Time between Reference Cards and Manufacturer Cards

[Radio Voice]

Can anyone tell me how much time there usually is between the release of nVidia reference cards (or Founders Cards in this case) and the release of custom cards by other manufacturers like MSI, Gigabyte and Asus? I can't seem to find any information of the spread between releases both of the 700- and 900-series. I want to skip the Founders Card to go for a factory overclocked version with better overclocking capabilities. Thanks in advance for the answer(s)!

 

[Plumboby]

go factory built to go & handle more refrence cards are hit or miss msi gigabyte & Asus are great brands stick with them

 

[Mr Kagouris]

The board partner variations won't take long but it will be a while before the factory OC cards are out. My recommendation would be to just overclock it yourself.

 

[Radio Voice]

The board partner variations won't take long but it will be a while before the factory OC cards are out. My recommendation would be to just overclock it yourself.

I love the Strix series from Asus so I would rather wait for that. But how much time are we talking about? Weeks, months? How much spread in time was there in the past with the 600-, 700- and 900- series? I can't find information about this.

 

[Plumboby]

just wait ur better to as are better cards than refrence cards are just refrence so ur better to buy after market so much better running

 

[Radio Voice]

just wait ur better to as are better cards than refrence cards are just refrence so ur better to buy after market so much better running

I'm afraid this doesn't answer my question. I'm asking about a time-span based on data from the past.

 

[Plumboby]

give it 6months to filter threw i would wait got the asus strix

 

[Radio Voice]

give it 6months to filter threw i would wait got the asus strix

I'm sorry, but I'm having a very hard time decoding your messages. I'm pretty sure it doesn't take 6 months for manufacturers to come out with their own versions. Anybody have a more realistic time-span for me?

 

[Plumboby]

yeah but aftermarket manufactorers usually test the refrence & build their copy to suit & improve the flaws the refrence cards have in them & put better componentry in them realistically just wait for the next gen to be released & keep an eye out for the aftermarket companies

 

[Nick_50]

Is the 1080/1070 the same shape etc as the 980/970? If so shouldn't it be pretty simple to take the existing design and replace the innards? Cooling should be similar. If not then I guess time is needed to redesign. I'm holding out for an Asus strix 1070.

 

[maxalge]

Is the 1080/1070 the same shape etc as the 980/970? If so shouldn't it be pretty simple to take the existing design and replace the innards? Cooling should be similar. If not then I guess time is needed to redesign. I'm holding out for an Asus strix 1070.

not the case



like the asus heatpipes not touching fiasco

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