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Originally Posted by keesgelder 
Like I mentioned before, the only guarantee you'll get is that it'll run at advertised speeds. Basically, with a TOP, you'll get a chip that's selected to run at TOP speeds (as advertised). How far you can go above that is still random. When you get a non-TOP, you'll get a chip that will run at non-TOP speeds (as advertised, but it's reference speed so there's probably no selection process at all). Again, how far you can go above that is still random.
Having said that, the gap between the TOP and non-TOP is relatively small, meaning that many non-TOP chips will be able to fill the gap (even more so, if Asus would have tested these tips on TOP cards they would have passed the test). But there's simply no guarantee that you will reach these TOP speeds, no matter how high the chance is that you will.
Given the randomness involved, there's definitely a probability that a random non-TOP runs faster than a random TOP, but because of the selection process, the TOP should have a higher chance of being the (slightly) faster running card.
Keep in mind though, that we're talking max a few frames difference between worst case and best case scenarios (of which some is only relevant if you're overclocking). If you decide to go Asus, and if you cannot find a TOP easily available and at a reasonable price, I wouldn't worry too much about it and just get a non-TOP.
Like I mentioned before, the only guarantee you'll get is that it'll run at advertised speeds. Basically, with a TOP, you'll get a chip that's selected to run at TOP speeds (as advertised). How far you can go above that is still random. When you get a non-TOP, you'll get a chip that will run at non-TOP speeds (as advertised, but it's reference speed so there's probably no selection process at all). Again, how far you can go above that is still random.
Having said that, the gap between the TOP and non-TOP is relatively small, meaning that many non-TOP chips will be able to fill the gap (even more so, if Asus would have tested these tips on TOP cards they would have passed the test). But there's simply no guarantee that you will reach these TOP speeds, no matter how high the chance is that you will.
Given the randomness involved, there's definitely a probability that a random non-TOP runs faster than a random TOP, but because of the selection process, the TOP should have a higher chance of being the (slightly) faster running card.
Keep in mind though, that we're talking max a few frames difference between worst case and best case scenarios (of which some is only relevant if you're overclocking). If you decide to go Asus, and if you cannot find a TOP easily available and at a reasonable price, I wouldn't worry too much about it and just get a non-TOP.
The TOP and non-TOP are actually available in out country but the TOP costs about $480. I haven't researched about the price of the non-TOP. So if I decide to go with ASUS, I'm still contemplating on those two. I can also wait for Black Friday in the US to see the prices. Is there a new TOP or are they only old TOPs that are flashed with the new fixed BIOS?
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