Which one of these gtx 1080s should I choose?

awmslayer

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I'd like to know which one is the best among these three in terms of performance, temps, and cooling. If all of them perform the same then I'd like the one with better cooling.

1. Gigabyte 8Gb 11Gbps:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FPPzK8/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-video-card-gv-n1080aorus-8gd
2. Gigabyte Xtreme Edition:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kzwqqs/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-aorus-xtreme-edition-video-card-gv-n1080aorus-x-8gd
3. Asus Strix:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/v34NnQ/asus-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-rog-strix-video-card-rog-strix-gtx1080-a8g-gaming

I'm not really sure about the first one. In this website (dynaquestpc.com/product/gigabyte-gtx-1080-aorus-8gb-11gbps-gv-n1080aorus-8gd/), it is listed as "equipped with 11Gbps high speed memory", but I don't see anything like this in pcpartpicker.
There's also an xtreme edition (dynaquestpc.com/product/gigabyte-gtx-1080-aorus-8gb-11gbps-gv-n1080aorus-8gd/) with the same description, "equipped with 11Gbps high speed memory".

Kinda confusing, but which among these has better performance, temps, and cooling?

Thanks.
 
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Only difference between these cards is the max supported boost clock. Of these three the aorus xtreme has the highest boost clock meaning that out of the box that card will perform better (if you put it in boost mode using their software).

Even if you plan to overclock further than warranty allows, the aorus xtremes higher "boost clock" will make it more likely to overclock better than the other cards (look up silicon lottery for more info on this).

Further due to the low TDP of the 1080 cooling is not a big issue, unless you live somewhere where the temps go over 30C regularly.

awmslayer

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I'm more focused on their differences according to performance and their cooling capabilities. As they have different designs, I thought one was better at cooling than the other, like one has 3 fans and others only have 2. I'm leaning towards the Asus Strix because of the reviews for now, but I still want to make sure.
 

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Only difference between these cards is the max supported boost clock. Of these three the aorus xtreme has the highest boost clock meaning that out of the box that card will perform better (if you put it in boost mode using their software).

Even if you plan to overclock further than warranty allows, the aorus xtremes higher "boost clock" will make it more likely to overclock better than the other cards (look up silicon lottery for more info on this).

Further due to the low TDP of the 1080 cooling is not a big issue, unless you live somewhere where the temps go over 30C regularly.
 
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