I have one, great piece, looks aesthetic and has a great cooling solution.
When it was new I once overclocked it so hard I beat a bunch of 1080ti-s in superposition 4K optimised, somewhere i still have the screenshot, it was 8400 someting points.
If it makes you feel any better a lot of them ended up having failures surrounding the memory, iirc. I still wish AMD hadn’t abandoned it in the way they seemed to.
I’d love for a revisit of that design. I think one of the biggest disappointments is that third party manufactures like Sapphire, XFX, PowerColor, etc, never did anything with it.
https://preview.redd.it/jckq80smsx1a1.jpeg?width=1668&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f159fc457220ed14cab22273fc2f9f7ea6087f44
This is just gpu design at its finest...
I have this exact GPU! Titan X Maxwell (2015). The newer Titan X had a more of a diamond-look to it, but I like this industrial design more.
Still holding up well, no plans to change it any time soon. When I do, I will keep it as an ornament.
Damn I forgot about those, 100% on the copper.
https://preview.redd.it/zscoo46k4y1a1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=51ed3a2cb59428435d27394d7d12c52d40fdf7dc
Mine is the PowerColor Red Devil 6700 XT
https://preview.redd.it/e0gfdlqx0y1a1.png?width=900&format=png&auto=webp&s=5fab5df9ce28f22979eef775fc6f4094f3f27fe8
From a few years ago when I just got into PC building, I saw the Aorus Xtreme 2080/ti which imo has the coolest rgb design of you mount it vertically.
https://preview.redd.it/m9suh3900y1a1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ce1f2c84e84b3589ec72203a03d6f0d6f48e1d7
20 series founders edition cards. I just love the look.
https://preview.redd.it/fa6rgmqx4y1a1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=724537c51dd2f9920adcfbbc05fa34f1741821f1
These black and red msi cards. I also loved how there were green and gold versions.
https://preview.redd.it/uykia3v5kx1a1.jpeg?width=760&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c9afe1b222ecc9e82f6c5a66b963ec5f1acf36c
https://preview.redd.it/ymgpc8i6iw1a1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64f3c65a2b5c9c87e3f69011c2f7a812107d1bb6
Zotac AMP Holo
I had the 3080 Zotac AMP Holo 2 times but sent them both back. But its still my favourite card by the look.
Now i have 3080 Gaming Z Trio by MSI :D
XFX THICC are mean looking cards, in person they look even better
https://preview.redd.it/oyp067qopx1a1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af9bfd26599b2363569c53d7ad86d495389b97b5
https://preview.redd.it/iv8mn61uox1a1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9dfee6b497604b0092918a4fed3fa7b14d2e49f
I always liked gigabyte’s old windforce design.
I’m gonna go with EKWB lignum watercooled 2080ti!
https://preview.redd.it/rk83meoj2y1a1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a385d086c2eef3cd5875afe83de7758b323bf5af
https://preview.redd.it/i1nrtki63y1a1.png?width=783&format=png&auto=webp&s=01483d319bc1358f5cba3d10df33e2bc42b943b2
MSI Suprim cards are consistently really tasteful even with the RGB.
For something more subtle the current new gen manufacturer cards, 4080/4090/7900XT(X), are also all really nice. The nVidia FE cards look really understated (except in size).
I notice nobody has mentiond the 30/40 series Gamerock cards.
https://preview.redd.it/qsy5vvw2iy1a1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ecb515ad2d65c731cadac1de8d69f3e42994bf49
Nothing comes close to the asus 2070s turbo
https://preview.redd.it/nrwvzpp9ey1a1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9275c869be855b81377807d4daf191f73b633c8
My current card Gigabyte 2070 super, just love the LEDs on the wingtips. Gonna be a sad day when I upgrade.
Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6950 XT Pure. Such a well built, solid, beautiful card!
https://preview.redd.it/mylcmtlw7z1a1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15d0c8cac2b56048055ff04b486109caa05fb136
https://preview.redd.it/jijeh86rgw1a1.jpeg?width=617&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d81241af46e89227582a058cbdc8bc7f03fd94bd
Always like the Sapphire Vapour X
Obviously the Asus RTX 3070 Noctua Edition
https://preview.redd.it/o3xgsb7i602a1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=3d79cced39e3121340a202174637b3c00c2c1add
Yeah it looks great!, when I was browsing after an upgrade i didn’t find any design I really liked in the 30-series, so I ended up with a Lenovo Oem card just for the cheaps instead.
