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7/10/12 at 12:00pm
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They are removable, but they cover a little PCB that is also removable. My MB allows 2-way SLI with the covers on, as the first two PCI-E slots are double spaced, but I don't see how I'd ever get any other PCI/PCI-E cards in there. MSI Z77A-GD65 mobo, FWIW.

Thansk for the feedback bro ................... thumb.gif

what is the little pcb for and if removed what do you lose or gain other than space.

I ask because if I bench these cards sub ambient I would like them to fit in my grinder when i am done is all
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post #82 of 6886
7/10/12 at 12:06pm
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Do you actually play games or what do you do on your PC? You're gonna sit here and complain about no voltage control when you hit nearly 1400? Do you even game or do you do 300 3dmark11 runs a day for bragging rights? Who cares? Its coming, maybe not today but it will. Unwinder confirmed its on the way but he's waiting on cards for his development PC (he already got one but it was an ES sample).
In the meantime, yeah you should return your card. Or if it does hit those clocks i'll take it minus whatever restock fee newegg would charge you, i'll give you 500$.

What exactly is your problem? I bought the card on false premise, and I should be happy about that? Why does there need to be a profit involved for me to have a valid issue with what MSi did here. You need to get a grip. Just because I am not living off "3DMark11" does not make this issue irrelevant or less valid. Sorry it bothers you that I have a higher standard of products and services.
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7/10/12 at 12:09pm
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Do you actually play games or what do you do on your PC? Do you do 3dmark11 runs all day because thats about the limit of the usefulness of voltage. You don't need voltage to game. Do you make a living from HWBot sponsors? Anyway, its coming, maybe not today but it will. Unwinder confirmed its on the way but he's waiting on cards for his development PC (he already got one but it was an ES sample).
If it does hit those clocks i'll take it minus whatever restock fee newegg would charge you, i'll give you 525$. I'll be happy to have your problem of hitting nearly 1400 with no voltage control, 1st world problems right here, i'll be happy to take it from you. wink.gif

Totally agree with you. But I'm basing my arguments on principle. No one enjoys being deceived or getting lied to. Regardless of the greatness of this card, deception is deception if it doesn't work as advertised.

Again I completely agree with you and am very happy with them. I don't enjoy posting about '1st World problems' when there are so many other people out there very much less fortunate than I am in this world. But again, it's the principle of it and the seemingly lack of effort by a company whose products I pay good money for because of the HUGE picture on the front of the box claiming 'Digitally Unlocked Power'.
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7/10/12 at 12:13pm
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Do you do 3dmark11 runs all day because thats about the limit of the usefulness of voltage. You don't need voltage to game. Do you make a living from HWBot sponsors? Anyway, its coming, maybe not today but it will. Unwinder confirmed its on the way but he's waiting on cards for his development PC (he already got one but it was an ES sample).
If it does hit those clocks i'll take it minus whatever restock fee newegg would charge you, i'll give you 525$. I'll be happy to have your problem of hitting nearly 1400 with no voltage control, i'll be happy to take it from you. wink.gif

Xoleras, aren't you tired of shoving your "just deal with it" opinion down everybody's throat? People bought this card to have voltage control WHEN THEY BOUGHT IT. If MSI couldn't provide that, they shouldn't have advertised it as having triple unlocked voltage. You want to be blind to it, wonderful, but I think everyone else who wanted their card to work as advertised could care less.

This is not about breaking records or benching all day, I don't think I've seen anyone but you say that. This really just boils down to false advertising, both for this card and for the PE 670. I bought my DC II specifically because I could control voltage, or else I would've just stuck with my Gigabyte reference or Windforce. People should be able to return their Lightning if they want to, with no fees incurred. Glad I just stuck with my card and took it off Ebay.
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7/10/12 at 12:42pm
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Xoleras, aren't you tired of shoving your "just deal with it" opinion down everybody's throat? People bought this card to have voltage control WHEN THEY BOUGHT IT. If MSI couldn't provide that, they shouldn't have advertised it as having triple unlocked voltage. You want to be blind to it, wonderful, but I think everyone else who wanted their card to work as advertised could care less.
This is not about breaking records or benching all day, I don't think I've seen anyone but you say that. This really just boils down to false advertising, both for this card and for the PE 670. I bought my DC II specifically because I could control voltage, or else I would've just stuck with my Gigabyte reference or Windforce. People should be able to return their Lightning if they want to, with no fees incurred. Glad I just stuck with my card and took it off Ebay.

