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I really need you Camus yep need new cables yes you do custom braided cables just got more custom with the ko mod configurator first select either the full power supply cables or custom extensions your choice of cables leaving either mod flex or mod mesh with the latter one using nylon sleeving which is more vibrant in color but a little bit more stiff with mod flex being very flexible but less vibrancy cable mod supports eight power supply brands then you find your model then add all the cables you'd need for your build with custom links as well and I decided to stick with the basics and here's the best part configure the color per cable so your color scheme is on point link in the description to create your own cable mod custom cables goodbye all cable hello new cable what's up guys ibrahim with hardware connects and our quest to find the best gtx tennety has begun it's only been a few weeks since the launch of Nvidia's GTX 1080 founders edition GPU and while there was a little bit of delay around this time custom cards have finally arrived with better cooler designs higher frequencies and custom component selections and these are more likely the cards that you will end up choosing or picking over the more expensive founders edition GPU yes you heard that right many of these board partner cards are going to be performing a lot better offer cooler temperatures and potentially overclock higher than the reference card today we'll be taking a look at the EVGA gtx 1080 super clonk a CX 3.0 this card is priced at 650 dollars which is a good $50 less than the founders edition it's categorized as a mid tier card with an EVGA own GT X 1080 line up below it are the cards without higher out of the box clock speeds while above it lies the for the win or FTW and classified versions both of those cards cost more both higher frequencies and includes fully controllable LEDs and also come with upgraded power components however the super clock will likely be more spot and glancing in the specs the superclocked nad comes the base Kaka 17:08 megahertz and a boost clock of 1847 megahertz the rest of the specs like memory clocks mirror the founders Edition and while I don't expect the other modifications to make much of a real world gameplay impact it's better than nothing the design of this card has received some criticism as well as praised it is more steampunk than streamlined and some may not like that when compared it to a CX coolers of years past but let us know what you guys think about this honeycomb accents as well as the color scheme in the comments down below despite the inclusion of two large fans and an extensive internal heatsink the card measures 10.5 inches long which is relatively compact so the AC x3 point of cooler hasn't added to the reference cards length and speaking of the AC X 3.0 cooler it's pretty straightforward but there are a number of improvements over its predecessor there's a fully integrated LED lighting that's not RGB a pair of double ball bearing fans upgraded heat pipes and a new heatsink design for the best heat dissipation EVGA decided to avoid a direct contact heat by base and instead utilize a full-coverage copper layout this may have been an excellent move since the GP 104 core is extremely compact which could lead to direct contact pipes actually missing key areas that require adequate cooling right below the upper heatsink there's also a secondary cooling plate that makes direct contact with the gddr5 X memory and MOSFETs here the heat is transferred through simple heat pads tax aside this cooler feels extremely well built there are some pieces of plastic but the use of predominantly metal components leads to a feeling of extreme rigidity and quality if you recall EVGA doesn't brand their cards in a generic fashion the only way to tell it's an EBT card is typically by their cooler design and subtle branding here and there around the shroud well this time mej decided to display logos everywhere I mean everywhere from the sides to the back to the edges there is an se mark right below the a pin connector that lights up to differentiate this particular card from the other cards with an e Vijay's lineup I don't mind this implementation as the car is most likely going to sit inside my case that's underneath my desk but hey it's a good step towards allowing this particular GTX 1080 to stand out from the competition the LED zones on this card are large white and extremely bright they exhibit a cool bluish light that unfortunately can't have its color changed but can be turned off through Nvidia's GeForce experience software oddly enough EVGA is own precision tool which controls the LEDs color only for the win and classified cards can't be used with this one to simply turn off the lighting it's weird and while simple white light is quite limiting if you are looking towards a more neutral build around the black and white components this could be a perfect solution the back plate is clean and beautiful the brushed aluminum finish is definitely one of my favorite looks and on top of that it helps cool the rear mounted gddr5 X modules and I also wanted to point out that this card uses invidious reference PCB and components which means none of them have been upgraded this is good news for some people since this card will be compatible with standard water cooling add-ons the i/o consists of three display ports and a single HDMI and DVI connectors EVGA has slightly modified this area with a large grille to facilitate air movement in and around the AC X 3.0 heatsink but don't expect all that much hot air to be exhausted directly through this area and speaking of heat the AC x3 point no does a really good job with temperatures it was able to maintain about 75 degrees Celsius and won't portal in any way despite the super clocks increased clock speeds that's significantly better than the reference card the cooler is able to idle its fans during low load situations which makes this card completely silent but when temperature rises above 70 degrees Celsius the fans kick in and gradually increase their speeds to keep ahead of the cores heat production as you might expect frequencies remain very consistent regardless of the amount of load or the duration of a gaming session now comes the best part gaming performance and let's see how well this bad boy performs and as you can see the superclocked 1080 performs extremely well compared to the founders edition realistically speaking it performs six to ten percent faster due to a combination of higher speeds and avoiding the throttling we found on the founders edition that's incredible considering the lower price switching to 4k and this card still stays on top the card is also quite extremely quiet at idle the fans turn themselves off and even when under load they're barely audible while the founders edition was already quiet EVG s card takes near silence to the next level power consumption here is pretty much in line with the cooler running yet a slightly faster gtx 980 remember even though it's overclocked the ACX 3.0 cooler allows for better thermal dissipation which leads to higher overall efficiency now on to overclocking and i wasn't able to get this card running any faster than our founders edition sample even though it's cooler wasn't struggling at all rather the power limit ended up capping frequencies long before voltage or heat could step into the equation that's a bit disappointing but EVGA does promise their FTW and classified cards will feature more power overhead so in conclusion the GTX 1080 super clock a CX 3.0 is an awesome card especially for the price and the performance you get out of the box it isn't inexpensive though it's value koushin is substantially higher than the more expensive founders in addition one of our main critiques about the founders edition GPU was its performance over time while frame rates and paralleling frequencies start up extremely high after a few minutes of gaming both elements end up leveling out at lower points on the other hand the super clocked a CX 3.0 performed much better with consistent frame rates without experiencing any throttling the temperatures were amazing - it's one silent card with extremely well performance metrics and for that we're giving it the harvick an axe damn good award the quest to find the best gtx 980 dozen and here we have a lot more custom GT X 1080 reviews on the way so stay tuned for that content i'm eva retiree connects thank you so much for watching and we'll see you in the next one