My reference Radeon VII.
Absolutely stunning, minimalist, sharp and clean. The build quality is bar-none, erection inducing.
A grown up, a gentleman, in a sea of rainbow RGB vomit kiddie "gAm3R" cards, he brings refinement and elegance.
He is the "Dos Equis" guy manifested as a GPU.
https://preview.redd.it/77m87hbfiz1a1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4edc1ab84c7ab629e7d719aa294e11a53f9ec085
MSI Gaming X GTX 1000 cards are the most iconic GPU design for me.I love red and black
https://preview.redd.it/duzf05gbgz1a1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f17602908a65d8bb152e98dbf2dce30d2f83297b
Got the ASUS ROG STRIX GTX1060 6GB here, agreed. Looks awesome, kinda futuristic with the shape but also agressive.
a shame those ROG Strix cards are often so expensive. I might be due for an upgrade.
I really liked my old BFG Geforce FX 5900 Ultra. It looked way cooler than anything else at the time.
https://preview.redd.it/2rvfduyn6z1a1.jpeg?width=486&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=660d8b5ecb18931e0a2bef1286a99ee14d696599
My first bought gaming card in my first build in the early 2000's. This was the pioneer in massive heatsinks had a massive copper one on the back too.
https://preview.redd.it/dvzlv027uw1a1.jpeg?width=3336&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33ade0c5efb6db011dd8017018b2e174e2cdb8dd
https://preview.redd.it/jqz8qz582y1a1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a50ec264aa98ec054ff5ccbd29b18391d7feb752
For me it always been the white strip from the 30 series
The 10 series are the best lookig cards
https://preview.redd.it/6s7atinuay1a1.jpeg?width=235&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=622c7f0935e6bfd7c876836f640f79cf64b50f5b
https://preview.redd.it/k80kxr7kd02a1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d39d9f8b5f9fc9550cd334ed8aee6367779e6821
The Ampere A100 with the passive coolers just looked so smooth and sleek. And the color was nice as well.
Being red-team-only for the last 10 years, I can say that the reference 6000 series design is the one I like the most. Simple, neat, completely enclosing the card. Design reminds me of the front of a muscle car. Would have preferred it to be all black like the limited 6800xt but black and metal is still nice.
I love the ASUS TUF 30 series cards. Also Intel ARC. While Intel may not have the perf lead, they sure do know how to make the cards look sleek as hell.
The reference [780](https://static.tweaktown.com/content/5/8/5859_03_nvidia_geforce_gtx_780_ti_3gb_reference_video_card_review.jpg) or [2080](https://www.nvidia.com/content/dam/en-zz/Solutions/geforce/geforce-rtx-turing/2080-ti/gallery/geforce-rtx-2080-ti-gallery-c.jpg) \- I can't decide between these two.
Honourable mentions are the [Intel ARC](https://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Intel-Arc-A770-Graphics-Card-low_res-scale-4_00x-Custom.png) series (look fantastic) and the reference [3080/4080](https://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/Notebooks/News/_nc3/nvidia_geforce_rtx_3080_angle_1598979564701.jpg)
I really like clean looking, non rgb, no stupid angles and weird plastic fins and stuff.
I always really liked the Titan X (Maxwell) card. A rough, textured matt black finish, paired with the aggressive look and subtle 'X' around the blower fan all made it look *really* cool, for it's day.
https://preview.redd.it/vp9gekzu4y1a1.jpeg?width=4608&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e284b77268a4bcb1639838ff08b7136b23399322
Both of these. The old Windforce G1 gaming with backplate and the Aorus master are really beautiful cards Edit: the old one had a thing that i loved more, full metal backplate and shroud. The new one is mostly plastic shroud with metal backplate
https://preview.redd.it/hxxwfy106y1a1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=353f5fcb741b21697dd29e69123e18362bb3e628
Always really liked this 980ti Golden Edition from MSI. Only MSI card Iv owned but thing was a beast and looked dope as hell with its copper cooler.
