Hey, I'm just explaining why those companies support FE cards. Essentially because it is easier to produce products intended for the. Plus, with AIB cards is that there are so many different variations that it becomes to burdensome for aftermarket manufacturers to make so many different products that may or may not sell.
So, in a nutshell, my comment is still valid. If you want to water cool, buy founders addition cards or research first as to what the waterblock options are before buying your AIB card. I guarantee that you will find little to no AIB options.
You are incorrect. The Founders Editions cards use an Nvdia boards and reference standard. AIB cards do not and will very greatly from card to card based on the actual components used on the AIB cards. AIB cards, are not better than FE cards. They are actually in some cases worse.
Remember that with these AIB cards, the manufacturers don't follow a certified reference design. They make their own. Adding extra power phases don't make a card better. Electronics only use power that needed. Adding extra parts introduces electronic noises in a circuit. Creating and implementing different bios doesn't make them better. Using a cheaper designed with more non standardized parts doesn't make the card better. In fact, the only real quality indicator of a card is the basis of its design. This in a nutshell is what makes the Founders Edition cards a cut above all available.
