[Official] MSI GTX 780 Lightning Owner's Club

Kinaesthetic · Aug 30, 2013

WELCOME TO THE GTX 780 LIGHTNING OWNER'S CLUB!

(Image Courtesy of @skyn3t. Thank him for the awesome job on the banner!)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FcbVbGaczNp3eZaXoS5evGJpXfrB5lPBz4zlIkgrUdw/viewform?embedded=true

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en&hl=en&key=0AtCE1IKeIwUYdF9na3RGTlNGOHJNT29qVU9lT0JERWc&output=html&widget=true

How to be added:

Please post a GPU-Z Validation with your OCN Username as the Owner of the Validation Link and I'll add you to the owner's list!

Also, if I haven't gotten to you (as I'm generally extremely busy), please send me a PM on OCN with your GPU-Z validation, and I'll add you to the list.

8/30/2013 (3:35pm CST): Username in GPU-Z Validation MUST be the same as your OCN Username

MSI Afterburner 3.0.0 BETA15 SE (For Lightning 680/770/780)

Direct Link Download (Will start 5 seconds after page has loaded)

STOCK GTX 780 Lightning BIOS(s):

Regular BIOS:
GK110 (Lightning BIOS).zip 66k .zip file
LN2 BIOS:

GK110 (Lightning LN2) BIOS.zip 66k .zip file

**USE AT YOUR OWN RISK**

GTX 780 Lighting BIOS: 300% PLimit (MSI @ Guru3D)

Refer to Skyn3t's BIOS below. The official 300% PLimit BIOS is borked. I will not be posting this due to the severe problems this vBIOS has. Please do not attempt to PM me asking for it. I won't give it away, and I'd advise the few that actually still have the file downloaded to not give it away. Thanks!

Skyn3t's Regular/LN2 "Unlocked" vBIOS:

sky-LN2-vbios-300w-640w-rev2.zip 471k .zip file

MSI (1462)
*sky-LN2-vbios-300w-640w-rev2
vbios rev2 80.10.3A.00.49
Boost disabled
1.212v unlocked
Under-volting
Default power target 100%: 300w; 300% slide: 640w

sky-stock-vbios-300w-640w-rev2.zip 471k .zip file

sky-stock-vbios-300w-640w-rev2
vbios rev2 80.10.3A.00.47
Boost disabled
1.212v unlocked
Under-volting
Default power target 100%: 300w; 300% slide: 640w

Skyn3t's Regular/LN2 "Unlocked" vBIOS >>HYNIX MEMORY SUPPORT<<:

skyn3t vBios Regular/LN2 "Unlocked" Hynix Memory
B1 Chip

sky-LN2-vbios-300w-640w-rev3.zip 67k .zip file
MSI (1462)
sky-stock-vbios-300w-640w-rev2
vbios rev2 80.80.21.00.3D
Boost disabled
1.212v unlocked
Default power target 100%: 300w; 300% slide: 640w

sky-stock-vbios-300w-640w-rev3.zip 67k .zip file
MSI (1462)
sky-stock-vbios-300w-640w-rev2
vbios rev2 80.80.21.00.36
Boost disabled
1.212v unlocked
Default power target 100%: 300w; 300% slide: 640w

LN2:
sky-LN2-vbios-300w-640w-rev4.zip 131k .zip file
This revision contains performance

for Hynix VRAM (602-V296-03S)
B1 Chip

sky-LN2-vbios-300w-640w
Base core clock 980 Mhz
vBios 80.80.21.00.3C
Boost disabled
1.212v unlocked
Default power target 100% 300w by 300% slide 640w

Stock (Regular)
sky-stock-vbios-300w-640w-rev4.zip 135k .zip file

N780 Lightning with Hynix VRAM (602-V296-03S) Contains Performance BIOS

sky-stock-vbios-300w-640w
Base core clock 980 Mhz
vBios 80.80.21.00.60
Boost disabled
1.212v unlocked
Default power target 100% 300w by 300% slide 640w

Skyn3t's EZFlash Tool! (For all your vBIOS flashing needs! No nudes.)

