Palit GTX 1080 GameRock Premium 8 GB

W1zzard · Jul 4, 2016

Palit's GTX 1080 GameRock uses a mighty triple-slot dual-fan design, which provides excellent temperatures and noise levels that are better than those of any GTX 1080 we have tested so far. The fans also turn off in idle, and thanks to the large overclock out the box, the card is the fastest GTX 1080 we have tested to date.

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SmokingCrop · Jul 4, 2016

What RPM did the card do at that 30 dB(A)?
I'm happy I chose the Palit Gamerock. (1070 tho)

Nokiron · Jul 4, 2016

Palit really surprised me this time around, looks like one of the best cards available for air cooling.

Waterblocks might be harder to get.

Adam Freeman · Jul 4, 2016

This is amazing, This card is better than MSI gaming x in the noise test even though it is clocked higher and load temperatures are the same
on both cards. The price is high at 740$ but it's only 20$ higher than MSI gaming x with better performance an more accessories included

Fluffmeister · Jul 4, 2016

Extremely nice piece of kit, the standard non-premium model can be had for a good chunk less cash here, although Overclockers seem to have the Premium up for pre-order at the same price as the FE cards for what it's worth.

Polycore · Jul 4, 2016

Thanks for the review w1zzard!

For my curiosity, would you give a better score to the non-premium gamerock?

Finally (last question, I promise!^^), will you review some EVGA cards and the gigabyte xtreme gaming?

Thanks again!

W1zzard · Jul 5, 2016

Polycore said:
Thanks for the review w1zzard!

For my curiosity, would you give a better score to the non-premium gamerock?

Finally (last question, I promise!^^), will you review some EVGA cards and the gigabyte xtreme gaming?

Thanks again!

I haven't tested the non-premium GameRock, but its price makes it a very interesting offer.

I have EVGA 1070 here and Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming. Doing one review at a time

Ungari · Jul 5, 2016

Polycore said:
For my curiosity, would you give a better score to the non-premium gamerock?

From what I was able to gather the non-Premuim Gamerock is priced less than the FE card and also performs better, it must be a great value.

Maban · Jul 5, 2016

Waiting for the new driver to include the RX 480?

W1zzard · Jul 5, 2016

Maban said:
Waiting for the new driver to include the RX 480?

RX480 is too slow to be included in the regular comparisons, I'll add it to the summaries

sutyi · Jul 5, 2016

Typical Gaming - 210W
Peak Gaming - 224W
Maximum - 206W???

muSPK · Jul 5, 2016

W1zzard said:
I haven't tested the non-premium GameRock, but its price makes it a very interesting offer.

I have EVGA 1070 here and Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming. Doing one review at a time

Which EVGA 1070 do you got? The SC or the FTW edition?

Frick · Jul 5, 2016

Why's not the RX 480 in the charts?

Dethroy · Jul 5, 2016

Frick said:
Why's not the RX 480 in the charts?

W1zzard said:
RX480 is too slow to be included in the regular comparisons, I'll add it to the summaries

Nokiron said:
Palit really surprised me this time around, looks like one of the best cards available for air cooling.

Waterblocks might be harder to get.

They really delivered during the last gen as well! Would like to see the 10X0 Super Jetstream reviewed as well.

@W1zzard Is there any chance we'll see a review of one of Gainward's offerings like the Pheonix GS or GLH?

Frick · Jul 5, 2016

Dethroy said:
They really delivered during the last gen as well! Would like to see the 10X0 Super Jetstream reviewed as well.

@W1zzard Is there any chance we'll see a review of one of Gainward's offerings like the Pheonix GS or GLH?

It ain't there either, and neither in power, sound or anywhere.

W1zzard · Jul 5, 2016

Dethroy said:
Is there any chance we'll see a review of one of Gainward's offerings like the Pheonix GS or GLH?

I'm not in contact with Gainward at all

Frick said:
It ain't there either, and neither in power, sound or anywhere.

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sutyi said:
Typical Gaming - 210W
Peak Gaming - 224W
Maximum - 206W???

In gaming power we catch spikes that go above the power limit, before the power limiter can kick in. This doesn't happen in Maximum

muSPK · Jul 5, 2016

W1zzard said:
I'm not in contact with Gainward at all

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In gaming power we catch spikes that go above the power limit, before the power limiter can kick in. This doesn't happen in Maximum

No reply on my question

W1zzard · Jul 5, 2016

muSPK said:
No reply on my question

SC

muSPK · Jul 5, 2016

W1zzard said:
SC

Thank you

Ja.KooLit · Jul 5, 2016

Palit and Xenon same company? Cause I saw here in korean market same cooler + color but no G-panel

http://item2.gmarket.co.kr/Item/det...GoodsSale=Y&jaehuid=200002657&service_id=pcdn

dr emulator (madmax) · Jul 5, 2016

Unlike previous NVIDIA cards, the DVI port no longer includes the analog signal, so you'll have to use an active adapter.

so what kind-of an active adapter would be best to use this card on a 21 "crt (until i get a lcd"?
what differences will it make (i'e worse picture quality, worse resolution) ?

trog100 · Jul 5, 2016

for people in the UK Scan seem to have good prices on the Palit cards.. they seem the ones to go for to me..

trog

WithoutWeakness · Jul 5, 2016

Adam Freeman said:
This is amazing, This card is better than MSI gaming x in the noise test even though it is clocked higher and load temperatures are the same
on both cards. The price is high at 740$ but it's only 20$ higher than MSI gaming x with better performance an more accessories included

To be fair to the MSI card, this Palit card does use a 3-slot cooler. More surface area should translate into lower temperatures or lower fan speeds (less noise) if implemented properly. It looks like Palit went for the less noise route.

N3M3515 · Jul 5, 2016

And the poor overclocking potential of pascal continues...

Gigabyte GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Gaming vs Reference GTX 980 Ti
Performance diff: 23% (out of the box) --- 34% when overclocked
Price diff: $70
Palit GTX 1080 GameRock Premium vs Reference GTX 1080
Performance diff: 10% (out of the box) --- 17% when overclocked
Price diff: $140

avatar_raq · Jul 6, 2016

Adam Freeman said:
This is amazing, This card is better than MSI gaming x in the noise test even though it is clocked higher and load temperatures are the same
on both cards. The price is high at 740$ but it's only 20$ higher than MSI gaming x with better performance an more accessories included

The fact it takes 3 slots in the system combined with the ugly look (at least IMO) makes me favor the MSI Gaming X easily. Or better yet the ASUS Strix.

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