I've been a loyal fan of Asus's RoG series of products for several years now. Ive been using their Maximus series motherboards since the first couple years they came out! However, when it comes to GPUs, I had been a loyal customer of EVGA for just as long.
When the new 10-series Gpus released, I decided to do some research on the differences between all the major brands and compare them. Evga was having some reliability issues with their 10 series gpus and after talking about it with my buddies on the Asus RoG forum for a few weeks. I decided to put the trigger and buy my first Strix Gpu! And I could not be more happy with the results! I truly feel that the Asus Strix of GPUs are the superior to all the other brands this current generation (sorry EVGA). I love the Aura sync RGB lighting. It works great with my Maximus viii Herp Alpha motherboard's RGB lighting. Not only does the Strix look sleek and sexy, the fans are quiet yet powerful. It manages to keep cool, even under heavy loads and long gaming sessions. (Haven't seen the temps go higher than low 60°'sC even running the most graphically intensive current gen games!) No coil whine or Jet turbine noise here lol! They also overclock really well, even the versions that are already overclocked from the factory. I got my 08G's memory overclocked and additional +1000mhz from its factory overclock.
If you can't afford to drop the cash on a 1080, the 1070 is by far the best bang for your buck! It's a real powerhouse. I upgraded from an older GTX 970 FTW and the difference in performance is night and day!
I do have to mention that I am writing this review in part to recieve points in the Asus RoG Elite Rewards program. However I purchased this GPU last year and have been loving every moment of it. I only just signed up for the Elite program recently and had formed my opinion of this gpu loooong before signing up for the Elite program. They also don't award any different value of points for a good or bad review, so I assure you that the points have no effect on my honest review! I freakin love this card and will definitely consider sticking with Asus Gpus in the future....
| Max Screen Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1860 MHz |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Nvidia GeForce |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 8 GB |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
