Are founders edition cards any good?

[askingcarpet22]

So i'm planning to buy a gtx 1060 (3 or 6gb, not sure yet), but thanks to these f*cking miners, the prices are completely insane. I've been checking on founders edition cards and they're usually in stock and at a reasonable price (by that i mean not $100 over the msrp). Should i get a founders edition or are they just bad at cooling? I have a single fan 750ti currently and it pretty much never gets over 60C so i think my case airflow is pretty good although i'm thinking of adding more fans.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

The FE cards are decent, but blower style coolers are not that good, especially in the noise department.

If you had to get a card NOW, then an FE card would do. But if you can wait, I would wait for a better deal on a third party card.

 

[Chasingfaith]

Founders cards really aren't bad. The difference between these cards and most aftermarket cards is the style of cooling. Founders cards have a blower style cooler (single fan sucks in cold air and blows it straight out of the back of the case) and most aftermarket coolers have an open air design with several fans. As a rule of thumb, blower style coolers are better in small cases with bad airflow, and open air coolers are better in larger cases with good airflow, but both coolers will be able to keep your gpu cooled just fine. Furthermore, aftermarket gpus are often factory overclocked but the same result can usually be achieved by manually overclocking your founders card.

So short answer: if the founders edition cards are much cheaper than the other cards, go for it. They'll work (almost) just as well and you probably won't even notice the difference.

 

[askingcarpet22]

Founders cards really aren't bad. The difference between these cards and most aftermarket cards is the style of cooling. Founders cards have a blower style cooler (single fan sucks in cold air and blows it straight out of the back of the case) and most aftermarket coolers have an open air design with several fans. As a rule of thumb, blower style coolers are better in small cases with bad airflow, and open air coolers are better in larger cases with good airflow, but both coolers will be able to keep your gpu cooled just fine. Furthermore, aftermarket gpus are often factory overclocked but the same result can usually be achieved by manually overclocking your founders card.

So short answer: if the founders edition cards are much cheaper than the other cards, go for it. They'll work (almost) just as well and you probably won't even notice the difference.

Tbh as long as it doesn't thermal throttle I'm fine with it. In fact I think the reason I get around 80° on my i3 2120 on stock cooler under full load might be my gpu dumps its hot air into the case

 

[AniChatt]

Founders cards really aren't bad. The difference between these cards and most aftermarket cards is the style of cooling. Founders cards have a blower style cooler (single fan sucks in cold air and blows it straight out of the back of the case) and most aftermarket coolers have an open air design with several fans. As a rule of thumb, blower style coolers are better in small cases with bad airflow, and open air coolers are better in larger cases with good airflow, but both coolers will be able to keep your gpu cooled just fine. Furthermore, aftermarket gpus are often factory overclocked but the same result can usually be achieved by manually overclocking your founders card.

So short answer: if the founders edition cards are much cheaper than the other cards, go for it. They'll work (almost) just as well and you probably won't even notice the difference.

Tbh as long as it doesn't thermal throttle I'm fine with it. In fact I think the reason I get around 80° on my i3 2120 on stock cooler under full load might be my gpu dumps its hot air into the case

Sorry to hear this but please don't blame your GPU for this. Please add one intake fan from front side lower position of your case and another one at rear part for exhaust and you will be fine. i3 is a very low tdp cpu and it will run cool. Also check if your stock cooler is working well and if possible remove it, clean the surface and add a cheap but good brand thermal paste. It will go below 70C under heavy load. General users can use a blower style but keep in mind if the fan stops working for any reason it will stop working due to heat. But a aftermarket cooler (non reference design) have two fans and if one stops working you can still use it with the other obviously with a bit less performance and more heat. Blower style cooler are preferred if you are planning to add a custom water loop and throw the heat sink away. But not recommended for normal users as it will also reduce its boost clock frequency and oc potential.
If you have money buy the gpu you want in top of the line versions of it. Most of the time companies like Asus and Gigabyte bins gpus and use it in there top of the line models like Aorus Xtreme and Strix by asus. Otherwise no problem buy any non reference design and you will be good to go.

