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It is at least a start. A way to remove the DVI connector would have been nice.
Hey guys
Thought I'd post in here first before creating a new thread.
Has anyone had any experience with the Galax HOF cards? I'm going to do an incremental upgrade from my 1070 to a 1080 and was really looking at the HOF card, but my google-fu seems weak. I cannot find any reviews for the card.
Any tales of woe I need to know, or was it plain sailing?
Thought I'd post in here first before creating a new thread.
Has anyone had any experience with the Galax HOF cards? I'm going to do an incremental upgrade from my 1070 to a 1080 and was really looking at the HOF card, but my google-fu seems weak. I cannot find any reviews for the card.
Any tales of woe I need to know, or was it plain sailing?
Firstly thanks for the link..... I tried doing another search and still can't find this review
With no offense though, would you consider this a trusted review site? I know the numbers shouldn't be far off anyways, but more just for future reference for me.
I have no idea. Never read a review on this site.
Some other websites with info:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/kfa2...dr5x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-089-kf.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/galax-nvidia-gtx-1080-1070,32182.html
http://wccftech.com/galax-gtx-1080-hof-white-pcb-high-clock-speeds/
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Nothing wrong with Galax, their HOF cards are for serious OCing enthusiast and they set world records on these things so the design is very good.
Also have a look at the Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme, it's another beast of a card and has 3yr warranty vs 2yr on the HOF.
Also have a look at the Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme, it's another beast of a card and has 3yr warranty vs 2yr on the HOF.
Thanks again.
That is the other option. I could readily find reviews on the Zotac, but almost nothing on the Galax.
Should there be any preference between those two brands?
Sorry looks like my edit above was too slow, warranty 3yr Zotac vs 2yr Galax. Also looks like the Zotac is slightly faster and the Galax does not seem to have silent 0 rpm fan operation but runs a bit cooler than the Zotac.
https://translate.google.co.za/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.overclockingmadeinfrance.com
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The HOF cards are beasts. Really well made and solid. Its almost a 3 slot design.
While I am now leaning a little more towards Zotac, I'll see what (if anything) tomorrow brings and make a decision then.
Thanks again for all the assistance!
Neoprod
Honorary Master
^, the Black Friday teaser email from Wootware has a picture of a Galax 1080 HOF...talk about kismet.
Yip, check midnight tonight!
I sadly missed it. My old age creeping in....
And a good deal it was.
Ended up getting the Gigabyte G1 Gaming from Rebeltech.
I think around R1500 is a good price, and if no one bites, drop it by R100.
Fulcrum29
Honorary Master
I see that AMD may have cut GCN 1.0 support, meaning it is the end to supporting AMD cards up to the R9 280X. This is rumoured as AMD have made no statement to date.
AMD is releasing their next big driver update tomorrow? The speculated driver which is a unity driver bringing GCN support together into one Crimson package. It is believed that these cards, the R9 Fury, R9 390s, R9 380s, R9 290s, R9 285s, R9 260s, R7 360s, and R7 260s will be tied into the 400 series.
A new addition to the older generation is WattMan support and AMD is bring an Shadowplay competitor into the mix, ReLive and something called Chill. More will be made known tomorrow…
AMD is releasing their next big driver update tomorrow? The speculated driver which is a unity driver bringing GCN support together into one Crimson package. It is believed that these cards, the R9 Fury, R9 390s, R9 380s, R9 290s, R9 285s, R9 260s, R7 360s, and R7 260s will be tied into the 400 series.
A new addition to the older generation is WattMan support and AMD is bring an Shadowplay competitor into the mix, ReLive and something called Chill. More will be made known tomorrow…
Pitbull
Verboten
I'm in two minds about updating my R9 290 as it stands. Still an amazing card and not much of a gain upgrading as I'm not 4K ready anyway. But I don't want to hang on to my card too long to make it obsolete. I think with the next cards coming out I'll upgrade and flog my 9 290. But for now I'm still very very very happy.