What Hybrid-Cooling/AIO GPU to get?

[Sven__]

Hey guys, I am pretty lost right now. I am trying to get a 1080 TI that has hybrid cooling. There are some products, but I really don't know which one I should get.

I was thinking this one from MSI or this one from EVGA. I am trying to stay within the $800-$850 range so if you have any other suggestions I would greatly appreciate it! I am pretty "noob" to high end graphics cards. Also, here's my build so far if you are concerned.

Thank you so much for any suggestions. Greatly appreciated!!

Oh yeah a quick edit, I really want the one with the best performance and overclocking or whatever. Thanks

 

[chemmajorp53]

Last I read the EVGA hybrids were of slightly higher quality, but I'm sure they're both fine. If you have either of these cards the power limit and silicon lottery are going to be the limiting factors in overclocking, not temps. EVGA has an excellent warranty/RMA program which is why I tend to recommend their GPUs.

I'd read the conclusion on this review of the EVGA card

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2957-evga-1080ti-sc2-hybrid-review-thermal-noise-analysis/page-2

 

[geofelt]

My suggestions for your build:
1. GTX1080ti with a factory overclock is as good as you are going to get.
If you look at the boost clocks, there is not much to really distinguish one from the other.
I think I would pick a simple evga FTW3
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487338

2. For a top end build, the 6 core i7-8700K costs about the same. Problem is finding one.

3. A noctua NH-D15s will be quieter, cool equally well, be easier to install and will not leak ever.

4. Pick a tier 1 or 2 psu from a list such as this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
I like Seasonic.
Her is a top reviewed Seasonic 750w for less:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151187

 

[Sven__]

My suggestions for your build:
1. GTX1080ti with a factory overclock is as good as you are going to get.
If you look at the boost clocks, there is not much to really distinguish one from the other.
I think I would pick a simple evga FTW3
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487338

2. For a top end build, the 6 core i7-8700K costs about the same. Problem is finding one.

3. A noctua NH-D15s will be quieter, cool equally well, be easier to install and will not leak ever.

4. Pick a tier 1 or 2 psu from a list such as this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
I like Seasonic.
Her is a top reviewed Seasonic 750w for less:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151187

Well, I am going Water cooled for 2 reasons.

First reason: My room is extremely hot, maybe around 79-81F (or for the rest of the world 26c-28c) so I really want to keep my cards cool.

Second reason: I want to overclock my GPU and CPU so I want to keep OPTIMAL temps.

Thanks for the suggestions, but I feel air is not the way to go :/

 

[Sven__]

Last I read the EVGA hybrids were of slightly higher quality, but I'm sure they're both fine. If you have either of these cards the power limit and silicon lottery are going to be the limiting factors in overclocking, not temps. EVGA has an excellent warranty/RMA program which is why I tend to recommend their GPUs.

I'd read the conclusion on this review of the EVGA card

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2957-evga-1080ti-sc2-hybrid-review-thermal-noise-analysis/page-2

Thank you!

 

[geofelt]

The more you overclock, the hotter your room is going to be regardless if the parts are liquid cooled or not.
The heat extracted from the parts must go somewhere..