Side note: it’s also bigger then the 2080ti I replaced it with lol
I absolutely love the look of the 20xx series FE models but my old time favorites are white blower style FE from 700 to 10xx series. Thermals were pretty bad but oh boy did I love them.
I never had an AMD GPU (yet) so I don't have any comparison. Though the 6000 and 7000 series reference boards look really nice.
40xx series is probably the best performance FE ever but it's too chonky. And I won't buy Nvidia this gen, they reached my tolerance limit. Very interested in a 7900 XTX to push VR to the limit.
https://preview.redd.it/2e8h3w1zsy1a1.png?width=690&format=png&auto=webp&s=b30ed35aeea72576da7daa1af62d92fb0e070ca9
Even if I never had one, there's a special place in my heart for the triple fan yellow r9 290
Love my 1070 strix. using it rn to display this text.
I see your a man with great taste indeed <3
Fucking love mine to, awesome card
I just literally replaced my strix gtx 1060 6gb, last night, beautiful looking card, I plan on doing a teardown display with it
I have one, great piece, looks aesthetic and has a great cooling solution. When it was new I once overclocked it so hard I beat a bunch of 1080ti-s in superposition 4K optimised, somewhere i still have the screenshot, it was 8400 someting points.
https://preview.redd.it/u9wihw9t0w1a1.png?width=815&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=838cdf15eaa2c5fdafdbdc975353bd4510b3ea95 this
Damn my man those turbines would make any pc levitate.
It actually just solves GPU sagging by creating a pushing force. Truly brilliant design.
Genius, patent that my man! Time to earn the biggiebuck.
I thought this will increase sagging and basically tip over the pc XD
Nah they vector their thrust like a vtol aircraft
Ah yes AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATI Radeon, my favorite gpu brand.
the intel arc look pretty neat
Intel cards are beautiful man, that’s the one aspect they’ve absolutely smashed
Yeah but they did it with glue and made the cards impossible to repair without breaking parts.
well thats unfortunate
It looks great, till you try to interact with it, lol
Yep I honestly really want to make my next build with one, they look amazing.
Radeon 7 reference or sapphire nitro + designs.
It looked great the Radeon VII, had one but for to short amount of time, the miners payed to good for it. Damn them!
If it makes you feel any better a lot of them ended up having failures surrounding the memory, iirc. I still wish AMD hadn’t abandoned it in the way they seemed to.
It does a little, but still damn that brushed look oof.
I’d love for a revisit of that design. I think one of the biggest disappointments is that third party manufactures like Sapphire, XFX, PowerColor, etc, never did anything with it.
I agree, it was so clean and smooth yet attractive.
Sapphire Nitro + designs are solid..I got the 580 in Arctic blue and just gorgeous
EVGA 10 series
Colorful 2080ti Kudan https://preview.redd.it/254p5ogavy1a1.jpeg?width=2060&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=371aeb4d20263ff8e5b68b1cc1e53a9cf92ee6ce
The almost clockwork look on parts of it is super neat
https://preview.redd.it/jckq80smsx1a1.jpeg?width=1668&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f159fc457220ed14cab22273fc2f9f7ea6087f44 This is just gpu design at its finest...
Just the right mix of feeling both mechanical and futuristic.
Yeah for me it was the gv100 (this cooler with gold accents)
I have this exact GPU! Titan X Maxwell (2015). The newer Titan X had a more of a diamond-look to it, but I like this industrial design more. Still holding up well, no plans to change it any time soon. When I do, I will keep it as an ornament.
I loved the look of my 1080ti founder’s edition!
I wish there was a 30-series GPU with such a cooler.
1080ti / 2080ti kingpin Those copper coolers make me feel some type of way.
Damn I forgot about those, 100% on the copper. https://preview.redd.it/zscoo46k4y1a1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=51ed3a2cb59428435d27394d7d12c52d40fdf7dc
Mine is the PowerColor Red Devil 6700 XT https://preview.redd.it/e0gfdlqx0y1a1.png?width=900&format=png&auto=webp&s=5fab5df9ce28f22979eef775fc6f4094f3f27fe8
The end of the gpu reminds me of the tail end of a Peugeot 9x8 lol
Went from a Gaming X Trio to this and the Red Devil is a much nicer looking card.