 

[askingcarpet22]

Founders cards really aren't bad. The difference between these cards and most aftermarket cards is the style of cooling. Founders cards have a blower style cooler (single fan sucks in cold air and blows it straight out of the back of the case) and most aftermarket coolers have an open air design with several fans. As a rule of thumb, blower style coolers are better in small cases with bad airflow, and open air coolers are better in larger cases with good airflow, but both coolers will be able to keep your gpu cooled just fine. Furthermore, aftermarket gpus are often factory overclocked but the same result can usually be achieved by manually overclocking your founders card.

So short answer: if the founders edition cards are much cheaper than the other cards, go for it. They'll work (almost) just as well and you probably won't even notice the difference.

Tbh as long as it doesn't thermal throttle I'm fine with it. In fact I think the reason I get around 80° on my i3 2120 on stock cooler under full load might be my gpu dumps its hot air into the case

Sorry to hear this but please don't blame your GPU for this. Please add one intake fan from front side lower position of your case and another one at rear part for exhaust and you will be fine. i3 is a very low tdp cpu and it will run cool. Also check if your stock cooler is working well and if possible remove it, clean the surface and add a cheap but good brand thermal paste. It will go below 70C under heavy load. General users can use a blower style but keep in mind if the fan stops working for any reason it will stop working due to heat. But a aftermarket cooler (non reference design) have two fans and if one stops working you can still use it with the other obviously with a bit less performance and more heat. Blower style cooler are preferred if you are planning to add a custom water loop and throw the heat sink away. But not recommended for normal users as it will also reduce its boost clock frequency and oc potential.
If you have money buy the gpu you want in top of the line versions of it. Most of the time companies like Asus and Gigabyte bins gpus and use it in there top of the line models like Aorus Xtreme and Strix by asus. Otherwise no problem buy any non reference design and you will be good to go.

That's kind of baffling. I did clean the cooler and heatsink, replaced thermal paste, and changed case, which now has a single 120mm intake fan and 2 120mm exhaust fans. I really don't know what to do anymore to cool it lol

 

[askingcarpet22]

Also regular aftermarket gpus are insanely priced right now and cryptocurrencies don't look like they'll be going anywhere soon, which is why I even considered fe in the first place

 

[AniChatt]

Founders cards really aren't bad. The difference between these cards and most aftermarket cards is the style of cooling. Founders cards have a blower style cooler (single fan sucks in cold air and blows it straight out of the back of the case) and most aftermarket coolers have an open air design with several fans. As a rule of thumb, blower style coolers are better in small cases with bad airflow, and open air coolers are better in larger cases with good airflow, but both coolers will be able to keep your gpu cooled just fine. Furthermore, aftermarket gpus are often factory overclocked but the same result can usually be achieved by manually overclocking your founders card.

So short answer: if the founders edition cards are much cheaper than the other cards, go for it. They'll work (almost) just as well and you probably won't even notice the difference.

Tbh as long as it doesn't thermal throttle I'm fine with it. In fact I think the reason I get around 80° on my i3 2120 on stock cooler under full load might be my gpu dumps its hot air into the case

Founders cards really aren't bad. The difference between these cards and most aftermarket cards is the style of cooling. Founders cards have a blower style cooler (single fan sucks in cold air and blows it straight out of the back of the case) and most aftermarket coolers have an open air design with several fans. As a rule of thumb, blower style coolers are better in small cases with bad airflow, and open air coolers are better in larger cases with good airflow, but both coolers will be able to keep your gpu cooled just fine. Furthermore, aftermarket gpus are often factory overclocked but the same result can usually be achieved by manually overclocking your founders card.

So short answer: if the founders edition cards are much cheaper than the other cards, go for it. They'll work (almost) just as well and you probably won't even notice the difference.

