GTX 780 Gaming Edition, PCB custom or not?

Ok so i was planing to buy this gpu, but then i saw 3 reviews and all showed stock pcb, no military class pwm, mosfets, caps etc.. Why so?
Now i saw a shop that could have proper pics with custom pcb., but then again it looked like it was copied from MSI GTX780 GE/OC page
Shop Pic (short pcb)
http://eu.msi.com/product/vga/N780-TF-3GD5-OC.html
Review, (default stock 780GTX long pcb)
same at guru3d review or newegg.com shop
http://www.altesc.net/2013/06/26/msi-gtx-780-gaming-review/
back custom pcb (short)
http://videocardz.com/42609/msi-geforce-gtx-780-twin-frozr-gaming-oc-edition-pictured-up-close
back review pcb (longer)

yes 1st front picture is from MSI site - 780GTX with short pcb.
http://eu.msi.com/product/vga/N780-TF-3GD5-OC.html
2nd front picture is what all reviewers got (3 so far).
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its standard/reference PCB with special components on it [Solid CAPs,New SFC,Hi-c CAP]
Not according to Altesc.com and guru3d back picture (right stock 780gtx) with  missing 2 PWM just like by stock 780gtx..
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special components are there,[military class 4] but visually they looks near the same as reference card,
he took gpu apart and underneath stock VRM/PWM,... R22,..
http://www.altesc.net/2013/06/26/msi-gtx-780-gaming-review/
http://extrahardware.cnews.cz/recenze/msi-geforce-gtx-780-gaming-rychla-chladna-extremne-ticha-vyhodna/strana/0/1
btw I know how custom SFC, mosfet looks like - I own MSI 570GTX TFIII Power Edition OC 
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else the PCB is reference and there is no special PWM on it
Yes that's exactly what this is, at least by all 3 reviews..
 So why promote it if its not there, i guess MSI was in a hurry and didnt sent full custom? Will retail be custom like on MSI page or not?
Well im thinking of buying it soon and custom pcb PWM plays a big part for me. More then cooling.

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