MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X TRIO Review @ [H]

[FrgMstr]

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X TRIO Review

MSI has launched a new high end entry to its GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING series lineup. The MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X TRIO has a lot of performance with improved cooling compared to previous GAMING series video cards. We’ll see how well it performs in several games, and overclock it as high as we can.

 

[Balthazar2k4]

Really is funny how no matter what manufacturers do all of the high end boards end up at the same place. My FE version of the 1080 TI has an EVGA liquid cooler added to it and I get the same OC speeds. Clearly we are at the limit of the silicon.

 

[FrgMstr]

Really is funny how no matter what manufacturers do all of the high end boards end up at the same place. My FE version of the 1080 TI has an EVGA liquid cooler added to it and I get the same OC speeds. Clearly we are at the limit of the silicon.

Yep, all about sound profile and cooling at this point.

 

[MrDeaf]

holy moly... 1484g... That is a lot of weight to put on a pci-e slot, assuming the mobo doesn't sit parallel to the floor. No wonder mobo makers are using reinforced slots these days.

 

[FrgMstr]

Is it really, truly the silicon's limit or something in the bios grossly capping how much power is allowed to reach the GPU regardless of how many 8pin connectors and dozens of high end VRMs are on the card?

You can wear the biggest tinfoil hat you want, but when it comes to 1080 Ti video cards and what those are capable of the day we published the review, I stand by our statements.

 

[TaintedSquirrel]

I've had it in my cart all day, can't bring myself to checkout. Gonna wait and see what the holiday sales bring.
Beast of a card though. Like I said in the other thread the base Lightning model is only $30 more expensive, I was really hoping the Trio would come in closer to $750.

holy moly... 1484g... That is a lot of weight to put on a pci-e slot, assuming the mobo doesn't sit parallel to the floor. No wonder mobo makers are using reinforced slots these days.

It comes with a big metal mounting bracket.

 

[FrgMstr]

Just about every 1080ti caps at between 2,030 to 2,060 sustained frequency. I remember how hard Nvidia locked down the Titan series that accompanied the GTX 700 series. Wasn't the big concern understood to be that Nvidia didn't want to deal with the increased RMA from end users experimenting with significant overclocking...?

From then on, the larger GPUs, much more so than the smaller chips, have seemed to all plateau so closely with roughly the same voltage and non-fan/pump related power consumption. Over the last couple/few generations, We've seen what happens when extreme overclockers bypass those bios limits.

Sure the 1080ti embarrasses AMD's offerings in both total performance and overall power usage, but I still want to see what the GPU can do without an add in board.

I look forward to your results. Now let's get back on topic which is our review.

 

[odditory]

Yep, the Trio is grotesquely large compared to Strix 1080 Ti, and EVGA SC Black. It definitely runs the coolest of the three plus my Aorus Extreme not pictured, but of all the 1080 Ti's in my stable, my all around favorite remains the Strix.

 

[Jayham]

My GTX 1080 TI history as of launch goes:
PNY Fe 1080ti + EVGA hybrid cooler
EVGA 1080ti SC2
EVGA Fe 1080ti + EK waterblock
MSI 1080ti gaming X
EVGA 1080 TI ftw3

The best overclock by far on all of them was the EVGA Fe 2100/12GHz