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Zoomie
Expert Trustee
9 years ago

Upgraded GTX 970 to GTX 1080 (FE) - Initial Thoughts

Yesterday I received my EVGA GTX 1080 FE. It was an upgrade from the EVGA GTX 970 (ACX 1.0) I had been using while I waited for Pascal. Just prior to removing the 970 I decided to run Firemark Ultr...
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nalex66
MVP
9 years ago
Nice. Any heat issues? Are you running with the stock fan speed settings or taking @Shadowmask72's recommendation and applying a more aggressive fan speed curve?

I've been really happy with the EVGA GTX 1080 SC that I scored last week. Great performance, nice and quiet, and dynamically boosts well above the rated boost clock (I'm seeing boost speeds in the 1930's).