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KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 HOF 8GB Video Card Review

Videocards/VGA Reviews by stefan @ 2016-12-03

The GeForce GTX 1080 HOF card sports a unique white/silver appearance in order to be fitted inside high-end gaming setups with a transparent side panel. It is equipped with a massive three slot cooling system which does integrate one back plate, one frontal plate, a big heatsink with no less than five heatpipes but also three 90mm silent fans. The back area of the PCB houses a row of blue LEDs which do stay on at all times, while the Hall of Fame logo area does come with RGB LED lighting, which is fully customizable thanks to the Xtreme Tuner Plus utility. 1080 HOF is also pre-overclocked from the factory and performs well in most games at 4K resolutions.

A Closer Look Part VI

The populated headers are the FAN one, but also the RGB one, the latter being positioned near one of the PCI-E 8-pin connectors:

The HyperBoost button is linked to the board via a 6-pin connector:

The back side of the PCB is also carefully designed, while the white color gives it an unique look:

After removing the back plate, a Hall of Fame logo will be easily spotted on the left side of the PCB:

On the back side of the top aluminum plate, we will get to see the thermal pads which do cover the RAM ICs along with the VRM components:

Also, the back plate is additionally covered by a protective layer, in order to avoid short-circuits:

A quick look on the back side of the cooling system does show a large copper plate for the GPU, but also no less than five heatpipes. The screw holes do also have rubber washers around them, in order to avoid scratching the PCB surface:

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