MSI GeForce GTX 780 LIGHTNING review

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#4645492
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As i posted in another thread, this cooler has a design flaw. The Heatpipers of the Heatsink block the ability to blow air against the PCB. I bet if it was more open it could drop the GPU Temp by a fair bit aswell.
#4645524
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I'd love to exchange my 780 TwinFrozr Gaming OC for this card 🙂
#4645600
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Think i am a go on one,my dcII is capped out at 1.4v. I did think that the lightning would have a 120% powerlimit stock but only 109 that has to be dealt with pronto.
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do you guys think this is worth upgrading to or should I stick with my 570 SLi? BTW running at 2560x1440 @96Hz. I was also thinking of waiting for new amd cards
#4645613
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Looks good, though I like the design on my 680s lightnings more. That beeing said I am looking forward for the "maxwell lightning", whenever that comes out. The performance boost is just not high enough for me to upgrade just yet.
#4645617
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Nice review. 🙂
As i posted in another thread, this cooler has a design flaw. The Heatpipers of the Heatsink block the ability to blow air against the PCB. I bet if it was more open it could drop the GPU Temp by a fair bit aswell.
It's also tested on an open air test bench. So temps are probably going to be anywhere from 5-10c higher in an actual pc case depending on air flow.
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It's also tested on an open air test bench. So temps are probably going to be anywhere from 5-10c higher in an actual pc case depending on air flow.
Incorrect, in fact a good ventilated chassis often shaves off a couple of degrees as it creates proper airflow.
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Think i am a go on one,my dcII is capped out at 1.4v. I did think that the lightning would have a 120% powerlimit stock but only 109 that has to be dealt with pronto.
I already have an LN2 BIOS that allows the power limiter at 300%. The problem however remains the voltage limiter (but that applies to all brands). Anyway, if anyone decides to purchase and would like to try that BIOS, let me know.
#4645633
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So these should actually stock today you think? seeing a few outta stock and 8/30 but been up all night spamming refresh haha. Just curios what your guys thoughts are
#4645682
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still happy with my 2x msi 780 gaming edition in sli runs so cool and Quiet and kick-ass @ 5920 x 1080 gaming ...:speed:
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I have never liked cards with fans that just blow the heat all up in your case like that. Yea, they work great on a test bed sitting out in the open but most people don't run their card on an open air test bed.
#4646051
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Incorrect, in fact a good ventilated chassis often shaves off a couple of degrees as it creates proper airflow.
I usually have the opposite effect unless i'm water cooling. Then I'll use a standard case.
#4646054
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Looks good, though I like the design on my 680s lightnings more.
Agreed. My 680 Lightning is the nicest looking piece of hardware I ever bought.
#4646120
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When this is gonna be launched?
#4646129
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If we rotate the card and look at the backside we can see two SLI connectors, so in theory four cards in quad-SLI GPU mode are supported. But from what we learned, 3-way SLI is the maximum mode supported by NVIDIA. Now worries though as quad SLI is difficult and often a maze of driver problems, Nvidia has never really recommended and actively supported quad-SLI. We really recommend to go with a maximum of 2 maybe three cards anyway.
HUH? Is this meant for only the 7 series or 780's or all quad sli in general. Never have i herd this before. I know scaling and drivers get goofy at 3 and over. But im confused. Maybe iv just skimmed to many video card reviews and never read this before. Thought quad sli was always supported.
#4646162
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No, I know that shortly before the 780 release Quad SLI support was pulled completely except for two dual-GPU cards. It can be enabled but requires a modded inf.
#4646257
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Another kickass(2) review Hilb. Enjoyed! :thumbup:
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How does this compare to the EVGA 780 Classified? Looks like these two cards are designed to compete with each other.
#4646262
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Lightning has 20 phase pwm Classified has 14 phase pwn Classified has better cooler depending on who you ask. Other than that, there really is no difference between the 2.

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