Question 1

To those that already go the card, does yours have a coil whine?

Accepted Answer

I don't have coil whine on mine, but your mileage may vary. The same card can whine in one computer and not in another due to other hardware like the PSU. I'm really happy with this card and I've been gaming very heavy since I got it.

Question 2

Why is this $70 cheaper then the Msi Gaming x when it performs about the same and has higher clock speeds? Is there something that makes the card worse then the Gaming x?

Accepted Answer

This card has some benefits over the MSI Gaming X and some subtractions. Since it has a higher factory clock, you are guaranteed slightly better silicon. You can learn more by googling 'silicon lottery'. While the G1 has a higher factory clock, the memory is not overclocked. This can be easily remedied with a OC utility, but if your are not technical this may be too much. The new GPU Boost 3.0 that is baked into the drivers should handle your memory overclock well.

I've been a long time user of Gigabyte GPUs and have never had any issues. They have a great 3yr warranty and i've never had issues with support.

IMHO -- the MSI is taking advantage of the economics of Supply and Demand to price their card as high as possible. As soon as the initial rush is over, I expect a big price drop soon after the initial rush is over. Their is not enough to justify the current cost.

Question 3

What come with it in the box? Any video adapters or power adapters?   The generic I-just-bought-a-graphics-card stuff?

Accepted Answer

Nope. What I received was the card, (sealed, of course), some paperwork, and one CD or DVD with drivers on it. Was a little shocked at first until I checked, and I think that is all I was supposed to get with this particular model. Besides that, no problems so far. Hope this helps.

Question 4

Difference between this gpu and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 XTREME Gaming ?

Accepted Answer

The Xtreme Gaming is a slightly higher clocked card.  The actual performance difference is small, and if you're gaming on anything under a 2k monitor (1080p or lower)  you won't notice a perceptible difference between them. If you're gaming at 4k, it may be worth the cost difference. If you plan on overclocking the card yourself, go for the cheaper card as I don't think there is enough difference in chip binning to make a significant difference in total overclock between the two.

Question 5

Has anyone tried this with 2-way SLI?  I'm about to install this card on a I7 machine with 64GB Ram and an SSD, and I'd love to know if SLI is necessary for top-performance gaming or if I can get by with one card.

Accepted Answer

It depends what games you play and monitors you're using. If you're playing games in 1080p 144hz, one card totally kill it.
If you have 1440p 144hz, SLI will definitely help you max out high end games like Witcher 3. 
If you're planning for SLI anyway, why not just get an Titan X.

Question 6

The overview and Specs do not mention GSync support ... any support for GSync?

Accepted Answer

Im pretty sure all nvidia cards 900 and up support gsynch as long as the monitor has it

Question 7

does this card have a custom PCB? I'm trying to see if it will fit in the new Origin Chronos case and that small form factor case only accepts standard PCB cards. I would Install my 980ti G1 in there but its larger in length compared to the standard

Accepted Answer

its a custom PCB when in comes to where components are located but it is close to the same size as founders/reference, nvidia's website shows the founders card size and gigabyte's website shows the G1's card size

Question 8

How visible is the orange on this in a large case sitting on a desk?

Accepted Answer

For me, its not even noticeable at all. Once the GPU is seated, the orange and fans face down,making it extremely hard to notice. They only way I would see you noticing the orange is if the inside of your case was very well lit and even then I would think it would be hard to notice.

Question 9

For the people who already have this card, are the fans low quality / brittle / terrible as everyone says?

Accepted Answer

I do not think so. They seem to work very well. One of the best features of this card from my personal experience is that the cooling system is great. My card runs at 30c on idle and I haven't seen it go beyond 70c on load. But further testing in various scenarios may differ depending on your build and the quality of your build such as airflow, cable management, how many fans you have in your case, how hot other components in your case are, as well as those components' cooling mechanisms such as your CPU cooler. Of course in my situation, I have 7 fans for the case, with 2 of them on my CPU cooler, my CPU cooler being an aftermarket DEEPCOOL GAMERSTORM.

Question 10

folks is this card a good overclocker? can you hit 2.0GHz on the core?

Accepted Answer

Its average for 1080s due to locked voltages and boost 3.0 you can usually expect 2GHz but with most overclcoking there is a silicon lottery where the  variations between chips play a role

For me after overclocking mine usually hovers around 2068MHz and in some games hit 2109MHz

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