Zotac cards build quality

[IkeaEraser]

I recently came across a deal on the Zotac GTX 1080 AMP edition 8GB DDR5 selling at $860. Normal retail price from where I am from is at $1040. That's about $180 difference. Both at brand new.

As a form of price calibration,
Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1060 retails at $479
Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1070 retails at $729
Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1080 retails at $1060

I am building a brand new PC build, buying parts just at deals come along. I just got a Dell S2316H for it's slimness and price effectiveness. It is 1080p at 60Hz.

While the Zotac GTX 1080 I saw certainly is a deal, it definitely is an overkill for me. Was wondering how the build quality of the Zotac is and should I get it. A GTX 1060 would definitely meet my needs at slightly above half the price of the Zotac GTX 1080.

I'm currently on a 6 year refresh cycle for my desktop PCs so advice would be welcomed!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Zotac has come a long way they are excellent cards.

 

[dangus]

if you dont need it then dont get it. doesnt seem like THAT great of a price to me

 

[JohnHank21]

Zotac is a nice option of graphics card but there are still companys out there who graphics cards are better. Nvidia, MSI, gigabyte, etc. But for $180 The price beats the quality for $180. Someone plz quote me on that. So defiantly go for a zotac 1080 if its $860. Just my opinion

 

[IkeaEraser]

Zotac is a nice option of graphics card but there are still companys out there who graphics cards are better. Nvidia, MSI, gigabyte, etc. But for $180 The price beats the quality for $180. Someone plz quote me on that. So defiantly go for a zotac 1080 if its $860. Just my opinion

In what ways do the overclockable cards differ from each other? Better quality components? Performance wise, all should be roughly similar

 

[maxalge]

Zotac is a nice option of graphics card but there are still companys out there who graphics cards are better. Nvidia, MSI, gigabyte, etc. But for $180 The price beats the quality for $180. Someone plz quote me on that. So defiantly go for a zotac 1080 if its $860. Just my opinion

In what ways do the overclockable cards differ from each other? Better quality components? Performance wise, all should be roughly similar

components, build quality, things like power phases, custom pcb's, cooler design etc etc

 

[IkeaEraser]

Zotac is a nice option of graphics card but there are still companys out there who graphics cards are better. Nvidia, MSI, gigabyte, etc. But for $180 The price beats the quality for $180. Someone plz quote me on that. So defiantly go for a zotac 1080 if its $860. Just my opinion

In what ways do the overclockable cards differ from each other? Better quality components? Performance wise, all should be roughly similar

components, build quality, things like power phases, custom pcb's, cooler design etc etc

Is there a model tier list by the various manufacturers?

 

[maxalge]

Zotac is a nice option of graphics card but there are still companys out there who graphics cards are better. Nvidia, MSI, gigabyte, etc. But for $180 The price beats the quality for $180. Someone plz quote me on that. So defiantly go for a zotac 1080 if its $860. Just my opinion

In what ways do the overclockable cards differ from each other? Better quality components? Performance wise, all should be roughly similar

components, build quality, things like power phases, custom pcb's, cooler design etc etc

Is there a model tier list by the various manufacturers?

I dont think so, its easy to research though

 

[IkeaEraser]

Anyone has anything bad to dump on Zotac's cards? I'm leaning towards the purchase, but I'm afraid that it's more of a bad quality card than a bad bargain.

 

[dangus]

Anyone has anything bad to dump on Zotac's cards? I'm leaning towards the purchase, but I'm afraid that it's more of a bad quality card than a bad bargain.

it's really not a bad card. zotac is a fine brand. they've been around for quite some time now. there are tons of reviews for that particular gtx 1080. reading just a few of them will give you a good idea that the card is not of cheap quality.