As mentioned in the title, I am currently in the market for an RTX 2080 TI to be used in a rig that I will be constructing in the coming months. I've done some browsing through all of the options available to me and have narrowed down my search to one of two models.
Model #1: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 TI Black Edition
Model #2: Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 TI AMP
The EVGA model has a boost clock of 1545 MHz and has two fans. The Zotac model has a boost clock of 1665 MHz, but has three fans. The Zotac model is obviously a little more powerful, but what I'm primarily concerned about this the significance of the third fan. Is that third fan necessary in order for the Zotac model to operate at that speed? If I were to overclock the EVGA model to the same speed as the Zotac, would the two fans be capable of handling that heat increase? The price difference between those two models is around ~$180, which may seem minuscule when I'm looking to buy an RTX 2080 TI, but I'm not looking to spend what I don't have to.
Model #1: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 TI Black Edition
Model #2: Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 TI AMP
The EVGA model has a boost clock of 1545 MHz and has two fans. The Zotac model has a boost clock of 1665 MHz, but has three fans. The Zotac model is obviously a little more powerful, but what I'm primarily concerned about this the significance of the third fan. Is that third fan necessary in order for the Zotac model to operate at that speed? If I were to overclock the EVGA model to the same speed as the Zotac, would the two fans be capable of handling that heat increase? The price difference between those two models is around ~$180, which may seem minuscule when I'm looking to buy an RTX 2080 TI, but I'm not looking to spend what I don't have to.