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MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Lightning Review
Posted by: on: 08/28/2015 03:59 PM [
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Thunder clouds hover above the Guru3D test-lab as the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Lightning edition will now get a review. Yes, we test and benchmark one of the most anticipated GeForce GTX 980 Ti cards of the year, the Lightning edition graphics card. This GeForce GTX 980 Ti based product comes factory overclocked and sports some seriously cool cooling. Armed with 6 GB graphics memory this product is bound to impress.
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Barry J
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 04:25 PM
Very nice review HH
The lightning does cool well very nice card another very good MSI 980ti
Very nice review HH
The lightning does cool well very nice card another very good MSI 980ti
CrazY_Milojko
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 07:29 PM
Generic typo at the first page of the review, talking about Asus card...
Nice review btw, GPU OC was expected, memory clock is much more than I've expected, nice
Generic typo at the first page of the review, talking about Asus card...
Nice review btw, GPU OC was expected, memory clock is much more than I've expected, nice
Netherwind
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 08:15 PM
Dat mem OC, is it for real? I didn't know anything past 8000MHz was possible but 8,6k? That's unreal.
Dat mem OC, is it for real? I didn't know anything past 8000MHz was possible but 8,6k? That's unreal.
kingd
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 08:16 PM
Very good review
Would it be possible to please tell me the length of the card without it's cooler ?
Very good review
Would it be possible to please tell me the length of the card without it's cooler ?
Noisiv
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 08:25 PM
Conclusion
The Lightning rdition
Is MSI PCB design that cool that there is no need for extra heatsinks for VRM, mem chips?
All convection, no conduction save for GPU die....hmm not so sure this is the actual heatsink shot:
Conclusion
The Lightning rdition
Is MSI PCB design that cool that there is no need for extra heatsinks for VRM, mem chips?
All convection, no conduction save for GPU die....hmm not so sure this is the actual heatsink shot:
Hilbert Hagedoorn
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 08:49 PM
No if you peek at the exploding shot you'll notice another metal plate covering the VRM etc.
No if you peek at the exploding shot you'll notice another metal plate covering the VRM etc.
Noisiv
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 09:02 PM
Oh that's right:
And that is exactly what I'll be doing with my R9 290 + AC IV combo
No if you peek at the exploding shot you'll notice another metal plate covering the VRM etc.
Oh that's right:
And that is exactly what I'll be doing with my R9 290 + AC IV combo
---TK---
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 09:21 PM
Damn all these custom cooler oc 980 ti are untouched in performance. Boost clock is about where it should be I guess, memory oc is freaking sick though.
Damn all these custom cooler oc 980 ti are untouched in performance. Boost clock is about where it should be I guess, memory oc is freaking sick though.
PhazeDelta1
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 09:57 PM
Now imagine one of these with HBM on it.
Damn all these custom cooler oc 980 ti are untouched in performance. Boost clock is about where it should be I guess, memory oc is freaking sick though.
Now imagine one of these with HBM on it.
---TK---
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 10:06 PM
Pass that would make it a 4gb card.
Pass that would make it a 4gb card.
PhazeDelta1
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 10:17 PM
For now.
For now.
eclap
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 10:26 PM
Forever mate
For now.
Forever mate
Darksword
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 10:41 PM
Is this one of those special reviewer's sample cards that come with 122% power limit - but actual retail cards are only like 109% power limit?
MSI pulled that crap on the 980Ti cards. Review samples had very high power limits, but retail cards did not.
Is this one of those special reviewer's sample cards that come with 122% power limit - but actual retail cards are only like 109% power limit?
MSI pulled that crap on the 980Ti cards. Review samples had very high power limits, but retail cards did not.
Spets
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 10:51 PM
They leave everything in their price range far behind
Great review HH.
Damn all these custom cooler oc 980 ti are untouched in performance. Boost clock is about where it should be I guess, memory oc is freaking sick though.
