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Hey fellow miners,

I am now planning to setup a latest rig with 1080 ti card and need your valued opinion on which model gives best performance.

MSI GEFORCE GTX 1080 TI GAMING X 11GB GDDR5X GRAPHICS CARD


Gigabyte GV-N108TAORUS-11GD AORUS GeForce GTX 1080Ti 11G Graphics Card

ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Turbo Edition Graphics Card

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SEA HAWK X Graphics Card

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 GAMING Graphics Card


Feel free to any other specific model with link and reason for recommendation.

Thank you  :)

I dont have experience with 1080ti but I can tell you from using the 1070s that the MSI Gaming X version performs amazing!  My only problem with it is they take a 6 and a 8 pin to power. Since that is not an issue as all 1080tis take that anyway I would think their performance at that level would be the way I would go.

Out of 3 cards you have mentioned i can confirm that msi gaming x works the best

I have AORUS GeForce GTX 1080Ti 11G- satisfied with the build quality, cooling and factory settings, spoke with the sellers, the marriage is minimal.  AORUS in the mining is better than ZOTAC.  Overclocking: https://forum.z.cash/t/overclocking-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-xtreme/19498

For mining usage, you will find that the "dual 8-pin" cards like the AORUS 1080 ti line and the EVGA FTW are a NIGHTMARE to provide power to in a multi-GPU setup.

 8 + 6 cards like the EVGA SC and ASUS Turbo models are MUCH easier to deploy in quantity - and when used at EFFICIENT mining settings work just as well as the higher-end cards.

 The higher-end cards WILL offer a little higher hashrate when you PUSH them past 200 watts (80% on most 1080 ti models) TDP, but not by all that much and the efficiency drops very quickly past about 175 watts.

The best one is the cheapest one.

@flip4flop & @bubislav: Thanks for your input, I will give consideration to MSI GEFORCE GTX 1080 TI GAMING X 11GB GDDR5X GRAPHICS CARD

@beskid: So AORUS is better than Zotac and not MSI?

@QuintLeo: Do you agree with Msi Gaming X or would like to recommend anyother?

@puwaha: Which is the cheapest one?

Time for Voting

Which one of below mentioned card would you select for a 6 GPU rig based on 1080Ti, and share reason:-

https://uae.microless.com/product/msi-gtx-1080-ti-aero-11-gb-oc-gddr5x-352-bit-pci-express-x16-3-0-912-v360-007/

https://uae.microless.com/product/evga-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-sc-black-edition-gaming-11gb-gddr5x-icx-cooler-led-optimized-airflow-design-interlaced-pin-fin-graphics-card-11g-p4-6393-kr/

https://uae.microless.com/product/msi-gtx-1080-ti-gaming-x-11gb-gddr5x-11124-mhz-oc-mode-pci-express-x16-3-0-graphic-card/

https://uae.microless.com/product/asus-rog-strix-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-gaming-gpu-1506-1620-mhz-11gb-gddr5x-11010mhz-352-bit-1x-dvi-2x-hdmi-2-0-2x-displayport-1-4-90yv0am1-m0nm00/

Thank you all  :)

msi gaming x is great card, but disadvantages are - a bit higher vs other models, a bit shorter then other models (2 fans vs 3 fans, so it runs a bit hotter) they got a newer model with 3 fans, which is outstanding for overclocking as it runs real cool. The gaming x with 2 fans is great too, dont get me wrong. i have both and i like them both. but if you are using pc case - then longer model is preferred. gpu performance wise they both pretty much same.

Gigabyte aorus - gpu performance is awesome, fan construction is gay, if press it too much, frame gets bent and fan touches frame making r-r-r noise... i think they should of have done more solid construction. Aourus has 4 years of warranty if registered, 3 if not registered.

Zotac - is probably fastest if compare stock clock, but i cant say its any better in long run vs all others. Aourus would be next after, to my opinion.

Asus strix - very good card by performance and construction. 3 years warranty

EVGA ftw3 - is also great card. 3 years of warranty

based on mine and my friend experience -if you need cool and silent card, then you have one choice. Asus Stryx!
Very well build, nice performance and attractive price, and 3 years warranty - count that too

one more option to check - Zotac AMP Extreme, but if would be cheaper then ASUS Stryx, then you may consider it as well!

You will have to check your local sources and any internet based sellers.  Prices vary wildly from country to country, and reseller to reseller.

The cheapest and quickest available cards are the best.

In general there's a few not so good cards.


- Blower style GPUs, hotter and louder. Because pascal is sensitive to temperature, you lose 2-3% hash rate.

- Dual 8 pin cards. A little more annoying to wire up.

- Zotac AMP extreme. Poor VRMs and hence lower efficiency than every other 1080ti in existence. Search bullzoid zotac 1080ti amp extreme pcb breakdown.

