1080 options for ROG, EVGA, MIS?

Just wondering if we are able to select other graphics cards other than the founders edition. I will be purchasing within the next few weeks and these other cards look delicious lol

Originally posted by Alex We should have some options by next week.

Edited by Snaike - 29 Jun 2016 at 12:40pm

No get the stock one, if you want to oc it then oc it yourself.

I am pretty sure he was suggesting the standard clocked ACX cooler or the Superclocked version over the FTW. EVGA has gotten very regimented with the binning of the processors and will stick the better ones on the more expensive boards. However, since the standard ACX and Superclocked cards come on reference design boards (they still have EVGA logos on them, so EVGA has custom silkscreening of the PCB at least), I'm not sure if they are binning these boards at all. They most surely are binning the FTW, Classified, and K|ngp|n cards and will put the better processors on the Classified cards and the best on the K|ngp|n cards.

In the past, I always recommended EVGA due to their warranty and customer service. Their customer service still reigns supreme for Nvidia cards (XFX for AMD). However, Motherboard recently posted this article explaining manufacturers cannot prevent or preclude usage of aftermarket components in "tying agreements". This means that Asus cannot void your warranty because you replace the stock cooler with an aftermarket one, including water blocks without showing beyond a doubt that the cards was damaged because of your change. But, you may need to go to court over it, so whether it is worth your time, effort, and fronting of the money is another thing.