Link
>>Located under EVGA PrecisionX Downloads<<

**USE AT YOUR OWN RISK**

**The users Kinaesthetic and skyn3t will not be held liable for any dead/killed card. Always take precautions when flashing your card with a different vBIOS. Thanks!

Enjoy!

MSI Fan Control Software for the GTX 780 Lightning (Thanks to FtW 420!)

Fan Control Tool.zip 1,996k .zip file

**USE AT YOUR OWN RISK**

"Unlocking" Voltages:

Navigate your way to this (Link) for Rbby's Tool.
Once downloaded, right click it and go to "Properties".
Under the Compatibility Tab, check the "Run As Administrator" checkbox, and then close the Properties tab window.
Run Rbby's Tool, then open up MSI Afterburner (Specifically version 3.0.0 BETA 15 SE: >Download Link<)
Follow the instructions for software overvolting as per his thread: Link
Enjoy unlocked voltages! (for Vcore at least

)

**USE AT YOUR OWN RISK**

Kinaesthetic · Aug 30, 2013

Reserved.

routuan · Aug 30, 2013

Kinaesthetic · Aug 30, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by routuan

Mind posting a link to your TPU GPU-Z validation (so I can add it

!)

routuan · Aug 30, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kinaesthetic

Mind posting a link to your TPU GPU-Z validation (so I can add it

!)

ok http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/99n3a/

MrMarauder · Aug 30, 2013

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/9rpqq/

PhilthyClean · Aug 30, 2013

Waiting for UPS to deliver mine today, can't wait.. the anticipation is killing me, going to return this EVGA ACX.

anticommon · Aug 30, 2013

I guess I'll be more welcome when Newegg decides to actually ship my card to me.

strong island 1 · Aug 30, 2013

congrats on your cards guys. I hope they are awesome. I am really interested to see what the software voltage allows. I want to play with one of these cards so bad.

routuan · Aug 30, 2013

i tested 300% limit bios

is not work~

szeged · Aug 30, 2013

cant wait to see how these turn out with the 300% bios! so far reviews have been pretty meh with just the 109%

xoleras · Aug 30, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by anticommon

I guess I'll be more welcome when Newegg decides to actually ship my card to me.

Why don't you, like, call them up and speak to their CS? Sounds like your payment form had issues.

It does suck that your card was delayed

hopefully that gets fixed.

Kinaesthetic · Aug 30, 2013

Well, I lost the silicon lottery with this card (kinda). Got a crappy 63.5% ASIC. Gonna have to put this on water to see any good gains

Haven't flashed the BIOS yet. But MSI can go to some dark place down under for this 109% PLimit. Its absolutely destroying any overclockability currently of the card until the PLimit gets sorted out. I can't even push past 65C (24C Ambient, highest fan speed on auto @ 53%) on this card with my clocks (garbage 1162/6488 clocks) with the current plimit.

szeged · Aug 30, 2013

wow thats dissapointing to hear, the 300% plimit should have been ready to go at release imo.

63.5% asic is weird, i would have thought they would have gone for only higher asic ones :x

Rakunvar · Aug 30, 2013

Yea same issue with the 300% limit, it cannot find a match and aborts.

Plus all the MSI DL's give me errors for some reason...

Kinaesthetic · Aug 30, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by szeged

wow thats dissapointing to hear, the 300% plimit should have been ready to go at release imo.

63.5% asic is weird, i would have thought they would have gone for only higher asic ones :x

Yeah, you win some and you lose some. I've always lost the silicon lottery

. And I don't have the time to bin hardware to get the best of the best (college ftw). At least this'll accelerate me towards full custom WC in order to see how far I can push this card.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rakunvar

Yea same issue with the 300% limit, it cannot find a match and aborts.

Plus all the MSI DL's give me errors for some reason...