They leave everything in their price range far behind
Great review HH.
---TK---
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 10:56 PM
Is this one of those special reviewer's sample cards that come with 122% power limit - but actual retail cards are only like 109% power limit?
MSI pulled that crap on the 980Ti cards. Review samples had very high power limits, but retail cards did not.
You can do it yourself, mod your power limit and make it what you want, I`m at 120%
Is this one of those special reviewer's sample cards that come with 122% power limit - but actual retail cards are only like 109% power limit?
MSI pulled that crap on the 980Ti cards. Review samples had very high power limits, but retail cards did not.
You can do it yourself, mod your power limit and make it what you want, I`m at 120%
Anarion
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Posted on: 08/28/2015 11:45 PM
Is this one of those special reviewer's sample cards that come with 122% power limit - but actual retail cards are only like 109% power limit?
MSI pulled that crap on the 980Ti cards. Review samples had very high power limits, but retail cards did not.
They meant the same thing. 122% = 109%, the difference was that one BIOS has lower starting limit. 109% Max version had higher default limit. You can't compare percentages without knowing what it actually means. In this case 100 % did not mean the same thing.
Is this one of those special reviewer's sample cards that come with 122% power limit - but actual retail cards are only like 109% power limit?
MSI pulled that crap on the 980Ti cards. Review samples had very high power limits, but retail cards did not.
They meant the same thing. 122% = 109%, the difference was that one BIOS has lower starting limit. 109% Max version had higher default limit. You can't compare percentages without knowing what it actually means. In this case 100 % did not mean the same thing.
Lucifer
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Posted on: 08/29/2015 01:05 AM
rather disappointing for its oc, great cooler though.
rather disappointing for its oc, great cooler though.
---TK---
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Posted on: 08/29/2015 01:31 AM
Very few 980 ti go higher than low 1500`s on air, only the best of the best, impressive memory clock though.
Very few 980 ti go higher than low 1500`s on air, only the best of the best, impressive memory clock though.
PhazeDelta1
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Posted on: 08/29/2015 02:19 AM
HBM can't go over 4GB? I wasn't aware of that. I think I need to do some reading.
Forever mate
HBM can't go over 4GB? I wasn't aware of that. I think I need to do some reading.
---TK---
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Posted on: 08/29/2015 02:23 AM
hbm1 cannot, its limited to 4gb, kinda kooky amd high end is 4gb and there mid high end 8gb. nvidia is going straight to hbm2 which will allow 8gb and more I guess.
hbm1 cannot, its limited to 4gb, kinda kooky amd high end is 4gb and there mid high end 8gb. nvidia is going straight to hbm2 which will allow 8gb and more I guess.
StrongForce
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Posted on: 08/29/2015 02:47 AM
Not need this card even in 1440p ? don't forget they start releasing 144hz screens in 1440p!
Not need this card even in 1440p ? don't forget they start releasing 144hz screens in 1440p!
Khronikos
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Posted on: 08/29/2015 02:50 AM
Forever as in HBM1. HBM2 will be here soon enough next year.
Forever mate
Forever as in HBM1. HBM2 will be here soon enough next year.
PhazeDelta1
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Posted on: 08/29/2015 02:58 AM
I just read up on the hmb1 and hbm2, I wish there was a utility that could benchmark vram. i'm curious to see the difference between gddr5 and hbm.
hbm1 cannot, its limited to 4gb, kinda kooky amd high end is 4gb and there mid high end 8gb. nvidia is going straight to hbm2 which will allow 8gb and more I guess.
I just read up on the hmb1 and hbm2, I wish there was a utility that could benchmark vram. i'm curious to see the difference between gddr5 and hbm.
eclap
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Posted on: 08/29/2015 08:11 AM
Yes.
Forever as in HBM1. HBM2 will be here soon enough next year.
Yes.
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temptation...
a pair of those with waterblock...
nice review Hilbert