Who needs a Founders Edition when there's the ROG Strix? Want to own the world's fastest GPU? Then don't beat around the bush, go out and buy yourself Nvidia's new flagship, the GeForce GTX 1080. It should be as simple as that, yet the decision has been muddied somewhat by the introduction of a Founders Edition model that offers consumers a true reference experience at a premium cost of $699.

The Founders Edition card is solid, there's no doubt about that, yet overclocked partner cards are likely to be faster, cooler and possibly quieter, too. And pricing will start from $599, apparently, so it makes you wonder: outside of those who needed the card on day one, who in their right mind would pay extra for the reference board?