MSI GTX780 Lightning due 07/08/13

neliz · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:23

whyscotty said:
Must be

Or maybe not

Ask me anything!

Was already registered here (2005) way before I started at MSI (2010) .. mostly just to drool at the boxes of GPUs

pgi947 said:
Welcome (or welcome back looking at your sign up date!!). Hope to see more of you around the forum, we're lacking an active MSI rep here since scottib re-joined OcUK

^this

btw, I'm here in my own free time (as I'm on my holiday now) so I'm not doing any warranty/service stuf.. just.. shedding some light here and there

Kaapstad · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:26

neliz said:
Ask me anything!

Was already registered here (2005) way before I started at MSI (2010) .. mostly just to drool at the boxes of GPUs

What can you tell us about the 780 lightning?

pgi947 · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:28

neliz said:
Ask me anything!

Was already registered here (2005) way before I started at MSI (2010) .. mostly just to drool at the boxes of GPUs

Haha, I understand most if not all of this can't be answered directly due to NDA's etc...

Are we still on for a 07/08 release to public, or is this going to be a showcase with the cards to follow a few weeks after?

If EK refuse to play ball over waterblocks do you guys at MSI have any other block manufacturers lined up?

Looking forward to having Lightnings littering the top spots on every bench thread going?

neliz · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:28

Kaapstad said:
What can you tell us about the 780 lightning?

It's honestly the most beautiful thing I worked on.. and I did the Z87 MPOWER (and XPOWER) boards!

pgi947 said:
Are we still on for a 07/08 release to public, or is this going to be a showcase with the cards to follow a few weeks after?

Can't say anything, just that we will launch a graphics card ... and it's black and yellow

If EK refuse to play ball over waterblocks do you guys at MSI have any other block manufacturers lined up?

There are more, but EK has my personal preference as well. please be noted that EK currently do a lot of work for other manufacturers as well, so those blocks will not be ready at launch.

Looking forward to having Lightnings littering the top spots on every bench thread going?

As always.. I love the competition, but I love it even more when we're on top.

pgi947 · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:29

neliz said:
btw, I'm here in my own free time (as I'm on my holiday now) so I'm not doing any warranty/service stuf.. just.. shedding some light here and there

Just product information is fine with me, OcUK have very good warranty terms with MSI as is, so they'll deal with all that stuff

Nickolp1974 · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:34

neliz said:
It's honestly the most beautiful thing I worked on..

Hope mrs neliz does not read this statement.

But seriously this

pgi947 said:
Haha, I understand most if not all of this can't be answered directly due to NDA's etc...

Are we still on for a 07/08 release to public, or is this going to be a showcase with the cards to follow a few weeks after?

If EK refuse to play ball over waterblocks do you guys at MSI have any other block manufacturers lined up?

Looking forward to having Lightnings littering the top spots on every bench thread going?

Kaapstad · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:36

neliz said:
As always.. I love the competition, but I love it even more when we're on top.

Are the temps ok if there are 3 cards on the same mobo.

Jakus · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:37

Just shows you can not hint at anything without kicking something off

whyscotty · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:37

Kaapstad said:
Are the temps ok if there are 3 cards on the same mobo.

Only if you dress them up with waterblocks

Kaapstad · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:39

whyscotty said:
Only if you dress them up with waterblocks

May as well do 4 then, hang on I have been there before.

whyscotty · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:41

Kaapstad said:
May as well do 4 then, hang on I have been there before.

Leave some for the rest of us

pgi947 · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:42

neliz said:
It's honestly the most beautiful thing I worked on.. and I did the Z87 MPOWER (and XPOWER) boards!

neliz said:
Can't say anything, just that we will launch a graphics card ... and it's black and yellow

Sweet, it sounds epic, despite aiming for water with these, I'm looking forward to seeing the new TFV cooler.

neliz said:
There are more, but EK has my personal preference as well. please be noted that EK currently do a lot of work for other manufacturers as well, so those blocks will not be ready at launch.

Yeah, its usually the same with EK, from reading some of their think cell posts, they still have a little catching up to do with Z87 blocks before thinking about anything else.

neliz said:
As always.. I love the competition, but I love it even more when we're on top.

When are they not, haven't Lightnings been consistently the fastest cards benched dating back to the GTX200 days?

Kaapstad · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:44

whyscotty said:
Leave some for the rest of us

Have you told your son he is getting a new GPU to help him with his schoolwork.

whyscotty · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:45

Kaapstad said:
Have you told your son he is getting a new GPU to help him with his schoolwork.

He has a grin from ear to ear

Looks like there will be another 770 going on the MM

Kaapstad · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:49

whyscotty said:
He has a grin from ear to ear

Looks like there will be another 770 going on the MM

If your son is doing Physics as a subject, it will do his schoolwork wonders overvolting one of these.

I think I will grab two to start with to replace the Matrix Platinums and then see what happens when waterblocks come along.

whyscotty · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:50

Kaapstad said:
I think I will grab two to start with to replace the Matrix Platinums and then see what happens when waterblocks come along.

Probably just the one for me (sorry my lad) unlikely going underwater.

He needs a bit more power as I gave him my surround set up

Kaapstad · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:51

whyscotty said:
Probably just the one for me (sorry my lad) unlikely going underwater.

Kaapstad said:
If your son is doing Physics as a subject, it will do his schoolwork wonders overvolting one of these.

pgi947 · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:51

Kaap if you get more then two you're going to need to get running dual psu's!!

You hit 4 of those at 1.45v+ with high clocked x79 something's going to melt on a single 1200w

Kaapstad · 30 Jul 2013 at 22:54

pgi947 said:
Kaap if you get more then two you're going to need to get running dual psu's!!

You hit 4 of those at 1.45v+ with high clocked x79 something's going to melt on a single 1200w

Yes, yes, oh yes !!!

My PSU in the Titan rig can handle peaks of 1650watts but it groans quite loudly with 4 of them running 3dmark vantage.

neliz · 30 Jul 2013 at 23:18

pgi947 said:
When are they not, haven't Lightnings been consistently the fastest cards benched dating back to the GTX200 days?

true true.. but it requires more than just a good GPU. At launch, that good GPU will nab you a top spot (see Elmors scores right now) but he isn't testing with an awesome CPU yet.