Reviewers Liked
- Large overclock out of the box
- Memory overclocked
- Dual BIOS, Backplate included
- DVI port included
Reviewers Didn't Like
- High price
- 3x 8-pin PCIe power mostly unnecessary
- Very long triple-slot design might not fit all cases
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Lightning Z 11GB GDDR5X PCIe
Personally, I think the Lightning Z is ideal for people who don't want to bother with overclocking and tweaking. If you have the money, just plop in the card and you can be sure it will run at nearly the maximum performance you can achieve - no need for the standard-level overclocking to get another 3% performance. Hardcore overclockers might also be interested in this card due to its power input circuitry, VRM cooling, voltage measurement capability, and dual BIOS with LN2 support.
-- As reviewed by techPowerUp!
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