Monday, May 30th 2016
GIGABYTE GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming Detailed Some More
GIGABYTE launched its GeForce GTX 1080 lineup with just two cards, the reference Founders Edition card, and the GTX 1080 G.1 Gaming, targeted at people who use their graphics cards for gaming. The GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming, which was teased in older articles, however, was missing in action. It turns out that GIGABYTE wants to give this card some Computex fame before it hits the shelves as the company's flagship GTX 1080 offering (for now).
The GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming is every bit as high-end and 'muscular' as described in our older article, but it turns out that GIGABYTE has made some major value additions. To begin with, the card will feature two front-facing HDMI ports, in addition to the one present on the rear bracket. An extended VR-link bracket lets you wire these ports out for additional HDMI ports, for your VR gear. The idea here is to let you plug in multiple HMDs to your machine, if it has enough compute power for multiple players in your game. The card also includes a more convenient 5.25-inch front-panel (if your case has them), with two HDMI ports, and two USB 3.0 ports that wire out from the motherboard's USB 3.0 front-panel header. Sadly, HMDs aren't plug-and-play, and you need to reboot your machine for your graphics card to detect and auto-configure them. The retail version of this card ships with a back-plate.
The GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming is every bit as high-end and 'muscular' as described in our older article, but it turns out that GIGABYTE has made some major value additions. To begin with, the card will feature two front-facing HDMI ports, in addition to the one present on the rear bracket. An extended VR-link bracket lets you wire these ports out for additional HDMI ports, for your VR gear. The idea here is to let you plug in multiple HMDs to your machine, if it has enough compute power for multiple players in your game. The card also includes a more convenient 5.25-inch front-panel (if your case has them), with two HDMI ports, and two USB 3.0 ports that wire out from the motherboard's USB 3.0 front-panel header. Sadly, HMDs aren't plug-and-play, and you need to reboot your machine for your graphics card to detect and auto-configure them. The retail version of this card ships with a back-plate.
71 Comments on GIGABYTE GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming Detailed Some More
Ugh, come on Gigabyte launch the Waterforce so I can back order it
Oh and please sell it for 20 cheaper than the Seahawk, let's put them on the back foot!
I'm guessing something went awol in translation.
www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5920&kw=GeForce%20GTX%201080%20Xtreme%20Gaming%20Premium%20Pack#kf
I'm not sure when we will release the clock speeds.
Yes. The card will be available before the end of the month.
Thanks.With Carbonite freezing, any freqs is possible you silly!! :D
it seems like there is an issue with the fan hitting the "X" in the middle fan...is this something that will be corrected in the next batch?
From one reviewer, Mark M: "Cons: -The QC issue: So as another user has reported, the small X-bar on the front of the card is touching the middle fan. For now, I've been able to offset this issue by laying the case on its side, and I plan to manually fix this myself with a small screwdriver. I can imagine this being an issue for most as they probably don't want to screw with the fan housing at all."
Also, can you confirm, that the front 2 HMDI ports can be used with the rear HDMI port in "standard" mode to drive 3 HDMI monitors? The GB websites mentions that the front two are for VR mode. I don't want VR, just the ability to plug in my 3 HDMI monitors to all 3 HDMI ports. Thanks!