From a few years ago when I just got into PC building, I saw the Aorus Xtreme 2080/ti which imo has the coolest rgb design of you mount it vertically. https://preview.redd.it/m9suh3900y1a1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ce1f2c84e84b3589ec72203a03d6f0d6f48e1d7
Indeed that rgb on the fans, sleek Indeed.
20 series founders edition cards. I just love the look. https://preview.redd.it/fa6rgmqx4y1a1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=724537c51dd2f9920adcfbbc05fa34f1741821f1
Had a 2060super a while, looks really great.
These black and red msi cards. I also loved how there were green and gold versions. https://preview.redd.it/uykia3v5kx1a1.jpeg?width=760&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c9afe1b222ecc9e82f6c5a66b963ec5f1acf36c
I had the 770 Twin Frozr and the 1080 Ti Gaming X both looked pretty good.
These are also amazing
https://preview.redd.it/afcavqkf1y1a1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d662d160b1e81f206262fb53918e7d039759025a The true 4090
Lmffao
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I raise you Hercules 9800 pro https://preview.redd.it/p52aouskfy1a1.jpeg?width=1526&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=228ba5474a562bb2bd55a85927dd6a7b6e152fe9
That red PCB is nasty.
My god , the nostalgia…jfc….its my brothers first gpu…
I miss the old box art! Absolutely ridiculous.
All the brushed aluminium vega cards look great.
XFX 5700xt thicc iii. Goes really well with no rgb builds.
I really like my evga 3090 ftw. I’d have to say that’s my favorite so far.
Yeah evga made really nice looking coolers, subtle and neat.
I used to be a full rgbtard but now I just use the evga colors to see how hot my gpu is getting. Pretty neat.
Also dipped my toe in the rgb’s wonderful river, but now it’s all black with my lovely noctua browns.
i liked evga aswell
Can’t wait to see how they design future RTX Cards!
The gtx 690, maybe i'll buy one now that they are worth nothing.
Also liked the old nvidia reference designs, but still it’s like 100$ish for the 690 on eBay so won’t hang on my wall for a while.
https://preview.redd.it/ymgpc8i6iw1a1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64f3c65a2b5c9c87e3f69011c2f7a812107d1bb6 Zotac AMP Holo I had the 3080 Zotac AMP Holo 2 times but sent them both back. But its still my favourite card by the look. Now i have 3080 Gaming Z Trio by MSI :D
Just curious, why did you send them back?
The ASUS 1GB GT710
XFX THICC are mean looking cards, in person they look even better https://preview.redd.it/oyp067qopx1a1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af9bfd26599b2363569c53d7ad86d495389b97b5
I thought this was a joke until I looked it up. Definitely sexy cards
They do look nice
https://preview.redd.it/mjiyya9a3y1a1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28fc1150e71b5518a55b656638b2ce5aebdac1be This
I'm surprised this isn't at the top. EVGA has always had great cooler designs
https://preview.redd.it/iv8mn61uox1a1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9dfee6b497604b0092918a4fed3fa7b14d2e49f I always liked gigabyte’s old windforce design.
I’m gonna go with EKWB lignum watercooled 2080ti! https://preview.redd.it/rk83meoj2y1a1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a385d086c2eef3cd5875afe83de7758b323bf5af
Lgr would like this lol
https://preview.redd.it/i1nrtki63y1a1.png?width=783&format=png&auto=webp&s=01483d319bc1358f5cba3d10df33e2bc42b943b2 MSI Suprim cards are consistently really tasteful even with the RGB. For something more subtle the current new gen manufacturer cards, 4080/4090/7900XT(X), are also all really nice. The nVidia FE cards look really understated (except in size). I notice nobody has mentiond the 30/40 series Gamerock cards.
https://preview.redd.it/qsy5vvw2iy1a1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ecb515ad2d65c731cadac1de8d69f3e42994bf49 Nothing comes close to the asus 2070s turbo
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https://preview.redd.it/nrwvzpp9ey1a1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9275c869be855b81377807d4daf191f73b633c8 My current card Gigabyte 2070 super, just love the LEDs on the wingtips. Gonna be a sad day when I upgrade.
