ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1080 Gaming A8G Review

Noise output of the graphics card is measured using the fan speed percentage associated with each of the temperature recordings displayed on the previous page.

In order to focus solely on the noise output by the graphics card in question, we disconnect all fans from the test system so that the only moving parts are the Corsair H110i GT's pump and any components relating to the graphics card.

The NZXT Phantom 630's side panel is removed in order for us to focus specifically on the graphics card's noise emissions. We also place the acoustic measurement equipment very close to the graphics card (around 10 cm away from it) in order to better detect noise differences between each graphics card. This is also a scenario that will be similar to a user who has their system sat on the desk directly next to where they are sitting.

The background noise level sits around 38.9 dBA with the test computer running.

Another strong showing by the ASUS DirectCU III cooler and Wing-Blade fans comes by way of the acoustic performance. ASUS manages to balance excellent thermal results with very low noise output. The fans sat at around 44% during our game testing, at which level the graphics card wasn't particularly audible over the chassis fans (not to mention the relatively loud Corsair H110i GT AIO cooler).

Was the difference in noise output between ASUS' GTX 1080 and the offering from Gigabyte noticeable? Barely. The ASUS card was quieter but not by a game-changing level, compared to Gigabyte's offering.

Compared to the Founder's Edition cooler, however, the ASUS ROG STRIX A8G GTX 1080 was perceivably quieter when any form of sustained load was applied to the GPU. The difference in this test case was very noticeable.

Our sample exhibited no coil whine.

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