- Zotac 1080ti mini. Not a bad card, but higher temps if you want to push past +80% PL

- Inno3d twin x2. I got a ton of these and the heat sinks are small and thin. Higher heat and fan speeds than most others.

Hello

Ok keep on feedback of all of you i have shorted listed below two cards, please recommend which one to go on with (provide reasoning please)

   
GigaByte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition 11GB RGB 354-bits graphics card

VS

ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB 352-Bit GDDR5X Graphics card

Who is the winner  8) 8) 8) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Im using two Zotac 1080Ti Mini and buying Zotac 1080Ti Amp right now, they have FIVE YEAR WARRANTY!!!

Consider it, they will have higher value, when you resale them...

Zotac 1080Ti Amp is Not bad for mining at all  I use 2 of them and have no problems.

I would definitely go for the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 GAMING.  8)

I would go for EVGA FTW3 or ASUS ROG Strix, both great quality and will probably last a lifetime.

HeroMember mentioned above that dual 8-pin" cards like the AORUS 1080 ti line and the EVGA FTW are a NIGHTMARE to provide power to in a multi-GPU setup.

He further said 8 + 6 cards like the EVGA SC and ASUS Turbo models are MUCH easier to deploy in quantity


My question, why are you recommending EVGA FTW3 line?

I find it strange that no one has posted the Super Jet Stream from Palit, a card known to have better hashrate in the 1060 and 1070 versions compared to other cards being discussed here (only EVGA can stand a chance against this card and I am not sure about that too).

Here is the link to my favorite Nvidia GPU brand for mining

http://www.palit.com/palit/vgapro.php?id=2859 (http://www.palit.com/palit/vgapro.php?id=2859)

Pick the model with the longest warranty. Very important - make sure the fans are ball bearing, not the sleeve.

I have a question. Do these cards have ball bearing or sleeve bearing fans?

ASUS ROG STRIX GAMING GeForce GTX 1080Ti 11GB
ASUS ROG STRIX GAMING GeForce GTX 1080Ti OC 11GB

Just a personal preference. I like to go for the best quality to avoid potential problems somewhere down the line.

That said. I do not have first hand experience with that card. So maybe the hero member may be right.

Though i'm pretty sure you could run them with just the 8-pin, or worst case buy 8-pin splitters which would probably complicate things. But in the long run may be worth it if you get better quality.

EVGA SC and ASUS Turbo models are of good quality as well. So whatever you decide to do, you can't lose.  ;)

Like i said, just my preference.  ;)

I have one of the Asus turbo, and do not recommend it if noise can be a problem. I have my rigs in the house I live in an that card alone makes more noise than all the other 1080ti cards I have due to the one blower solution. Currently I am running it at 50TDP just to make it silent. My other 1080TIs are: Aourus, Zotacs and FTW3. The Aurous is my slight favourite of those, they go cool and silent. My Zotacs are the best hashers and the FTW3 is somewhere between them, all of them are great cards though. I am getting a new 1080ti rig with Inno3D iChill x3 ultra now.

Cliff notes: For air cooling my personal recommendation is any 1080ti with 3 fans.

I have never understood this. I don't see why it's a nightmare. Perhaps you guys have cheap PSU's? It's just one cable per GPU?
My Corsair PSUs came with these cables:
https://76.my/Malaysia/psu-8pin-to-2x-6-2pin-pcie-power-supply-corsair-cable-replacement-vasculio82-1604-27-vasculio82@1.jpg

Sure the cable is a bit thick but that's not really a problem....

It can depend to a degree on the power supply - EVGA power supplies in particular don't DO "dual 8 pin" capable power cables, just 8+6.
I should have phrased that "can be a nightmare" not "is a nightmare".

Since I aim for "efficient" mining, I find the higher cost of pretty much all dual-8-pin cards to be not worthwhile as they do NOT hash any better at "efficient" settings.

They DO tend to hash better if you are pushing them, as they generally have better cooling that allows the "boost" clock to go higher at high TDP power settings.

There are very few Corsair PS models I will even look at - most of them are junk - but a FEW are well made, like the Seasonic-built AX series (which your cables seem to be from, that's the SAME style cable I see on some of my Seasonic X-series PS that the AX was based on).


The ASUS Turbo isn't quiet - but it's not a lot worse than many other cards.
It DOES get quieter and cool a lot better if you can remove the mounting bracket - as do most blower-type cards.

My vote goes to the EVGA FTW3. I have 3 in this rig with a 4th FTW3 in transit:
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It gets higher hash/sol than the EVGA 1080 Ti SC2 at default settings and runs cooler, but I did install a dual fan (push/pull) on the radiator.

Most if not ALL OF THESE Cards are so hard to get right now that you may settle on one simply because all the others are out of stock.  I got the Aurus 1080 ti only because I could get the Zotac 1080 ti AMP.  They get delivered next week