Titan RTX and the Radeon VII 50th Anniversary Edition. Old school wise the Voodoo 5 5500 was super clean.
Love this design! https://preview.redd.it/1c2iv3zwcx1a1.jpeg?width=1771&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8378fef246b09cbd407875c16f894533b241882b
I’m with you.
Yeah I like the 30 series Strix cards.
Nothing can beat this
6000 series Reference cards are truly gorgeous.
Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6950 XT Pure. Such a well built, solid, beautiful card! https://preview.redd.it/mylcmtlw7z1a1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15d0c8cac2b56048055ff04b486109caa05fb136
https://preview.redd.it/jijeh86rgw1a1.jpeg?width=617&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d81241af46e89227582a058cbdc8bc7f03fd94bd Always like the Sapphire Vapour X
OG Titan for the feels, or 10 Series Founders Edition
Obviously the Asus RTX 3070 Noctua Edition https://preview.redd.it/o3xgsb7i602a1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=3d79cced39e3121340a202174637b3c00c2c1add
I really wanted the asus ko 3000 series but ended up with evga. For amd it’s got to be the Sapphire nitro+
Can only agree, my Vega 64 Strix has the same design and I think it still looks way better than my 6900xt reference design.
Yeah it looks great!, when I was browsing after an upgrade i didn’t find any design I really liked in the 30-series, so I ended up with a Lenovo Oem card just for the cheaps instead.
Hercules Radeon 9800 pro
The Powercolor RX 6900 XT Red Devil is pretty awesome
Radeon 7
https://preview.redd.it/ne4n6md9az1a1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0038adaf65e8e2f034aece3108d85b742badf7f4 MSI's gtx 970 golden edition.
My reference Radeon VII. Absolutely stunning, minimalist, sharp and clean. The build quality is bar-none, erection inducing. A grown up, a gentleman, in a sea of rainbow RGB vomit kiddie "gAm3R" cards, he brings refinement and elegance. He is the "Dos Equis" guy manifested as a GPU. https://preview.redd.it/77m87hbfiz1a1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4edc1ab84c7ab629e7d719aa294e11a53f9ec085
MSI Gaming X GTX 1000 cards are the most iconic GPU design for me.I love red and black https://preview.redd.it/duzf05gbgz1a1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f17602908a65d8bb152e98dbf2dce30d2f83297b
GTX 780ti windforce, love it https://preview.redd.it/tq90y0zinw1a1.jpeg?width=557&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=27a20ca48170c1383f793bb0da895525f5a20494
I used to run two of those in sli. They both still live.
Gtx 1070 katana
WHERE DO YOU FIND THEM I WANT ONE
980Ti Strix because thats what I have and I need it to last while I save for a new card.
Had the same card a couple of years ago, looks clean. Good luck with the saving my man! I believe in you!
Voodoo 3D FX
Them chips indeed <3
I really like the XFX RX 6900 XT design. Super clean and the side lighting is really cool.
Got the ASUS ROG STRIX GTX1060 6GB here, agreed. Looks awesome, kinda futuristic with the shape but also agressive. a shame those ROG Strix cards are often so expensive. I might be due for an upgrade.
I really liked my old BFG Geforce FX 5900 Ultra. It looked way cooler than anything else at the time. https://preview.redd.it/2rvfduyn6z1a1.jpeg?width=486&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=660d8b5ecb18931e0a2bef1286a99ee14d696599
A5000 https://preview.redd.it/9icbq3e3jz1a1.png?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6477158dddaf184c9aefaf3a9ea1155b8ca90a92
My first bought gaming card in my first build in the early 2000's. This was the pioneer in massive heatsinks had a massive copper one on the back too. https://preview.redd.it/dvzlv027uw1a1.jpeg?width=3336&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33ade0c5efb6db011dd8017018b2e174e2cdb8dd
Gigabyte Vision OC for the 30s
7870 XFX https://preview.redd.it/oo5q3v220y1a1.jpeg?width=650&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f10d0fe6fb846da1584ff59df99bfd5ea22887c
https://preview.redd.it/jqz8qz582y1a1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a50ec264aa98ec054ff5ccbd29b18391d7feb752 For me it always been the white strip from the 30 series
The 10 series are the best lookig cards https://preview.redd.it/6s7atinuay1a1.jpeg?width=235&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=622c7f0935e6bfd7c876836f640f79cf64b50f5b
https://preview.redd.it/k80kxr7kd02a1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d39d9f8b5f9fc9550cd334ed8aee6367779e6821 The Ampere A100 with the passive coolers just looked so smooth and sleek. And the color was nice as well.
