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Hi, I'm looking for a 1080ti to add to my rig. I currently have a NZXT s340elite case with two 120mm fans (one up top, one at the back). The front has a Corsair H100i AIO radiator that takes all the frontal intake.

CPU: core i5 6600K OC'd 4.2
RAM: 16gb Dominator
MOBO: Asus STRIX Z270F
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I was looking at the Asus ROG STRIX OC but I saw on youtube that it "heavily relies" on your chassis ability to get hot air out. I'm not a pro by any stretch so I'm looking for advice. Are the AIO cooled GPU's gimmicks? I hear conflicting reviews on youtube.

I've looked at the:

Asus ROG STRIX 1080ti OC

EVGA GTX 1080ti FTW3

EVGA GTX1080ti Hybrid (aio)

Any other recommendations would be welcomed!
In the future I may try custom watercool but I may upgrade my case to an open design for that.
 
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If it looks like this one http://www.corsair.com/en-us/cx-series-cx650m-650-watt-80-plus-bronze-certified-modular-atx-psu-na you are totally fine.
The thing about forums is that anyone can say whatever he/she wants and not have any responsibility. Also, people here are the same human race surrounding you - read almost 50% are double digit IQ. So if you read a dozen of threads, you will find a lot of "inaccurate" statements/suggestions.
I'm not saying it was your case. MB when you did the build it was reasonable choice dictated by either budget, monitor, GPU or whatever else.
the benefit of i7 over i5 (older 4 cores) is when it's paired with high refresh rate monitor (over 100Hz) and a GPU capable of processing required amount of...
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As long as you have air flowing in and out of your case you’ll be fine. You’re radiator pulling air in and your case fans pushing air out is a perfect setup. The S340 is a good case for air flow and a 1080ti would do well inside of it.

As for the AIO options some vendors carry, they really don’t do much more than an air cooler does. The AIO’s are more for keeping things a little quieter and they may keep temps down a few extra degrees. But they’re not really worth it in my opinion. They cost so much extra money and you get virtually no extra performance besides a few less degrees.

 
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Unless you have 4K monitor, i wouldn't recommend 1080Ti. i5 is simply too weak for 144Hz monitors and 1080Ti is too powerful @60Hz for anything less than 4K.
that would be the cheapest decent 1080Ti that will run fast, cool and quiet and still have stupid RGB https://pcpartpicker.com/product/q438TW/evga-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-11gb-sc2-video-card-11g-p4-6593-kr
there is a 20$ cheaper non RGB version https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gwJkcf/evga-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-11gb-sc-black-edition-video-card-11g-p4-6393-kr
 
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I have the same case, but not the elite. I played around with my MSI Armor 1080ti 11GB OC before adding front fans to the case and never had an issue. I only added 2 140mm front fans to utilize the dust filter.
 
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Furmark, 8xAA, 2560x1440 15 minutes and hit 84C. (My 1080ti is stock settings) I'd say I got lucky then or there are a lot of crybaby OCers. I've never heard my MSI 1080Ti make a noise until I used Fur Mark to stress it.
 
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check this one out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNQtfNFCWa8
there is more than noise and thermals. the most important thing is the frequency and its behavior.
those guys in the video are doing really good (kinda scientific) analysis most of the time and they do their testing at about 20C room temps which is on the lower side of what most people have. some (like me) have well above 25C for most of the year.
 
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IDK the OP's situation but watercooling can be a real pain to take care of if you live in a dusty environment. I know my case's dusty filter gets very filthy after a week and cleaning a radiator's fins out can be real messy. My last build had zero positive airflow and no filters. It had a 212+ cooler and it was a PITA to clean.
 
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So I ordered the ASUS ROG STRIX OC 1080ti.

Yes I run a 3440x1440p UW 120hz Alienware. The “stupid RGB” comment while rude, it is subjective, I happen to like it. I chose air cooling because I never had an issue with my cards before and feel aio cooling cards might be more gimmicky and not to mention if the coolant evaporated or leaks is more of an issue not worth the couple of degrees lost.

Question though, on the 1080ti would I need a more powerful PSU or an extra power connector? I run the GTX1070 founders right now with a corsair 650W.
 
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what is the exact model ? RM, TX are good, but VS is bad.
The stupidity of RGB is purely subjective. You like it - great for you, I hate it as it comes in all unnecessary forms and usually at a price :) for example, why should i pay for RGB of a PCIe slot or a south bridge if it's covered by graphics card anyway.
Back to the topic - you are almost absolutely correct about AiO cooled cards. While AiO helps to get another 100Hz, it's really more of a hassle if you have decent case airflow for air cooling.
Start planning on CPU upgrade if you want to see over 100 FPS in more games. And congrats on the monitor. wish it was available when I got my CF791 (3440x1440@100Hz)
 
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The PSU is a Corsair CX 650M series. Forgot to put that in there. I get 91-100FPS on destiny 2 with my 1070 on medium settings. What type of CPU upgrade? First time I did this build I was told more often than not an i7 wouldn’t benefit much.
 
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If it looks like this one http://www.corsair.com/en-us/cx-series-cx650m-650-watt-80-plus-bronze-certified-modular-atx-psu-na you are totally fine.
The thing about forums is that anyone can say whatever he/she wants and not have any responsibility. Also, people here are the same human race surrounding you - read almost 50% are double digit IQ. So if you read a dozen of threads, you will find a lot of "inaccurate" statements/suggestions.
I'm not saying it was your case. MB when you did the build it was reasonable choice dictated by either budget, monitor, GPU or whatever else.
the benefit of i7 over i5 (older 4 cores) is when it's paired with high refresh rate monitor (over 100Hz) and a GPU capable of processing required amount of pixels. so for example oldest game i remember that shows it is crysis 3. with i5 (overclocked to the sky) it is ~100FPS, with i7 it gets to ~140FPS with everything else not changed.
Another factor is the smooth gameplay without stuttering/micro freezes. and 4 cores i5 are not always able to deliver that.
Those things do not necessarily apply to games you play. but if you see that the GPU utilization is under 90% most of the time, it means that CPU is the limiting factor.

EDIT:
Any similarity to insults or provocation is completely accidental without meaning them.
 
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Take a look at Asus's Ti offering that's air cooled(73C max) http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asus-rog-strix-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-oc,5225-5.html Compare that to EVGA's TI offering that has a hybrid cooling solution(46C max) https://overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/evga_gtx_1080_ti_ftw3_hybrid_review/16. I purchased EVGA's 1080 Ti FTW3 Hybrid card yesterday. It's already been said but I agree that the Ti is too much for a 1080p 60Hz monitor. I paired it with SeaSonic SSR-650RM 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151118
 
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