GIGABYTE GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming Detailed Some More

btarunr · May 30, 2016

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.

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Caring1 · May 30, 2016

No back plate?

shilka · May 30, 2016

Caring1 said:
No back plate?

I was just about to say the same thing.
I was looking forward to this card and would have been the card to get for me.

With orange and no backplate its a no go for me and i think i will go with the Asus Strix instead.

The G1 Gaming is pretty ugly as well so Gigabyte has really taken a huge step backwards in looks this time around.

Jack1n · May 30, 2016

Very interested to see how this sunken fan design performs, and yes, no backplate is quite disappointing.

RejZoR · May 30, 2016

Now that I have a card with backplate, it's really hard to go back to none. Even if it doesn't play any particular role, it's a protection when I'm fiddling inside the case while system is running. I can touch the graphic card from above and I'm sure I won't fry anything. And it looks nice and it's also easier to clean the dust.

koaschten · May 30, 2016

flagship ... I see what you did there :laugh:

stulid · May 30, 2016

Im sure there will be a backplate, all the others did.

Gigabyte-Gaming · May 30, 2016

This is an early engineering sample, if you look closely there's a white bracket connected to the PCB. It's our flagship card, of course the mass production card has a backplate, you'll see more pictures tomorrow.

Slyce · May 30, 2016

Been a Gigabyte fan for the 9-Series cards... but this Xtreme Gaming card is not appealing for me at all. The G1 1080 is also a step back from the 980Ti G1 in my eyes.

Also... would'nt it be better to have neutral colors if your device is RGB? The loud orange accents on the fan area as well as the sides will ruin the color coordination for me unless I do go with an orange theme.

With these 1080 cards, I think the Asus Strix has the best RGB implementation: Blacked out card with RGB accents.

Jack1n · May 30, 2016

Gigabyte-Gaming said:
This is an early engineering sample, if you look closely there's a white bracket connected to the PCB. It's our flagship card, of course the mass production card has a backplate, you'll see more pictures tomorrow.

Are you an official Gigabyte spokesman?

Gigabyte-Gaming · May 30, 2016

Jack1n said:
Are you an official Gigabyte spokesman?

I just created the account to respond, so there's no way for me to give proof.

Gigabyte-Gaming · May 30, 2016

I'm back with proof...

Jack1n · May 30, 2016

Gigabyte-Gaming said:
I'm back with proof...

It was not my intention to call you a liar or anything like that, just wanted to know if you were from Gigabyte, sweet looking card and welcome to TPU.

Gigabyte-Gaming · May 30, 2016

Jack1n said:
It was not my intention to call you a liar or anything like that, just wanted to know if you were from Gigabyte, sweet looking card and welcome to TPU.

I didn't take any offense. Thanks for the welcome message.

Gungar · May 30, 2016

I hope the pricing is near Zotac AMP extreme model!

shilka · May 30, 2016

Gigabyte-Gaming said:
I'm back with proof...

Holy crap thats a nice looking backplate!
This card is back as my number 1 pick again, just one question those stripes are they red or orange?

Sory for asking but its hard to tell for me on my monitor.

W1zzard · May 30, 2016

Jack1n said:
Are you an official Gigabyte spokesman?

Yes he is, custom title given.

Caring1 · May 30, 2016

That is a sexy back plate, I like it a lot.

Prima.Vera · May 30, 2016

Giga, can you share some specs/price with the class? In case they are still not under NDA...

GC_PaNzerFIN · May 30, 2016

I was a bit scared with no backplate, but nice comeback! Now we are talking! When does this hit retail stores?

samikf · May 30, 2016

That looks sweet! How long is the card? My FT02 can fit roughly 12" long cards so will that thing fit?

peche · May 30, 2016

i like the card, also the backplate seems great too,
@Gigabyte-Gaming there is Gigabyte's gaming PSU?
nice...

Regards,

Gigabyte-Gaming · May 30, 2016

shilka said:
Holy crap thats a nice looking backplate!
This card is back as my number 1 pick again, just one question those stripes are they red or orange?

Sory for asking but its hard to tell for me on my monitor.

It's a bit more orange than red

Gigabyte-Gaming · May 30, 2016

samikf said:
That looks sweet! How long is the card? My FT02 can fit roughly 12" long cards so will that thing fit?

I don't know exactly, it's not longer than the G1 but it is a bit wider and almost 3 slots. The cooler on this thing is a beast

Gigabyte-Gaming · May 30, 2016

peche said:
i like the card, also the backplate seems great too,
@Gigabyte-Gaming there is Gigabyte's gaming PSU?
nice...

Regards,

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