A powerhouse of a graphics card

Like many gamers, I've slowly worked my way up through the various levels of graphics cards, with my previous card being an Asus Matrix 980ti. This card was a beast, and ran most of my games perfectly on high settings with good fps. However, seeing this item at a good price, I could not help but go for the upgrade, with the added benefit of watercooling. My case is well ventilated (I have a Thermaltake View 31), and the temps on the card under full load rarely go above 60-65 degrees. At idle, I can see it is currently sitting at 28 degrees - the ambient room temp is quite warm, so I consider this to be impressive. I'm running a triple monitor display and this handles AAA titles on high settings with ease. The superb performance of this card is now wetting my appetite for some better quality and larger screens for the setup. I'm also considering VR, and reading the reviews, this will have no problem handling this. I know the 1080ti has just been released, but unless you need the latest and greatest, you could save a few hundred pounds by getting one of these and not notice any real performance difference. The only issue I had initially was the 'dull' appearance, but when considering other graphic card designs, the plainer look of this card allows for flexibility with system design, where other cards may result in colour or design clash. This, together with a AIO cooled CPU, creates for a virtually silent system with pleasingly low temperatures. I cannot recommend this card enough.Read full review

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