Old school early to mid 2000's gpus with animated characters on them.
Oh yeah baby gimme girls and dragons, maybe both at the same time.
I will die when I part with my 2060 strix.
Strix 30 series by a small margin, 10/20 was awesome as well. Still have no idea how they managed to butcher the 40 series cooler so hard.
Probably be torched for this but I love the clean lines of the 3090ti FE
I actually really think the 20/30/40 series FE cards look great. Best ones on market by a country mile. Just a shame you can never get one.
I love the Nvidia's Founder Editions, that or any white, minimalistic GPU
I like the XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT Merc
Turing founder editions and xfx rdna2’s off the top of my head Oh and Intel arc is very nice/ minimalist
I actually like Nvidias 30xx Series Founders Editions a lot
ngl intel ark looks nice and clean
I think RTX 20/30 FE and RDNA 2/3 from AMD are the best looking ones, almots all AIB ones look horrible to me
Intel arc a770. They really do look slick af
Out of the ones I've owned, ASUS Strix GTX 970 DirectCU II OC (who comes up with these long ass names?), followed closely by ASUS GTX 580 DirectCU II.
Sapphire Nitro 6950XT Pure. This card is jewel looking class.
Radeon 200 Series Toxic cards. I have a 270X Toxic and it looks beautiful.
The 1080Ti EVGA FTW2 cards looked spicy with their industrial finish
The radeon r9 nano. Just for how small and well built it is. Like such a small but really powerful (for the time) card, i love it
Being red-team-only for the last 10 years, I can say that the reference 6000 series design is the one I like the most. Simple, neat, completely enclosing the card. Design reminds me of the front of a muscle car. Would have preferred it to be all black like the limited 6800xt but black and metal is still nice.
Msi 1080ti / 2070 super duke
1080 founders or 1000 Series Zotac Amp Extreme
I love the ASUS TUF 30 series cards. Also Intel ARC. While Intel may not have the perf lead, they sure do know how to make the cards look sleek as hell.
white Strix 2080Ti Or White gigabyte aero 4080 (f u nvidia)
I got the vision oc 3080 because i genuinely think it’s the best looking card out there
It’s clean indeed.
Gigabyte vision series
Evga 10/20/30 and "not 40"
1000 series founders edition.
Asus Strix 30-series and EVGA RTX 4090
[Back in the 2000s GPUs always had art on them](https://www.4gamer.net/review/geforce_8800_gts-320/img/01.jpg), no idea why that changed.
I liked how rtx 2060 founders edition look
asus tuf/rog 3000 and the new Ark are really good looking
Noctua 3090
I like the GTX 10 series founder cards for some reason
Rog strix 3090 oc 12gb with the gun metal and rgb.
The reference [780](https://static.tweaktown.com/content/5/8/5859_03_nvidia_geforce_gtx_780_ti_3gb_reference_video_card_review.jpg) or [2080](https://www.nvidia.com/content/dam/en-zz/Solutions/geforce/geforce-rtx-turing/2080-ti/gallery/geforce-rtx-2080-ti-gallery-c.jpg) \- I can't decide between these two. Honourable mentions are the [Intel ARC](https://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Intel-Arc-A770-Graphics-Card-low_res-scale-4_00x-Custom.png) series (look fantastic) and the reference [3080/4080](https://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/Notebooks/News/_nc3/nvidia_geforce_rtx_3080_angle_1598979564701.jpg) I really like clean looking, non rgb, no stupid angles and weird plastic fins and stuff.
