MSI GTX 1080 Ti Lightning Z 11 GB

[Vayra86]

@W1zzard

I dont think a 'high price' can be classed as a negative... This is the 'extreme enthusiast high end' we're talking about, It should come with a pricetag to match. To expect it to cost anywhere near 'affordable' like $300 would just be stupid.

You want the best? you gotta pay for the best. Its like walking into a lamborghini showroom and saying the price is too high....

Ever walked into a 5 star hotel or restaurant & tell them their prices are too high??

But that's the thing, the Lightning and all those other 'top end' AIB versions are really nothing different apart from, in this case, some really cool lights and some marketing. You see, a Lambo is actually really much faster than a regular car.

When you get 3% OC out of a Lightning, you know its obsolete altogether. This wasn't always the case, but since Maxwell, honestly, there is no real argument for a Classy or a Lightning or whatever unless you are hardware modding or just epeening. Paying for a Lightning in 2017 means you're paying for a Lambo with an Volkswagen engine in it.

 

[narutolao]

I just wanted to let everyone here that you can order MSI 1080 Ti Lightning from Newegg.com today. Only see two model Lightning X price at $859.99 and the Lightning Z price at $869.99. What do you guys think of the pricing on them?

 

[Ninjachopstixx]

Looking to grab a GTX 1080 Ti in the near future, I originally had my eyes on the EVGA FTW 3 card before discovering the Zotac AMP Extreme edition and the monster it is. My question is, between these 3 cards who comes out on top? My concern on the Zotac card is the poor cooling as explained by GamersNexus's review. Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback.

 

[birdie]

At this stage it is better to wait for VOLTA. They are asking too much for same old Pascal chip for what is being offered. Might as well as go but TITAN for same price.

A Ti edition of Volta is at least a year away.

 

[Frick]

So uh did you properly benchmark the GT1030 and RX550? If yes, could we have the results plz?

With that said, with the high end cards I only read the flagship reviews, as they are more fun. This card needs some colour. Also, it's pretty cool it's straight. 1.7kg is a lot.

 

[Sabishii Hito]

It should be yellow and black, this doesn't look like a real lighting, just a chubby quicksilver

Or a chubby Black Bolt.

 

[the54thvoid]

@W1zzard - price announced is way less than review reported. Does this raise the score?

Makes it far more palatable, though still like all 1080ti cards, a bit expensive.

 

[W1zzard]

@W1zzard - price announced is way less than review reported. Does this raise the score?

i'm not 100% sure if that's enough to bring it to 9.9, it's much closer though.

 

[Vlada011]

EVGA GTX1080Ti FTW3 Hybrid is better than Lightning... Now is available for 849$ and look AMAZING.

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=11G-P4-6698-KR

Most important things is that temperature will not pass 60C in most graphically demanding games.
People say temperatures are far below 60C, but let's say in some case with limited airflow, etc...
Off course hot air from GPU will not influence on ambient temperatures because radiator could be mounted in exhaust configuration.
AIO on CPU, AIO on GPU and better ambient temps than 5 120mm case fans.
AIO systems win over aircooling even during period when tower coolers offer lowest temp, because they are simple, small and effective.
Now when temperatures on GPU with AIO coolers are far below air cooled graphics with 2 or 3 fans no reason to go on air cooling any more.
Temperatures of these cards with air cooler are completely different on bench table and inside case after 2h of gaming.
ASUS GTX1080Ti Poseidon at least have option for liquid and save your money on GPU waterblock, that's 100-150$.

 

[webdigo]

DVI.....so I can actually use this card for my Sony FW900, with an VGA - DVI converter?

 

[Sabishii Hito]

DVI.....so I can actually use this card for my Sony FW900, with an VGA - DVI converter?

Probably not, I think just about all video cards these days that actually have a DVI connector use DVD-D, which doesn't have the pins for analog VGA output (DVI-I).

 

[Prince Valiant]

DVI.....so I can actually use this card for my Sony FW900, with an VGA - DVI converter?

You could get an active converter like the HDFury but the cheaper one is fairly bandwidth limited and the more expensive one isn't a whole lot better. I don't know of any other options but I'm sure they exist.

 

[Th3pwn3r]

Looking to grab a GTX 1080 Ti in the near future, I originally had my eyes on the EVGA FTW 3 card before discovering the Zotac AMP Extreme edition and the monster it is. My question is, between these 3 cards who comes out on top? My concern on the Zotac card is the poor cooling as explained by GamersNexus's review. Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback.

The only reason to get the EVGA card is for space savings from what I've read. I myself, was interested in their card until reading reviews.