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Review: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Lightning
We review the long anticipated and awaited MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Lightning edition. You'll retrieve up-to 1.3 Volts to play with on the GPU voltage range. This 6 GB card is overclocked for you at default already, typically a reference GTX 980 Ti will run 1 GHz. The Lightning however comes with default clocks of 1203 (base) / 1304 (boost) MHz. Armed with 6 GB graphics memory this product was built to impress.
You can read the review right here.
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#5149380 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
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#5149477 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
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#5149492 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.
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#5149493 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 ?
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#5149495 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:
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#5149509 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.
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#5149515 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
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#5149522 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.
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#5149533 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.
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#5149539 Posted on: 08/28/2015 10:06 PM
Pass that would make it a 4gb card.
Pass that would make it a 4gb card.
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#5149543 Posted on: 08/28/2015 10:17 PM
For now.
For now.
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#5149546 Posted on: 08/28/2015 10:26 PM
Forever mate
For now.
Forever mate
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#5149553 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.
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#5149559 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.
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temptation...
a pair of those with waterblock...
nice review Hilbert