best stripped down 1080 graphics card

srbraith

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So Im planning on doing a custom water cooled build and going over the top with gtx 1080's in SLI. Im planning on installing custom water blocks and backplates on my own. I plan on overclocking the cards as well. There are so many 1080's to choose from and quite frankly am overwhelmed.

So the question is after removing the bulk of the card, fans, heatsinks etc., what are the differences in the cards?

I know that some have different power pin connecters (8 pin, 6 pin, both) and require more power and some have more phases. I heard having more phases makes the card more stable.

What card shold i go with that is most stable when I overclock the cards myself?

Am I making a big deal about this? Im short of a noobie

FYI, Im not going with the MSI Seahawk since esthetically I want different block and backplate

Thanks for your responses in advance
 
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The extra power connectors and additional phases don't increase the amount you can overclock with the pascal cards. The overclock you get depends on your luck in the silicon lottery. The reference pcb will give you more options when looking for a waterblock since they don't always make blocks for each custom version of the pcb. A lower priced card with a blower cooler like this one would do the job: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487278&cm_re=gtx_1080-_-14-487-278-_-Product

krells

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The extra power connectors and additional phases don't increase the amount you can overclock with the pascal cards. The overclock you get depends on your luck in the silicon lottery. The reference pcb will give you more options when looking for a waterblock since they don't always make blocks for each custom version of the pcb. A lower priced card with a blower cooler like this one would do the job: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487278&cm_re=gtx_1080-_-14-487-278-_-Product
 
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