My aorus are rather good. for cooling system - looks even better than Gamerock`s.
Looks are deceiving. I don't have the Aorus 1080 Ti, but I do have both Aorus Xtreme 1080 and Palit 1080 SJS and Gamerock cards. Aorus looks cool with its 3 fans and the copper plate on the back, but the simpler looking Palits have lower temps @ ~ the same noise level. Aorus's pads are leaking with oil like an old car, and Palits are all 100% dry.And it`s hashrate better to.
Hashrates at this point have nothing do to with the card being a Palit or an Aorus, both cards have ~ the same cooling capacity so the hashrate will solely depend on how lucky you are in the silicon lottery.Absolutely agree with in everything, but one thing: my 7 x Aorus 1080ti do not leak at all.
Maybe that is because I put 2 x 45mm fans underneath the rig and GPU temps never went higher than 70C.
Seriously though, there doesn't seem to been enough data yet to figure out who's got the most reliable fans, the 1080 Ti cards just haven't been in service long enough. Any double-bearing fan is alright. Asus actually claims that their fans have some extra protection from dust, so a serious contender as well. And their Strix 1080 Ti is among the best air cooled cards.