With triple fan and overlength: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio in review

Take the board of the , enlarge the cooler so that three fans fit on it, adjust the board accordingly and cool the majority of the voltage converters directly for the first time - the Gaming X Trio is ready, which has the space between the norma... MSI relies on a rather tidy multi-layer board with a somewhat unconventional design, which was probably also developed from a thermal point of view. The board of revision 6 corresponds approximately to revision 2, as it ... Benchmarks in 2560 x 1440 pixels We have deliberately dispensed with Full HD (1920 x 1080p) as the card runs into the CPU limit even in the highest settings. In WQHD (2560 x 1440 pixels), on the other hand, the actual working environment and the kar... Benchmarks in 3840 x 2160 pixels The card is also significantly faster in this high resolution than a GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition or GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition. TitanX (Pascal) in Nvidia reference design. Overall, many titles are quite good in UH... Power consumption at different loads The power consumption in the gaming loop is pretty much exactly on the point that MSI set as the power target with 285 watts in the BIOS. In the Torture loop, the power consumption even drops below this value. Auc... Overclocking Manual overclocking with air cooling is average, if you can withstand the fan, which then works at a slightly over 2500 rpm at maximum speed. On the one hand, of course, as always, we have the GPU lottery, on the other hand, we have... Cooling system and backplate The special feature is the use of a now more shortened "sandwich" system, which uses a kind of cooling and stabilization frame between the top of the board and the actual heat sink. That's what you're doing now ... Summary A lot helps a lot, so much is already certain. With the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio, MSI not only improves the old Gaming X, but for the first time relies on a new cooling system, THE VR MOSFETs, coils and also the capacitors...