how's the noise under load?

btwn the two??? or in general?
barely noticeable difference @ 5dB btwn the two, middle of the pack in general.




non-reference coolers are generally better performers and have better cooling, however Nvidia finally stepped up on their reference coolers unlike the old dayz.
You're basically picking btwn performance (non-reference) or build quality (FE)

yeah being that the RTX 2080 SUPER FE is sold out everywhere, i paid $499.99 for the 2070 super. i want the 2080 super badly, but i won't pay mark up.

Why would you buy for small upgrade save your money for next gen

i don't believe the next gen of chips will be $500-$700 range so I'm content now