Seems people are having trouble with it. I'm gonna remove it for now just in case. I'll add the BIOS back in when I've determined it to work. Haven't had a chance unfortunately to test it.

szeged · Aug 30, 2013

i usually always get lucky with the silicon lottery lol, dont think ive had a bad chip yet. maybe i should go ahead and get a lightning and see what a good one can do

evganerd · Aug 30, 2013

Hello fellas. Just got a GTX 780 lightning. This replaced my GTX 580 lightning xtreme.

Here's my link: http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/7b66s/

Gpu-z says my ASICS core is 82.9%. Don't really know if that's good or not.

anticommon · Aug 30, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoleras

Why don't you, like, call them up and speak to their CS? Sounds like your payment form had issues.

It does suck that your card was delayed

hopefully that gets fixed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by anticommon

So, I contacted newegg and v.me and chase about why my order hasn't gone through, and apparently the long story short is that they tried to charge me $769.99 and $14,629.81. Why on earth they would try to charge me over 15k for one order is beyond me. I did, however, get everything sorted out and ended up with a $749.99 charge, $25 newegg giftcard, and copy of splinter cell blacklist. Not too shabby. As for the wait... well at least it gave me time to complain.

The thing about the charges was that they werent showing up anywhere except for through v.me and every CS rep was playing the blame game. I waited so long because newegg said they couldn't really do anything until 48hrs after the order was placed. Ended up working out but still.

Kinaesthetic · Aug 30, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by evganerd

Hello fellas. Just got a GTX 780 lightning. This replaced my GTX 580 lightning xtreme.

Here's my link: http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/7b66s/

Gpu-z says my ASICS core is 82.9%. Don't really know if that's good or not.

Means you have a solid card and whether you put it on water or keep it on air pretty much will not make much of a difference in what you are going to get in terms of overclocks. AKA, you are a lucky bastard.

Also, Added

xoleras · Aug 30, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kinaesthetic

Well, I lost the silicon lottery with this card (kinda). Got a crappy 63.5% ASIC. Gonna have to put this on water to see any good gains

Haven't flashed the BIOS yet. But MSI can go to some dark place down under for this 109% PLimit. Its absolutely destroying any overclockability currently of the card until the PLimit gets sorted out. I can't even push past 65C (24C Ambient, highest fan speed on auto @ 53%) on this card with my clocks (garbage 1162/6488 clocks) with the current plimit.

The ASIC doesn't actually mean anything IMO. The best clocking 680 I ever owned had a horrible ASIC, while I had a 90 something percent ref card that clocked horribly. (bought a ref at release).

PolyMorphist · Aug 30, 2013

Just for the sake of my knowledge, how does one determine if they've won or lost the 'Silicon Lottery'? What does the ASIC have to do with it? Oh, and good luck to everyone who purchased a card; hope you all get awesome bins!

anticommon · Aug 30, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by PolyMorphist

Just for the sake of my knowledge, how does one determine if they've won or lost the 'Silicon Lottery'? What does the ASIC have to do with it? Oh, and good luck to everyone who purchased a card; hope you all get awesome bins!

If your card clocks highly without crashing then you've won. If it doesn't then you haven't. Generally speaking ASIC helps give you a baseline for how your card *might* perform but it can also be an indication of several other factors which may not result in a higher overclock (per-say) but instead lower temps or power usage at a given overclock. That being said, there is a possibility for someone to receive a poorly or highly rated card and have them end up on the opposite end of the performance spectrum in terms of real world usage.

evganerd · Aug 30, 2013

Download and run GPU-Z. Where it says TechPower UP GPU-Z at the top, right click on it, and select read ASIC quality.

MrMarauder · Aug 30, 2013

300% BIOS not working could be why they took it down.

furyn9 · Aug 30, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoleras

The ASIC doesn't actually mean anything IMO. The best clocking 680 I ever owned had a horrible ASIC, while I had a 90 something percent ref card that clocked horribly. (bought a ref at release).

^this:^
I did buy it 4 cards
1) 68% asis
2) 72% asis
3) 82% asis
4) 79% asic
I keep the first n 2nd one , all reference evga sc,

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