Custom Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 From Galax Pictured - Features A Blower Style Cooler Without The Fancy Shroud

We accept yet some other custom Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card that has made its way to the web. This one is from Galax and while it'southward not drastically different from Nvidia'due south reference cards it is Galax's own design. Remember the custom GTX 1080 that Galax was teasing over on Facebook just a couple of days ago? well here it is courtesy of VCZ.

The card maintains a dual PCIe slot, blower fan design and features an entirely black shroud and matte blackness PCB. Notably missing is Nvidia's fancy metallic exoskeleton although that'southward annotation entirely bad as the $100 premium attatched to that Founder's Edition libation will also be notably missing from this carte du jour'due south MSRP.

Custom Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 From Galax Pictured - Features A Blower Fashion Libation Without The Fancy Shroud

Inspecting the graphics carte du jour closely reveals that this is actually a GTX 1070 - lath # PG411 as opposed to PG413 - rather than a GTX 1080. Which means that Galax used a GTX 1070 card for this photo. Which in turn means that we'll the company launch both GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards based on this blueprint as a more affordable alternative to the Founder's Edition - Nvidia's reference blueprint - GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 cards which are $100 and $lxxx more expensive respectively than the standard MSRPs of $599 and $379.

Despite their await, these cards may very well end upward with college clock speeds right out of the box compared to the Founder's Edition cards. Because unlike Nvidia's reference pattern which the board partners aren't immune to alter in any manner, they are gratis to customize their ain designs. And that includes bumping up the clock speeds.

Now with that in heed, don't expect whatever major manufacturing plant overclocks out of these designs. As Galax is certain to follow these with multi fan designs that feature beefier coolers, improved power commitment circuitry and ambitious manufacturing plant boost frequencies at a afterwards engagement.

What Are Nvidia's Founder's Edition GTX 1080 & GTX 1070 Graphics Cards?

It's important to quickly mention a few important distinctions between the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 graphics cards that Nvidia will be launching on May 27th and the designs that Nvidia'due south partners - the likes of EVGA, MSI, Gigabyte, Galax etc - will be introducing in June. The GTX 1080 version that's launching on May 27 is the "Founder's Edition". Which is the reference designed model featuring Nvidia's new air libation with the peripherally placed blower fan, vapor bedroom and metallic exoskeleton.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founder's Edition

We've confirmed that The Founder's Edition is merely what Nvidia is calling its new reference blueprint, a new brand so to speak. Founder'southward Edition cards are in no way special Nvidia take confirmed, they will not feature higher clocking binned chips every bit was previously speculated. They're just Nvidia's reference designed GTX 1080 0and GTX 1070 graphics cards. The Founder's Edition GTX 1080 will sell for $699, $100 more than the official MSRP for all other GTX 1080 cards that Nvidia'south partners volition be launching afterwards in June or in belatedly May.

These partner cards include things like Gigabyte'due south XTREME GAMING, MSI's Gaming cards with the Twin Frozr libation, EVGA's ACX, Asus's DirectCU and then on. It's actually wise to expect until these custom AIB - Add together-In-Board - graphics cards are released before making your purchase. As these always feature college clock speeds, more than features and most importantly improve cooling. Which insures lower temperatures, quieter operation and higher overclocking potential. All of which at $599 or 10-20 dollars more as opposed to $699.