty of fanservice? 😏

[@bigboxes]

What the point in having LEDs on the fan plate if it's facing downwards in your case?

[@RodneyDangerfeld]

I have had this card in my entertainment ctr pc (backup) pc since I got my 3080 12gig and then 4080. Did the vrm thermal pad change per this vid also cut out a bunch of ventilation holes in the backplate. Card has been perfect this whole time.

[@zombieplow]

Forgive me, I'm fairly new to computer hardware but I'm curious. Were you using two 1mm thick thermal pads on the heatsink? Do you recommend using a thermal pad between the PCB and back plate on the zotac?

[@danij3l794]

any chance for InWin 101 case? and also if you do it can you please try to fit 360 rad in bottom. this case seems to be better with cooling then rest of the closed-front cases

[@BoredErica]

Is the fan cooler data accounting for power target and clock speed?

[@rooftopfnvoter]

Steve, I purchased this card well before the video came out and now have a couple of questions. I know that the best option would be to have one thermal pad from the vrm to the fin stack, I don't know if anybody makes a thermal pad thick enough to remove the heat spreader and go directly vrm to fins. Either way what thermal pad(brand) would you recommend for fixing this issue, and is it better to just add a pad to existing heat spreader or would the pad be too thick for vrm to fin contact to work properly?? Also you mentioned not having pads on the back of the card what components on the back should have thermal pads added to them or is it better to just remove the backplate altogether? One more thing you didnt mention putting a pad on the smaller 2phase vrms heatsink behind the rest of the vrm modules should I add a pad there and once again 1 very thick pad if feasible or just add pad to the heat spreader as it stands. BTW love the content, love the channel keep it coming!

[@ignjatijegacic7826]

Yea i would like to find out to i need one but i dont know what size

[@JoseSilva-eq1jg]

I bought this, how to i lower these temps now? A fan behind the pcb? What software to measure the temps?

[@turbonegerVEVO]

Commenting on an old video as I am considering buying a zotac 1080ti due to all other cards being out of stock due to the increased popularity of bitcoin mining.. How thick was the thermal pad replacement that you placed on top of the VRAM Heatsink? I was planning on doing the mod.

[@ignjatijegacic7826]

Yea i would like to find out to i need one but i dont know what size

[@JohnDoe-ib4xe]

I've always respected this channel, and (in the past) really received great advice. I went against the grain so to speak and bought this card anyway. As I watched all hardware reviews even JaysTwoCents on the original 1080 AMP. Which were nothing but glowing. After about half a year of consistent heavy use, I can safely say I'm glad I ignored your findings. I don't know what your testing method was, or how that came into play but I've never come close to the results you show here. In some cases, you were off by double digits! In most cases even extended 8-hour sessions of gaming the fans remained completely off. Sitting pretty at 49c! Water cool levels. I think the card you received may have been defective? Or the case you had it in was completely covered and off? Ether way I have never come close to 90c on the vrms the hint was it was performing worse then FE card. Not that you can find one for a decent price right now, but this card is just about the best 1080ti out there.

[@tobytoxd]

Thanks! Due to your comment i did watch the test of PC Games kzbin.info/www/bejne/ol6zoqqCrdyfpZo There it is the best performing card in the 1080ti line up :)

[@Thrashman138]

This card is a damn beast. GN must've gotten a lemon for this review. Like you, my experience with this card has been great. Thermals are low and performance is insane.

[@MineTranzProductions]

I have this card its a beast

[@MrJurisbandenieks]

You really deserve more Subs!

[@MoreLessTer]

I think the main cause of the high VRM temp is the sheer number of it. The provided heatsink is easily saturated by those VRMs. That heatsink would've been adequate if the VRM is halved or max 3/4 of that.

[@lb2219]

so should i buy a ti or just 1080 and also where can i buy it cos idk about ebay or amazon bcos i feel like i could get scammed so yh do you have links to shops

[@TITANSofTheEARTH]

I have a zotac amp core since 1/2 year... 2050/6000 mhz only buy powertarget button raise. Temps are low. Fps are high. I am fine. The card feels much more wealthy and solid in hand than gigabyte or evga etc...

[@endriu19]

Hi, please tell me about "coil whine" in this card? ;) Thank you.

[@Startekselva]

hi i do own two of this card can you share the thickness of the thermal pad used above the vrm instead of rubber feet

[@tarogo3278]

thank you for fair reviews. in our country, the zotac 1080 ti hovers around $900 (converted) - something that expensive should be better designed.

[@DensoB0i]

Bit late, But great video as always, Very helpful

[@EUK007]

What you have shown is a very detailed review of thermal results which is very impressive. Unfortunately, the most important part which is the performance result wasn't done properly. If you said that their performance is almost the same with each other then at least you should run graphics results in which we will know which of them excel in particular application, games and benchmark. Consumers like myself depends mostly on reviewers like you, please be fair when you review the products.

[@dstblj5222]

Well testing that isn't really worth much as all of 1080ti performs within margin of error of each other and the quality of the chip they get matters more than anything else provided nobody screws anything up massively

[@LastRightsTV]

That pcb layout looks so clean...

[@danielwinoto9596]

hi.. is the gtx 1080 ti amp extreme core edition is the better version than this one?

[@kwokstung139]

It feels a bit weird to me for putting that rubber on top of the MOSFET, are they just giving up on cooling the MOSFET so that all cooling can be directed to the gpu, would VRM be the limiting factor for overclocking in this case?

