Gigabyte has simply unveiled a brand new βStatusβ collection thatΒ βmerges top-tier efficiency with unparalleled designβΒ to create what is going to little question find yourself being a number of the costliest parts of their class. Together with a hanging white and gold look β that features actual gold-plated elements β the brand new graphics card of the vary may even embody the best GPU clock pace of any Nvidia RTX 4080 Tremendous.
Whereas the brand newΒ Z790 Aorus Xtreme X Ice motherboard andΒ Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Tremendous Xtreme Ice 16G GPU arenβt all that more likely to earn a spot on our greatest motherboard and greatest graphics card guides, attributable to their anticipated excessive value, we are able to actually take a second to admire these new GigabyteΒ designs.
We first noticed a glimpse of those two new merchandise once they had been leaked by a Gigabyte worker on Fb. The gold Gigabyte motherboardΒ significantly caught our eye from that reveal, however now that we have now official specs for the parts, itβs the graphics card thatβs taken our curiosity.
Along with its distinctive design, whichΒ weβll take a look at in additional element in a second, this graphics card additionally has the best clock pace of any RTX 4080 Tremendous. Particularly, it hits 2,700MHz whereas the best most competing playing cards rise to is 2,670MHz. In fact, a 1% improve isnβt actually going to revolutionize your gameplay nevertheless itβs good to have. Plus, in comparison with the default clock pace of these playing cards, which is 2,550MHz, it makes for a bigger 6% improve.
Elsewhere, the cardboard includes a colossal cooler that rises to a mind-boggling peak of 167mm β thatβs 47mm increased than a typical mounting PCIe bracket. The Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4080 Tremendous, for example, rises to only 145mm, and thatβs already an enormous card. The brand new Gigabyte card can be 20mm longer and some millimeters wider, although each playing cards are triple-slot-filling designs.
Making full use of all this house, the cardboard has a triple-fan cooler β with RGB after all β with every fan measuring 110mm. The cooler additionally incorporates a vapor chamber and 12 heatpipes. The followers additionally embody sharkΒ dermal denticle-mimicking bumps to assist airflow.
Probably the most distinguished design particulars, apart from the largely white end are the crystalized titanium on its prime edge, which is a sample created by forging titanium to create a glistening multifaceted look. Alongside this can be a small LCD panel that may present GPU temp and varied different statuses or your alternative of picture.
The cardboard additionally will get an actual (99% pure) gold serial quantity on its nook. The opposite hanging element is an iridescent eagle motif that Gigabyte describes as βcombining shade and element, every angle displays a distinct shade story.β
Aside from all that, itβs simply a typical RTX 4080 Tremendous, which weβve already established is our favourite GPU for below $1,000, though we suspect this variant will price fairly a bit greater than traditional. You’ll be able to learn up on the total specs of the brand new card right here.
As for the motherboard, this options the identical core design components because the GPU, with a big LCD panel masking the VRM and I/O part, a gold serial quantity subsequent to the ability connector, and an enormous cowl for the underside part of the motherboardΒ that includes the iridescent and titanium design components. Oh, and in addition the Intel LGA1700 CPU socket is gold plated!
A barely complicated addition is a frosted panel that covers the CPU socket and RAM. Itβs not fully clear how this integrates with a CPU cooler nevertheless it does look neat. Thereβs additionally a ridiculously large warmth pipe radiator for one of many M.2 SSD slots.
As outlandish as these designs are, I really fairly like them, at the least primarily based on how they give the impression of being within the rendered pictures present right here. Itβs only a disgrace theyβre solely obtainable in a restricted run and little question for a really excessive value β Gigabyte hasnβt revealed what number of will likely be made, the place theyβll be obtainable, or how a lot theyβll price but.
For a reminder of simply how wonderful a standard RTX 4080 Tremendous is, try our RTX 4080 Tremendous evaluation, the place we put the Founders Version and Asus TUF playing cards to the take a look at.
