Introduction

Last month, NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 770 launched with great success. Based on the same GK104 GPU and using the same specs as on the GTX 680, we've seen the card provide high-quality gaming at reasonable pricing. The biggest changes are the inclusion of Boost 2.0 and faster memory chips, which certainly helps with performance.



We recently reviewed the MSI GTX 770 Lightning that focuses more on overclocking and comes with high clocks out of the box. Today, we have on our test bench the MSI GTX 770 Gaming. For the typical gamer, it comes at more affordable pricing but with lower clocks.

The MSI GTX 770 Gaming is only slightly overclocked out of the box with the GPU at 1059 MHz and memory at 1753 MHz. It is available online for reference-design pricing of $399.

Packaging

Contents

You will receive:

• Graphics card
• Driver CD + documentation
• 2x PCI-E power cable
• DVI adapter

The Card

MSI's card uses a huge heatsink that extends a bit beyond the top edge of the card. Make sure it fits your case before making the purchase. Height of the card is 13 cm and length is 26 cm.


Installing the card requires two slots in your system.


Display connectivity options include two DVI ports, one HDMI port, and one DisplayPort. You may use all outputs at the same time, so triple-monitor surround gaming is possible with one card.

The GPU also includes an HDMI sound device. It is HDMI 1.4a compatible, which includes HD audio and Blu-ray 3D movies support.


Two SLI connectors are available, which would allow you to combine up to four GTX 770 cards in a Quad-SLI, multi-GPU configuration.


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