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MSI Launches the GeForce GTX 980 Ti Lightning Graphics Card

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MSI is proud to officially announce the latest addition to the legendary Lightning series of graphics cards. Built to be perfect, the GeForce GTX 980Ti Lightning combines groundbreaking new technology with proven features such as TriFrozr, Torx Fan, SuperPipe and Military Class 4 components, evolved from the last generation Lightning. The GTX 980Ti Lightning is nothing short of an engineering masterpiece.

MSI's reputation in thermal design is well known to be excellent. The evolved TriFrozr design on the GTX 980Ti Lightning features three 90mm Torx Fans that combine the advantages of both traditional fan blade and dispersion fan blade, generating huge amounts of airflow while remaining quite silent. Three 8mm SuperPipes transfer heat much faster to the fins, enabling up to a whopping 700W of heat dissipation.



Twin BIOS and Enhanced Power Design
Extreme overclockers can use the special LN2 BIOS on the card to reach for overclocking records without special hardware modifications. By removing restrictions, the full potential of the graphics card is unlocked. The enhanced power design contains more power phases than other models to ensure plenty of power is available, with 12 phases for GPU and 3 phases for Memory on a custom designed 10 layers PCB.



Military Class 4 Components
Equipped with Military Class 4 components, the MSI GTX 980Ti Lightning is built to deliver the best quality and stability. The components have gone through rigorous testing by an externallaboratory to satisfy Military standards. Featuring DrMOS 60A power phases, the highest rated available ensuring plenty of power. Hi-C CAP cores, Super Ferrite Inductor, and Dark Solid CAP, each aspect of the LIGHTNING ensures the best possible performance.

On-board and in control
With the 3x3 OC kits you're in complete control of the GTX 980 Ti LIGHTNING. V-Check points allow you to accurately measure GPU, Memory and PLL voltages. Triple Temp Monitor checks the real-time temperatures of the GPU, Memory and PLL while Triple Overvoltage allows you to overvolt those same components in order to achieve higher clock speeds.

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A new Lightning card? Guess it’s time for nVidia to release a new flagship model. :p
 
Why no side view for tower owners? Sigh.

This is the third card for GTX 980Ti that has three power inputs (other than the common 6+8 or 2x8), the other two are Galax HOF LN2 (3x8) and EVGA KingPin (6+2x8).
 
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Why no side view for tower owners? Sigh.

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So the yellow accents spell out "O C" - very subtle :laugh:
 
with proven features such as TriFrozr, Torx Fan, SuperPipe and Military Class 4 components
What's a torx fan?? a Super pipe?? Better, how do you devine those Military class 4 components???
 
What's a torx fan?? a Super pipe?? Better, how do you devine those Military class 4 components???

It's a fan of marketing meetings.

Pipe that spews rejected marketing bulls***.

Well first you have to sit in cosy marketing room, then you call your supplier of components, ask if he has military grade stuff on hand, order a bunch, and you’re done. Well you can also add a nice sticker, So that your average user isn’t confused and tries to use his “normal” grade equipment when SHTF.
 
What's a torx fan?? a Super pipe?? Better, how do you devine those Military class 4 components???

The torque on those fans is probably so high, that you lose fingers Yakuza style. Super pipe is a 10 mm-thick heat pipe from planet Krypton. Military class 4 components have seen four promotions in their lives.
 
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