He's just trying to make people realize that they should have enough performance to keep themselves satisfied while they wait. Which is true, so, don't be too hard on him redface.gif

I'm not happy either. I would expect this from some low-end cheap brand, not MSI. It sucks though, I know.

So has anyone heard anything about MSI and certified vendors offering any type of special return policy on these due to the false advertising? Or is MSI getting by on the fact that they technically didn't lie since voltage control is eventually coming? Just curious.
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post #86 of 6886
7/10/12 at 12:54pm
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He's just trying to make people realize that they should have enough performance to keep themselves satisfied while they wait. Which is true, so, don't be too hard on him redface.gif
I'm not happy either. I would expect this from some low-end cheap brand, not MSI. It sucks though, I know.
So has anyone heard anything about MSI and certified vendors offering any type of special return policy on these due to the false advertising? Or is MSI getting by on the fact that they technically didn't lie since voltage control is eventually coming? Just curious.

He's just kicking people when they are down, tbh. This isn't the first time he went into rage because he has a better idea of how people should react or spend their money. Nobody said "1300MHz is not enough". I never even mentioned core clocks. It's a matter of integrity and principle.
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post #87 of 6886
7/10/12 at 1:13pm
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Thansk for the feedback bro ................... thumb.gif
what is the little pcb for and if removed what do you lose or gain other than space.
I ask because if I bench these cards sub ambient I would like them to fit in my grinder when i am done is all

They call the little module board "Reactor". It has some extra capacitors and some LEDs on it. MSI Alex has said you can run the card fine without the board or the cover, it's just power supply ripple smoothing I think is what MSI said. But I think he also said the only real benefit was to sub temp overclockers. With the cover removed, the actual board itself only sticks up a couple mm past the back plate, so you might be able to leave it in there and still clear for SLI.
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7/10/12 at 1:13pm
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He's just kicking people when they are down, tbh. This isn't the first time he went into rage because he has a better idea of how people should react or spend their money. Nobody said "1300MHz is not enough". I never even mentioned core clocks. It's a matter of integrity and principle.

Couldn't agree more. That's why I'm so pissed actually. But I don't know what to do. We gottta wait. This is certainly the last time I ever trust MSI though. Whatever they say or do, I'm waiting for reviews/validations from OCN before I go ahead with anything from them. +5-day shipping when sending a card to Unwinder???? It's quite pathetic indeed. How many millions they make last year? And their reputation isn't worth overnight-shipping rolleyes.gif
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7/10/12 at 1:36pm
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So it may take longer, I'm still not sure myself if it will be possible without problems. That's why I absolutely hate marketing games and attemts to sell something that is not ready yet.

Everyone above has absolutely valid points. I love this card the way it is just fine and will continue to rape games with it. Its still the best card I've owned. However that doesnt over rule the fact that this card may never have voltage control which we were promised and very highly advertised. I'm getting frustrated at this point. I wont get too upset till it doesnt happen because its all speculation at this point but if for some reason it doesnt happen Msi needs to find a way to make it right.

Kind of odd that Alex hasnt had something to say in a while....

Ugh I'm just frustrated
Edited by hammerforged - 7/10/12 at 1:43pm
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7/10/12 at 1:38pm
Guess we all just have to make due with our baller GPU’s running games at maxed out turbo ultra extreme apocalypse thermo-nuclear-armageddon settings for the next month…. I am bummed/slightly angered by the Afterburner delay, but seriously… whatever. Thruth is, I’m going to waste way to much playing video games with the GPU “as is” without the voltage control.
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