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Posted by: on: 07/01/2016 08:55 AM [
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Let's fire up some hybrid powah with the GeForce GTX 1080 being tested with hybrid cooling!, yes join us as we test the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X . The gear that everybody is waiting to see are the board partner cards, all custom, tweaked and cooled better and the SEA HAWK X certainly fits that description with its include AIO liquid cooler. Let's have a peek at the new 8 GB beast From MSI.
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Juliuszek
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Posted on: 07/01/2016 12:33 PM
I heard some rumors on other sites that MSI and ASUS were shipping review samples with different BIOS, enabling higher clocks than what customers will buy. I wonder if this is true? Anyone verified that?
I heard some rumors on other sites that MSI and ASUS were shipping review samples with different BIOS, enabling higher clocks than what customers will buy. I wonder if this is true? Anyone verified that?
FranciscoCL
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Posted on: 07/01/2016 12:33 PM
Thanks for the review, is a really nice card.
This model was my first option, but was sold out everywhere. Finally I chose a Zotac AMP! Extreme that is already on it's way.
Thanks for the review, is a really nice card.
This model was my first option, but was sold out everywhere. Finally I chose a Zotac AMP! Extreme that is already on it's way.
Hilbert Hagedoorn
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Posted on: 07/01/2016 12:45 PM
"Good cooling means good clocks and especially with Pascal we can achieve a state where the temperature limiter does not kick in, thanks to a base clock of 1683 MHz with a boost clock at 1822 MHz the cards adds a little extra performance (the default BIOS clocks btw are correct and as advertised)."
I heard some rumors on other sites that MSI and ASUS were shipping review samples with different BIOS, enabling higher clocks than what customers will buy. I wonder if this is true? Anyone verified that?
"Good cooling means good clocks and especially with Pascal we can achieve a state where the temperature limiter does not kick in, thanks to a base clock of 1683 MHz with a boost clock at 1822 MHz the cards adds a little extra performance (the default BIOS clocks btw are correct and as advertised)."
geogan
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Posted on: 07/01/2016 12:51 PM
I reckon that price is a typo as it is "preorder" - once i comes into stock I bet it shoots up to the scan.co.uk price of £829 price for this... I mean at around that price they are selling Founders and normal non-water cooled 1080's so no way they will sell at that price I think...
Anyway at current exchange rates with UK, £829 is about €1,001.41 which is way too much to be spending on a "soon-to-be-not-top-of-range" GPU - just ask all the 980/980Ti owners currently falling over themselves trying to flog their cards on second-hand sites... if I see another ad saying "unwanted present" or "never used" or "just bought two weeks ago" I'm going to virtual punch them in the face - do they think buyers are complete idiots?
Perhaps you need to check these sites again, the prices you quote are for the EK waterblock version of the seahawk X. The corsair AIO version is still expensive but not unpalatable at £698.99. I personally dont think its good value as its still over £100 more expensive than the base card without water.
I reckon that price is a typo as it is "preorder" - once i comes into stock I bet it shoots up to the scan.co.uk price of £829 price for this... I mean at around that price they are selling Founders and normal non-water cooled 1080's so no way they will sell at that price I think...
Anyway at current exchange rates with UK, £829 is about €1,001.41 which is way too much to be spending on a "soon-to-be-not-top-of-range" GPU - just ask all the 980/980Ti owners currently falling over themselves trying to flog their cards on second-hand sites... if I see another ad saying "unwanted present" or "never used" or "just bought two weeks ago" I'm going to virtual punch them in the face - do they think buyers are complete idiots?
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What a great review, thanks.