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MSI is proud to officially announce the latest of its legendary LIGHTNING graphics cards. Built to be perfect, the new GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING Z combines cutting edge new technology with proven features such as TRI-FROZR design with TORX 2.0 Fans, SuperPipe technology and Military Class 4 components. The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING Z is nothing short of an engineering masterpiece.

MSI’s reputation in thermal design is well-known to be excellent. The improved TRI-FROZR design on the GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING Z utilizes two 10cm and one 9 cm TORX 2.0 Fans combining the advantages of both traditional fan blade and dispersion fan blade, generating huge amounts of airflow while remaining virtually silent. Two 8mm SuperPipes transfer heat much faster to the fins, enabling up to a whopping 700W of heat dissipation.

MSI’s Mystic Light enables you to customize the RGB effects of your hardware to give your system a different look whenever you feel like it. Using the MSI Mystic Light software, you can even synchronize colors and effects of your graphics card, motherboard, case-fans and peripherals. Give yourself or the audience a show!

The special LN2 BIOS on the card provides extreme overclockers more capability for overclocking records without special hardware modifications. By removing restrictions, the full potential of the graphics card is unlocked. The enhanced power design contains more power phases than other models to ensure plenty of power is available for record-breaking performance. LIGHTNING’s custom 10-layer PCB is fitted with 14 phases for GPU and 3 phases for Memory to ensure power delivery can handle the most extreme loads.

Equipped with Military Class 4 components, the MSI GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING Z is built to deliver the best quality and stability. The components have gone through rigorous testing by a third-party laboratory to satisfy the MIL-STD-810G standard. Featuring DrMOS 60A power phases, the highest rated available ensuring plenty of power. Hi-C CAP cores, Super Ferrite Choke, and Solid CAP, each aspect of the LIGHTNING Z ensures the best possible performance.

With MSI’s exclusive OC kits you’re in complete control of the GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING Z. V-Check points allow you to accurately measure GPU, Memory and PLL voltages. Multiple Temp Monitor checks the real-time temperatures of the GPU, Memory and PLL while Quadruple Overvoltage allows you to overvolt those same components in order to achieve higher clock speeds.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti LIGHTNING Z is expected to be available in July.

MSI GTX 1080 Ti 11GB LIGHTNING Z Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database GPU : GP102-350 Base Clock : 1607 MHz (+8.6%) Cores : 3584 Boost Clock : 1721 MHz (+8.8%) TMUs : 224 Memory Clock : 11.1 Gbps (+1.0%) ROPs : 88 Memory : 11 GB GDDR5X 352b

MSI GTX 1080 TI LIGHTNING Z Specifications

Core/Memory Boost Clock / Base Clock / Memory Frequency

1721 MHz / 1607 MHz / 11124 MHz (Lightning Mode)

1695 MHz / 1582 MHz / 11124 MHz (Gaming Mode)

1582 MHz / 1480 MHz / 11016 MHz (Silent Mode)

11GB GDDR5X

1695 MHz / 1582 MHz / 11124 MHz (Gaming Mode) 1582 MHz / 1480 MHz / 11016 MHz (Silent Mode) 11GB GDDR5X TRI-FROZR THERMAL DESIGN

Using three of the award-winning TORX 2.0 Fans with Double Ball Bearings, the new LIGHTNING is once again the pinnacle of air cooling.

Using three of the award-winning TORX 2.0 Fans with Double Ball Bearings, the new LIGHTNING is once again the pinnacle of air cooling. CLOSE QUARTERS HEAT PIPE COOLING

Pipe down with heat pipes infused into the Close Quarters Heatsink and Backplate for greatly improved thermal performance.

Pipe down with heat pipes infused into the Close Quarters Heatsink and Backplate for greatly improved thermal performance. LEGENDARY OC POTENTIAL

MSI LIGHTNING cards are designed from the ground up for extreme overclocking and extreme performance.

MSI LIGHTNING cards are designed from the ground up for extreme overclocking and extreme performance. Military Class 4 Components

Certified to MIL-STD-810G standardsfor top stability and quality.

Built with Hi-c CAP, Solid CAP, and New SFC components.

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