Is this the best looking gpu ever?

Wilko_Dog · 22 May 2017 at 11:53

I love my MSI 1080 because of this when I look at the side of my case

V F · 22 May 2017 at 14:08

Wilko_Dog said:
I love my MSI 1080 because of this when I look at the side of my case

8 Pack · 22 May 2017 at 22:37

Yeah it looks very good I think :-)

performance is awesome too and cooling great.

Kaapstad · 23 May 2017 at 07:39

8 Pack said:
Yeah it looks very good I think performance is awesome too and cooling great.

Which would you use in the ultimate PC, the cards in the OP or the Titan Xp?

Tute · 23 May 2017 at 08:43

It'd be the 5870 Vapor-X for me.

Yaayuh! · 23 May 2017 at 08:44

Looks hideous and expensive.

Also, you're all wrong, Voodoos were the best looking graphics cards!

'5 6000 for ref:

Daaaveee · 23 May 2017 at 09:37

Wilko_Dog said:
I love my MSI 1080 because of this when I look at the side of my case

Google MSI LED Tool, look for the Reddit post. Someone made a really lightweight little program that runs when you start your computer to set the RGB logo to a colour of your choosing, so you don't have to use the horrible MSI Gaming App

I have mine set to red which looks much nicer than the white with red border bit IMO

Wilko_Dog · 23 May 2017 at 09:58

Daaaveee said:
Google MSI LED Tool, look for the Reddit post. Someone made a really lightweight little program that runs when you start your computer to set the RGB logo to a colour of your choosing, so you don't have to use the horrible MSI Gaming App I have mine set to red which looks much nicer than the white with red border bit IMO

Ah cool cheers will have a look for this ! I love the white logo though with it being pretty dark in the case it looks really cool :cool:

Glanza · 23 May 2017 at 10:06

If your currently onboard the rgb and flashy led fad with a huge window then I can see why that card appeals to you, I personally think most cards look better with a waterblock on them.

sgavan · 23 May 2017 at 11:55

I loved the look of the Fury x Single slot card which was watercooled. I think with high end cards taking up 2-3 slots any single slot ones look amazing

oweneades · 23 May 2017 at 15:35

For me it has to be the GTX690. At the time it signalled "high end" like nothing that had come before it. It also backed that up with performance that rivalled the fasted SLI setups going.

I have mine on display with the OG Titan and 6800 Ultra reference card (another of my favourites).

Kaapstad · 23 May 2017 at 16:05

oweneades said:
For me it has to be the GTX690. At the time it signalled "high end" like nothing that had come before it. It also backed that up with performance that rivalled the fasted SLI setups going.

The 690 also handled microstutter better than any 2 GPU setup before or since as it was a feature built into the hardware.

humbug · 23 May 2017 at 16:21

Wilko_Dog said:
Ah cool cheers will have a look for this ! I love the white logo though with it being pretty dark in the case it looks really cool

Did you actually get this working? it seems a dead project to me, the reddit post is locked and the GitHub is missing a couple of critical files, 'Setting.json' and the 'MSI LED Tool executable'. can't get it to work without them.

humbug · 23 May 2017 at 16:26

humbug said:
Did you actually get this working? it seems a dead project to me, the reddit post is locked and the GitHub is missing a couple of critical files, 'Setting.json' and the 'MSI LED Tool executable'. can't get it to work without them.

NVM: for others with MSI cards who are as annoyed as me by the "MSI Gaming App" Bloat-Ware; the original lightweight tool project is indeed defunct, the one here... https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/51kxyj/alternative_to_control_leds_on_msi_cards/

This one, however, does work. https://github.com/Vipeax/MSI-LED-Tool/releases

oldestgregg · 23 May 2017 at 16:41

Looking to upgrade my lowly 1080 in June and I think this will go lovely with my white themed set-up.

Wilko_Dog · 23 May 2017 at 20:27

humbug said:
NVM: for others with MSI cards who are as annoyed as me by the "MSI Gaming App" Bloat-Ware; the original lightweight tool project is indeed defunct, the one here... https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/51kxyj/alternative_to_control_leds_on_msi_cards/

This one, however, does work. https://github.com/Vipeax/MSI-LED-Tool/releases

Cheers only just seen this will have a look at that next time I'm on the computer

oweneades · 23 May 2017 at 23:16

Kaapstad said:
The 690 also handled microstutter better than any 2 GPU setup before or since as it was a feature built into the hardware.

Yep, just a shame they didn't go all out and outfit it with 4GB per GPU.

tyler_jrb · 24 May 2017 at 05:16

Kaapstad said:
Which would you use in the ultimate PC, the cards in the OP or the Titan Xp?

Only if the TXP was under water. Rather not burn my wallpaper off otherwise

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V F · 25 May 2017 at 12:53

I always wanted this.

That copper look is lovely.

Vakas · 25 May 2017 at 20:30

I like that it has lights at the back near the ports that's about it lol

The Evga 1080ti FTW 3 is easily the best looking card for me