Infact, that's a lie, becausethiscardneverreleased a tall, only 12 whereeverproduced, someofwhichweresentouttoovercrackersandsomeofwhichweresentouttoreviewers.
Thecardinquestionthe 7 80 t i lightningeditionfrom M s.
Did I usesomesortofmagicalYouTube a connectionlike I didwithmysuit's roguemilestoJewel 5 80 card.
I took a lookatabout a yearago. 00:01:0.010 --> 00:01:4.400 Well, actually, no I foundthisoneofallplacesoneBay. 00:01:4.610 --> 00:01:14.600 I wasjustlookingforgraphicscards, as I normallydo, searchingbynewlylistedandaboutfourorfiveplacesdownwasthis, Cardsaidinthedescription.
Herewehave a prettyrareGPU, andatthispoint, I knew I hadtohaveit.
Listedat £150.
I thoughtthatwas a prettygooddeal, evenfor a standard 7 80 t i thesedays.
SotofindthiseditionofthecarforthesameChrist, wasn't itof a ballgame?
Itgets a bitbetterbecause I offered a slightlylowerpriceof £110 plus £10 postageintomysurprisewithinthehourthecellaraccepted.
I don't knowhowwhyhedid, but I'm justhappythathedid.
Because I'vebeenwaitingonthiscardwithbatedbreathforliterally 48 hoursstraight, havehardlyhadanysleep.
Butwithoutfurtherado, let's talkaboutthecarditself a littlebitmore, so I postedmyfinetoreaditinhopesofsomemoreinformationonthecommunityovertherewereveryhelpfulitseemstheseventy a t t i lightningwasondisplayatComputex 2014 onthelaunchofthisbeastwasthegoaheadisnormal.
However, invideohadotherideasanddidn't want m s.
I releasingitwithanincreasedvoltageofspecifications.
AccordingtoanarticleonTweakTown M s, I thenchosetogiveawaythe 12 samplestheyhadmadetooverClockersinsteadofmassproducing a cardthatwouldn't giveuses.
ThelightningexperiencetheyhadcometoknowandexpecttheseoverClockerswith a modifiedBIOSinstalled, couldpushthisthingtoridiculouslevelsusingLntoorliquidnitrogencallingsolution.
As a result, I'm prettyconfidentinsayingthatoffthe 12 samplesthatweregivenaway, probablynotallofthemarestillkickingaroundtoday.
Itcomesapartprettyeasily, justlikeanyGPU. 00:03:58.950 --> 00:04:3.760 Thefirstthingtodowastoremovethebackplateandthenundotheremainingscrews. 00:04:3.930 --> 00:04:10.250 It's a littlemorenerverackingwith a cardlikethis, though, I'lladmit, and I washappytoseetheoldpastewasn't actuallyold.
Nonetheless, I cleanedofftheoldstuff, removingasmuchpasteas I couldfromthechipitselfandtookthisopportunitytoconfirmthatitwasindeed a g k 1 10 4 to 5 B onechipinthebackofmyhead.
I'm stillexpectingthisthingtosomehowbe a fake.
Maybeitis.
And I'vemissedsomethingobvious.
Butasfaras I cantell, it's legit.
Afterreplacingthepasteandputtingthecarbacktogether, I took a fewdeepbreathsandpreparetofireitup.
Therearenoofficialdocumentsstatingthe P S U requirementsthat I couldfindthe M s.
I recommend a 600 whatpsyoufor a standard 7 80 lightning.
So I thoughtmy 650 walk 50 toAMP.
Coursethere T X powersupplywouldsuffice. 00:04:56.940 --> 00:05:5.110 I alsoconfirmedthatthislittlebiorswitchwassettostockinsteadofLnto, as I won't beextremelyoverclockingittoday. 00:05:5.270 --> 00:05:6.090 Butmoreonthat. 00:05:6.090 --> 00:05:16.530 A littlelaterareslaughteredthecardintotheriseand 5 1600 testsystemandpowereditononwhenthecardlituplikethelastVegasStriparerelaxed a little.
Thiswasthenextscreen I saw.
I wastoldthecardcrashedwhenthedriverswereinstalled, so I letDeviceManagerdoitsthing.
But I wasstokedtoseenolossofsignal.
I thenopenedup M s.
I afterburnertoseeifwewererunningitsensibletemperaturesafterthepacechange, andwewerewiththisdiscovery.
I didn't wanttopushittoohard.
So I jumpedinto a coupleofgamestotestthestability.
Ifnothingelse, asmyplacesessionapproached 20 minutes, thelightninglogoonthecarturnedredtoindicate a highload, thoughthecardremainedprettycool.
Evenwithoutanextremeoverclock.
Thisthingwillstilldookayinmodernanddemandinggames. 00:05:57.800 --> 00:06:2.090 Andthankstotheheftycallingsolution, itstaysprettyquietaswell. 00:06:2.420 --> 00:06:14.370 Evenwhen I crankthingswayupthatheiswhere I startedexperiencingissues, I wasonlyabletobenchthesetwogamesbecauseanytitle I openedupafterwardscrashedorfroze.
Now, thismaybe a BIOSissue, butitonlycrushedunderload.
So I'm gonnatakemytimetotryandmake a longer, moreindepthbenchmarkingsegmenthappen.
I'vealreadycontacted M S I themselveswhohavebeenincontactwiththeirbeforehandfor a coupleofprojects, and I'vealsotriedtogetintouchwiththe E Baysellertoget a bitofbackstorytothisspecific 7 80 Sostaytuned.
Watchthisspacebecausehopefully I'llbebenchmarkingthe 7 80 t i lightningvery, verysoon.
Butuntilthen, thankyouverymuchforwatching.
I hopeyouguyshaveenjoyedthisvideo.
Ifyoudidleave a likeonit, leave a dislikedownbelow.
Infact, that's a lie, becausethiscardneverreleased a tall, only 12 whereeverproduced, someofwhichweresentouttoovercrackersandsomeofwhichweresentouttoreviewers.