ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti STRIX LC Liquid Cooled

W1zzard · Jun 2, 2021

The ASUS RTX 3080 Ti STRIX LC is THE overkill RTX 3080 Ti. It comes with a pre-filled watercooling unit, that provides cooling for the GPU and memory chips. Thanks to a factory overclock to 1830 MHz, this is the fastest RTX 3080 Ti we're testing today, but also the most expensive.

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LFaWolf · Jun 2, 2021

Holy cow, $2100 MSRP?!

Great review!

dicktracy · Jun 2, 2021

This helps with fan noise, but now you introduced the undefeatable pump noise...

Mussels · Jun 3, 2021

Using a generic asetek AIO for this is actually a MASSIVE plus, because it means the end user can replace it with something else if it fails, or to upgrade/customise it in the future

Seeing how low the VRAM temps are vs the other Ti series cards makes me believe that should be mentioned on the cooler performance page - its very relevant to how good ampere cards are going to last, long term

pandemonium · Jun 3, 2021

Very much appreciate all of the data that's being displayed in these reviews. This is solid benchmarking work here! Thank you.

phill · Jun 3, 2021

Thank you @W1zzard !! Great review as always

Caring1 · Jun 3, 2021

dicktracy said:
This helps with fan noise, but now you introduced the undefeatable pump noise...

You still have 2 fans on the radiator instead of on the GPU.

las · Jun 3, 2021

So 3090 on release was 25% less and then you waited almost a year too :confused:

seems like very bad value all-in-all

I will personally never choose a GPU using AIO Watercooler.

ltkAlpha · Jun 5, 2021

So a 240 mm AIO costs 900 USD now? Good to know...

ThrashZone · Sep 14, 2021

LFaWolf said:
Holy cow, $2100 MSRP?!

Great review!

Hi,
ASUS never disappoints on high prices

Good thing it wasn't a 3090 that aio wouldn't be near enough they have to add another on the back of the card lol

Ravenas · Sep 16, 2021

Where was the GPU radiator placed in this review? Was it pulling air into the case or blowing air out?

W1zzard · Sep 16, 2021

Ravenas said:
Where was the GPU radiator placed in this review? Was it pulling air into the case or blowing air out?

Case is open, so makes no difference

Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X
Memory	48 GB
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080
Storage	2x HDD RAID 1, 3x M.2 NVMe
Display(s)	30" 2560x1600 + 19" 1280x1024
Software	Windows 10 64-bit

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Processor	i9-10940x
Motherboard	MSI X299 Xpower Gaming AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S + Second Fan
Memory	G.Skill 64GB @3200MHz XMP
Video Card(s)	ASUS Strix RTX 3090 24GB
Storage	2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus; 2TB Corsair Force MP600; 2TB Samsung PM981a
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Power Supply	EVGA G2 1300
Mouse	Logitech MK550
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platinum XT Brown Switches
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Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R20 - 6910; FireStrike Ultra - 13241; TimeSpy Extreme - 10067; Port Royal - 13855

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Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
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Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
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Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

Processor	5820k
Motherboard	ASUS Sabertooth X99
Cooling	Swiftech H220-X
Memory	32GB Mushkin 2400Mhz
Video Card(s)	GTX 1080, GTX 970
Storage	Intel 950 400GB OS, Samsung 860EVO 2TB (x2) striped gaming
Display(s)	ASUS PB278Q
Case	Lian Li PC-B16B
Power Supply	SeaSonic SS-760XP2
Mouse	Steelseries Ikari Laser
Keyboard	Das Keyboard X40

System Name	Not so complete or overkill - There are others!! Just no room to put! :D
Processor	Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Motherboard	Asus Zenith 2 Extreme Alpha
Cooling	Lots!! Dual GTX 560 rads with D5 pumps for each rad. One rad for each component
Memory	Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :(
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix 3090 with front and rear active full cover water blocks
Storage	I'm bound to forget something here - 250GB OS, 2 x 1TB NVME, 2 x 1TB SSD, 4TB SSD, 2 x 8TB HD etc...
Display(s)	3 x Dell 27" S2721DGFA @ 7680 x 1440P @ 144Hz or 165Hz - working on it!!
Case	The big Thermaltake that looks like a Case Mods
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1600W T2
Mouse	Corsair thingy
Keyboard	Razer something or other....
VR HMD	No headset yet
Software	Windows 11 OS... Not a fan!!
Benchmark Scores	I've actually never benched it!! Too busy with WCG and FAH and not gaming! :( :( Not OC'd it!! :(

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Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2
Power Supply	EVGA 750W Gold

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