Tbh as long as it doesn't thermal throttle I'm fine with it. In fact I think the reason I get around 80° on my i3 2120 on stock cooler under full load might be my gpu dumps its hot air into the case

Sorry to hear this but please don't blame your GPU for this. Please add one intake fan from front side lower position of your case and another one at rear part for exhaust and you will be fine. i3 is a very low tdp cpu and it will run cool. Also check if your stock cooler is working well and if possible remove it, clean the surface and add a cheap but good brand thermal paste. It will go below 70C under heavy load. General users can use a blower style but keep in mind if the fan stops working for any reason it will stop working due to heat. But a aftermarket cooler (non reference design) have two fans and if one stops working you can still use it with the other obviously with a bit less performance and more heat. Blower style cooler are preferred if you are planning to add a custom water loop and throw the heat sink away. But not recommended for normal users as it will also reduce its boost clock frequency and oc potential.
If you have money buy the gpu you want in top of the line versions of it. Most of the time companies like Asus and Gigabyte bins gpus and use it in there top of the line models like Aorus Xtreme and Strix by asus. Otherwise no problem buy any non reference design and you will be good to go.

That's kind of baffling. I did clean the cooler and heatsink, replaced thermal paste, and changed case, which now has a single 120mm intake fan and 2 120mm exhaust fans. I really don't know what to do anymore to cool it lol

Hmm very unlikely. What is your room temp? For temp of 80C for a 65W cpu is really high. Is it in regular high load or prime test load?
For gpu if you get FE in cheaper price then good for now. But you may face issues with temp as they have terrible coolers. However it will not thermally throttle as long as your case fans working fine and you clean the dust regularly. If you don't have any better option then nothing to say.

 

[askingcarpet22]

Founders cards really aren't bad. The difference between these cards and most aftermarket cards is the style of cooling. Founders cards have a blower style cooler (single fan sucks in cold air and blows it straight out of the back of the case) and most aftermarket coolers have an open air design with several fans. As a rule of thumb, blower style coolers are better in small cases with bad airflow, and open air coolers are better in larger cases with good airflow, but both coolers will be able to keep your gpu cooled just fine. Furthermore, aftermarket gpus are often factory overclocked but the same result can usually be achieved by manually overclocking your founders card.

So short answer: if the founders edition cards are much cheaper than the other cards, go for it. They'll work (almost) just as well and you probably won't even notice the difference.

Tbh as long as it doesn't thermal throttle I'm fine with it. In fact I think the reason I get around 80° on my i3 2120 on stock cooler under full load might be my gpu dumps its hot air into the case

Founders cards really aren't bad. The difference between these cards and most aftermarket cards is the style of cooling. Founders cards have a blower style cooler (single fan sucks in cold air and blows it straight out of the back of the case) and most aftermarket coolers have an open air design with several fans. As a rule of thumb, blower style coolers are better in small cases with bad airflow, and open air coolers are better in larger cases with good airflow, but both coolers will be able to keep your gpu cooled just fine. Furthermore, aftermarket gpus are often factory overclocked but the same result can usually be achieved by manually overclocking your founders card.

So short answer: if the founders edition cards are much cheaper than the other cards, go for it. They'll work (almost) just as well and you probably won't even notice the difference.

Tbh as long as it doesn't thermal throttle I'm fine with it. In fact I think the reason I get around 80° on my i3 2120 on stock cooler under full load might be my gpu dumps its hot air into the case

Sorry to hear this but please don't blame your GPU for this. Please add one intake fan from front side lower position of your case and another one at rear part for exhaust and you will be fine. i3 is a very low tdp cpu and it will run cool. Also check if your stock cooler is working well and if possible remove it, clean the surface and add a cheap but good brand thermal paste. It will go below 70C under heavy load. General users can use a blower style but keep in mind if the fan stops working for any reason it will stop working due to heat. But a aftermarket cooler (non reference design) have two fans and if one stops working you can still use it with the other obviously with a bit less performance and more heat. Blower style cooler are preferred if you are planning to add a custom water loop and throw the heat sink away. But not recommended for normal users as it will also reduce its boost clock frequency and oc potential.
If you have money buy the gpu you want in top of the line versions of it. Most of the time companies like Asus and Gigabyte bins gpus and use it in there top of the line models like Aorus Xtreme and Strix by asus. Otherwise no problem buy any non reference design and you will be good to go.

