MSI GTX 580 Lightning Headroom?
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Well the card has a HUGE amount of VRMs.
Pretty much twice as a normal 580.
So the headroom is pretty high.
Only issue might be is heat.
As I see you are using the HAF932, it should be fine.
I bet on a 1K OC at least, but don't later blame me if it doesn't
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Pretty much twice as a normal 580.
So the headroom is pretty high.
Only issue might be is heat.
As I see you are using the HAF932, it should be fine.
I bet on a 1K OC at least, but don't later blame me if it doesn't
well its the overclocking i'm more about...i wanna push what i have to the max or close. and my 570 is like a fragile baby haha, i mean yea there are the ppl and stories of pushing it to 900+ and i may have one of them cards. but its not worth the high risk of frying i dont believe.
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Are you aware that there is also a GTX 570 Twin Frozr III (minus the Lightning) ? http://www.overclock.net/nvidia/986545-gtx-570-twin-frozr-iii-newegg.html
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Meh to be honest, those that get a 1k overclock are lucky OR are using LN2.
I get 971 Core on my cheapo PNY (reference GTX 580s), I don't think the VRM itself holds these reference cards back, its just the GPU limit is around there.
But still 24% increase is still good though now matter how you look at it. Odds are though, you can hit this on the reference GTX 580s. Despite the upgraded power circuitry or not, so consider that before shelling out an extra 30~70$. Unless you want the cooler, in which case, it works really well.
I get 971 Core on my cheapo PNY (reference GTX 580s), I don't think the VRM itself holds these reference cards back, its just the GPU limit is around there.
But still 24% increase is still good though now matter how you look at it. Odds are though, you can hit this on the reference GTX 580s. Despite the upgraded power circuitry or not, so consider that before shelling out an extra 30~70$. Unless you want the cooler, in which case, it works really well.
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I am able to do 970 on my reference, no special cake, GTX 580s.
I believe they would be very beneficial for higher voltage, colder temps, like LiqNitro, but not for air cooling.
Originally Posted by HaVoK C89  So the extra VRMs are basically just bells/whistles/bragging rights? |
I believe they would be very beneficial for higher voltage, colder temps, like LiqNitro, but not for air cooling.
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Yea it would be the same 20% stock vs stock on avg, but min fps is diff. It will be higher when using 580. Lightning are always not ur standard air cards, yes they do clock high, but they are built for sub zero temps. Too bad no waterblocks are released or else these cards would shine.
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