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January 04, 2018, 05:52:57 AM |
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Price & availability, cooling system, power connectors, and your odds in the silicon lottery are key factors.
For GPUs as powerful as the 1080ti, I usually stay away from models with blower-style coolers, unless the price difference makes them worth considering. Liquid cooling is usually an unnecessary luxury.
Some 1080ti models have an 8-pin PCIe connector and a 6-pin connector, but others have 2x 8-pin connectors. Those with dual 8-pin connectors can be a bit more of a pain to power, especially for a rig with several cards. (This is largely about the number of PSU connectors you have available, but some also say that those with 2x 8-pin connectors are less efficient than the 8 & 6-pin cards, in general.)
Cards with higher factory overclocks *may* have better chances in the silicon lottery, since you are guaranteed the extra overclocking potential. However, I do not consider this worth paying much extra for.
Card manufacturer/brand name may or may not be important for you as far as customer support goes. All card manufacturers have mixed reviews there, regardless of what diehard fans/haters may suggest.
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