neocodex wrote:I switched from Strix 970 double fan design to Strix 1080 Ti triple fan design.
I had triple fan in the past. It was loud. But it's Strix, it has to be good, right?
Wrong. Never again triple fan. This thing is loud as fuck. Should have gone with MSI or something instead.
Well there is not one that stands out being quiet, even the MSI in some places appears decent and in others more noisy even than the Asus. Cards like Zotac AMP Extreme which was the most quiet on the 1080, were not getting the same quietness on the 1080Ti, and to me its more that that 1080Ti is a much hotter card, so you will need not only a bigger cooler but more rpms to sustain acceptable temperatures.
Asus cards are not bad, i owed two Strix 970, the cards are fine as long as the load is not huge, the fans above 2k become jet engines, specially in SLI i couldnt stand it. The fans seems the the same on 1080Ti, but the cooler is wider and larger, so it should dissipate more heat.
Now how are your temps? Asus relesead a
Quiet Vbios, as long as you are not hitting 84C with the stock vbios, i would give a shot (thats what im planning to do, but my card has not reached yet). Go into utilities and you will find
This silent vbios should have less agressive fan curves at the expense of temperature, but thats what most of us do here.
The above is my Plan A, but my Plan B is to switch the cooler toward a Prolimatech MK26, because of how Asus changed their design on the frontal plate on the 1080Ti, it seems its going to be an easy swap, but i didnt had much success on the 1080 with the MK26 (on horizotal) so im trying to avoid this, but will see upon how the Asus Strix behaves with the stock and silent vbios, then ill decide the route to continue.
