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2018/09/22 12:57:20 (permalink)
you guys are not making any founders edition cards ?

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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/22 13:19:01 (permalink)
    We will have to wait and see what EVGA comes out with. So far we haven't seen a few product lines that we would normally see in the EVGA pipeline like the Kingpin edition that a lot of people are wondering about and watercooled versions.

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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/22 23:01:58 (permalink)
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    you guys are not making any founders edition cards ?


    If you scroll to the bottom of the page it shows all the cards they have planned to make so far. Looks like they are planning a blower 2080 and 2080ti.  https://www.evga.com/arti...geforce-rtx-20-series/
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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/22 23:29:28 (permalink)
    Techpowerup has a list of EVGA cards (ALL brands actually).
    Links to them are here:
    https://forums.evga.com/2080-TI20802070-names-specs-all-brands-clock-speeds-and-boost-speeds-m2859555.aspx#2859555
     
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Black 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz Triple-slot
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 Ultra 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz Triple-slot
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti HYBRID FTW3 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti HYBRID XC 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti HYDRO COPPER FTW3 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti HYDRO COPPER XC 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti XC 1350 MHz 1635 MHz 1750 MHz 10.6 inches/269 mm
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti XC Black 1350 MHz 1560 MHz 1750 MHz 10.6 inches/269 mm
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti XC Ultra 1350 MHz 1650 MHz 1750 MHz 10.6 inches/269 mm, Triple-slot
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti XC2 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti XC2 Ultra 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz Triple-slot
     
     
    EVGA RTX 2080 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Black 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz Triple-slot
    EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 Ultra 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz Triple-slot
    EVGA RTX 2080 HYBRID FTW3 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 HYBRID XC 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 HYDRO COPPER FTW3 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 HYDRO COPPER XC 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 XC 1515 MHz 1800 MHz 1750 MHz 10.6 inches/269 mm
    EVGA RTX 2080 XC Black 1515 MHz 1740 MHz 1750 MHz 10.6 inches/269 mm
    EVGA RTX 2080 XC Ultra 1515 MHz 1815 MHz 1750 MHz 10.6 inches/269 mm, Triple-slot
    EVGA RTX 2080 XC2 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 XC2 Ultra 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz Triple-slot
     
     
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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/23 03:16:26 (permalink)
    thanks for the update guys have a good one.

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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/23 08:51:40 (permalink)
    founders are only produced by nvidia this time around.

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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/24 10:01:30 (permalink)
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    Techpowerup has a list of EVGA cards (ALL brands actually).
    Links to them are here:
    https://forums.evga.com/2080-TI20802070-names-specs-all-brands-clock-speeds-and-boost-speeds-m2859555.aspx#2859555
     
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Black 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz Triple-slot
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 Ultra 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz Triple-slot
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti HYBRID FTW3 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti HYBRID XC 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti HYDRO COPPER FTW3 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti HYDRO COPPER XC 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti XC 1350 MHz 1635 MHz 1750 MHz 10.6 inches/269 mm
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti XC Black 1350 MHz 1560 MHz 1750 MHz 10.6 inches/269 mm
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti XC Ultra 1350 MHz 1650 MHz 1750 MHz 10.6 inches/269 mm, Triple-slot
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti XC2 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Ti XC2 Ultra 1350 MHz 1545 MHz 1750 MHz Triple-slot
     
     
    EVGA RTX 2080 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 Black 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz Triple-slot
    EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 Ultra 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz Triple-slot
    EVGA RTX 2080 HYBRID FTW3 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 HYBRID XC 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 HYDRO COPPER FTW3 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 HYDRO COPPER XC 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 XC 1515 MHz 1800 MHz 1750 MHz 10.6 inches/269 mm
    EVGA RTX 2080 XC Black 1515 MHz 1740 MHz 1750 MHz 10.6 inches/269 mm
    EVGA RTX 2080 XC Ultra 1515 MHz 1815 MHz 1750 MHz 10.6 inches/269 mm, Triple-slot
    EVGA RTX 2080 XC2 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz
    EVGA RTX 2080 XC2 Ultra 1515 MHz 1710 MHz 1750 MHz Triple-slot
     
     


    This is only partially accurate, especially since we have not listed the clock speeds for the majority of models.
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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/24 18:43:59 (permalink)

     
    I thought something was funny when I saw only a few cards that were oc'ed.
    Get that info to Techpowerup right away!


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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/24 20:16:45 (permalink)
    I got my Founders Edition 1080's from NVidia.
     

