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MSI GTX780 Lightning due 07/08/13

pgi947

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I honestly didn't think this would happen but check it out....http://www.tweaktown.com/news/31592...n-you-hear-the-thunder-rolling-in-/index.html

Very very interested in these, stock clocks in excess of 1.1ghz (that's surely ~Titan+ territory?) and we can hope MSI have either taken a hit on warranty to give us voltage control or have again 'accidentally' left a soft mod loop hole like we saw on the 680 and 770 LTG's....

Very excited for this :D
 
Some other site supposedly has them for sale now :S Though picture used shows a reference design. But they also have reference MSI GTX780 listed below for nearly £100 less. Odd!
 
@8pack, can't wait, should be smashing titan records me thinks!! 1.7v is a little much for measly water cooling :p

I suspect we will manage over volting via a 4th party tweak again like we had with the 680 & 770 lightnings.

I did see some advertised too, they are BS. Product code says reference msi 780, besides, msi have only just this week finalised the pcb design...
 
pgi947 said:
@8pack, can't wait, should be smashing titan records me thinks!! 1.7v is a little much for measly water cooling :p

I suspect we will manage over volting via a 4th party tweak again like we had with the 680 & 770 lightnings.

I did see some advertised too, they are BS. Product code says reference msi 780, besides, msi have only just this week finalised the pcb design...
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:D Sounds very nice if this is case. I can feel my 780 has more to give but needs more voltage. I don't think I will be able to convince the wife that I *Need* a lightning 780..... :o
 
Tonester0011 said:
Dump my plethora of cards on the MM now or wait? Reckon these will be £600+?
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Given the usual LTG premium is around £80 more then reference, around £630+ would be my guess, though we all know Gibbo LOVES to put MSI's top cards on special offer all the time :D

oweneades said:
:D Sounds very nice if this is case. I can feel my 780 has more to give but needs more voltage. I don't think I will be able to convince the wife that I *Need* a lightning 780..... :o
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....Just don't tell her....that will be my plan anyhow.

"Oh these, just replacements, last ones broke blah blah blah" :D
 
looking at £1400 with blocks... might have to get one and then second next month.
doubt the 9970 will be any better than these providing they have decent voltage control.
 
^Is what I'm thinking, its looking less and less likely AMD are going to favour 20nm over a larger 28nm chip.

I didn't think we'd see a Titan killer until later in the year :p
 
pgi947 said:
^Is what I'm thinking, its looking less and less likely AMD are going to favour 20nm over a larger 28nm chip.

I didn't think we'd see a Titan killer until later in the year :p
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If the rumours are anything to go by the 9970 is basically going to be a 780 but coloured red, if the lightnings hold true to form and have voltage control then we're laughing. Hoping blocks come out within a week of the cards though, can't even put my rig on air till they come out as the stock heatsink for the RIVE was damaged in transit :(
 
Blocks depend on how well msi have communicated with block partners, 7970 lightning blocks took an absolute age (3months) to surface due to 680 & 670 releases taking priority.
 
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