Different chips overclock to different amounts, hence the "silicon lottery". They will all perform relatively the same, but there are some that have better cooling than others. Looking at prices is also a consideration. Right now I just looked and this is the one I would get. But if you don't like it you just don't like it. Get whichever one you like as long as it has the features you want. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Video Card:Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($519.99 @ Newegg) Total: $519.99 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-20 18:31 EDT-0400
Different chips overclock to different amounts, hence the "silicon lottery". They will all perform relatively the same, but there are some that have better cooling than others. Looking at prices is also a consideration. Right now I just looked and this is the one I would get. But if you don't like it you just don't like it. Get whichever one you like as long as it has the features you want. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Video Card:Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($519.99 @ Newegg) Total: $519.99 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-20 18:31 EDT-0400