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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/25 11:56:58 (permalink)
    Now only if it was a blower like the 1080....

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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/25 12:19:35 (permalink)
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    Now only if it was a blower like the 1080....


    Evga is releasing a blower model
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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/25 18:07:37 (permalink)
    I wouldnt get another blower model of anything, ever again.
    They cant exhaust the heat anymore, since the fans are so low, and the end pieces have almost 0 airflow to exhaust the hot air out, that the air blows into the case anyway.
    Only at super high fan speeds does the air actually make it out of the case.

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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/25 20:55:43 (permalink)
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    I wouldnt get another blower model of anything, ever again.
    They cant exhaust the heat anymore, since the fans are so low, and the end pieces have almost 0 airflow to exhaust the hot air out, that the air blows into the case anyway.
    Only at super high fan speeds does the air actually make it out of the case.




    Blowers are the best for blowing hot GPU exhaust out compared to the other cooling solutions.  I think blowers work best for small confined spaces or for those that will end up just water cooling it in the first place.

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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/25 21:04:00 (permalink)
    True. Small cases they would be good for. IF they will fit, lol.
    I am going to have to turn my huge side case fan around to blow out, instead of in, with the 3 fan model I am getting, to exhaust all  that heat out faster.
    Probably going to have to redo all my case fans to fit the style that dumps heat into the system (I have the Titan X blower model now, so its a lot of fans blowing into the case. Need to reverse it a little for a card that dumps into the case. I wish I could afford water cooling, but I was lucky just to be able to afford a 2080 at all).

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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/25 21:51:19 (permalink)
    I only like the blower type , the Asus looks awesome !
     

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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/26 09:27:56 (permalink)
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    True. Small cases they would be good for. IF they will fit, lol.
    I am going to have to turn my huge side case fan around to blow out, instead of in, with the 3 fan model I am getting, to exhaust all  that heat out faster.
    Probably going to have to redo all my case fans to fit the style that dumps heat into the system (I have the Titan X blower model now, so its a lot of fans blowing into the case. Need to reverse it a little for a card that dumps into the case. I wish I could afford water cooling, but I was lucky just to be able to afford a 2080 at all).




    I wouldn't worry too much tbh unless you see temps spike during high OCing.  Just make sure you're setting your filtered areas of the case as intake and exhausts out the back and possibly the top if its not filtered or what have you.  

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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/26 18:27:25 (permalink)
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    I only like the blower type , the Asus looks awesome !
     



    I like blower cards too. I like the ASUS one and the EVGA one, I just doubt we'll see stock of the EVGA one any time soon. Also I'm thinking these cards will have the inferior variant of the chip as opposed to the others.

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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/26 20:59:14 (permalink)
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    True. Small cases they would be good for. IF they will fit, lol.
    I am going to have to turn my huge side case fan around to blow out, instead of in, with the 3 fan model I am getting, to exhaust all  that heat out faster.
    Probably going to have to redo all my case fans to fit the style that dumps heat into the system (I have the Titan X blower model now, so its a lot of fans blowing into the case. Need to reverse it a little for a card that dumps into the case. I wish I could afford water cooling, but I was lucky just to be able to afford a 2080 at all).


    I wouldn't worry too much tbh unless you see temps spike during high OCing.  Just make sure you're setting your filtered areas of the case as intake and exhausts out the back and possibly the top if its not filtered or what have you.  



    Trust me, it makes a difference.
    even when I went from my 780 to the titan x, I had to move fans around (the 780 was a dump into the case version, the titan x is the blower).
    You just can NOT have a fan blowing straight into a place that is trying to blow out the way the fan is. It will not only create a dead air space, it can make the hot air of the card not even escape from the video card in the 1st place and make it overheat.
    Think side fan cool air going in --->   <--- Air going towards side case, heat trying to escape from the video card.
    You need to have it like this:
    Side fan pulling out hot air <---   <--- Air going towards side case, heat trying to escape from the video card.
    That way, there will be no deadlocked airflow.
     