[@RyC2004]

I wanted to buy the Zotac (on the used market). However I saw so many offerings that were "not working, for parts only" I was discouraged. I got the GIGABYTE Auros 1080ti extreme and couldn't be happier with the performance and peace of mind. Brilliant cooling system on the GIGABYTE

[@scph0055]

Does the gtx 1070 from zotac model a.m.p also have this problem? (Standard model, non extreme)

[@serasgaming]

im buying a gtx 1080ti this weekend(blackfryday/cyber monday) but i dont know which one to buy im looking at the $750 or less range but not to many choices so is this card going to fry itself if i buy it or can i count on it lasting ATLEAST a year not counting ya know something else frying it

[@IndrasilDesignStudio]

I'm really keen on seeing the Asus 1080 Ti Poseidon review by Gamers Nexus. I'm sure you guys would do it just right.

[@SpoonfulOfWaffles]

Curious to know how the Msi GTX 1080Ti Lightning compares to the rest of the 1080Ti cards.

[@DarkExsphere]

So if I'm looking for a neutral coloured card with rgb I'm looking for which 1080Ti?

[@suyashsaluja691]

Can you test the AMP edition? I am curious to see how worse or better it performs compared to this

[@ChessBoxin]

Has this been fixed or is this still a thing burning vrms? Stuck between this and evga ftw.

[@GrimmieXII]

Hey Steve, I noticed that you don't have any charts in the video or on the article for the opposite of normalized for noise ones - normalized temperature for seeing how loud each card is a bit easier. Perhaps an X/Y sort of graph would be good for that? I feel like I've seen charts like that before, probably in your CPU AIO reviews, but I think it'd be really handy for GPUs too! I want the quietest 1080Ti I can get and it looks like it might be the STRIX but I've heard conflicting reports and don't want to thermal throttle while OCing - which would be solved by a Hybrid card, if it weren't for the pumps apparently being rather loud and nonadjustable. Thanks for any help.

[@dstblj5222]

if you want the best silence money can buy go for a custom loop

[@Versedian]

Any chance you could get a hold of a AORUS GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce WB Xtreme from Gigabyte? I cant seem to find anything more than unboxing videos.

[@MsPirolino]

Update 2023..I bought my 1080ti amp extreme in 2017 and am still using it today. Never had any problems with the card

[@sebastianvangen]

I still do love my Zotac GTX 980 Ti AMP Extreme.

[@MrSinthe]

can you guys do a thermal review of a 1080ti using the kraken g12?

[@bucket1305]

No issues with this card. With light overclock I can hit a 180% on userbenchmark. That is against the average score of 156 for the card. Mine is both bigger and better.

[@gunoki]

good job mate

[@eazyryder1591]

Just to let steve know----- My ZOTAC 1080TI AMP EXTREME is still going strong in 2021. Never gets above 65 degrees temp and STILL runs a constant 2012mhz clock speed. I did want to upgrade to a 30 series but am not going to pay scalper pricing especially when my (11GB VRAM) 1080TI Amp extreme still kicks ass at 1440p res

[@Blue-im2fz]

I have this card and mine never gets close to this hot. I have not seen it hit 80 celsius, maybe I am not pushing it enough.

[@OnixStrav]

custom Thermal pads can solved the vrm problem?

[@Pilaspilas911]

Next guide should be about your hair bruh and how to achieve it next to perfection. I'm pretty sure many are curious about that. Edit: Love your vids and your thorough analysis. Keep up the great work :)

[@Stikkzz]

someone know if Update AGESA to 1.0.0.6. has any improvements with "unsupported Dimm's"?

[@ricardogianella]

Hey man, a question, I got the ZOTAC AMP Xtreme, since this one was quite cheaper, got it fot 750$, and the Asus is at 1000k right now, so, the FET temp, of mine is about 100 C, I know is within the range, but my question is, does this high temp increase the chance of burning the card or decreases the lifespan of the card? ty

[@Tylorw11111]

While I know the next gen of these cards are out, would it be possible to perform these tests using a 1070Ti version? I would assume that since a 1070Ti AMP! Extreme card is less powerful and requires less power but has a similar heat sink, that temperatures would be much different? All the tests I see on the 1070Ti version, the VRM never goes above 81C with a large overclock.

[@cyphaborg6598]

Very happy with the Asus ROG Strix 1080Ti acoustic and temp levels. (y) I usually hear nothing but praise from the Zotac branded cards but that seems to be different this time around.

[@xXYannuschXx]

Reminds me what Palit/Gainward did: "Hey, we got the coolest and quietest 1070 and 1080 on the market! Now lets use counter-rotating dual fans and reduce the cooling fins for the 1080 it!"

[@lixiaoyu1067]

I wonder why Zotac made this design, they clearly know other company's temp and they still made this bigger one...? Look at the huge filter, it suppose to be way cooler that some other card. Thanks for the video!

[@MarcoLoves360gamer]

I tried a few 1080 ti, ended up with msi gaming x lovely card and nice temps for it size.

[@lendial]

Why dont the core clocks variant make any difference in gaming?

[@trijiv5624]

Gamers Nexus, do you have a ROG 1080Ti Poseidon to test?

[@sudey4177]

I always use 72-78% cooler-is it worth worrying? The case is open

[@Garrett1974]

I bought the MSI GTX1080Ti Armor OC because there is a plate on the VRMs and memory, so installing my Accelero Xtreme III was literally like this: Remove the stock Armor OC cooler by unscrewing the 4 screws, then install the Accelero Xtreme III with its 4 screws. I had the Xtreme III still laying around so for me it was a no brainer ;)