“Why is the ROG Strix so much more expensive than the FE and the other AIB cards?”
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ASUS has had a long history of producing more reliable aftermarket GPUs than competitors. Their 2080 Ti for instance had more consistent thermals and stable overclocking when compared to its competition. That's why the ASUS Strix 2080 Ti is considered the best on the market currently. You are paying a higher price for that level of quality and consistency.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The real answer has to do with what's called "binning." Nvidia makes a bunch of wafers and tests them, placing them in bins ranked by performance. Higher ranked means it maintains stability at higher voltages. The bins are then sold to 3rd party manufacturers (after Nvidia keeps most of the best ones for their own cards) and ASUS probably reserved some really good bins for their ROG STRIX line of higher end units. Plus its got all the fancy RGB!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You're paying for the thermal ability of the card, higher default overclock setting, and if you look carefully you'll notice this card has three Display Port and two HDMI, which is one more port than all of the other cards currently available through Best Buy. The most any of the other cards carry is four total connections.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Typically ROG Strix cards are a premium product. I.e. RGB, cool design, over clocked, and most importantly a better cooling system to handle the tweaks. That’s why this card is priced higher than the Founders Edition you mentioned.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It has a 3rd 8-pin to power the space heater function. You'll recover the expense on your heating bill. win/win
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Asus "tax" you are paying for the brand, along with other additional features, such as the 3x8 pin power with leds to show if your PSU is supplying enough power.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.My only guess is contains nvidas best chips nvida has binned 3080s in three different categories average good and excellent My guess is that youre getting a excellent binned chip so it will boost to higher clocks
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Better clock speeds, better thermal performance resulting in less throttling, and paying for the Strix name.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.RGB c:
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It's called rog tax
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