That's kind of baffling. I did clean the cooler and heatsink, replaced thermal paste, and changed case, which now has a single 120mm intake fan and 2 120mm exhaust fans. I really don't know what to do anymore to cool it lol

Hmm very unlikely. What is your room temp? For temp of 80C for a 65W cpu is really high. Is it in regular high load or prime test load?
For gpu if you get FE in cheaper price then good for now. But you may face issues with temp as they have terrible coolers. However it will not thermally throttle as long as your case fans working fine and you clean the dust regularly. If you don't have any better option then nothing to say.

Right now room temps go between 26-30C which i guess is pretty hot. Haven't had the chance to test my temps on winter but my old case gave me around 80-85 on full load, which is pretty bad compared to those same temps at several degrees hotter room temps. I will however change the fan setup, as the 2 default case fans are pretty weak and the third one is very powerful, so i'll put the most powerful as intake and the 2 default ones as exhaust to see if that improves.

As for the gpu, well, even FE from nvidia are out of stock. Sucks to be me i guess.

 

[AniChatt]

Hmm very unlikely. What is your room temp? For temp of 80C for a 65W cpu is really high. Is it in regular high load or prime test load?
For gpu if you get FE in cheaper price then good for now. But you may face issues with temp as they have terrible coolers. However it will not thermally throttle as long as your case fans working fine and you clean the dust regularly. If you don't have any better option then nothing to say.

Right now room temps go between 26-30C which i guess is pretty hot. Haven't had the chance to test my temps on winter but my old case gave me around 80-85 on full load, which is pretty bad compared to those same temps at several degrees hotter room temps. I will however change the fan setup, as the 2 default case fans are pretty weak and the third one is very powerful, so i'll put the most powerful as intake and the 2 default ones as exhaust to see if that improves.
As for the gpu, well, even FE from nvidia are out of stock. Sucks to be me i guess.

Ok if that temp is during stress test then in normal use you will not going to get that high. So no problem on that. Regarding the fan config use any decent case fan preferably to build +ve air pressure i.e. a bit more intake than exhaust. -ve air pressure is not preferred becs you have less control from where cool air should come and you may not get optimum cooling becs you can not channelize properly the cool air.
Yep recently gpu prices going high again.....

 

[askingcarpet22]

Hmm very unlikely. What is your room temp? For temp of 80C for a 65W cpu is really high. Is it in regular high load or prime test load?
For gpu if you get FE in cheaper price then good for now. But you may face issues with temp as they have terrible coolers. However it will not thermally throttle as long as your case fans working fine and you clean the dust regularly. If you don't have any better option then nothing to say.

Right now room temps go between 26-30C which i guess is pretty hot. Haven't had the chance to test my temps on winter but my old case gave me around 80-85 on full load, which is pretty bad compared to those same temps at several degrees hotter room temps. I will however change the fan setup, as the 2 default case fans are pretty weak and the third one is very powerful, so i'll put the most powerful as intake and the 2 default ones as exhaust to see if that improves.
As for the gpu, well, even FE from nvidia are out of stock. Sucks to be me i guess.

Ok if that temp is during stress test then in normal use you will not going to get that high. So no problem on that. Regarding the fan config use any decent case fan preferably to build +ve air pressure i.e. a bit more intake than exhaust. -ve air pressure is not preferred becs you have less control from where cool air should come and you may not get optimum cooling becs you can not channelize properly the cool air.
Yep recently gpu prices going high again.....

Yeah those cpu temps are playing games at 100% usage on all cores. I'm planning on upgrading to an i7 2600 though, hope temps will improve or stay the same. maybe before installing the new cpu i should get some good brand thermal compund?

