MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti DUKE review

Posted on: 09/21/2018 03:54 PM

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That is quite impressing OC with the OC scanner. Recon it has something to do with MSI cranking up the power limit?

It´s a great looking card, performs good, and even better when OC´d.

Solid review, as always.

Posted on: 09/21/2018 04:07 PM

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Having both the Duke and the Trio seems a bit odd. It looks like a slightly slimmer Trio in another color scheme, and while the on-paper specs are not identical, the final performance basically is. So ultimately, the cards are very similar, and the price difference right now in Europe at least is only €30.

There must be some bigger differentiating factor that I'm missing here.

Posted on: 09/21/2018 04:38 PM

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Gaming X TRIO is MSI's flagship product, kinda like Asus' STRIX.
There are some differences, between Duke and TRIO. TRIO has heavier beefier cooler and it shows in temp/noise comparisons.
Duke 74C @ 39 dBA
TRIO 73C @ 37 dBA

Posted on: 09/21/2018 04:43 PM

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Lightning will be king

Posted on: 09/21/2018 05:08 PM

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All very nice MSI,but where is my favourite RED colour scheme?...my 1080 Gaming X in Black /Red is a wee cracker.....these RTX cards are "One Step Beyond" what i would be willing to pay for a decent graphics card...

Built a new system late last year based on Ryzen 7 1700/ Crosshair Hero v1 and a new monitor Asus ROG Swift PG278...so had to budget on my graphics card...probably wait 'till RYZEN 2 7nm before i build another new system.