Capacitors are located directly underneath the GPU to smooth out any spikes. The PWM controller is on this side of the board as well (it was on the front previously). Again, that gives Nvidia's partners some freedom to add their own power boards with different PWM controllers.

Let’s get back to the voltage regulator's PWM controller, though. Nvidia’s GPU Boost 3.0 has a new set of voltage regulation requirements, resulting in significant changes. We would have expected a controller like International Rectifier's IR3536A to be paired with a pure 5+1-phase design. But that's not the case. A µP9511P is used instead, which is bad news for anyone who likes to overclock, since the interface and protocol used by tools such as MSI Afterburner and Gigabyte’s OC Guru won't work with this card. The change to a new controller, which isn’t very well documented at this point, is probably due to technical considerations.

It’ll be interesting to see how Nvidia’s GPU Boost 3.0 technology and the voltage regulation’s modified layout affect power consumption. You can bet we'll be measuring all of that shortly.

Tech wise it's good on paper but performance wise it's really not that much of a jump from 980ti to 1080. Compared to 980 then it's quite a substantial margin la. Those on 980ti unless you got cash to burn, then might as well wait till 1080ti la...

Now my 970 now feel so lembik~ hahaha... XD

from those early review.. can say this...
970 < 980 < 980ti < 1080

but.. if 970sli add in between... could it be...??
970 < 980 < 980ti <=> 970sli < 1080 

*used 970 can get around 1k now..few more week maybe around 800 only.   

Wow! Preorder price RM3,300
Link: http://www.lelong.com.my/zotac-gtx-1080-fo...7-05-Sale-P.htm

GeForce GTX 1080 holds onto its lead at 3840x2160, while both Fiji-based boards trounce Nvidia’s previous-gen hardware. The 980 Ti’s frame-to-frame variance issues are still clear to see, though we also see the Titan X popping up behind those yellow spikes as well. Meanwhile, the GTX 1080 exhibits very little of the judder that’d indicate inconsistent frame delivery.

There’s not much else AMD or Nvidia can do to optimize their drivers for Battlefield 4—even at 4K, all of these cards facilitate smooth frame delivery. And while we’re not in love with average frame rates in the 30s or 40s, you could conceivably play at 3840x2160 on a GeForce GTX 980 Ti or Radeon R9 Fury X.

The thing is, both companies really wanted those previous-gen cards to be the first single-GPU solutions for 4K. And if you turned down certain detail settings, they were. But enthusiasts want to enjoy PC games with their quality sliders cranked up. By beating its GeForce GTX 980 Ti by almost 33%, Nvidia does make Battlefield 4 enjoyable at 4K using the Ultra preset. But does that generalization apply to newer, more taxing titles? Or are you still looking at a dual-GPU setup for fast-enough frame rates?

Wow! Preorder price RM3,300
Link: http://www.lelong.com.my/zotac-gtx-1080-fo...7-05-Sale-P.htm

So... doing the math

$699 Founders Edition price tag = RM2,850, selling for RM3,300, total increase of ~RM500 ($122 or 17% more)

Which could mean that for GTX 1070 Founders Edition,

$449 = RM1,830, could sell for an increase of 17% or $78, ~RM320 more, puts it at a selling price of RM2,150

Since GTX 1070 is poised to be on par/slightly better than Titan X = in terms of value/performance, it will be the top choice

So... doing the math

$699 Founders Edition price tag = RM2,850, selling for RM3,300, total increase of ~RM500 ($122 or 17% more)

Which could mean that for GTX 1070 Founders Edition,

$449 = RM1,830, could sell for an increase of 17% or $78, ~RM320 more, puts it at a selling price of RM2,150

Since GTX 1070 is poised to be on par/slightly better than Titan X = in terms of value/performance, it will be the top choice

I am hoping to keep my "impulse monster" locked up until 1080ti appears. Wish me luck

Using GTX970 on 1080p monitor... no need to upgrade

up for 60fps at max settings? 

Full specs of GTX1070 is out.

Good news; no 7.5GB vram bullshit like the 970 did with 3.5gb vram.
Bad news; it'll be more expensive than the 970 was on launch, in bolehland at least.

Founder Edition = Reference Card used by previous generation of Nvidia card.

If you want to go for watercooling best is choose those with reference PCB, EK has produced the waterblock for it & will be on market together with GTX1080.

what is the difference between nvidias founder edition vs aib reference? 

would the aib reference have as good a oc potential as the aib custom designs? But to my understand the waterblocks will be less likely to be compatible with the non reference models.

any tips 

PS: fan of ekb