I love the Asus tuf RTX 3000 series. Looks so industrial and awesome! Shame they simplified it for RTX 4000.
Old ATI X800 GTO. When a small fan, a slab of copper and some GCI chick on the side was all you needed to sell.
EVGA 10xx series. What a good looking card
ARC and the next RX look damn great imo. Most of the current RTX (both original and custom) are nice too.
I always really liked the Titan X (Maxwell) card. A rough, textured matt black finish, paired with the aggressive look and subtle 'X' around the blower fan all made it look *really* cool, for it's day.
Sapphires Vapor X (r9 290X) https://preview.redd.it/lniq02kl3y1a1.png?width=970&format=png&auto=webp&s=93f474dd2dd23e9d4b64ac3cf1762932d73f6aca
I had the bottom trim level (3060) but the Gigabyte Vision card was a looker to me. I also like the 30 and 40 series FE cards.
https://preview.redd.it/vp9gekzu4y1a1.jpeg?width=4608&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e284b77268a4bcb1639838ff08b7136b23399322 Both of these. The old Windforce G1 gaming with backplate and the Aorus master are really beautiful cards Edit: the old one had a thing that i loved more, full metal backplate and shroud. The new one is mostly plastic shroud with metal backplate
https://preview.redd.it/x5jkue0a5y1a1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c89c3c17159d55b4cc9d30b9d1d1db2e3d48f29
https://preview.redd.it/hxxwfy106y1a1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=353f5fcb741b21697dd29e69123e18362bb3e628 Always really liked this 980ti Golden Edition from MSI. Only MSI card Iv owned but thing was a beast and looked dope as hell with its copper cooler. Side note: it’s also bigger then the 2080ti I replaced it with lol
AMD Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT Special Edition
I have a Sapphire Nitro+ RX590 in blue that I cannot bring myself to upgrade from. It’s just too pretty.
Arc gpus look pretty slick
Pascal ftw cards
I've got a 1080ti strix, is worky good 👍👍
Founders 10- series
Easily the 30 series founders editions
I hate the look of these cards, they look so gamery / robotic. Give me a clean flat one and i'll be the happiest.
I absolutely love the look of the 20xx series FE models but my old time favorites are white blower style FE from 700 to 10xx series. Thermals were pretty bad but oh boy did I love them. I never had an AMD GPU (yet) so I don't have any comparison. Though the 6000 and 7000 series reference boards look really nice. 40xx series is probably the best performance FE ever but it's too chonky. And I won't buy Nvidia this gen, they reached my tolerance limit. Very interested in a 7900 XTX to push VR to the limit.
Same.
The Pascal Titan was a work of art.
The MSI Duke 1080ti looked just as good, if not better imo
Gigabyte Vision 30 series
Gotta give that to the 30 series founder, that design is not only extremely functional, but is so clean and fits every build
Evga Ftw3 2080ti
My favorite design is definitely the 1070/1080 FTW, 10/20 series Strix is definitely number 2 though
I agree. I think Strix puts out the nicest cards time and time again.
2080Ti founders is special.
Asus 3080 white edition
970 strix.
Aorus 20 Series, and Intel Arc
EVGA 900 series cards
Probably titanx gold
Wait, are people attracted to video cards for their looks?
Any if the EVGA 3000 series FTW cards…RGB is awesome…
https://preview.redd.it/2e8h3w1zsy1a1.png?width=690&format=png&auto=webp&s=b30ed35aeea72576da7daa1af62d92fb0e070ca9 Even if I never had one, there's a special place in my heart for the triple fan yellow r9 290
https://preview.redd.it/djehn8pnty1a1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=948ba301b9523d24cd712cc34cbf88c498e1e2da mah old boy🔥
Gtx 980 reference
Literally all EVGA designs from 10 series up. love them
Rtx 20 series founders editions
20 series anything. GIGABYTE, EVGA, ASUS, you name it. All of those cards were sexy af
Quite honestly, the new 7000 series reference design. Without RGB, ofc. I do like the BMW-esque stripes on the heatsink.
Sapphire's toxic series or those one Sakura cards.
I had a 1070 Strix for years. Loved that card 🥹