    The top is already a 2 fan water cooler, and it sucks up the top front and rear corners and along the top half of the mobo hot air out.
    I have 1 huge side case fan blowing into the mobo top/bottom, as well as the M.2 card (I have to figure that one out, as that M.2 drive gets burning hot, and HAS to have cooling on it), and the (IF I put it back in) Creative SB card, and the 4 port usb card. Its also used to move the air dead spots, like at the bottom mobo/top of the power supply, and the bottom rear of the case where the air sits because nothing moves there because of the blower on the video card does nothing at the back of the case, only moves air near the front where the fan is.
    I also have 2 large front case fans blowing over the hard drives (1 fan), and the top and front of the video card (2nd fan) as well as system memory, and pushing the hot air out the back empty case fan spot. Well, the top video card/memory fan wont be used anymore, as the card I am getting exhausts all the heat out the back, side, front, and rear of the card (basically it expells heat all around the 4 sides of the card).
    So, if I have a fan blowing into the front (fan and power plug end)  of the card, that heat cant escape.
    I have a slot cooler I will use instead of the second fan pushing air into the case.
    So, I will have to change it to this for the new card:
    1 huge fan blowing into the hdd's, which some cooling will get to bottom mobo and pull into the video card (there is also a vent at the bottom of the case for cool air to enter).
    1 slot coole fan sucking just a little bit of the heat off the top of the card, but not very powerful as to not make the card not expell its heat.
    1 huge side fan (I will have to tweak it to make sure it isnt pulling too hard, so as to NOT take the fresh air from the bottom and from the hdd's air, so the bottom mobo and video card still get fresh air). I may even have to put a fan where the bottom fresh air vent is, to make sure air gets to the video card before being pushed out the side fan.
    2 slot water cooler at the top for all the top hot air.
    I may have to put 1 rear top fan in also, since I will be removing the 1 fan in front that cools the memory/top mobo/top of the video card, to make sure enough air moves at the very rear top corner of the case. I will have to try each way (with and w/o the top rear fan) to see what the best cooling scenario is.
     
    Believe me, I have been building computers since 1995.
    I have seen some get WAY too hot because people did not use the correct fans (110 cfm fans going in, with only 45 cfm pulling out), the correct fan placements, or people thinking the more fans the better, right? Not always. Sometimes more fans can hurt the system. Also, you need a good flow ratio, based on the parts you have, and the case you have.
    Its why I am thinking the Thor V2 case 'may' be the better case for this system than my current CM HAF-X case will be.
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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/26 21:23:47 (permalink)
    Ahhh put a block on it, call it a day. heh
     
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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/26 21:50:14 (permalink)
    Yeah, I wanted to do sli, and water blocks, but when I found out the prices, I was like heck no, the best air cooled card(s) will have to do for me.
    Especially as I have already sold my water cooling kit a long time ago, and buying into a new kit is even more expensive than it was way back when I had mine.
    And, since I am disabled, it is VERY hard to even just put in a card in a case, let alone do dremel work and tweak everything just so for the tubing and routes, as well as hiding wires (which I 'used' to rock the house doing). Sigh.
    I may have to replace the whole system into another case I have, and that scares the crud outta me, as I can tweak my neck or back just looking down, or bending over, and be out for more than a week or 2.
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    Re: any founders edition 2018/09/26 23:21:01 (permalink)
    Believe me Dave, I've been working on PC's the same time as you and have entered the custom liquid cooling space for a least 7+ years now.  I know what I'm talking about from personal experience and from other accounts as well as I'm a senior member in another forum for custom cooling so I've seen many builds and issues over the years.  Every particular case is different.  What I said is more of a general rule for most cases, liquid cooling or not. 
     
    Now dead spots usually are located in the drive bay area and other nook and cranny spots, not inline of air flow but for the most part, the main components will always have some type of airflow in their direction if configured properly.
     
    You have the HAF-X which I consider an older designed case and there's a reason why they have the big side fan as intake as you don't have many points of intake in that case but nothing wrong with testing out both theories and going with what serves you best.  No matter what, the internal case air flow will head out the least resistant place which is usually the unfiltered rear with the assistance of a rear fan and and or other points of exhaust.   With that said, the side fan as exhaust instead of intake has a good chance of pulling air from the rear which will over time cake some stuff with dust unless you're a cleaning guru and some fresh intake air from the front and possibly the top if that's set as intake as well.  Positive pressure, more intakes than exhausts will allow the most fresh air inside the case which again will be directed to the rear once it's all said and done. 
     
    As for case upgrading, I always tell folks to get something that has some extra room to work with.  For example, getting a large or super tower will give you the ability to custom liquid cool if the user ever chooses too or they could use those spots for something else like HD cages, etc.  All depends on the design and I'm sure weight might play a role for a few as I realized later on how heavy my case was going to turn out.  I cringe the moments I need to move the case around for maintenance. lol 
     
    Have a look at Corsair's cases as they have a assortment of amazing cases as I'm a pretty big fan and have served me well.  
    post edited by GTXJackBauer - 2018/09/26 23:25:07

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