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...

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 that actively cools VR MOSFETs, coils and also the capacitors of the GPU voltage converters with a new heat sink. The fact that this works better than the old design could be impressively proven.

The card is also almost whisper-quiet, even under longer full load and in a closed structure. That then, but only then, with furmark the temperatures of three GDDRX5 modules are already 3 degrees above the specification, is almost annoying. You can certainly live with that, because in normal gaming you still have between 5 and 10 degrees reserve, but it's the famous little patter that hits the B-note.

The Power Target is well chosen, because with normal manual on-board devices (afterburners) you can achieve the clock that the respective GPU outputs individually. More can then only be done under the threat of violence and modification of the shunts – but hardly anything will bring anything. The long-term stable upper limit of more than 2050 MHz in Witcher 3 then also represents the means that we were able to achieve again and again with cards with good cooling and acceptable chips. With less demanding games, it goes almost to the 2.1 GHz limit, but air is air and boost merciless.

You have to be able to handle the very high weight and the extreme length, because not every housing will offer enough space and stabilization possibilities. A cube that allows up to 40 cm of card length and houses the motherboard horizontally would be the ideal case.

Per	Balanced	Cons
– optimal Power Target – extremely quiet under full load – hardly spool-feathers – good OC potential	– adequate factory OC – Processing – Price	– very long – relatively heavy – VRM cooling not optimal

Conclusion

With the purchase tip, we reward MSI's courage to leave the beaten track and to swap the homely feel-good climate of the old-fashioned with something new. Fresh wind instead of slab construction, the customer will thank it. Only with the memory VRM will MSI improve. But that was promised to us during the visit here in the laboratory.

For the normal use case, the card is sufficient, almost too much. But who doesn't like the longest in the computer?

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