 

[AniChatt]

Hmm very unlikely. What is your room temp? For temp of 80C for a 65W cpu is really high. Is it in regular high load or prime test load?
For gpu if you get FE in cheaper price then good for now. But you may face issues with temp as they have terrible coolers. However it will not thermally throttle as long as your case fans working fine and you clean the dust regularly. If you don't have any better option then nothing to say.

Right now room temps go between 26-30C which i guess is pretty hot. Haven't had the chance to test my temps on winter but my old case gave me around 80-85 on full load, which is pretty bad compared to those same temps at several degrees hotter room temps. I will however change the fan setup, as the 2 default case fans are pretty weak and the third one is very powerful, so i'll put the most powerful as intake and the 2 default ones as exhaust to see if that improves.
As for the gpu, well, even FE from nvidia are out of stock. Sucks to be me i guess.

Ok if that temp is during stress test then in normal use you will not going to get that high. So no problem on that. Regarding the fan config use any decent case fan preferably to build +ve air pressure i.e. a bit more intake than exhaust. -ve air pressure is not preferred becs you have less control from where cool air should come and you may not get optimum cooling becs you can not channelize properly the cool air.
Yep recently gpu prices going high again.....

Yeah those cpu temps are playing games at 100% usage on all cores. I'm planning on upgrading to an i7 2600 though, hope temps will improve or stay the same. maybe before installing the new cpu i should get some good brand thermal compund?

Absolutely not. A top of the line thermal compound from Arctic, Thermal Grizzly, or something will cost you more and will decrease the temps like say 3-4C, not worth for average users have a look at some good reviews. I will suggest to buy a super cheap Cooler master IC value series thermal compound and buy a decent air cooler from cm or cryorig or anything you like as per your taste. are you running a stock cooler? Those are horrible and you cpu is definitely bottle necking any gpu you correctly have.
Oho you even don't need a thermal paste as it will be in the cooler package.

 

[askingcarpet22]

Hmm very unlikely. What is your room temp? For temp of 80C for a 65W cpu is really high. Is it in regular high load or prime test load?
For gpu if you get FE in cheaper price then good for now. But you may face issues with temp as they have terrible coolers. However it will not thermally throttle as long as your case fans working fine and you clean the dust regularly. If you don't have any better option then nothing to say.

Right now room temps go between 26-30C which i guess is pretty hot. Haven't had the chance to test my temps on winter but my old case gave me around 80-85 on full load, which is pretty bad compared to those same temps at several degrees hotter room temps. I will however change the fan setup, as the 2 default case fans are pretty weak and the third one is very powerful, so i'll put the most powerful as intake and the 2 default ones as exhaust to see if that improves.
As for the gpu, well, even FE from nvidia are out of stock. Sucks to be me i guess.

Ok if that temp is during stress test then in normal use you will not going to get that high. So no problem on that. Regarding the fan config use any decent case fan preferably to build +ve air pressure i.e. a bit more intake than exhaust. -ve air pressure is not preferred becs you have less control from where cool air should come and you may not get optimum cooling becs you can not channelize properly the cool air.
Yep recently gpu prices going high again.....

Yeah those cpu temps are playing games at 100% usage on all cores. I'm planning on upgrading to an i7 2600 though, hope temps will improve or stay the same. maybe before installing the new cpu i should get some good brand thermal compund?

Absolutely not. A top of the line thermal compound from Arctic, Thermal Grizzly, or something will cost you more and will decrease the temps like say 3-4C, not worth for average users have a look at some good reviews. I will suggest to buy a super cheap Cooler master IC value series thermal compound and buy a decent air cooler from cm or cryorig or anything you like as per your taste. are you running a stock cooler? Those are horrible and you cpu is definitely bottle necking any gpu you correctly have.
Oho you even don't need a thermal paste as it will be in the cooler package.

Yeah I know the i3 is a huge bottleneck, hence the i7 2600 I'm going to buy. Yes it is a stock cooler which I heard was enough for stock speeds, but I've been thinking about an air cooler as temps I've seen using stock coolers are far from ideal. I might just get a cryorig c7 or cooler master h212 (at least I think they were called like that, I've never really been into cooling) which are both around 20 bucks