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Flash of Superlatives: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z Review | Retro

WITH the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z, MSI has once again made a real catch. This is because there is a significant increase compared to the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming X Trio, which has already been tested. Our detailed test...

Summary

The exactly 1.8 kilogram chunk is the fastest GeForce RTX 2080 Ti I’ve ever had in the lab. You have to envy MSI with the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z. The very high clock ex works together with the very elaborate construction gives a beautiful unit, which in the end also results in a very extraordinary map. But where there is a lot of light, there are also certain shadows from time to time. Carbon may look quite nice, especially since the printed pattern looks really good. But…

What struck me a little negatively, however, is the fact that the backplate, which is passively included in the cooling, still warms and does not really cool down. Carbon is simply unsuitable for cooling and the hot air between the PCB and the backplate is a heat buffer that could only have been encountered with openings in the backplate. The glued-in flat heatpipe is proven to be silly and useless, unfortunately.

The offered power limit of 400 watts for the LN2 bios is brutal and completely sufficient. Whether you use the Afterburner Extreme with its voltage syringe depends on the may, but is ample senseless for air coolers. Because of the weight of the card, it is necessary to credit MSI for the fact that you have included a stable graphics card stand.

So the optics fit, the performance even more so. Seen in this light, this card is the most brutal alternative to Nvidia’s Founders Edition as an almost 3-slot design. The assembly of the board is absolutely fine and the same Smart Power Stages are used as with the Nvidia card. You work with a total of 16 voltage converter circuits for the GPU, three more than the reference. Nevertheless, it is effectively eight phases for the GPU and three for memory, which is absolutely sufficient.

I quickly summarize what I wrote in detail on the last pages, because the reader always needs a little reminder. And for the typical first-last-page readers, I would even have the hidden hint that it is well worth reading the rest in between. It’s more interesting than you might think 😉

Per Cons
Very good cooling performance
Very high clock ex works
Thoughtful board layout
Very good components
Excellent workmanship
Extremely high Power Target ex works
OLED display
LED lighting
High power consumption in the idle
Part of the voltage transformers not optimally cooled
High weight
3 slots needed
High price

Conclusion

It’s a nice (and sour) piece of technology that MSI can also be paid for accordingly. Exclusivity has your price, as a normal earner you have to swallow heavily, because the RTX special tax I already priced in from the house. Nevertheless, it is a nice map, which you can hardly make better (apart from some details).

I will certainly never give for buying tips for such exotics, that would really be a little off-putting. But the card honestly deserves the special award. It was an inner passing pass at the overclocking, if one is not always limited to the voltage. now I really only need a water block, even if packing away the expensive cladding with OLED display would almost be blasphemy. What’s up? So many things!

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Igor Wallossek

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